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Raisins & Halloween: A Horrifying History

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The Vintage Company

The Vintage Company

9 ай бұрын

Raisins seem to be universally loathed by trick-or-treaters. So why do people hand them out on Halloween? This is the story of raisins' long relationship with Halloween -- including a brief moment in the 1980s when adults and children alike dressed up as raisins for Halloween.
Sources:
“Tricks of Halloween Played by Boys and Girls with Some New Ditties,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Oct 31, 1900
“Raisin Race,” The Anaconda Standard, Oct 21, 1906
“The Witches’ Dance,” The Salt Lake Herald, Oct 21, 1906
“The Raisin Race,” The Tyler Daily Courier-Times, Nov 3, 1911
“What You May Serve at Halloween Entertainment,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Oct 28, 1915
“Raisin Account to JWT,” Advertising Age, Sep 19, 1949
“California Raisin Growers Set Drive to Rebuild Market,” Advertising Age, Jan 12, 1953
“Marketing Study Seeks More Sales of Raisins,” Gerald Jones, California Raisin Advisory Board Manager, The Fresno Bee, Aug 5, 1956
“Raisin Sales Budget Voted,” The Los Angeles Times, Apr 21, 1961
“Raisin Board Sets $935,000 Ad Budget,” Advertising Age, Jun 26, 1961
“Raisins Board Hires Lewellen for Overseas Post,” Advertising Age, Jul 31, 1961
“Favorite Treats,” Okeene Record, Oct 26, 1961
“Halloween Carmel Pops on a Stick for Ghosties, Ghoulies,” Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Oct 19, 1966
“Raisin Advisory Will Launch Nine Sales Promotion Events in 1967,” The Reedley Exponent, Nov 23, 1966
“Nine Raisin Promotion Events Are Scheduled,” The Selma Enterprise, Dec 1, 1966
“Other Treats Cut Goblins’ Tooth Decay,” Knight News Service, The Evening Sun, Oct 30, 1976
“Treats: Trends Tip Toward Taste,” Elaine Kramer, Florida Today, Oct 27, 1977
“Serve Natural Halloween Treats,” Joan Schnabl, Manitowoc Herald-Times, Oct 29, 1978
“Dracula to Star at 1979 Halloween,” Anne Poore, The Santa Fe New Mexican, Oct 25, 1979
“Coping with Halloween Loot,” Barbara Gibbons, The Herald-News, Oct 29, 1980
“Commercial Helps Raisin Popularity Grow,” Associated Press, The Times Leader, Nov 7, 1986
“…I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” Charlyn Varkonyl, Fort Lauderdale News & Sun-Sentinel via the Spokane Chronicle, Feb 3, 1987
“Halloween Parade Brings Out Raisins, Lions, All of Lititz,” Cindy Stauffer, Lancaster New Era, Oct 27, 1987
“Tricksters Dress Up for Halloween,” Armando Rios Jr., San Angelo Standard-Times, Oct 29, 1987
“Halloween Not All For Maker of Costumes,” Dan Fricker, The Morning Call, Oct 26, 1988
“Freddy or Alf May Visit Your House on Halloween,” Sidney Daily News, Oct 26, 1988
“Costume Grapevine Makes the Raisins a Big National Hit,” The Palm Beach Post, Oct 30, 1988
“Heard Through the Grapevine: Raisins Out,” Catalina Ortiz, Associated Press via The Jackson Sun, Oct 3, 1990
“Treat-or-Treaters’ Consensus: Candy is Dandy,” Seattle Times via Lexington Herald-Leader, Oct 30, 1990
“Parents Should Remember the Proper Treats for Kids,” Stephen Drew, The Daily Advocate, Oct 15, 1991
“Raisin’ a Ruckus,” Jane Palmer, Omaha World-Herald, Oct 30, 1991
“Bringing California Raisins Back to Grapevine,” James Rainey, The Los Angeles Times, Feb 10, 2000
“This Haunted House Is Dedicated to the Halloween's Scariest Treat: Raisins,” Mike Pomranz, Food & Wine, Oct 18, 2021
“Raisin House,” Sam Renner, sam-renner.com, accessed October 2023

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@Miss_Kisa94
@Miss_Kisa94 9 ай бұрын
To be fair those yogurt and chocolate covered raisins are pretty good and surprisingly high in sugar
@Bugg...0_o
@Bugg...0_o 9 ай бұрын
Omg this explains a childhood memory of mine! I was maybe 4 or 5, and I remember sitting under a table while "Heard it Through the Grapevine" played like 6 times in a row. Iwas at a dance after a car show with my family, and everybody knew everybody, and this was the late 80s to early 90s, so they were less concerned about who was watching the kids (also yeah.. not gonna lie, my parents weren't really the best, lol.) Anyway, so I guess this is when this craze was going on, and I remember all these absolutely hammered adults doing that dance where it's like, what do you call it, a conga line? Dancing to Heard it through the Grapevine. And they were just so wasted and having so much fun, and my dudes, I just wanted to go to sleep cuz it was like 11 o'clock or something and I was a little kid. I think like the 6th time they played it (consecutively!) I let out a wail because I couldn't hear it one more time! It took me years to be able to appreciate that song. It's a great song, but dang, a kid could only take so much! 😂 I always thought it was such an odd situation to have happened, but this makes it make a little bit of sense now. Thanks for helping me with an unsolved childhood mystery!
@thevintagecompany
@thevintagecompany 9 ай бұрын
Yes! The California Raisins are definitely doing a conga line in original ads. There are also reports of people doing the “raisin shuffle” as well. I’m sorry you had to listen to the song so many times, but I’m glad I could help solve the mystery! 😂
@MoonMonkeyMCM
@MoonMonkeyMCM 7 ай бұрын
Purple is my favorite color (and your top and lights are just right, btw!), but I never understood why the California Raisins were purple.
@rcdoodles6214
@rcdoodles6214 9 ай бұрын
I loved this fun video! What a unique and unexpected topic to cover relating to Halloween. Fantastic work - thank you very much! As a kid in the late 60s, I hated raisins but tastes change. My pantry currently has 3 kinds, golden, flame and standard dark raisins. I use them in everything, muffins, salads, oatmeal, bread and savory dishes. 😊
@thevintagecompany
@thevintagecompany 9 ай бұрын
Thank you!! 😊
@1gman858
@1gman858 9 ай бұрын
Ingrediennnnts for scrambled eeeeggss 4 large eeeggss 1/4 cup half-n-haaaaallf 1/4 teaspoon Kosher saaaalt 1 tablespoon unsalted butterrrrr black pepperrrr, for serviiiiing fresh chopped herrrrbs, for serviiiiing
@zermancamero2ndofficialytu711
@zermancamero2ndofficialytu711 Ай бұрын
But Raisins are nature's candy
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