Kids Halloween Candy Code

Growing up in the Bowling Green neighborhood of Sacramento, I was taught how to read and mark houses with the Halloween Candy Code. For kids with an early curfew these codes were invaluable. Once we tagged a house, our peers could use our marks to reap the best full-size chocolate bars while avoiding Chex mix and dried apricots.

Most marks were left in bright chalk at the bottom of the driveway.

Code Symbol Meaning No one home Reese's Peanut Butter Cups Money or Gift Certificates Twix Kit Kats Gum Mounds Fruit or Raisins Werther's Originals Mean Dog Full Size Candy Bars Fun Size Candy Bars Open Porch Bowl Advertising Garbage Parents will take this away Beware Keep Knocking Dentist Out of Candy, now giving out sauce packets from Taco Bell Teacher Drunk Be Scared here for Extra Candy Portion Ethnic Candy Baked Goods Expired or Stale Candy Generous Portions Power Bars Fondue Cheek Pincher Candy Factory Owner/Operator Toys or Stickers Miserly Portions Dark Chocolate Advertising 100% Pure Angus Beef Costume Required Reese's Pieces Candy Produced in a factory

which processes Nuts or Nut Oils Will not Believe the Second Bag

is for your Sick Brother Advertising

Inspiration for this article stolen from a Cabel Sasser tweet.

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