When cakes are cool scoop out some of center and fill with Apricot Chantilly.

Serve with whipped cream.

Apricot Chantilly

Soak 1 1/2 cups dried apricots in 2 cups water until soft, add 1/2 cup sugar and cook until soft and pulpy.

Beat I cup cream until stiff and fold into apricot mixture-fill cup cakes.

Replace caps, add small pat of whipped cream or icing.

Orange Cup Cakes

4 eggs
1 1/4 c. sugar
1/4 c. orange juide
1 c. cake flour
1/3 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
Grated rind of 1/2 orange
1/4 c. boiling water

Beat the yolks of eggs and half of the sugar until stiff and lemon-colored.

Beat egg whites and salt; sift in other half of sugar to make meringue. Into this fold the egg yolks and sugar mixture.

Then sift in the flour with the baking powder.

Add the orange rind, boiling water and orange juice.

Bake in muffin tins in 300 degrees F. oven until firm to the touch.

When cool, cut circles out of top, scoop out the middle and fill with the following orange filling.

Orange Filling for Cup Cakes

1/2 c. orange juice
1/4 c. lemon juice
1/4 c. water
1/2 c. sugar
2 egg yolks
1 1/2 tsp. cornstarch
1 Tbsp. butter
Pinch of salt

Mix cornstarch, salt and sugar; add water and cook until thick.

Beat in egg yolks; add fruit juices and butter.

Cool and use as the filling for cup cakes.

Replace cap and frost with boiled icing and decorate with candied orange to represent a Jack-o'-lantern face.

Serve on paper doilies which the children can decorate with orange and black crayons.

Add a head of marshmallow having eyes, nose and mouth of melted chocolate, fastening it on with toothpicks.

Run toothpicks through strips of marshmallow, cut with sharp scissors and stick on for extended arms.

Heap little mounds of whipped cream on the pineapple.

Cottage cheese and jelly

Ground beef and pickle

Peanut butter and honey

Frankfurters on buttered buns

Chopped olives and cheese

Whole wheat and white bread, spread with a mixture of ground stuffed olives, black walnut meats and salad dressing.

Cut bread in round slices, and spread each slice with butter and peanut butter. With slices of banana make features on each peanut butter face. A strip of pimento across the mouth will give an added effect.

Any sandwich may be given a special Hallowe'en appearance by cutting but eyes, nose and mouth in the top slice of bread.

Put 6 cooked frankfurters through food chopper with pickles or stuffed olives, and moisten with tomato catsup. Cut slices of
bread with cat-shaped cookie cutter, and fill with the spread.

Wash rice, drop in boiling water and tomatoes and cook until just tender. In
the meantime, saute the mushrooms and onion in butter. Add liquid from a can of peas, the pepper and celery, and simmer gently for about 10 minutes.

Combine all ingredients, turn into large greased baking dish. If the mixture seems dry, add meat gravy.

Sprinkle buttered crumbs over the top and cook in a hot oven until thoroughly heated through and browned on top.

Serve from casserole.