“Some people gave out fruit on Halloween, apples mostly. Though most of these parents said they were doing it to promote our good health, we knew better and shunned them. On the other side of the spectrum were Seth and Ruth (Pinkham). Theirs was the gold standard of treats, not bite size, not miniature, not cheap rip-offs of traditional candies, but real, honest to goodness, full size candy bars brought directly from the shelf of Bradbury’s Market. We’d be limited to one apiece, but with so many relations and friends around the trading possibilities were endless, as was the admiration of the Pinkhams.”
Tom Bradbury in “Our Harbor Home”