Haunted Roads- Booger Mountain

Booger Mountain, also known as Gravity Hill, is said to be the spot of an unnatural experience. Dating back to the 1800s, the legend goes that two slaves kidnapped, raped, and murdered a young white girl and buried her somewhere unknown. The townspeople then, in anger, hung the two slaves from two oak trees near the edge of Booger Hill. Later, they were buried at the base of the hill, which in the 1800s dubbed as a slave burial ground. It is said that at night, if you leave your car in neutral at the bottom of the hill, the ghosts of the hanged slaves will push your vehicle up hill so you don't disturb their resting place. So be wary, you wouldn't want to disturb the dead.

How to Make Ghoulish Halloween Brain Dip

Halloween is filled with delightful treats, that can sometimes play tricks on your senses. While many ghoulish treats may look unappetizing, they are actually delicious and nutritious. This Halloween, play a trick on your friends senses with this Halloween Brain Dip. Beware, it could cause quite the stir with any of the undead.

  Ingredients:

• 2 Avocados

• 1/2 cup prepared Salsa

• 1 head cauliflower

• 6 thin slices of red and blue fruit leather

  
  
  
  
  

   

 Directions

1. Slice the avocados in half and scoop the avocado out of the skin into a medium sized bowl. With a fork, mash the avocado and stir in the salsa. Set aside.
2. Grab your cauliflower and remove all of the leaves and the stem, leaving a nice hollow area with the outer part of the head intact. If it starts to fall apart, you can use toothpicks to hold it together.
3. Place the cauliflower into a small bowl, on top of a salsa base, so that the hollow part is facing upwards and most of the cauliflower is exposed. Fill the hallowed out cauliflower with the avocado dip. Decorate the white ''brain'' by weaving thin strands of red and blue fruit leather between the florets to make veins and arteries. If you want the "brain" to look even more terrifying, you can add red food coloring to the cauliflower florets for effect. 
   

How to Make Halloween Deviled Spider Eggs

Ingredients:

• 6 eggs
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon white vinegar
• 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• Smoked Spanish paprika

Directions:

1. Place eggs in a sauce pan and cover then in 1 1/2 inches of water. Heat water on high until boiling, then cover and cook for 1 minute. Turn off heat and leave pot covered for 14 minutes. 

2. Crack egg shells and peel carefully under cold running water. Gently dry eggs with a paper towel and slice eggs in half lengthwise, removing yolks to a bowl.

3. Mash yolks into a fine crumble and then add the mayonnaise, vinegar, mustard, salt, and pepper, and mix well.

4. Place mixture into egg whites, evenly and sprinkle egg whites on top.

To turn this treat into a devilish delight, you will need:

•  1 whole pitted Kalamata olive per egg.  put a whole, pitted Kalamata olive per egg. 
• Cut each olive in half lengthwise and place half the olive on the egg as the body of the spider.
• Cut the remaining half into 2 vertical pieces. Cut each piece into 4 vertical slices, so you will have 8 spider legs per egg.
• While placing legs on the deviled eggs be sure to place them well within the filling to adhere them.

Voila! You know have devilish delicious spider eggs! This recipe is courtesy of shockinglydelicious.com and foodnetwork.com. 

The Firefighters Burn Institute "Zumbathon, Beat the Heat."

This Saturday "beat the heat" by exercising at the first ever "Zumbathon, Beat the Heat" hosted by the Firefighters burn institute. Not only will the event feature some of Sacramento's Best Zumba Instructors and Sacramento's heroic firefighters, but there will also be a fire engine and ambulance display and a raffle. Don't miss out on the chance to burn calories with your whole family, tickets are on sale now online and at the door, get yours today!

Event: The Firefighters Burn Institute, Zumbathon, Beat the Heat"
Date: Saturday, October 5th
Time: 10:00am
Location: 2561 Mercantile Dr., Rancho Cordova, CA


Tickets:

• Pre-sale: $15.00
• Group Ticket (3 people): $36.00
• At the Door: $20.00 

For more information, click on the following link: http://bit.ly/19Ztobz