COLONEL TOWNER-WATKINS: When children did go door-to-door in some communities, they typically received fruit, nuts, coins, homemade baked goods, or toys...not commercial candy.

Ask yourself when did this 'tradition' start?

The phrase “trick or treat” first appeared in Canadian newspapers around 1927 and in a U.S. paper (Michigan) in 1928. In the 1920s and 1930s.

The modern American tradition of children dressing in costumes and going door-to-door… https://t.co/qJsyaLIP1L

— ColonelTowner-Watkins (@ColonelTowner) September 7, 2026