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Ingredients for the base: 250 grams of biscuits gingernut 80 g of unsalted butter 1 tsp mixed spice Process biscuits until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.  Add butter and mixed spice, process until just combined.  Line the bottom of the 23 cm tin with baking paper.  Press crumb mixture evenly over the base and side of 23 cm baking tin.  Refrigerate 30 minutes or until companies. Wrap the tin with aluminum foil twice. Ingredients for the cheesecake mixture: 750 g curd cheese, minced  250 g mascarpone cheese 3 eggs 3 egg yolks 2 Tbs lemon juice 3 Tbs potato flour (cornstarch) 1 Tbs plain flour 190 g caster sugar 425 g pumpkin puree 2 tsp mixed spice Should be all ingredients at room temperature. Put all ingredients in a large bowl with electric mixer and beat until smooth. Set oven to 170 º C.  Pour cheesecake mixture into tin.  Place the roasting tin in a trey and pour hot water wrapped around the tin to come about halfway up the sid

    In the United States and all around the world are hundreds of haunted places. But did you ever think that while on vacation, the place you choose to sleep could be the very place a ghost or spirit is looking over you? Haunted hotels are known to be the most haunted places on earth. Kate Morgan Hotel Del Coronado     This hotel is located in California and is known to be haunted since 1892. It is also considered to be one of the top resorts in the U.S. There have been reports of voices and apparitions coming from all floors of the hotel. It is also reported that Kate Morgan, a young woman in her 20's was killed by a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Her body was found on the steps to the front entrance of the hotel. Ms. Morgan is she ghost haunting the rooms of the Hotel Del Coronado. Stanley Hotel Stanley Hotel ghost    The Stanley Hotel is located in Colorado and has a lot of hidden secrets and history behind it. Author

   Candy Corn, Tootsie Rolls, Snickers, and Hershey's Chocolate products are popular with trick or treaters.  Other than how good they taste, what else is there to know about these yummy treats?  Take a look at some of these fun candy facts.    Candy Corn  was invented in the 1880s by George Rennigner.    The oldest company to produce the surgary corn is The Goelitz Company which is now known as the  Jelly Belly Company .  They have used the same recipe for over 100 years.  Can't get enough of this Halloween classic?  At the moment, you can buy 10 pound for $81 dollars.   Approximately 9 billion pieces of it will be made each year.    Tootsie Rolls were invented in 1896 by Leo Hirshfield.  The product is named after Hirschfield's daughter whose nickname was "Tootsie".  In 1896 Tootsie Roll cost one cent.  In fact, it was the first "individually wrapped penny candy".  Over 100 years later, consumers can still find Tootsie Rolls f