Since my birthday is the day before Halloween, as a child my parents would let me dress up in my Halloween costume on October 30 and go trick-or-treating a day early. The catch was that on my birthday, I had to GIVE candy to everyone whose house I went to. Only on Halloween proper could I GET candy.

One of my fondest childhood memories is seeing my neighbors' eyes light up when I knocked on their door on my birthday with a candy treat for them-- usually Spearmint Leaves. And I always made out very well in the candy department the next day, because of my parents' generous belief that one should give to others, not just take.

Spearmint leaves were a favorite of my late father, who brought them home often. I plan to bake a green apple-shaped birthday cake for a friend, which I will decorate with Green Spearmint Leaf Candy. ~ Lynn from Utah

Some of my fondest memories are of my Grandmother. I was the last grandchild and my grandma was very old by the time I arrived. Our times together were special because she was in a chair for most of the day and couldn't get around or do activities with me. I would sit on her lap and she would reach into a huge chest that she kept beside her chair.

Oh, the anticipation of what she would bring out of that drawer was unbearable!! Most times I could rely on one thing for sure ... Spearmint Leaves! Oh, the joy and happiness for a snack with my Grandma. We'd sit there and eat spearmint leaves and watch a soap opera or I'd read a story to her out of a large-print Reader's Digest.

I'm thirty-three years old now and I still crave those wonderful sweet and gummy snacks Grandma gave me. I only have to smell one to have a flashback to my childhood. ~ Susanna from PA