Caramel Apples

When I was a little girl, on Sunday evenings, we wouldn't have your typical meat and potatoes supper. On Sundays, we would have popcorn and apples. I don't know if Mom & Dad were trying to economize or if we had popcorn and apples because that was the only food that wouldn't spill and make a mess while we were watching the "Wonderful World of Disney" and "Bonanza". In October and November, we would get a special treat--"caramel" apples! I remember helping unwrap what seemed like a hundred of the caramels and putting them in the double boiler. We would stir the little cubes until they turned into a smooth river of caramel. Then Mom would place a popsicle stick into each apple and plunge it into the "liquid gold". Onto the buttered cookie sheet they would go and into the refrigerator until they were cold. When we were ready to indulge, we would wrestle the apple off the cookie sheet and try to take a bite. It was usually more than our little teeth could stand--it was so cold that it made us want to retreat in defeat. But the taste was so wonderful that our second attempt to take a bite was usually successful.

Fast forward to 2006. Now we have a wonderful product called, "Caramel Dip" that allows us to have a few slices of apple with a little carmel dip without blowing our calorie budget for the day. It probably helps with the dental bills, too. (I am quite sure that I lost a baby tooth that was loose in one of those caramel apples.)

I am so thankful for those special family memories. I am also thankful for the friends and brothers and sisters in the Lord that God has placed in my life. They nourish my soul and create more special memories to enjoy and to savor.