Monday, October 22, 2012

Fall Traditions

Growing up, one of my favorite October family traditions was making caramel apples. We'd buy a bag of caramel cubes and my siblings and I would race to see who could unwrap the most before they were gone.

We'd dump them in a pan and wait and wait and wait for the cream and caramels to go from this:



. . . to this.



Yumm!

I was the fourth child so I had to wait FOREVER for my turn, but then I'd get to drip (what was left of) that melty goodness over my apple on a stick.

The tradition is so ingrained in me, it's like it's not really Fall until we've made caramel apples.

I could go on about how important traditions are and ask you what your characters' traditions are, etc., but my mind can't focus that far when the gooey caramelly picture is staring me in the face. So instead, I'll keep it simple: What's your favorite Fall tradition?

P.S. The fabulous, wonderful, amazing Brenda Drake invited me for an interview on her blog. If you've got time, check it out! :)

14 comments:

Stina said...

Hmmm. I'm not sure I have one, other than taking photos of the beautiful fall colors.

Man, now I'm hungry!!!!

i'm erin. said...

Oh my gosh I need that! Ugh, I'm already hungry and it's so early in the morning. I love fall and all the tastes and smells.

LTM said...

putting out the Halloween decorations! Which we did yesterday b/c it finally stopped raining--!

ooo... caramel apples. That looks fantastic. You'll have to tell me how to make those... :d

Old Kitty said...

Mushroom spotting and sloe picking for the gin! LOL!!

Take care
x

Golden Eagle said...

I can't really think of any fall traditions . . . though it is my favorite season. :)

Carolyn V said...

Mmmmm. Looks so good!!! I just love everything about fall. The way it smells, the foods. Love it!

klahanie said...

Hi Janet,

Yes, it's me, Penny the Jack Russell dog and modest internet star, recently upgraded to superstar status! :)

Wow, caramel apples and your photos! Looks most inviting and my human remembers making them when he used to live in Vancouver, Canada.

My favourite fall tradition is to go outside and rake the leaves with my nose. Arf! Arf!

Pawsitive wishes to you, Penny :)

Romance Book Haven said...

Yum! Your photo is so yummy looking, want to have a taste!

Nas

Susanna Leonard Hill said...

I'm not actually sure I have one, but I might steal yours! that caramel looks YUMMY! :)

Unknown said...

I remember making caramel apples with my mom, too. So fun!

Unknown said...

Just the magnificence of the time of year itself. Thanks for joining me, great to find another children's author. Apologies, my blogging at a minimum due to writing - but shall be back.

nutschell said...

you make caramel apples! *Drool* would love one right about now!
Nutschell
www.thewritingnut.com

Marcia said...

Picking our own McIntosh at a local orchard. Unfortunately, the crop was all but lost this year due to those summery March temps that we enjoyed at the time but knew would have consequences.

A.L. Sonnichsen said...

Oh yum! What a wonderful tradition. I might have to try this with my kids. We didn't have too many traditions growing up, and there's no fall season in Hong Kong, but this would be a great one for where I live now. :)

We went to the pumpkin patch while my parents were visiting. It was my dad's first time going to one. :)