Sunday, October 21, 2007

Let the festivities begin . . . Carmel Apples!

Lisa came home for the weekend so we decided to dive into the Halloween festivities early and do carmel apples Saturday night! My dad decided that carmel apples really are worth the hour of work it takes to make them. We had no popsicle sticks so we used plastic knifes, which I think was probably better because you have a larger handle to really hold onto.

My family developed a joke several years ago about sacrifice. Here's an example of what a true "sacrifice" would be. Last year Ryan and Ansen graciously volunteered to go last or to sacrifice for the rest of us. It worked out that they could then use ALL the rest of the carmel, chocolate and toppings that the rest of us had used sparingly in some cases so that there would be enough for all. This year Dad sacrificed and went last. His apple ended up with about 3 inches (around and high) of carmel and chocolate at the base of his apple.







The half eaten pieces of art, which to be honest, none of us are going for an aesthetically pleasing apple, just a loaded apple. (Jeff opted for the St. Patrick's day sprinkles this year.)

7 comments:

Andrea said...

Those look sooo yummy. It must be nice to live close enough to your family to participate in these fun activities.

Natalie Que said...

Those look pretty tasty, we aren't doing ours until Halloween night. Though now with seeing you doing them earlier, it actually does make more sense to stretch the sugar eating over more days and not try to cram it all in to one night. Good thinkin.

Marianne said...

Wow! Those are some impressive candied apples...

Holly said...

I'm guessing that's your sister. I remember when we were at your house and saw a picture of her and thought she was a babe. We also thought we should set her up with Jason's brother. Is she still single? :)

Englishfam said...

I want caramel apples!! We don't have this tradition, but I think I might start it this year...

Unknown said...

Why is Jeff wearing makeup in the top picture? And who helped him pick it out (because it really goes with his skin tone). Also, I just read that you can make your blog into a book... so does that mean this comment will be immortalized?

Anonymous said...

I'm just trying to create an image. the funny thing is i thought the exact same thing before reading this comment..