My friend Priscilla and I have been making our caramels together for quite a few years now. It is become our annual tradition. Making Caramels Our friends and family from around the world have learned of our tradition, and have sampled the goods, so every year our request list grows by leaps and bounds. It is getting harder and harder to meat those demands, but we keep on trying. Awwwww! The price of fame I guess. 🙂 Yesterday was our designated caramel day. As usual, we made two double batches each. One is the plain caramels and the other is chocolate pecan. It only takes about 45 minutes to actually make one batch of the caramels. It is the cutting and wrapping them all individually that is so time consuming. We usually stand side by side stirring our batches on the stove, talking and laughing the whole time.
Our caramels are at different stages at this point. Priscilla’s has almost reached it’s first boiling point, and I am still melting the butter in mine.
Priscilla is on batch #2, the chocolate pecan batch.
And now, they cool. They have to cool completely for at least about 4 hours before they are ready to cut.
The cutting and wrapping process has begun. I just finished cutting and wrapping all the chocolate pecan caramels. I will start the process all over again tomorrow with the plain caramels. Every now and then, there are a couple of strays that randomly need to be tested, you know, for quality control, just to make sure we haven’t lost our touch. This year, so far, they are even more delicious than last year, so we’re still good.
looks like fun!
LikeLiked by 3 people
We have known each other for about 45 years, give or take, and live about 10 minutes apart. She is the best friend anyone could ever have. We laugh and have a good time together all the time.
LikeLiked by 2 people
I love this……….what a blessing your friendship is for both of you 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yes, she is truly a gift from above. No doubt about that. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
🙂 I love it!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Oh, have mercy…🤤🤤🤤
LikeLiked by 3 people
🙂 🙂 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Looks like fun!!
LikeLiked by 4 people
We always have a great time together. 🙂 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
I love the home made ones that are wrapped in the papers! Those look so good! 🙂
LikeLiked by 3 people
Thank you. They just melt in your mouth. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Looks sweet and fun activtiy
LikeLiked by 3 people
The world needs more caramel to make it sweeter!
LikeLiked by 3 people
I could not agree more. And you have Caramel in your name, so I guess that means you are pretty sweet too. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Very sweet! Kindred spirits of the heart and soul.
LikeLiked by 3 people
Yep! She is an angel. 🙂
LikeLike
How fun looks delicious.
LikeLiked by 2 people
Thank you.
LikeLiked by 1 person
You are welcome. 😊
LikeLiked by 1 person
🙂 🙂 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Aaah! 💖😍
LikeLiked by 2 people
Yummy! You guys look so cute together!
LikeLiked by 3 people
Thank you. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
My pleasure, dear Jeanne!
LikeLiked by 1 person
What fun!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Always! 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
I, for one, appreciate homemade caramels. Whenever my friend, Shirley, “gifts” me with a box…I’m in heaven. 💕
LikeLiked by 1 person
Funny you should say that. That is actually how Priscilla and I started this tradition. She gave me a box for Christmas, and I fell in love with them and asked for the recipe. We’ve been making them together ever since. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
I like that kind of tradition. 😍
LikeLiked by 1 person
Me too. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Cooking with family or friends is the best tradition ever! And your caramels look yum!
LikeLiked by 2 people
Yes they are, and thank you very much. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Wow! Fun and delicious 🤩
LikeLiked by 2 people
Thank you.
LikeLike
How the heck do you have the patience to sit there and cut them and wrap them up individually like that? Insanity!
LikeLiked by 2 people
🙂 🙂 🙂 It is most definitely a test of my patience. Most of the time I do it a little bit at a time.
LikeLiked by 1 person