NATIONAL DAY

The autumn air is crisp, the smell of fallen leaves wafts on breezes that bring showers of their fellows from the trees they caress. On every home we find the strands of fake spider-webs, ghouls and goblins in the bushes, and the bounties of the last harvest displayed as sheaves of corn and grinning JackoLanterns.Among these favorites is the rich blend of butter, cream, and sugar cooked into a thick caramel, with the green and red bounties of the orchards dipped in them. When they said that an apple a day will keep the doctor away, were not quite sure this is what they were talking about, but one things for certain. If an apple will take a loose tooth out of your mouth, one of these delicious treats will work better than a string and a doorknob.For those of us with healthy teeth, National Caramel Apple Day is probably one of the greatest days of the year.