Welcome to the Caramel Apples Wiki!

We, Ranea Schulze, Kim Greer, Lois Pendrak, and Amy Hertzberg, are the old apples from NHS and the new apples from NMS.  

Caramel apples were invented by Dan Walker, a sales repesentative for Kraft Foods, in the 1950s.  Caramel apples are coated with sticky gooey caramel, which is a good base for peanuts, M&Ms, coconut, chocolate chips or anything else your heart desires!  Most people reach for the large Red Delicious apples for candy or caramel apples but the slightly tart, crisp McIntoshes or Granny Smiths play perfectly against the sweet coating.

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Apple Tasting Scoring Rubric

	Excellent 4 – 5 points	Fair 2-3 points	Poor 1-0 points
Appearance of Skin (Color)	Skin is smooth and possesses no blemishes. Apple is well-colored for the variety.	Skin has a few small blemishes. Color has a “green” undertone or ground color.	More than a few blemishes, soft spots or wrinkled. Color has a “yellow” undertone or ground color.
Aroma	Aroma is strong, rich and sweet.	Aroma is moderately, sweet but not overwhelming.	Aroma is weak.
Sound	Loud, crisp snap.	Snaps, but no crisp sound.	Soft, no snap.
Flavor (Taste)	Flavor is just-picked, very sweet and excellent. Tasty with the right balance of tartness and sweetness.	Flavor is less sweet or under ripe. Too tart or bitter.	There is little or no flavor.
Texture of Flesh	Flesh is juicy, firm and crunchy.	Flesh is firm but not crunchy.	Flesh is soft, overripe and/or mealy.