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Monday 31 Oct 2016



National Caramel Apple 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 Jack’o’Lanterns.

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, we’re 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, Caramel Apple Day is probably one of the greatest days of the year.

History of Caramel Apple Day

Caramel Apple Day is one of a collection of Candy themed holidays sponsored by the National Confectioner’s Association.

Caramel apples have a long and tasty history of being created from some of the seasons favorite treats. Granny Smith’s are by far the most popular apple used in these confections, the tart-tangy flavor playing an amazing counterpart to the sweetness of the caramel.

The grainy-texture and sweeter flavors of other apples just don’t quite bring the flavor palette together.



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National Magic Day



Magic Day started with a “Houdini Day”, the first of which took place in the summer of 1927, less than one year after the famous magician’s death.

His wife presented a trophy in honour of him on that day. Harry Houdini is quite probably one of the reasons magic is so popular today and at the time of his death he was the most famous member of the Society of American Magicians.

Houdini died at 1:26pm on October 31st, 1926. Houdini is most famous for his escape artistry, varying from escaping from chains, ropes, handcuffs and straightjackets while dangling in the air above his audience, to escaping from a locked milk can, filled with water.

He went so far as to challenge police in every city he visited to restrain him in their jails and handcuffs – more often than not he was strip-searched first.