it is officially Fall at Bethfork

Better late than never but it is now officially Fall at Bethfork. I finally finished hauling the rest of the Halloween/Fall decorations up from the basement and I found my Fall apron. Mock me if you must; I know my loving husband occasionally finds my aprons smile worthy. But I love them. I put one on and I am instantly transformed from chaotic to calm. Not only calm, nearly fearless. Which is why tomorrow I am going to try to make these:

Now, knowing these are Martha Stewart's lollipops I did my homework. I read the reviews and agree with those brave women who have already tried this recipe - it cannot be humanly possible to get these into a perfectly round shape without help. I doubt I could get them into anything even close to resembling a circle. So I will be using molds. I also think I will be adding some type of flavoring - the very simple recipe sounds very simply too sweet. I am thinking cherry, if I can find it.

Now this might not seem like that daunting of a challenge, but I am not a baker or a candy girl. I cook meals. Appetizers. The occasional coffee cake. Sometimes I even branch out into cookies. But I haven't made anything requiring a candy thermometer in years. And yes, I do not plan to use my calphalon. On the off chance the candy mixture completely melts itself into the metal I want to be using something I don't mind throwing away.

So, wish me luck! And stay tuned- photo's to follow!