Soft Candy Caramels

Mom was resolute. Halloween was her favorite holiday, and she was unyielding in the candy selection. The shelves of the grocery store were stocked, literally bulging, with eye-catching displays of my favorite candy bars and confections, wrapped in special Halloween-themed packaging and perfectly bite-size (or two-bite-size) for trick-or-treaters. Mom ignored these, barely acknowledged my pleadings for the Hershey’s multipack, and moved quickly to the less-colorful part of the candy aisle. S