If you are going to make caramel apples - or even caramel-dipped apple slices - don’t skip the step where it says “line plate with wax paper.” Especially if one member in your party is viscerally opposed to apple peel because it made him gag once, so you have to peel some of the apple slices. That wax paper is kinda crucial if you want any caramel to remain on the slices instead of stuck to the plate!

(maybe that’s why caramel dipped apple slice recipes typically have you dip in peanuts - to avoid this very problem!)