Comments on: A Search for the Origins of Grandmother’s Caramels http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2011/01/a-search-for-the-origins-of-grandmothers-caramels/ A Heaping Helping of Food News, Science and Culture Wed, 15 May 2013 14:48:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Rich F http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2011/01/a-search-for-the-origins-of-grandmothers-caramels/comment-page-1/#comment-3945 Rich F Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:52:37 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/?p=7897#comment-3945 Excellent post Beth, thanks! Excellent post Beth, thanks!

]]> By: Beth Py-Lieberman http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2011/01/a-search-for-the-origins-of-grandmothers-caramels/comment-page-1/#comment-3940 Beth Py-Lieberman Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:41:04 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/?p=7897#comment-3940 I think the pronunciation depends largely on whether or not you are eating one. You may, for example, politely ask for a care-oh-mell. But once it is in your mouth, you will say, "thanks for the car-mell." I think the pronunciation depends largely on whether or not you are eating one. You may, for example, politely ask for a care-oh-mell. But once it is in your mouth, you will say, “thanks for the car-mell.”

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]]> By: Stacey http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2011/01/a-search-for-the-origins-of-grandmothers-caramels/comment-page-1/#comment-3937 Stacey Wed, 19 Jan 2011 17:52:45 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/?p=7897#comment-3937 Excellent article. I love the way you elevate a humble custom to an American tradition and your use of language is lyrical and lovely. But, what of the different pronunciations of the word caramel? -- I've heard both care-oh-mell and car-mell. Any info on that? Excellent article. I love the way you elevate a humble custom to an American tradition and your use of language is lyrical and lovely.

But, what of the different pronunciations of the word caramel? — I’ve heard both care-oh-mell and car-mell. Any info on that?

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