Does anyone have a good caramel apple recipe?

[Blinky]

I have tried a few different caramel apple recipes, but I have the same problem with all of them: almost all of the caramel sauce drips off of the apple after it is put onto the wax paper. Does anyone have a recipe where this is not a problem?

Every year, we go to the pumpkin patch and my kids always yearn for a caramel apple. Please help!

[Erin Pavlina]

Here's one I got from another site a long time ago. I haven't tried it so I can't vouch for it. Let me know how it goes!

Caramel Apples

2 cups granulated sugar
1/4 cup light corn syrup
1 cup water
1/3 cup margarine
1 tsp vanilla
Apples on sticks

Put sugar, syrup and water into a saucepan over direct heat.
Cook, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved, then
cook without stirring to 250 F (use candy thermometer).
Add margarine and cook to 280 F for soft texture,
or to 300 F for hard texture.
Remove from heat, and add vanilla.
While candy is still soft, dip apples and coat.
Cool on wax paper or greased plate.

[Blinky]

Thanks. I'll try it as soon as my current batch of caramel apples are gone.