A punto de caramelo. Do you know what it means?

Question

A punto de caramelo is a very common Spanish phrase. Can you guess what it means and share it with the forum?

Here's an example of usage:

La chica lo tenia todo: era bella, inteligente y divertida. No pude pensar otra cosa sino que estaba a punto de caramelo. Pero me equivoqué rotundamente.

Gracias Franco - pmikan-pam, Nov 5, 2012

Answer 1

How's this for a clue?

Eres muy lista... - francobollo, Nov 3, 2012

Jajaja - good clue! :)) - Noetol, Nov 3, 2012

She is a tomato? - annierats, Nov 3, 2012

ja ja Annie :) - Kiwi-Girl, Nov 4, 2012

Answer 2

A touch of candy (direct)

but also

Ripe for picking

or

A girl of age

Ripe for picking - francobollo, Nov 6, 2012

Answer 3

Hmm.. Mature? Ready? :D

Si, pero debes ser más precisa. - francobollo, Nov 3, 2012

Answer 4

Too good to be true?

Nope. - francobollo, Nov 3, 2012

Answer 5

Madura para la cosecha.

Ripe for the picking.

I don't know what it means, you get my vote for your summary of the others.. Good one! - annierats, Nov 3, 2012

Muy bien! - francobollo, Nov 3, 2012

Answer 6

How about? The girl had it all, beauty, intellect, fun to be with, but she wasn't as sweet as she looked.

Not quite. - francobollo, Nov 6, 2012

Answer 7

Could it mean something like "a pinch of caramel?". Sounds tasty...

Not quite. - francobollo, Nov 6, 2012

Answer 8

Almost perfect?

Si, pero hay una mejor opción. - francobollo, Nov 3, 2012

Answer 9

The cherry on top?

Tampoco! - francobollo, Nov 3, 2012

Answer 10

Perfectly all right, and on the verge of success? It couldn't be better? Tip-top, with great expectations for the future?

:-) - --Mariana--, Nov 6, 2012

Answer 11

Literally and without regard for Franco's fantasies, try this sentence from Wikipedia: "The process of caramelization consists of heating sugar slowly to around 170 °C (340 °F). As the sugar heats, the molecules break down and re-form into compounds with a characteristic color and flavor." So it's metaphorically about a transition point, in this case a transition to something sweet, delicious and desirable. Need I say more?