Taffy

taffy

AmericanOtherIntermediate30 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
4
  • 1. In a medium saucepan combine
  • 1
  • 1/
  • 4 cup sugar
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  • 4 cup water, 2 Tbs. white
  • 2. With clean, lightly buttered fingers, pull taffy to perfection. First, gather

Instructions

  1. 1

    distilled vinegar, and 1 1/2 tsp. butter. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar

  2. 2

    is dissolved. Lower heat and continue to cook without stirring to 260° on candy

  3. 3

    thermometer (or until a small amount of syrup forms a firm ball when dropped in

  4. 4

    very cold water). Remove from heat; stir in 1/2 tsp. Vanilla extract. Immediately

  5. 5

    pour into buttered 13x9 inch baking pan and set aside until cool enough to handle

  6. 6

    (about 15 minutes).

  7. 7

    the warn candy into a ball, divide with a butter knife and give to as many as 4 taffy

  8. 8

    pullers (more helpers can participate by trading off the candy every 2 minutes or

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