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salt water taffy

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Darla Hill
SOUTH EUCLID, OH

This recipe dates back to 1972. The picture is borrowed I will update with my next batch!

(2 ratings)
yield serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 15 Min

Ingredients For salt water taffy

  • 2 c
    sugar
  • 1 c
    light corn syrup
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 2 Tbsp
    butter
  • 1/4 tsp
    peppermint oil
  • 7
    drops of green food coloring

How To Make salt water taffy

  • 1
    combine sugar, syrup and 1 cup water in 2-quart saucepan. cook slowly stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves. cook to hard ball stage 265 degree without stirring
  • 2
    remove from heat , stir in remaining ingredients. Pour into buttered 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1 inch pan
  • 3
    cool until comfortable to handle. butter hands gather taffy into a ball and pull. when candy is light in color and gets hard to pull. cut into fourths. pull each piece into long strands about 1/2inch thick. with buttered scissors quickly snip bite size peices. wrap each peice in wax paper
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