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Taffy
| 1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar 2 cups molasses ¾ cup water ¼ cup butter (best flavor) or margarine 1/8 t soda ¼ t salt 2 drops of peppermint oil, or 1 t vanilla Put sugars, molasses and water in a large saucepan. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Boil until a thermometer registers 265°F. Lower the heat to medium when thermometer registers 250°F, and stir frequently to prevent burning. Remove from the stove and add butter, soda,
salt and flavoring. Stir ONLY enough to mix. Pour candy out onto greased
platters or shallow pans to cool. When the candy begins to stiffen at the
edges, form the mass into a ball with a spatula. Take up into buttered
hands and pull between the thumbs and fingertips (short stretches of about
8 to12 inches at a time). Continue until the candy is light colored and
porous. Then stretch into a long rope not larger than one inch in diameter.
Twist before cutting into pieces with scissors. Pieces should be fairly
small. If the candy is not to be eaten right away, wrap in waxed paper.
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