Old Fashioned Butter Taffy

Submitted by SandraCee

"Found this is my Granny's old recipe box. Tried it out and it is great!"

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 30 pieces

ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 cups light brown sugar
• 1 1⁄4 cups molasses
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt

directions

1. Boil all ingredients except the butter and vanilla together until the syrup forms a hard ball when you place a drop in cold water.
2. Then add the butter and continue cooking until the mixture becomes brittle. Remove from the stove, add vanilla and pour into a buttered flat baking pan.
3. When it is nearly cool, mark it with squares.