Old Fashioned Butter Taffy

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

• Ready In: 20 mins
• 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.