Saltwater Taffy

have not had a chance to make this yet..want to with grandchildren

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Yields: 1 1/2 lbs

Ingredients

• 2  cups sugar
• 1  cup light corn syrup
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄2 cups water
• 2  tablespoons butter
• 1⁄4 teaspoon  food coloring
• 3⁄4 teaspoon  extract, of your choice

Directions

1. Combine sugar, corn syrup, salt and water in a 2 quart pan.
2. Cook over medium high heat, stirring constantly till sugar dissolves.
3. Heat mixture without stirring, until it reaches a hard boil stage.260* --
4. Remove from heat mix in remaining ingredients.
5. Pour into a lightly buttered jelly roll pan.
6. Cool until just able to handle.
7. Butter hands -- gather taffy into a ball and pull.
8. Continue to pull until light in color and hard to pull.
9. Divide into fourths.
10. Pull each fourth into a 1/2" thick rope --
11. Cut into 1" pieces using buttered scissors --
12. Wrap individually in waxed paper -- .