Salt Water Taffy

Submitted by Darlene Summers

"This is a good one to do with a bunch of kids or grandkids. It's a lot of fun to make and the kids will remember it for years to come."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 1 pound
• Serves: 50

ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 3⁄4 cup light corn syrup
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon flavoring (your choice)
• food coloring (your choice, to your likeness on color)

directions

1. Mix sugar and cornstarch in 1-1/2 quart saucepan.
2. Stir in next four ingredients.
3. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils and sugar is completely dissolved.
4. Continue cooking, without stirring, until temperature reaches 260°F, or until a hard but plastic ball is formed in cold water.
5. AFTER BOILING HAS CEASED, stir in flavoring and coloring.
6. Pour onto lightly greased cookie sheet.
7. Let stand until cool enough to handle.
8. Grease hands and pull until it has a satin-like finish and light color.
9. Cut into 1 inch pieces.
10. Wrap in waxed paper.

Reviews

[fatefellshort0626]

This recipe did not work at all. I followed all the instructions precisely and it turned out to look like this nasty brown brittle chunk. It tastes like peanut brittle without peanuts.

 

[sindee89]

This was the first time I tried taffy. This recipe was easy and it turned out great. :)

 

[Brian Petry]

I just made this taffy, I used one tsp of vannila, for flavoring, witch was great. I cooked the taffy for a minute to long, and now its a hard candy, so be careful when you make it not to cook it for a minute to long. Other whise, it's great!

 

[Sally Sasquatch]

The basic recipe is very good. I had to boil mine to about 275 degrees because it wasn't quite to hard ball stage at 260. That probably has to do with altitute or humidity or something. The only real problem I had was that 1 teaspoon of flavoring was way too much. I used peppermint oil. When I make it again, I will put in half the amount of flavoring. I think 1 teaspoon would be right if you were using vanilla or another extract, rather than a flavored oil. Overall a good recipe. The first tafffy recipe that I have actually had come out the right consistency!! Thanks!