Old Fashioned Taffy Recipe
Ingredients
| Sugar | 2 1⁄2 Cup (40 tbs) | |
| Water | 1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs) | |
| Vinegar | 1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs) | |
| Butter | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Salt | 1⁄8 Teaspoon | |
| Vanilla extract | 1 Teaspoon |
Nutrition Facts
Serving size: Complete recipe
Calories 2067 Calories from Fat 107
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12 g18.7%
Saturated Fat 7.7 g38.5%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 32.3 mg10.8%
Sodium 245.5 mg10.2%
Total Carbohydrates 501 g166.8%
Dietary Fiber 0 g
Sugars 500.2 g
Protein 0.13 g0.26%
Vitamin A 7.5% Vitamin C
Calcium 1.3% Iron 0.44%
*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet
Directions
Cover and cook over medium heat 2 to 3 minutes to wash down sugar crystals from sides of pan.
Uncover and cook over medium heat, without stirring, to soft crack stage (270°).
Remove from heat.
Stir in vanilla.
Pour candy onto a buttered 15 x 10 x 1 inch jellyroil pan or slab of marble.
Let cool to touch; butter hands, and pull candy until light in color and difficult to pull.
Divide candy in half, and pull into a rope, 1 inch in diameter.
Cut into 1 inch pieces; wrap each in wax paper.
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