Old Fashioned Taffy(From The Files Of Ola Dortch Williams)

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   Butter sides of heavy 2-quart saucepan.

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   Combine sugar, molasses and water.

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   Heat slowly, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved.

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   Then bring to boil; add vinegar and cook to light crack stage (268u00b0).

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   Remove from heat; add butter and sift in soda. Stir to mix.

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   Turn out (don't scrape) onto buttered platter or large shallow pan.

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   For even cooling, use spatula to turn the edges to the center.

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   Pull taffy while it is as warm as you can handle. Use only finger tips to pull.

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   Dip fingers in cornstarch if candy sticks.

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    When candy is light taffy color and gets hard to pull, cut in fourths, pull each piece into long strand, about 1/2-inch thick. With buttered scissors, quickly snip taffy in bite size pieces. Wrap each piece in waxed paper.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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