Linda's Beachin Salt Water Taffy

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 1/4 cups light corn syrup
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 teaspoon flavoring, your choice
• food coloring
• 4 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Recipe

• 1 in a heavy 3 quart saucepan, combing sugar, corn syrup, and water. place over high heat, stir constantly until it comes to a boil.
• 2 reduce heat to medium, and continue cooking to 260°f, which is hard ball stage using your candy thermometer.
• 3 remove from heat, add salt and butter. pour into buttered 15x10" pan. allow to cool about 20 minutes
• 4 in the meantime mix the confectionary sugar and cornstarch together well, and set aside.
• 5 sprinkle the desired coloring and flavoring that you want to use over the candy.
• 6 knead the flavoring/coloring into the candy, then pull candy slowly until your hands are about 18" apart.
• 7 fold taffy in half, and continue pulling and folding the taffy, until candy is hard, about 20-30 minutes
• 8 candy will look smooth and satin-like when it is ready.
• 9 form into 1/2-3/4" thick rope pieces, by rolling on the counter using your hands.
• 10 using a sharp pair of scissors, cut rope into bite sized pieces.
• 11 allow to drop onto surface which has been dusted with a mixture of the confectionary sugar and cornstarch.
• 12 wrap individually in waxed paper squares, and store in an air tight container.