Taffy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
3/4 c. light Karo syrup
2/3 c. water
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
2 Tbsp. butter
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Butter an 8 x 8 x 2-inch pan.
In a 2-quart saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup, water, cornstarch, butter and salt.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, to 256\u00b0 on candy thermometer (above 200\u00b0 on meat thermometer) or until firm.
Remove from heat and add vanilla.
Pour into pan.
When cool enough, pull taffy until satiny and hard.
Butter hands if taffy is sticky.
Put into long strings.
Cut into pieces and wrap.
Serves 6.