Mammoe'S Old Fashion Molasses Taffy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 c. sugar
1 1/2 c. light molasses
1 1/2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
2 tsp. vinegar

Preparation

Combine sugar, molasses, butter and vinegar in saucepan.
Cook slowly, stirring constantly, until mixture boils.
Boil slowly constantly, toward end of cooking to 260\u00b0 (or when small quantity dropped into cold water forms very hard balls).
Remove from heat. Pour into greased pan.
Cool enough to handle.
(Grease hands.) Form mixture into balls.
Pull until light yellow in color. Stretch into long rope.
Cut into small pieces.
Wrap each piece in waxed paper.