Pull Later Taffy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
3/4 c. light corn syrup
1/2 c. water
1/2 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. butter
1 tsp. peppermint extract
food color

Preparation

Butter sides of heavy 2-quart pan.
Mix sugar, syrup, water and salt.
Add butter; cook over medium heat until it boils and sugar dissolves (stir constantly).
Attach candy thermometer. Cook to 248\u00b0, no stirring.
Remove from heat.
Stir in extract and coloring.
Pour into buttered 8 x 8 x 2-inch pan.
Cool.
With buttered hands, roll into ball.
Return to pan.
When cold, wrap in plastic wrap.
Store up to 2 weeks at room temperature.