Molasses Taffy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 c. water
1/8 tsp. soda
4 Tbsp. butter
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. molasses

Preparation

Cook molasses, sugar and water slowly to the hard boil stage. Stir during the latter part of the cooking to prevent burning. Remove from the fire and add butter, soda and vanilla and stir enough to mix.
Pour into a greased pan and when cool enough to handle, pull it until it becomes light in color.
Stretch into a long rope and cut with scissors into small pieces.