Saltwater Taffy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c sugar
1 c light corn syrup
2 T butter or margarine
1/4 tsp oil of peppermint
7 drops green food coloring

Preparation

Butter the sides of a 2 quart saucepan.
In it combine sugar, corn syrup, 1 cup water and 1 1/2 tsp salt.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until sugar is dissolved.
Continue cooking to 265\u00b0 without stirring.
Mixture should boil gently over entire surface.
Remove from heat; stir in butter or margarine.
Add flavoring and food coloring, if desired.
Pour into a buttered 15 x 10 x 1 inch pan.
Cool about 20 minutes or until easily handled. Butter hands and pull candy until difficult to pull.
Cut into fourths; pull each piece into a long strand about 1/2 inch thick. With buttered scissors, snip taffy into bite size pieces.
Wrap each in clear plastic wrap.
Store overnight.
Makes 1 1/2 pounds of taffy.