Old Fashioned Molasses Taffy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 Tbsp. butter
2 c. molasses
3/4 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. vinegar

Preparation

Put butter in a small granite-ware kettle.
Place over fire and when melted, add molasses and sugar, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
Boil steadily until when a little is dropped in cold water, the candy will become brittle.
Stir constantly to prevent burning and boiling over.
Just before removing from fire, add vinegar and then pour the mixture on a well-buttered plate.
When cool enough to handle, pull until the candy is porous and light colored, keeping the hands well buttered but be careful to handle the candy lightly, between fingers and thumbs.
Squeezing between the hands would spoil it.
Cut in small pieces with a sharp knife and arrange on a buttered plate to cool.