Taffy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
3/4 c. light corn syrup
2/3 c. water
2 Tbsp. margarine or butter
1 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. food color (if wanted)

Preparation

Butter a square pan (8 x 8 x 2-inch).
Mix sugar and cornstarch in a 2-quart saucepan.
Stir in corn syrup, water, margarine and salt.
Heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly.
Cook, without stirring, to 256\u00b0 on candy thermometer (or until small amount of mixture dropped into very cold water forms a hard ball), about 30 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Stir in vanilla and food color.
Pour into pan.