Saltwater Taffy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1 cup water
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons butter or 2 teaspoons margarine
1/4 teaspoon peppermint oil (or any other flavor you like)
7 drops red food coloring or 7 drops green food coloring

Preparation

Butter the sides of a 2 qt saucepan.
Add to the pan the sugar, corn syrup, water and salt.
Cook over med heat, stirring constantly until sugar is dissolved.
Continue cooking to 265 degrees (hard-ball stage) without stirring (mixture should boil gently over entire surface).
Remove from heat.
Stir in butter or margarine, flavoring and color.
Pour into a buttered 15x10x1 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.
Cut taffy into bite size pieces using buttered scissors.
Wrap each piece in clear plastic or plastic wrap with a Christmas design.
Store overnight.