Taffy Apples - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 small apples, clean and unblemished
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup water
1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 cup unsalted butter (cut into small pieces)
1 teaspoon white vinegar
1/2 cup heavy cream
lollipop sticks or skewer

Preparation

Grease a cookie sheet liberaly with butter.
Push stick or skewers into apples.
In a large heavy sauce pan combine sugar and water.
Cook over low heat and stir continuously until sugar dissloves.
Add cream of tartar, butter, vinegar, and cream and cook stirring constantly, until mixture reaches soft crack stage or 290 degrees on a candy thermometer.
Remove the pan from heat.
Dip each apple into mixture and coat, then place on cookie sheet.
Allow taffy to cool completely before serving.
May package with colorful plastic wrap and ribbon.