Salt Water Pull Taffy

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup light corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 teaspoon food coloring, of your choice
• 3/4 tablespoon extract, flavoring of your choice

Directions

1. 1

   Combin Sugar, Corn syrup, Salt, and Water in a 2 quart pan.

2. 2

   Cook over medium high heat, stirring constantly till suagr dissovles.

3. 3

   Heat mixture without stirring, until it reaches a hard boil stage. about 260*.

4. 4

   Remove from heat, mix in remaining ingredients.

5. 5

   Cover a cookie sheet with tin foil, lightly spray pam on it, and pour the taffy onto the cookie sheet.

6. 6

   Cool until just able to handle.

7. 7

   Butter hands--gather taffy into a ball and pull.

8. 8

   Continue to pull until light in color and hard to pull.

9. 9

   Divide into fourths (1/4).

10. 10

    Pull each fourth (1/4) into a 1/2" thick rope.

11. 11

    Cut into 1" pieces using a knife.

12. 12

    Wrape individually in wax paper.