Salt Water Taffy
2 ½ cups sugar
1 ¼ cups white corn syrup
1 tbs. butter
2 tsp. salt
Food coloring
2 drops peppermint oil
1. Combine the sugar, syrup and 2 cups of water in a medium saucepan and bring it to a boil while stirring constantly.
2. Boil it without stirring until the temperature reaches 250 degrees F on a candy thermometer.
3. Remove it from the heat and add butter and salt.
4. Pour it out onto buttered platters until it is cool enough to handle.
5. Drop food coloring and your flavoring on top and pull the candy, folding in the corners and flattening and pulling until it glistens and hardens.
6. Cut it into bite size pieces and wrap it with wax paper.
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