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      Title: Old Time Taffy Pull
 Categories: Candies
      Yield: 1 Batch
 
      1 c  Sugar
    3/4 c  Light corn syrup
    2/3 c  Water
      2 tb Butter
      1 tb Corn starch
      1 ts Salt
      1 ts Vanilla
      2 ts Almond extract
    1/2 c  Almonds; thinly sliced
     10 dr Green food coloring;
           - or more
 
  Butter baking pan 8x8x2". Heat sugar, corn syrup, water, butter,
  corn starch, and salt to boiling in 2 qt saucepan over medium heat,
  stirring constantly. Cook without stirring, until candy thermometer
  registers 256°F or until a small amount of mixture dropped into
  very cold water forms a hard ball, about 20 minutes.

  Remove frm heat; stir in vanilla, almond extract, almonds, and food
  color. Pour into pan. Let stand until cool enough to handle, 15 to
  20 minutes. Taffy should be lukewarm in center as well as at the
  edges.
  
  At this point, your guests can fold, double and pull the taffy
  until it is light in color and stiff. Have them butter their hands
  lightly if taffy starts to stick (see note). Cut tffy into pieces
  with scissors. Guests can help wrap the pieces with plastic wrap.
  Taffy will lose its shape if not wrapped.

  Yield: 1 Pound
  
  Note:

  If taffy becomes too stiff to pull, reheat in a 350°F oven 3 to
  5 minutes.

  Daffy Taffy:

  Omit almond extract, almonds, and food color. Immediately after
  removing from heat, stir in the vanilla and 6 oz semisweet
  chocolate or butter-scotch chips. Pour into pan; cool. Cut into 1"
  squares. Shape the candy into rolls, decorate with nuts, or wrap
  the squares around miniature marshmallows.
  
  Recipe by: Betty Crocker's Step By Step Recipes

  Posted by: Beth Lane (PXGN54A)
 
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