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Old Fashioned Vinegar Taffy
3 C. sugar
1/2 C. vinegar
1 C. water
2 T. butter
1 t. vanilla extract
Mix sugar, vinegar and water in a saucepan. Stir well before heating. Cook over
low heat for 8 - 10 minutes until it reaches 228°F.
Add the butter and vanilla.
Pour the mixture onto a buttered platter and let it cool until it can be
handled.
Butter your hands well, pick up the taffy and begin to pull it. The more you
pull, the whiter it gets.
When it has reached taffy consistency, cut into small pieces with scissors and
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Rock Candy
1 1/2 C. water
6 C. sugar
3 pieces of string 6 inches long
food coloring
candy flavoring
Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan. Remove from heat and add 3 cups of
sugar, stirring until dissolved. Slowly add the remaining sugar, reheating the
water if necessary.
When all the sugar has dissolved, pour the mixture into 3 heat proof jars or
glasses. Stir 3 drops of liquid food color and 1/2 t. of flavoring into each
jars.
Tie a piece of string around a pencil. Lay the pencil over the rim of the jar so
that the string is dangling in the glass, into the liquid.
Crystals will begin to form in a hour and continue for several days.
If a layer forms on the surface of the jar, break it. When the liquid has
evaporated completely the candy is ready.
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