Molasses Taffy

Ingredients

• 2 C, brown- sugar
• 2 T. vinegar
• 1 C. molasses
• 2 T. butter
• 1 t. soda

Method

1. 1

   Melt butter in kettle; add remaining ingredients except soda and boil without stirring to the crack stage.

2. 2

   Add soda, mix quickly and pour into buttered pans.

3. 3

   As it cools, fold the edges of the candy to the center of the plate.

4. 4

   When cool enough to handle, pull until almost white, then cut into sticks.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Student's manual in household arts (1915) by Martha L. Metcalf, page 60. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

2 C, brown- sugar 2 T. vinegar 1 C. molasses 2 T. butter 1 t. soda 294 JTOOr) AND COOKERY 1. Melt butter in kettle; add remaining ingredients except soda and boil without stirring to the crack stage. 2. Add soda, mix quickly and pour into buttered pans. 3. As it cools, fold the edges of the candy to the center of the plate. 4. When cool enough to handle, pull until almost white, then cut into sticks. Popcorn Balls. 1 C. molasses 1 T. vinegar 2 C. brown sugar 1 t. soda popcorn 1. Follow directions for molasses taffy. 2. Just before removing from the fire, stir in enough pop- corn to thicken it. 3. Dip up the mixture by the spoonful and roll into balls as soon as it is cool enough to handle. Then roll these balls over and over in kernels of popcorn until no more will adhere to the balls. Note. — Shelled peanuts mixed with the popcorn make a delicious ' ' Cracker Jack. ' ' Panocha. 2 C. brown sugar 1 C. cream or milk 2 T. butter

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