This is a fun candy to make anytime. Try having a taffy pull at your next older kids party, adult party, fall or Christmas party.
Delicious Homemade Vinegar Taffy
2 cups dark corn syrup
1 cup sugar
2 Tbsp. butter
1 Tbsp. vinegar
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla or other flavoring
food coloring
Combine first four ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly until sugar dissolves. Continue cooking to 260°. Remove from heat and stir in soda, vanilla and a few drops of food coloring. Beat until smooth and creamy. Pour into a buttered pan. When cool enough to handle butter hands and pull until light in color. Pull into long strips and cut into 1 inch pieces. Makes 8 dozen.
This homemade vinegar taffy recipe is from the Dining On A Dime Cookbook. For more yummy recipes like this, check it out here!
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so is it soft? but not like salt water taffy? please clarify
If it is cooked correctly it hardens like a hard candy.
Thank you. I remember reading about “taffy pulling” in some American story when I was little. Now I understand!