Recipe - Salt Water Taffy

2 cup Sugar
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
One half teaspoon Salt
1 cup Corn syrup; light
Three fourths cup Water; hot
1 Butter; small lump

Combine sugar, starch, butter and salt. Add syrup and water. Stir over
fire until sugar is dissolved. Boil to hard ball stage. Pout on
greased plates and flavor each on differently. When cool enough to
handle, pull until stiff and cut into pieces.

Source: Virginia Wilson, Good Hope Grange, Fayette County, OH
Originally published in Ohio State Grange Cook Book, 21st ed., Apr 1966.
Compiled by members of the Ohio State Grange Home Economics Committee.

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