Name: Molasses Taffy
Ingredients: 3 c light molasses; 3 pound sugar; 1/2 c vinegar; 2 c water; 1/2 pound butter; 3/4 ts baking soda, sifted; 2 ts vanilla

Molasses Taffy

Ingredients

3 c light molasses
3 pounds sugar
1/2 c vinegar
2 c water
1/2 pound butter
3/4 ts baking soda, sifted
2 ts vanilla

Instructions

Yield: 5 Servings. Combine molasses, sugar, vinegar and weater in a large, heavy pan, boil to hard-bal stage. add butter, boil to hard ball stage or 260 F on a candy thermometer. remove from heat, add baking soda, samll amount at a time, stirring constantly. add vanilla, stir. Pour onto buttered marble top or large platter. cool until mixture can be handled. pull until golden. cut into bite-sized pieces. Wrap. Yields:5 lbs.