Tightrope Taffy
2 cup Sugar
1 cup Corn syrup
1 1/2 tsp. Salt
1 1/2 cup Water
2 tbsp. Butter
7 drops food coloring
1/4 tsp. flavored oil (peppermint, banana, etc.)
Combine sugar, corn syrup, salt and water in 2 quart saucepan. Cook
slowly, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves. Cook to hard ball
stage (260 F) without stirring. Remove from heat, stir in remaining
ingredients. Pour into buttered 15x10x1 inch pan. Cool until
comfortable to handle. Butter hands and gather taffy into ball and
pull. When candy is light in color and gets hard to pull, cut into
fourths. Pull each piece into a long strand about 1/2 inch thick. With
buttered scissors, quickly snip into bite sized pieces. Wrap each
piece in waxed paper. Makes 24 servings (1 1/4 lb.)