Vinegar Taffy
It was Sunday afternoon and I needed a sugar fix. We are trying to go two weeks between Winco intervals, and there wasn't a lot from which to choose. So I made vinegar taffy, after the recipe that Dan-o gave me, that I think he got from his grandma: Vinegar Taffy: 2 cups sugar 1/2 cup water 1/4 cup vinegar 1 T. corn syrup Stir vinegar and water together. Boil all ingredients together with lid on pan until sides of pan have been washed free of any sugar crystals. Boil on medium until it forms a hard ball when put in cold water (about 272 degrees on Taylor metal thermometer). Cool in buttered pie tin, turn sides in once, then stretch with buttered fingers until opaque. I lacked the candy thermometer but remember Dan-o teaching me what hard ball meant, and when it reached that point, the boys helped me pull it. It was good and fun and reminded me of train watching in junior high and high school. Once, we made taffy at