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Candy Blog
Talkin' Taffy
Our customers ask us all the time
what our favorite candy is.
Well, I must confess I'm partial to
taffy. That's why we have an old fashioned bathtub right in the
front of our store brimming with taffy pieces.
It's one of the center pieces of
our little candy store and a great topic of conversation; and despite
its name 'salt water taffy' doesn't contain any salt! Legend has
it that salt water taffy was 'invented' in Atlantic City, New Jersey
when a local store owner's candy store was flooded and his taffy stock
became saturated with ocean salt water.
Modern taffy is made by stretching
a mass of sticky boiled corn syrup, glycerin, and butter; and adding
coloring and flavors. When this process is complete, the taffy is
rolled, cut into small pastel-coloured pieces and wrapped in wax paper
to keep it soft.
Relive the nostalgic days when life was simpler...CLICK
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