When I was in Jr. High I once made a hard pulled taffy with my Great Grandmother. Unfortunately by the time I was interested in knowing how to make it she could no longer remember the recipe. I am looking to try to reproduce it. I'll tell you what I can remember and hopefully someone here can help! Keep in mind, my great-grandmother was born in 1896, never learned to drive, dressed and acted exactly like Aunt Bea in the Andy Griffith show...so this would have been a really old fashioned way to make candy.
First we made some sort of a syrup in a pot. She never used a candy thermometer. I don't remember what was in it at all, but I remember a substance that looked similar to the simple syrup I make for IMBC. I think I remember her pouring it onto a plate. Then she would work it until it turned white. She never added anything to color it. Once it turned white and really started to stiffen we would start pulling. Probably in a similar manner to making taffy. The difference is that this stuff would dry into hard "ropes" Once she had the hard lengths of "taffy" she would use a knife to hit the taffy to break off about 1 inch long pieces.
I would love to find out how to make this and make it with my kids!
Thanks,
Liza
First we made some sort of a syrup in a pot. She never used a candy thermometer. I don't remember what was in it at all, but I remember a substance that looked similar to the simple syrup I make for IMBC. I think I remember her pouring it onto a plate. Then she would work it until it turned white. She never added anything to color it. Once it turned white and really started to stiffen we would start pulling. Probably in a similar manner to making taffy. The difference is that this stuff would dry into hard "ropes" Once she had the hard lengths of "taffy" she would use a knife to hit the taffy to break off about 1 inch long pieces.
I would love to find out how to make this and make it with my kids!
Thanks,
Liza
