Old Fashioned Butter Taffy

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 cups light brown sugar
• 1 1/4 cups molasses
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 boil all ingredients except the butter and vanilla together until the syrup forms a hard ball when you place a drop in cold water.
• 2 then add the butter and continue cooking until the mixture becomes brittle. remove from the stove, add vanilla and pour into a buttered flat baking pan.
• 3 when it is nearly cool, mark it with squares.