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Tricolor Taffy
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Ingredients
2 cups sugar
1 cup water
1 cup light corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Nonstick cooking spray
1 teaspoon peppermint extract
1 teaspoon orange extract
Food coloring
Butter

Directions
In a 4-quart saucepan, combine sugar, water, corn syrup, and salt. Swirl
the pot over the burner to dissolve the sugar completely, do not stir. Increase the heat and boil to

soft-ball stage (250 degrees). Use a candy thermometer for accuracy. Wash down the inside wall of
the pot with a wet pastry brush if necessary. Remove from heat, stir in the butter and vanilla.

Coat 3 sheet pans with nonstick spray. Pour the mixture onto the sheet pans, dividing in 3 equal
portions. Mix the peppermint extract and a couple of drops of green food coloring in 1 batch. Mix
the orange extract and a couple of drops of yellow food coloring in another batch. Leave the plain
vanilla batch as is. As the candy cools, lift the edges toward the center with a metal spatula or
bench scraper so they don't harden. When just cool enough to handle, butter your hands and pull the
taffy into long ropes. Twist and pull until the taffy is stiff and the color is even. Cut the ropes
into 1-inch pieces with clean, buttered kitchen scissors. Wrap each piece in waxed paper and store
in an airtight container.