Why salt water taffy

The girl loved the treat so much that she shared some with her friends. While there are various taffy-making formulas, the basic ingredients consist of sugar, corn syrup, cornstarch, salt, water but not salt water!

Today, taffy is available in a wide range of flavors such as chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, blue raspberry, licorice, watermelon and many others.

If you have a favorite flavor, chances are you can enjoy it in a piece of soft, chewy salt water taffy. The first step in making taffy is cooking the ingredients in a large copper kettle. The product is then pulled by large machines that stretch the taffy out to aerate it. Aeration captures a large number of tiny bubbles that make the taffy soft and chewy.

Sticky, stretchy stuff Homemade taffy. Did you get it? Test your knowledge. What are you wondering? Wonder Words taffy boardwalk coastline souvenir process critical aerate flavor Take the Wonder Word Challenge. Join the Discussion. Alizabeth Apr 5, Apr 5, This was so cool.

I am going to do my report on this. Jan 23, Glad we could help you pick a topic, wow! Gabrielle Oct 30, Can you make a video about taffy to please. Nov 5, You're in luck, Gabrielle! There is a video about taffy added to this Wonder! Insano Oct 20, Oct 23, May 23, Is taffy your favorite too, lucas? Nov 20, Wwefan Apr 9, Apr 10, We don't at least the robot typing this doesn't , but to each his own! DayDAy Apr 6, Apr 6, Farmboy Feb 2, Feb 6, Lily Oct 28, Oct 31, That's great news, Lily!

Thank you for commenting. Sep 21, Sep 22, Candy is a nice treat, Shirliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! Sonaliii Sep 16, Sep 16, Sylviii Sep 16, Sylviii and Sonaliii Sep 16, We tried to find a way to convey being grossed out Sylviii Sep 21, Sep 18, Abigail May 12, If taffy doesn't have saltwater in it, how come it has salt and water in it? May 18, Arabella Mar 23, Salt water taffy does not have salt water in it.

Mar 25, That's right, Arabella! We're glad you learned something new! Nathaniel Robinson Jan 20, Jan 21, Jan 14, Heather Williamson Oct 23, Wonderopolis Oct 23, We agree, Heather! What's your favorite flavor of taffy? We like both of those, Sylviii and Sonaliii! Thank you for sharing your favorites! Megan Nov 7, Wonderopolis Nov 7, Isabela Morote Oct 23, Ethan Oct 1, I learned a lot of stuff that I did not know about my favorite candy.

I didn't know that it originated on the board walk. You are awesome wonderopolis. Wonderopolis Oct 2, Ryk Feb 20, I heard a different legend before. If you want I'll share it with you. Wonderopolis Feb 20, We'd love to hear your salt water taffy story, too! Sam Jul 5, Jul 7, Hello there, Sam! Thanks for stopping by Wonderopolis! Eli Feb 12, Wonderopolis Feb 12, Wonderopolis Feb 6, Bob Jan 22, Wonderopolis Jan 22, It is also, of course, sold online at BulkCandy Store. Salt water taffy is composed of sugar, cornstarch, corn syrup, glycerine, water, butter, salt, flavor, and food coloring.

Contrary to popular belief, the taffy contains no actual sea water. However, it does contain both salt and water. Salt water taffy is available all over the U. And good news! All of our salt water taffy collection is Kosher! You can find out loads about ALL candy and their sweet histories at our History of Candy Tour , where we take you back in time to the ancient Egyptians all the way to what candy is today. I am one of the owners of Bulk Candy Store, a true omnichannel candy store.

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