Mint Salt Water Taffy

            AHHHH, the taste of the beach right at home, made by you, what could be better? Ok going to the beach & buying it but when you are stuck at home why not make some Salt Water Taffy right in your kitchen!

1 & 1/2 Cups Water ( I simmered my water with 1/2 cup of fresh mint leaves for about 5 minutes, let the water cool with the mint, strained & then used it for my flavoring) if you do not have fresh mint just add 1/4 TSP of Mint favoring when specified, or use whichever flavor you choose, lemon, vanilla, any you wish!
2 Cups Sugar
1 Cup Light Corn Syrup
1 & 1/2 TSP Sea Salt
2 TBS Butter +
1/4 TSP Peppermint or Spearmint Flavor or ANY flavor you wish
Drops of  Food Coloring to match your flavoring!
Mix sugar, corn syrup, salt & water in a deep saucepan, heat & stir until sugar & salt is melted. Now cook on high DO NOT STIR until it comes to 260 degrees, USE A CANDY THERMOMETER, pull of the heat & add the remaining ingredients stir well.

                                                                            
  Pour into a butter bowl or pan & let come to a temp that you can handle with your hands but still pretty warm. Butter your hands & gather the goo into a ball & start to pull & twist. Pull until taffy gets just about to hard to pull. Break lump into 4ths & pull into  long ropes the thickness you wish for your pieces of taffy. Snip into bite size pieces with BUTTERED scissors. 

                                                                                
Wrap each piece into squares of cut wax paper & twist the ends closed. This makes 1 & 1/2 POUNDS of mouthwatering Salt Water Taffy! YUM YUM!