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a candy so stubborn it needs a machine to fold its arms forever
means A chewy, stretchy candy made by boiling sugar or molasses and then pulling it repeatedly until it becomes soft, glossy, and aerated.
from Taffy comes from the British word 'toffee,' both pointing back to an earlier form 'taffy' or 'taffia' of uncertain origin — one suggestion links it to 'taffia,' a West Indian rum distilled from molasses, fitting because early taffy was a molasses sweet. The exact root is genuinely murky, but the molasses connection is the most plausible thread. The American name stuck especially to the pulled, salt-water seaside variety, while Britain kept 'toffee' for the harder cousin.
- making method
- Pulling whips air in, lightening color and texture
- beach origin
- Atlantic City boardwalk made saltwater taffy famous
- name myth
- Legend says a flooded shop coined saltwater taffy
- machine helper
- Mechanical pullers replaced exhausting human arm work
- chewy science
- Aeration during pulling creates that signature stretch
salt water taffy — candy made in atlantic city, new jersey since the 1880s, traditionally pulled by machine
laffy taffy — ferrara candy company product launched in 1971, banana and grape flavors
taffy pull — 19th century american social event where guests stretched warm taffy by hand