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La Tire de Ste Catherine (pulled taffy) Recipe

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This recipe for La Tire de Ste Catherine (pulled taffy) is from Memere Plante's Family Recipes - Les recettes de la famille a Memere Plante, one of the cookbooks created at FamilyCookbookProject.com. We'll help you start your own personal cookbook! It's easy and fun. Click here to start your own cookbook!
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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 cup of molasses
3 cups of white sugar
½ of boiling water
½ of butter
3 tbsp. of vinegar
1 tsp. of cream of tartar
½ tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. of vanilla
Directions:
Directions:
Heat molasses, white sugar, boiling water, butter and vinegar in a pot until it boils. Right away, add cream of tartar, baking soda and vanilla. Let boil until the candy thermometer is at 260ºF or until mixture forms a hard ball in cold water. Let cool in a greased pan. Pull taffy, cut in pieces and wrap in wax paper.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
30
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
10 minutes
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
The taffy will take up a very large volume when heating, use a very big pot.

 

 

 

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