How Do YOU Eat'em?

[Cook Chatty Cathy]

How neat Kevin!!! Have you ever had or been to a taffy pull, it is something I have always wanted to do, and never got around to it! Now I will have to make an effort as I do think it would be so neat!!!

[Mama Mangia]

Let's see - when you head out to the garden with all your big baskets you first begin to enjoy your labors!

Grab a good-sized mater and chomp on it - make sure it is good - you don't want to feed your family anything that doesn't taste good - no salt needed.

A couple green ones are good for batter/breading.

The cukes and zucchini - there is so much you can do with them!

Peppers - now those could also be taste-tested - you know - just in case your seeds were "bad" - LOL!

Grab a handful of dill for making pickles.

Corn - fresh right off the stalk - sooooo good!

Radishes get a rinse with the garden hose - ditto carrots.

Lettuce - well - just gotta wash it first.

[Cook Chatty Cathy]

Mamma,

All I can say is thank goodness we're not neighbors. We'd stay in hot water w/everyone! And us being such sweet innocent ladies & such, well imagine that!!!

But gosh we would have fun & that'd be that!

[KYHeirloomer]

>sweet innocent ladies & such,<

Ladies? It goes without saying.
Sweet? I'll buy into that.
Innocent? Depondent sayeth not.

[Mama Mangia]

Excuse me - YES, WE ARE LADIES!

Maybe a tad silly at times, maybe even down right NUTS at times - but heck - you only come around once - stuffed shirts are not for me. Don't get me wrong - I've gone to my fair share of $1500/plate dinners.

And I've got news for you - those people are daffy-er than you think!

I just like down to earth people - stuff my pasta instead! LOL

[chubbyalaskagriz]

And I'll follow u's there KYH & Cathy, 'cause I wanna listen in! hee-hee!

[chubbyalaskagriz]

This "Candy Day" making the Stained Glass Cany is the closest I've come to a taffy-pull, Cathy... Though I've always heard of them- and I love me some taffy, for sure! My niece loves banana-flavored "Laffy Taffy". I get her a big thing of it from Sam's Club everytime I go...

[Mama Mangia]

Here you CAG - call us when it's ready!

2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups water
1 cup white corn syrup
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon glycerin (can be purchased at a ********)
Flavoring extract:
* 1 teaspoon peppermint oil extract = Peppermint Taffy
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract = Vanilla Taffy
* 1 teaspoon banana extract = Banana Taffy
7 drops food coloring
2 tablespoons butter



* Mix sugar, water, corn syrup, salt, and glycerin in a heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook to a temperature of 258 degrees F.
* Remove from heat and let stand for two to three minutes. Then add flavor extract, color and butter and stir vigorously until butter is melted. Pour into buttered cookie sheet.
* Cool until lukewarm taffy can be handled.
* Begin to stretch and fold over and over until taffy turns paler in color, about 10 minutes. You may find this easier to do with a small amount of butter or oil on your hands.
* Roll taffy into long rope. Cut into individual pieces and wrap in wax paper.

[chubbyalaskagriz]

Yum- I love taffy! Thank ya, mama!

I'd re-share the funny Johnny Carson joke about the taffy-pulling contest to be held at the Church of St. Peter... but something tells me it wouldn't make it past the newly inspired and re-invigorated nasty-word police... So, following KYH's lead from yesterday: "#144!!!" Ha!

[KYHeirloomer]

144!

Too early for that one, Chubbs. I haven't even had my coffee yet.

But did you hear about the traveling salesman in 278?