Salt Water Taffy

Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
¾ cup light corn syrup
2/3 cup water
1 TB cornstarch
2TB butter
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. vanilla

Instructions:
Heat oven to 256°. Butter 2 plates. In a sauce pan combine sugar, corn syrup, water, cornstarch, butter and salt. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly to 256° on candy thermometer ( or until small amount of the mixture dropped into very cold water forms hard ball) Remove from heat, stir in vanilla, (and food coloring and flavoring if desired). Pour in buttered plates. When just cook enough to handle, pull taffy with hands until satiny and light in color and stiff. Butter hands if it becomes too sticky. Pull into long strips ½” wide. Place on floured surface. With scissors cut into 1 inch pieces. Wrap pieces individually in plastic wrap or wax paper to hold candy shape.