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Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2008

Now I know where the name laffy taffy came from! I had a hard time getting any of our burners to heat the mixture over 225 degrees so I had to partially cover the mixture. We took it out right when the thermometer hit 250 and added 2 packs of grape kool aid. We let it cool, and it was still very soft. My kids and I butter our hands and tried to "pull" the taffy, but it wasn't exactly what we had in mind. It was very sticky and even after 30 minutes of pulling it never really firmed up. We ended up having to put this on wax paper in big globs, and smash it down like laffy taffy. We had a blast making this, and even though it was very messy and didn't turn out like we had hoped for, the flavor was good and it was a lot of fun to make with the kids.

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KCKings


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Reviewed: Nov. 25, 2008

I used the new tangerine flavor Koolaid. The resulting taffy was bland until I added 1/2 teaspoon of food grade citric acid. Now it really has some flavor.

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Waterboy


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Reviewed: Sep. 6, 2008

AWESOME!!! I made two batches. The first one turned out a little hard, so I tried to figure out a way to make it a little softer. I used a little more corn syrup and and starch to try and soften it up. I also only streched until it turned white. Another hint for making it cool faster is sticking and buttered icepack on top and another on the bottom. Don't leave it on too long, or else the candy will harden and you can't strech it. Still makes a good hard candy too. (Picking it out of the pot, ;) )

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cMunky


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Reviewed: Jun. 24, 2008

I tried making this taffy two times. The first time, I got impatient(because I used a smaller pot) and poured it out too soon. The second time, I used a large pot and poured it out exactly at 250. I thought it would be okay, but it was much too hard. Perhaps this is because I used extract instead of KoolAde mix. Was it too hard because I added the extract and coloring after It had cooled? Usually, hard taffy doesn't stop me, but I'm afraid I might pull out my braces.

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rosiebee

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Reviewed: Apr. 4, 2008

Good Stuff, easy and fun.

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Britt K.

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Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2007

This turned out really well--especially for being my first try making candy. I too didn't have kool-ade, so I used jello (I cooked the jello with the sugar). It lacked flavor, but I am currently making it again, but with kool-ade to see if we can't get some grape taffy. The kids loved helping out with streching it.

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JENNWHEELER


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Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2007

I made this with flavor extract and food coloring instead of the drink mix. If you choose to do that, cook it until 256 degrees so it won't be too soft. Also, I found that it helps to wait until the taffy's pretty cool to try stretching it. I made peppermint, banana, maple, and coconut--all wonderful! My husband said the banana was just like laffy taffy.

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Natalie


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Reviewed: Aug. 27, 2007

I used this recipe however I had absolutly no koolaid or soft drink flavoring, but I did have jello. My first batch I used 1 sm. box of peach jello powder it was about 1/2c. I reduced the sugar by that amount. It came out perfect but little flavor. The second batch I used 2 boxes of Apricot jello, and also reduced the sugar by that amount. It was absolutly wonderful. There are so many different flavors for jello, you really must try it.

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Christin


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Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2006

A lot of people are having trouble with candy recipes.I discovered a few years ago that candy recipes involving a thermometer do not work unless you use PURE CANE SUGAR.If you read the labels on most store brands they list "other sugars", this is sugar beet sugar. It is chemically different from cane sugar and has different boiling points.( remember chemistry class?) The different stages of candy making soft ball, hard crack ,etc. were created for cane sugar.Beet sugar had not been discovered yet.

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FOA


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Reviewed: Jun. 6, 2006

Super easy and tasty. My kids and I make this all the time. A huge hit at birthday parties, I do the cooking in advance, then let the kids pull it after it cools.

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KTMOM


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Reviewed: Dec. 5, 2004

I made this twice hoping it would be better the second time around....It was awful....A sticky gooey mess....We had a good laugh over it!

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HEIDISUE70


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Reviewed: Jun. 18, 2004

AMAZING! Great recipe and definately fun to make. When pulling it and making the pieces, you will probably need more than two people. My husband had to run next door to grab the neighbors to help. Wonderful smooth texture, just like salt water taffy.

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