1 c. syrup
3/4 c. water
2 c. sugar
1 tbsp. cornstarch
1/2 tbsp. butter
3/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla

Combine sugar, cornstarch, salt and butter. Add syrup and water. Stir until mixture boils rapidly. Boil until hard ball stage. Flavor, pour onto a large platter greased with butter. When cool enough to handle, oil hands with butter, pull into a rope and cut an inch long. Wrap in oiled paper.

(Pulling taffy was fun from early childhood.)