The Winter Olympics are over and you're feeling a bit empty. Sod the diet. Fancy something so sticky and sweet it'll stick your teeth together for the foreseeable future? Then why not have a go at making your own taffy?
Taffy is a type of chewy candy which is made by stretching or pulling a sticky glob of boiled sugar, butter or vegetable oil, flavourings, and colouring until fluffy and sweetlike. According to my sweet-toothed informant a poor UK equivalent would be Starburst or Chewits but there's nothing over here like the real thing.
You can make your own taffy with the recipe on Skip to My Lou's blog.
You can also have a gander at how to make your own Maple Taffy if you're snowbound and happen to have some syrup lying around. Keeping that little bit of Canada in your lives even after the skating and skiing is over.
Just remember to brush your teeth afterwards.
