Saltwater taffy is a sweet and chewy summer staple that is perfect to indulge in when the days get long and hot. While on a beach vacation, it's easy to spot the delicious wrappers in storefront ...

TRENTON, N.J. (WPVI) -- Salt water taffy - it's been a chewy, sweet treat at the Jersey Shore for well over 100 years and now a group of 5th graders wants it designated the official state candy. "We ...

We love learning how to make candy, but when we recently tried our hand at making ribbon candy, only Mitchell Olson seemed to be able to master it. In order to gain redemption, Ashley Thompson brought ...

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Homemade Salt Water Taffy is not only a fun and delicious activity it can also be a chemistry lesson: The Effect of Temperature and Torsion on a Saccharide. The first time I made salt water taffy was ...

Not all candy is pulled, but much of it is,” Justice William Howard Taft wrote in the 1921 Supreme Court decision Hildreth v. Mastoras. That high-profile patent dispute over rival improvements to salt ...

Every year, as we prepare for Halloween, my mind is filled with thoughts of my childhood and my grandma and grandpa who were pumpkin farmers. I still picture them in the field surrounded by the orange ...