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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Saltwater Taffy

Saltwater Taffy

2 cups sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1 cup water
1 & 1/2 tsp. salt
2 Tbs. margerine or butter
1/4 tsp. vanilla, peppermint extract, or other flavoring
few drops food coloring (optional)

Butter a 9x13 baking dish and set aside. Butter the sides of a heavy 2-quart saucepan. In saucepan combine sugar, corn syrup, water and salt. Cook and stir over medium-high heat to boiling. Clip on candy thermometer and cook over medium heat without stirring to 265 degrees (about 40 min.). Remove from heat and stir in margerine, flavoring and coloring. Pour into prepared pan and cool for about 15 minutes or till easy to handle.

Butter hands. Divide candy into 6-8 pieces, then twist and pull each piece until it turns a lighter, creamy color (about 10 min.). Stretch into a rope shape and, with buttered scissors, snip taffy into bite size pieces. Wrap in clear plastic wrap or waxed paper.

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

H is for Horses

On August 11th we met up with Ann & Natalie and the gang in South Ogden for a little McDonalds food picnic and water park fun. Faith got right into it and ran around like a crazed woman, trying to get splashed, sprayed or dumped on by every water feature!

Christian was far more reserved, but he finally understood that the whole point was to get wet, not to avoid the water. It was so much fun! I wish there was a park like this closer to home (hint, hint, Kaysville city!).

That night we went over to Joy & Jordan's for some "H week" festivities. Right behind their house are fields and a barn, and just south of that is where their neighbor keeps his horses. The kids loved feeding them. (The horses are wearing special masks to keep the flies out of their eyes.)



















The neighbor told Joy to make sure and see the horses across the way, as well. There were two miniature horses with foals!























They were so tiny and fuzzy. I'm sure you can only imagine how hard it was to drag Buddy away from them!

After we had so much fun visiting with the horses, we went back to Joy & Jordan's and made sushi (California rolls, to be precise). Faith had been asking for it ever since Joy made it the first time and we were so lucky that she shared it again!