Nostalgia foods

Here is one from my youth -- New Jersey Boardwalk Salt Water Taffy. No salt in it. Sold on every Boardwalk in NJ. I can get it at the State Fair of Texas, but that's only once a year.

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CD

How does it look as sold? Its reminds me of 'seaside rock' in the UK.

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How does it look as sold? Its reminds me of 'seaside rock' in the UK.

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It's the wrapped candy pic posted. It's soft, like a caramel, not hard like a rock candy.

caseydog - do you mean you can get just that particular brand of taffy once a year? I can get taffy like that just about anywhere here, but I don't know if it's salt-free.

I'll check next time I'm in town - if it's salt-free and you can't get it, I'll send you a load of it!
 
It's the wrapped candy pic posted. It's soft, like a caramel, not hard like a rock candy.

caseydog - do you mean you can get just that particular brand of taffy once a year? I can get taffy like that just about anywhere here, but I don't know if it's salt-free.

I'll check next time I'm in town - if it's salt-free and you can't get it, I'll send you a load of it!

It doesn't matter the brand, I've only seen it at the State Fair. They have a couple of taffy pulling machines, and make it on site.

CD
 
I posted two pictures, I only see one link in your reply. I posted the wrapped finished product picture a few minutes after the taffy puller picture. Maybe you looked in that small gap of time. Look again.

CD

OK - I see it now. It does indeed look like little pieces of seaside rock. Traditionally, it has letters running through it of the place where its sold.

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Russ
 
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