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McCalls Great American Recipe Collection

CHILDREN FAVORITES 24n

Taffy Apples

2 cups sugar

2 cups light corn syrup

2 bottles (1 3/4 oz size)
cinnamon candies (1/3 cup)

1/2 teaspoon red food coloring

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

6 medium apples

NOTE: ( Use ripe, red eating apples, such as McIntosh or Delicious.

1. In medium saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup, and cinnamon candies with 1 cup cold water.

2. Over medium heat, stir constantly, just until sugar and candies are dissolved. (Do not boil.)

3. Add food color and cinnamon; continue cooking, stir to mix well.

4. Bring syrup to boiling; continue cooking, without stirring, to 300F on candy thermometer.

5. Meanwhile, wash apples, dry well. Remove stem from each; insert skewer partway in stem end,

far enough to hold apple firmly.

6. Remove syrup from heat.

7. Working quickly, dip each apple (holding by skewer) into syrup, to coat completely.

Place, skewer end up, on well greased cookie sheets, to let taffy harden. Let stand at

room temperature until serving.

Makes 6 .