Making Honey Taffy.

[screwdriver_clock]

Fun story for you all. Yesterday I went to the local farmers market and with $8 purchased 8oz of fresh honey, 3 pounds of cooking apples and 2 fresh cinnamon buns. That same night I cooked all of the apples into an applesauce which was sweet and tangy and by far the most delicious applesauce I've ever made, and next week if i can afford to purchase some more I might make it again. I ate the two cinnamon buns this morning for a brunch, and it was pleasing with a cup of coffee. Now here comes the fun part you guys.

So I'm looking online for a recipe to use my honey in, because I had a taste of it and it was amazing and dying to be used. I find a recipe for Honey Taffy, a relatively easy to make dish (supposedly). So i gather my ingredients, and put them to a boil. Funny thing about making taffy.

1. The taffy is supposed to go into a soft crack state at 270 degrees Fahrenheit, where it is then ready to be cooled

2. If it cooks longer than needed it will burn relatively quickly

3. When boiling something with such a high sugar content, it likes to bubble up and spill.

4. Gas stoves sometimes have a large flame.

5. Molten sugar hurts.

So for the first 15 minutes I'm having to freak out while the liquid boils over the pot and spills on my stove, where the flames then flare up and go into the saucepan im using. It catches on fire so i put it out by putting the lid on the pot and turning off the stove and i look at it and it seems relatively fine, as all it did was create a light film at the top of the pan. I should of stopped there but oooh no, I decided i should still try at it. Regardless, the taffy cooked 1 minute too long, turned black and smelled like hell, and then when i tried to dispose of it left a solid glaze on the pan.  So thats one pan that may be ruined, my arm is burnt from it (did I mention that?) and I'm generally depressed from it. So yeah.


Lesson: Don't make Honey Taffy.


EVER.

[TeddyBear]

Candy making's a skill, an art.
Taffy's probably not your best bet for starting out if you haven't done it before.
I'd know, I work at a candy store that makes all their own candy.

Be careful next time, it takes practice and patience. Lower heat on the stove is what works best, if you ever decide to even melt chocolate. It prevents burning more.

Hope those burns heal!

[Il Duce]

This makes me want to try to make honey taffy.

[CubeMelonClock]

I can just feel the pain in that last paragraph, nicely written, but remember "why do we fall?" ;P