Taffy is a type of chewy candy. Taffy is made by stretching or pulling a sticky mass of boiled sugar, butter, flavorings, and coloring until fluffy. When this process is complete, the taffy is cut into small pastel-colored pieces and wrapped in wax paper to keep it soft. It usually has a fruity flavor, but other flavors are common as well.

Salt water taffy was a noted invention of Atlantic City, New Jersey and became a common souvenir of many coastal resort towns.

Taffy is pulled commercially by machine on metal hooks; home made taffy is pulled by hand between two people. Taffy pulls were a common social event in the 18th century and still occasionally practised today. The two-person format allowed romantic possibility and the word "taffy" was sometimes used to mean "flattery".

See also

• Toffee

confectionery

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