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    Salt water taffy, a tasty summer treat - at least at the Jersey shore, why is it called "salt water"?

    Question #68289. Asked by Allergic2Life. (Jul 15 06 9:59 PM)


    zbeckabee

    		The origins of the name are unknown. It could be because the recipe for the candy contains both salt and water. The most popular, although probably apocryphal, story concerns a candy-store owner, Mr. David Bradley, whose shop was flooded during a major storm in 1883. His entire stock of taffy was soaked with salty Atlantic Ocean water. When a young girl asked if he had any taffy for sale, he is said to have offered some "salt water taffy." The girl was delighted, She bought the candy and proudly walked down to the beach to show her friends. Mr. Bradley's mother was in the back and heard the exchange. She loved the name and so Salt Water Taffy was born[1].

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_water_taffy

    Jul 15 06, 10:05 PM

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