Food Holidays: May 23th, 2022 – The Mommies Reviews

Good morning, I would like to share our series featuring Food Holidays: May 23th, 2022. I don’t know about you but I don’t care for Taffy but David does like it. Before you ask me about Charlie I am not sure if he likes Taffy or not. How about you do you like Taffy? If so which flavor and why?

As far as native sweets are concerned, Taffies has a history dating back to the late 19^th Century. Taffy was discovered by accident when a Candy Shop on the shore of New Jersey was flooded with Salty Seawater. The Candies were soaked in Saltwater leading to the invention of the first-ever Saltwater Taffy. Taffy has since come a long way, finding its place in many stores, on Boardwalks, and the Eastern Seaboard regions. National Taffy Day is a day to celebrate these Candies and indulge in the goodness of the Taffies. It is a wonderful feeling to unwrap that wax paper and chew on Taffy, made with Sugar and Butter, and enjoy the pulling effect in your mouth.

How people celebrate National Taffy Day:

On the holiday celebrating Taffy, it would be an interesting chance to get to know how Toffy is made. There are guided tours offered by many factories. You can watch Taffies heated up in big kettles of copper. Then Taffies are cooled over a slab of marble post which the Taffy is pulled using the machine.
You can indulge yourself in gorging on Taffies on this holiday. Please be mindful of the sweet getting into your body. However, since it is only for today, that you can afford to enjoy a lot of it.
If you like to have some fun, you can make your Taffy, along with your friends and family, and make it a memorable event to remember for a long time.
Try the different flavored Taffy available and rate the Taffy according to your taste. You can share your experience on Taffy making or your choice of the best flavor online using the hashtag #NationalTaffyDay.
You can also recommend your favorite Taffy Shop on this holiday and let everyone know why you prefer Taffies from this shop.

Interesting facts about National Taffy Day:

This is the holiday celebrating the goodness of the Taffies. Taffies is a pulled Candies and here are facts Taffies:

There are many different flavors in Taffies to match the preferences of men, women, and kids. You might say there is a flavor to match everyone’s preference. Did you know Vanilla Taffy tops the popularity charts. There is Banana Saltwater Taffy, Watermelon Saltwater Taffy, and many other flavors of Taffy available.
The first mention of the word Taffy can be found in the Oxford English Dictionary in the year 1817.
During the mid-1800s, Taffy the chewable candy became a popular sweet and Taffy has continued to rule the hearts to date.
Pulling the Candies is how the Taffies are made and this process was also discovered in the middle of the 19^th Century.
Laffy Taffy is a new variety of Taffy which launched in 2005 in the shape of a long cord.
In the early years of Taffy making, the mixture for Taffy was boiled in copper kettles over an open fire, preferably a coal fire. After this Taffy was cooled over a marble slab and pulled from a large hook to give it the perfect texture.
When the Taffy is pulled it adds air to the Sugar and Corn Syrup mix giving Taffy a lighter feeling and yet a chewy texture.
While Saltwater Taffy has a history of accidental invention, the taste does not differ between regular and Saltwater Taffy. Saltwater Taffy does not have Salt added to the mix either.
With the latest technology, nearly 1000 pieces of Taffy can be produced in a minute.
The term “Taffy” originated around 1817 in the US and it referred to boiled Candy at that time.

History of National Taffy Day:

We couldn’t find any information as to the origins and the reasons for the celebration of National Taffy Day and there is also not much evidence available on the history of Taffies.