Feast of St. Catherine / pull taffy

[1jojolicious]

Awwe..Max is so cute. This was just as sweet as the taffy. HugZ you two!

[quill559]

is it supposed to be hard when you cut it?Like, rock hard?

[yoyomax12]

@quill559 It would be too hard to cut when it is rock hard, better to cut when it is softer

[1firefightergal]

Thanks for the help! I started work this year at Kings Landing Historical Settlement, in Prince William, NewBrunswick. I am going to be making pull taffy this weekend, and I have never made it before. (wish me luck) lol

[yoyomax12]

@1firefightergal How's the job going? Did the taffy turn out?

[1firefightergal]

@yoyomax12 the job is going great, I love working there. The taffy turned out very good, one of the best in the village! I ended up making it on Saturday and Sunday. Visitors got to see how it was made and get to try it. I was even able to suprise a few with my new found knowledge of taffy pulls and the feast of St Catherine! lol Thanks again for your help!

[Scrapper246]

Cool i just made this, looks almost exactly like it. Only for me it's very hard to pull and my hands keep on slipping off of it. I think i put too much grease on the pan. But it tastes good. Thank you for the instructions.

[yoyomax12]

@Scrapper246 No, you have it right! It is hard to pull and your hands do slip off, lol.

Thanks.

[abdi456001]

i made this yesterday it tates awesome

[KyliK55]

Thanks. Never heard the history before.

I have wonderful memories of makings this with my Mom.

[yoyomax12]

I have the same kind of memories with my Mom too! Thanks for the comment.

[yoyomax12]

A taffy hook would have come in handy!

Thanks Mademoiselle Pheebs.

[misty420luvsfrogs]

I've never made taffy you make it look easy

[yoyomax12]

It's fairly easy if you have a thermometer for the candy temperature, otherwise it can be hit and miss.

[audionautix]

I love watching people make food. I know it's weird. I think because it's the one thing that binds us all together. It is life.

[yoyomax12]

You are so right!

I find myself watching the food network and thinking the same thing.

[twish1999]

I had never heard of taffy until Lolaknows sent me some from USA and it is like nothing i have ever tasted before

[yoyomax12]

It is basically pure sugar (as you can see in the video), the molasses gives it a nice flavour.

[blubutterfly07]

im sure that my son could make a BIG mess outta that, may need to save that recipe for next year :P

looks yummy though, your videos always make me hungry!

[yoyomax12]

A huge mess out of that, but fun!!

You could always try letting him pull taffy in the bathtub, lol.

[1DRock37167]

I had heard of the holiday but had no idea what it was for, thanks for the history lession! LOL @ nuns with backpacks!

I wondered how taffy was made, too bad I cant eat it:(

[yoyomax12]

I eat it but live in fear of losing my fillings!

[GramsandPapi]

Thanks for the info. I used to make this kind of taffy when I was a child @ a million years ago it seems. LOL! Thanks, Grams

[yoyomax12]

The lost art of homemade candy!

[weightnC]

My kids would totally go for the taffy in exchange for attendance. :) Interesting story.

This seems like a fun thing for you and Max to do together.

[yoyomax12]

Bribery seems to work with most kids! lol.

[yoyomax2]

I love taffy and I was not successful making it.You didn't inherit your cooking talent from me.

Je t'aime Maxim!

[yoyomax12]

I learned to cook because of your patience with me in the kitchen as a little girl.

Love you.

[buglady58]

the nuns in nashville must not be of the same order as the nuns in frnch canada ;)

[yoyomax12]

Or they only wear their backpacks in private, sneaky type nuns, lol.

[Jinxie228]

mmmmmmm Pulled Taffy! Wow, its been forever since I've had any of that. Very interesting, I love learning new things. Looks good!

[yoyomax12]

It is an old fashioned kind of candy.

Thanks for watching

[whistonlass]

Smart nuns...bribery with taffee! lol Good tradition...you explain it so well and it helps me appreciate the traditions of French Canada (I never understood them when I lived in Western Canada, much to my dismay). Cool tip about brittle stage too; I love how much I learn from your vids. I hope I'm brave enough to give that a try..my older grandids would enjoy the process I'm certain. Jacquie (UK) x

[yoyomax12]

The older grandkids would love it! They do the pull taffy thing (not the cooking part, the pulling part) with the junior kindergarten kids at my son's school, so little kids can do it too. Lots of clean up afterwards though, as you can imagine. :)

[BrotherBearAZ]

This is very interesting, On Dec 13 we also celebrate a woman who refused to marry a man... Her name is St.Lucy (Lucia which means Light)

It is said that on the night before

her wedding, Lucia gave all her money to the poor and refused to marry this wealthy man. Because no one could understand why she did that, Lucia was accused of being a

witch and was burned at the stake on December 13 in the year AD 304.

Even after her death, however, Lucia was said to continue helping

those in need.

[yoyomax12]

What an interesting story! Thanks so much for telling it to me.

[XlaviathanX]

Much Love ...Travis

[yoyomax12]

Thanks for watching dear Travis!

[imperceptibleme]

Tammy you are one good cookie, fruit cake and taffy maker!  I bet you are a wonderful cook also! Nice video and well, I don't know if I will ever make taffy but if I need a recipe for some I know where to come. Hugs!

[yoyomax12]

Taffy is a once a year thing because I end up eating all of it!

[silverscreamgrl]

Tammy, you always have the BEST stories!! LOVE the backpack joke hahaha Great story to go with a great recipe!

[yoyomax12]

I didn't even go to southtube and I'm able to joke about it. lol.

I think that some recipes taste better when you know the history behind them!

Thanks Beth!

[thizizliz]

Wow, this looks really cool. I have added it to our list - thank you so much. And thank you for the history of your holiday too. Good for her!

[yoyomax12]

Thanks Liz!

I like hearing about the different "holidays" that other cultures celebrate.

[shadow6326]

Tammy! Wow, how interesting was that..I have never made pull taffy, never knew how..seems so simple..thanks for sharing!!

No joke of the day? Oh no..:)

have a great evening!!

[yoyomax12]

Threw in an extra joke of the day today Eva!

Pull taffy is simple, but also really sticky!

[wildheart5]

Very interesting story, I am a Catherine and I love the taffy. It reminds me of treacle candy my grandmother used to make. Do you ever make that?

[yoyomax12]

Never tried treacle candy...off to google it!

[edenbainbridge]

no joke?

o and i used to make taffy when he was little :)

xoexo

[yoyomax12]

Forgot the joke, two today!!!!

[md80guru]

That looks like so much fun! I like your assistant. He asked all the questions I wanted to ask.

[yoyomax12]

My assistant loves to help the master chef in the kitchen!

[bugsinrug]

Mmmm...yummy!

hugs, Chris

[yoyomax12]

Thank you Chris!

[Dlorezzz]

My grandmother and I made this once a very very long time ago. Thanks for the memory..

[yoyomax12]

You are welcome, I'm sure this kind of thing is the "original" candy.

[Lesli2]

this was so cool.Thanks Tammy.

Taffy is always good.

Happy Holidays. Tell Max Lesli said Hi.

[yoyomax12]

Pretty much pure sugar, of course it's good lol!