Pulling together

I love the Lion House Cookbook I guess it is now called Lion House Classic.
At the very beginning of the book it speaks about Brigham Young and his residence. Yes, that is where the Lion comes from, his nickname was the "Lion of the Lord".

This is a great Taffy, because you can pull it cool, so it doesn't burn your hands. My kids loved this, when we did this for Family Home Evening -- Yes, it was years ago, and they won't remember. But, we did.

After Vaughn and I were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple, (I am remembering years and years ago) we visited the Church Headquarters, where we were introduced to the current Prophet, Pres. Benson, and all the General Authorities. Vaughn's Mission President and His wife were the Host and Hostess for the Church. And they brought us to a room with all these leaders of the Church. It was a birthday party for one of them. And, Pres. and Sis. Wagstaff had made arrangements for us to drop in on this party.

We were surrounded by these great men, giving us their well wishes and telling us how gratful they were for our choices. This was a little hard for me to take in, even now, some thirty years later.

Then we had our Wedding Lunch at the Lion House. I guess that is why I always favor recipies from this book, this comes from the Deseret News article I found. (It is in the book also)

Please enjoy this with your family, I did.

LION HOUSE TAFFY

2 cups sugar

1 1/2 cups water

1 cup white corn syrup

1 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons glycerine (available at drugstores)

2 tablespoons butter

1 teaspoon vanilla


Pulling together: Celebrate Pioneer Day with an old-fashioned candy

Mix sugar, water, corn syrup, salt and glycerine in a heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook until temperature is 258 degrees. Remove from heat and add the butter and vanilla, stirring until the butter is melted.

Pour candy onto a buttered cookie sheet. Cool until lukewarm and taffy can be handled comfortably.

Wash and dry hands thoroughly. Take a small piece of taffy and stretch and fold repeatedly until the taffy turns white. Form taffy into desired shape. Place on a piece of waxed paper.

Makes enough taffy for 10-14 people to share. -- Lion House Classics