Old fashioned pulled sugar candy

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Many years ago my Aunt Fannie made pulled sugar candy around the holidays and it was such a special treat. It was cut and wrapped in waxed paper and when she handed you a couple of pieces, you felt like you had won the lottery! It's made with sugar and vinegar and when made correctly, it's amazing. But that's the catch: MADE CORRECTLY. When our daughter Tammy was a young teenager, she and her cousin decided they would go into business making and selling this candy. It didn't take long for them to realize that was just about impossible. The candy has to be cooked to just the right temp (Aunt Fannie never used a candy thermometer), then it has to be pulled just the right amount of times (how to know how many times?), then at just the right moment it's cut into small one inch pieces and wrapped individually. It can break a tooth if you try to bite it until it softens some in your mouth. Recently Tammy and I were remembering how delicious it was. She and her husband started practicing and finally perfected it! There's some on the way to us in the mail, so hopefully it will be really good. They're even selling it on Etsy. I think Aunt Fannie would be really pleased.