Salt Water Taffy Trivia
What is salt water taffy made from?
Answer: Sugar, corn syrup, water, butter, salt, and flavorings.
What state is commonly associated with salt water
taffy?
Answer: New Jersey.
How did salt water taffy get its name?
Answer: Legend has it that a severe storm caused seawater to flood a candy
shop in Atlantic City, New Jersey, resulting in taffy candy that was infused
with saltwater.
Who is credited with popularizing salt water taffy in
the United States?
Answer: Joseph Fralinger.
What is the traditional flavor of salt water taffy?
Answer: Vanilla.
What is the texture of salt water taffy?
Answer: Chewy and stretchy.
What is the origin of the candy-pulling process used to
make salt water taffy?
Answer: It originated in the 19th century, when candy makers would stretch
hot sugar mixtures to incorporate air and create a lighter texture.
What is the name of the machine used to mix and pull
salt water taffy?
Answer: Taffy-puller.
What is the shelf life of salt water taffy?
Answer: Around 6-8 months.
What is the average weight of a piece of salt water
taffy?
Answer: 5 grams.
What is the most popular flavor of salt water taffy?
Answer: Salted caramel.
What is the process of making salt water taffy called?
Answer: Cooking and pulling.
What is the name of the board used to shape and cut
salt water taffy?
Answer: Taffy hook.
What is the name of the annual salt water taffy
festival held in Ocean City, New Jersey?
Answer: The Ocean City Taffy Festival.
What is the traditional color of salt water taffy?
Answer: Pastel shades.
What is the name of the machine used to wrap individual
pieces of salt water taffy?
Answer: Wrapping machine.
What is the name of the company that invented a machine
to mass-produce salt water taffy?
Answer: James Saltwater Taffy Company.
What is the name of the company that was the first to
sell salt water taffy as a souvenir in Atlantic City, New Jersey?
Answer: Shriver's Salt Water Taffy & Fudge.
What is the name of the famous salt water taffy shop on
the boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey?
Answer: James Candy Company.
What is the name of the famous salt water taffy shop in
Ocean City, New Jersey?
Answer: Fralinger's Salt Water Taffy.
What is the name of the famous salt water taffy shop in
Wildwood, New Jersey?
Answer: Douglass Salt Water Taffy.
What is the name of the famous salt water taffy shop in
Cape May, New Jersey?|
Answer: The Original Fudge Kitchen.
What is the name of the famous salt water taffy shop in
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware?
Answer: Dolle's Candyland.
What is the name of the famous salt water taffy shop in
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina?
Answer: Wee-R-Sweetz.
What is the name of the famous salt water taffy shop in
Savannah, Georgia?
Answer: River Street Sweets.
What is the name of the famous salt water taffy shop in
San Francisco, California?
Answer: The Candy Baron.