A soft, chewy candy made by cooking sugar or molasses and pulling it until it's light and fluffy.
From 'taffeta' (the fabric), borrowed from Persian 'taftah.' The candy may have been named for its smooth, silk-like texture, or possibly from the place Taffy in Wales, though the connection is uncertain.
Taffy candy might be named after the Welsh place 'Taffy' (where the River Taff flows), giving us silly tongue twisters like 'taffy from Taffy' centuries before candy companies existed!
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