WHAT IS THIS GOOEY MESS ? REALLY ?

I'm talking here SALT WATER TAFFY . . .  Who invented this disgusting stuff ?  And WHY ?

I know there is a dentist behind this invention.  Hell, lets make something that will pull out all existing fillings and remain stuck to the teeth long after a person is finished eating it.  Actually, you are never finished with taffy because it stays stuck on and in and between your teeth for months after so you are continuously finding small pieces to chew on long after the initial ingestion.  And those pieces you don't find remain there creating a lovely nesting place for plaque and germs to make new cavities for you.  It's a gold mine for dentists.

And if it wasn't a dentist who created this goo who the hell was the inventor ? I would like to smack him up side his head with a wad of week old taffy.

Every souvenir shop and gift shop in the world sells this stuff.  Thousands of miles from the sea you find SALT WATER taffy. Is someone shipping in gallons of salt water in order to make this stuff?  And who the hell BUYS it ? Have you EVER found a person who says, "OOOOH, SALT WATER TAFFY! I LOVE THAT STUFF MORE THAN LIFE ITSELF!"   NO!  I don't think so.  Are the "Taffy-a-holics" like chocoholics ?  NO, Again, I don't think so.  The stuffy is just plain NASTY!  And what about the fact that it comes in "flavors" ?  Sorry to tell you but to me the chocolate tastes like the coffee which tastes like the strawberry. Nasty is Nasty no matter what label you put on the wrapper.

Heaven forbid you don't eat the gunk immediately because once the box is opened the air starts to harden those little tidbits of goo. The longer it remains in the box the stickier and harder it gets.  But before it hardens it goes through the SOFT and gooey stage so that when you try to unwrap the stuff it sticks to the paper, your fingers, your hair, your clothes and all furniture within a 20 foot radius.
If you think giving peanut butter to your dog is hilarious try giving taffy to a toddler.  Best entertainment EVER !

Can you tell I don't like taffy ?  Never did, never will.   Give me some good old fashioned chocolate any day and keep the taffy for sticking photos on your fridge or plugging up holes in cement.

This blog was inspired by my recent trip to MD. The airports ALL sell adorable containers of taffy.  I have never seen anyone buy any but there they are on display. I chuckled to myself when I arrived home to find that Ger's brother had brought Ger a box of SALT WATER TAFFY !  It figures that Husband actually likes this stuff.  Just what he needs !