[1] When this process is complete, the taffy is rolled, cut into small pieces and wrapped in wax paper to keep it soft.

[6] The host would prepare the taffy recipe by melting molasses and sorghum or sugar with a mixture of water.

Participants would coat their hands with butter and working with a partner pull the hot mixture apart, and then fold it back together and repeat.

Fralinger's first major competition came from candy maker Enoch James, who refined the recipe, making it less sticky and easier to unwrap.

The candy was also sold mail order; in 1926 sheet music was commissioned by James with the title "Send Home Some Taffy Today!"

[14][12] On August 21, 1923, John Edmiston obtained a trademark for the name "salt water taffy" (number 172,016), then demanded royalties from companies using his newly acquired name.

Some examples of flavoring include vanilla, lemon, maple, banana, red licorice, watermelon, raspberry or mint extracts.