Meanings
nounsaltwater taffy (uncountable)
alternative salt water taffy
- uncountablecookingA kind of soft taffy characteristic of the eastern United States, made with butter, glycerin, corn syrup, salt and water but not seawater.
It struck me as a perky, whine-free name—the kind of standard-issue handle that could be found on necklaces hanging off carousels in roadside souvenir shops, next to the saltwater taffy.
2023, Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World, Penguin, →ISBN, page 44
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