Talk:Salt water taffy

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Though I doubt that the origin of the name story is true, and honestly I really don't care, there is nothing in it that suggests it would be in the business directory, I'm deleting this passage "The veracity of this story is called into question by the fact that the first occurrence of the phrase "salt water taffy" in Atlantic City business directories was in 1889."- Moshe Constantine Hassan Al-Silverburg 21:08, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

nobody knows if its true they just did a thing on the history channel and they thought it was true so I dont know.

[edit] Supreme Court or Patent Ruling?

I think it'd be worth looking into whether there was actually a Supreme Court case. This from the American Dialect Society (and some of my own brief followup) makes it seem like the "Supreme Court" mention was actually a misidentification. It might have just been a Patent Office ruling. If I have spare time I'll look into this, but I might not get around to it. Ando228 18:37, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] salt water vs regular taffy

What is the difference between salt water taffy and regular taffy? Neither this article or the "Taffy" article explain the division. Trcunning 16:28, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

I beleive that salt water taffy is made with actual salt water.

According to the Discovery Channel and Friends, you're incorrect. I'd say the difference is geography. Champagne only comes from the Champagne region of France. If the grapes come from anywhere else you have to call it sparkling wine. I'd venture a guess "salt water taffy" is what they call it along the Atlantic, and "taffy" if its made anywhere else. Also please sign your entries! Bderwest 16:21, 15 August 2007 (UTC)