今年全家人打算过一个老式的圣诞节，自己动手做太妃糖。母亲熬好一锅热腾腾的太妃糖，然后孩子们一起拉伸黏黏的太妃糖，再把它揉成一个大球。大家用这个糖球做了许多美味的拐杖糖，并开心地把拐杖糖挂在圣诞树上。当大家清理好厨房回来时，眼前的景象让大伙惊呆了……
BySandraJ. Payne
"How'sitlook?" mymotheraskedme. Istaredintotheboilingpinkgoobubblingupinthepan. Mymomhaddecidedthatweshouldhavean "old-fashioned" Christmasthisyear, andwewereexperimentingwithmakingtaffyforthefirsttimeinourlives.
"Ithinkit'sready," Isaid. Thecandythermometerread 265 degrees. Mymothercheckedit.
"It'sdefinitelyready," shesaid. "Let'spouritout."
Mylittlesister, Janet, hadalargecookiesheetbutteredandreadytogo. MybrotherMikeandhisbestfriend, Jimmy, lookedonasmymothertookthehotpanoffthestoveandpouredthepinktaffyslowlyontothecookiesheet. Itlookedshinyanddelicious.
"Whilewewaitforthattocool, let'spullthisone," mymomsaid, pointingtothewhitetaffywe'dmadeearlier.
"Yeah!" weshouted. Itwasthemomentwe'dbeenwaitingfor. MymomcutthewhitetaffyintotwohalvesandgaveonehunktoMikeandJimmy, andtheotherhunktoJanetandme. Asteams, webeganpullingonoppositesidesofourtaffy, makinglongstringylengths, foldingitinhalfandpullingitoutagain. Wedidthisoverandoveruntilourstickytaffyturnedsmoothandsatiny. Itwashotwork, butnoonemindedonsuchacoldDecembernightinAlaska. Itmadeusfeelcozyeventhoughhugesnowflakesspunpastthestreetlightsoutside.