Stores on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City
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2009-09-02
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Most food historians believe salt water taffy was invented in the early 1880s. The story begins with a gentleman named John Ross Edmiston. The owner of a small boardwalk postcard shop in Atlantic City, Edmiston hired a man named David Bradley to sell taffy alongside his wares. While Edmiston eventually fired Bradley, he kept the popular candy in his shop. One night, an ocean swell flooded his boardwalk shop. In the morning, Edmiston discovered all the taffy had been soaked in salty sea foam.
During his cleanup, a young girl came into the store asking if he still had some taffy for sale. Jokingly, Bradley said that he had some �saltwater taffy.� The little girl purchased the taffy and took it back to the beach to share with her friends. Her mother heard the name and instantly loved it, and thus the name �salt water taffy� was born.
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Salt Water Taffy, Stores on the Boardwalk, The Atlantic City Boardwalk, The World Famous Boardwalk, The Resorts Hotel and Casino, Resorts Atlantic City, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Casinos, Resort Hotels, A Summer Place, Absecon Island, Southern Jersey Shore, The Jersey Shore, The Shore, Jersey Shore, New Jersey, NJ, Jersey, The Garden State
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