This type of candy (or sweet) is also known as choes. The candy is related to toffee, but it tends to be softer - toffee being quite a firm, often brittle candy, whilst taffy is soft.
Taffy is made from a mix of butter (vegetable oil can be used as a substitute), sugar, colourings and flavourings. This is is then boiled and stretched until small bubbles permeate the mixture. Once cooked, the taffy is then rolled out, cut into small pieces, and usually kept in waxed paper to keep it soft. Taffy is popular in fruit flavours, but molasses and unflavoured are also popular.
A popular seaside treat in the United States is salt water taffy. Although this taffy does contain both salt and water, it isn't actually made from saltwater.
In the UK, taffy is known as "chews" or "fruit chews."
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