candy pull

noun

a social gathering at which taffy or molasses candy is made.

Origin of candy pull

First recorded in 1835–45

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Examples from the Web for candy pull

Historical Examples of candy pull

Leslie wanted to have a candy-pull, with apples and nuts and raisins for refreshments.
Cloudy Jewel
Grace Livingston Hill
You can't go on adding to the party, though, as if it was a candy-pull!
The Story Of Waitstill Baxter
By Kate Douglas Wiggin
Pamela was having a candy-pull down-stairs one night—a grown-up candy-pull to which the boys were not expected.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete
Albert Bigelow Paine
Instead we are going to have a candy-pull over at my house, and I came over to get you.
Harry Watson's High School Days
Frank V. Webster
Kitty was telling something that had happened that afternoon at the candy-pull from which they were just returning.
The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation
Annie Fellows Johnston