Optimal temp for sugar on snow?

[Lindsey Simanskas]

First sugar on snow party coming up and need advise on correct temp for sugar on snow?

I've heard 255 is ths correct?

[Zamkev]

I'm assuming you mean maple taffy? If so it's 238F.

[PerryW]

Stop boiling at the Soft Ball Stage, which is around 235 deg F. That means that when you drop a bit of it into cold water to cool it down, it will form a soft ball.

[antelope76]

My grandparents used to make it when I was a kid. We called it Jack Wax.