47) salt water taffysecundus_castJuly 2 2012, 01:29:00 UTC
Time: Post-"Secundus 2" Notes: Looked this up, and apparently this is a staple of the New Jersey boardwalk scene, where it was invented. So our characters gotta get it by mail. Uncle Artie and Aunt Sylvia are references to the people who would be Marty's grandpa and grandma if the family tree worked properly. In this world, Artie is George's twin brother, who lives in Jersey. (We might see a bit of him in "Secundus 2.")
“Salt water taffy?” “Yeah - my Uncle Artie and Aunt Sylvia sent us some from New Jersey,” Marty said. “Apparently it’s taffy, just with - salt water?” “Well, we may as well see if it’s as good as the other kind. May I try a piece?” “Be my guest. You can be official candy taste tester, Victor.” “Heh - if only that were a real job. . .” Victor popped the piece into his mouth and began to chew. “So? How is it?” “Gut. . .” Victor managed a smile. Marty snickered. “Okay then, I guess we’ve discovered it’s at least as sticky as regular old taffy. . . .”
Notes: Looked this up, and apparently this is a staple of the New Jersey boardwalk scene, where it was invented. So our characters gotta get it by mail. Uncle Artie and Aunt Sylvia are references to the people who would be Marty's grandpa and grandma if the family tree worked properly. In this world, Artie is George's twin brother, who lives in Jersey. (We might see a bit of him in "Secundus 2.")
“Salt water taffy?”
“Yeah - my Uncle Artie and Aunt Sylvia sent us some from New Jersey,” Marty said. “Apparently it’s taffy, just with - salt water?”
“Well, we may as well see if it’s as good as the other kind. May I try a piece?”
“Be my guest. You can be official candy taste tester, Victor.”
“Heh - if only that were a real job. . .” Victor popped the piece into his mouth and began to chew.
“So? How is it?”
“Gut. . .” Victor managed a smile.
Marty snickered. “Okay then, I guess we’ve discovered it’s at least as sticky as regular old taffy. . . .”
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