why is salt water taffy called that
No Seawater in the Taffy. Despite its name, saltwater taffy doesn't contain saltwater. The recipe calls for salt and water, but this is not where the taffy got its name. Where the taffy did get its name is the stuff of urban legend.he taffy was sold near the ocean, so it began being called saltwater taffy.. A candy maker named Joseph Fralinger began selling boxes of the taffy as souvenirs at Atlantic City in the 1890s.