How do I clean a pot with taffey in it

As others have already said, boil some water in it and you could literally eventually scrape the bits off with a metal spatula. I think in cooking this is called "deglazing" - you can make gravies and sauces like this!

I see you've already solved the problem but for the future...baking soda and boiling hot water work wonders. Just let the pan soak in this for a bit and you would be amazed at how well it works for almost all difficult to clean pans.

what i would suggest is to put water in in and boil the water to see if it loosens it a little bit and then scrap it off. you must tell us how you got it off when you do.

Well when you spill something like that in the oven you pour salt on it while it is still warm, the salt kind of sucks it up and all hardens then you can just lift it out with the spatula. Maybe the same concept would apply to the pot, maybe try heating the pan up just enough that the syrup gets a bit softer and pour salt on it and see if it works. Or you could just keep pouring boiling water on it then pour it out and continue doing that until it all melts off gradually. Good luck, I would love to hear what you eventually decide to do and how well it works.

I love maple ham! I do that type of dinner a lot. I will slice the ham and lay each slice flat in the pan. Sprinkle brown sugar on each slice, then some maple syrup. Usually when it's done the syrup is watery because of the juices in the ham mixing with it. Not sure why yours was so thick, that's never happened to me. A nice soak in hot water is usually all it takes to get maple syrup off my pans.

You read my article a while back on how to get that off my pots and pans. It had all sorts of tips in it. If you need me to I will email you the link, just let me know. I think you even commented on it too.

Put it to soak in warm water, perhaps with some washing soda added (though that is more useful for removing grease/fat/oil). It will come clean eventually.

Really hot water should melt most of it, and then a scratcher of some sort.

Put some water and allow it to boil till the burnt syrup comes out.