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Jamanda
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 Posted: Sat May 23, 09 8:52 am Post subject: Treacle Toffee |
 
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Ingredients
- 200g butter
- 200g black treacle
- 300g soft brown sugar
- 30mls (2 teaspoons) water
- pinch cream of tartar
Recipe
- Put all ingredients except CofT into sauce pan.
- Gently melt and bring to the boil.
- Add the CofT.
- Boil until small crack stage (140°c)
- Pour into lined, greased tin.
- Cool, making hash marks when it's cool enough for them to stay there.
- Smash up with rolling pin and glue your teeth together with it.
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Jamanda
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Aha! This is what I need to make for tomorrow night!  |
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earthyvirgo
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| Posted: Thu Nov 05, 09 4:50 pm Post subject: |
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This is what I'm about to make now.
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gz
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Is this the recipe you can pull? |
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Jamanda
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No. I think Fee has one in the data base too though -here - This looks as though it would be lighter than mine (my great gran's actually), but still not of pulling consistency. Isn't that what is called taffy? |
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earthyvirgo
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| Posted: Thu Nov 05, 09 11:07 pm Post subject: |
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Mine turned out as a 'bash with a rolling pin' type. Fine if you like that type but not what I wanted.
My Mum makes the most exquisite chewy 'taffi triog' (not sure who's recipe) ...much, much nicer - I'll ask her for the recipe.
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Jamanda
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Mine turned out a bit softer than I like it. In fact I think you could pull it! But it tastes good. (Last time I trust that darned thermometer thingy) |
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frewen
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I want toffee now  |
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judith
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| Posted: Thu Nov 05, 09 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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| earthyvirgo wrote: |
| Mine turned out as a 'bash with a rolling pin' type. Fine if you like that type but not what I wanted. |
At our village show, that appears to be the desirable quality. The cookery judges always ask for a knife to bash it with if they didn't come armed with their own hammer! |
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earthyvirgo
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| Posted: Fri Nov 06, 09 2:31 pm Post subject: |
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| judith wrote: |
| earthyvirgo wrote: |
| Mine turned out as a 'bash with a rolling pin' type. Fine if you like that type but not what I wanted. |
At our village show, that appears to be the desirable quality. The cookery judges always ask for a knife to bash it with if they didn't come armed with their own hammer! |
Really?!
Gosh, sounds like I've made the grade then 
I was a bit puzzled by the 2 x tblsp of white vinegar in the recipe but it solidified after about 5 mins boiling. Wondering if it was some chemical reaction.
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Jamanda
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| Posted: Sun Nov 04, 12 12:56 pm Post subject: |
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Toffee time! |
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Went
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What does the Cream of Tartar do? We haven't got any - will it work without? You've set me on a toffee quest now.....  |
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Went
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| earthyvirgo wrote: |
I was a bit puzzled by the 2 x tblsp of white vinegar in the recipe
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Eh? So am I or have I missed something? |
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Boy Wonder
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| Posted: Sun Nov 04, 12 1:28 pm Post subject: |
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Vinegar and cream of tartar both have low pHs. So they must fulfill the same function in the different recipes. I would guess something to do with the setting.
eta who left himself logged in then? |
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mochyn
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| Posted: Sun Nov 04, 12 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Boy Wonder wrote: |
| eta who left himself logged in then? |
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