Scottish Tablet
Fudge's harder, sweeter Scottish cousin.
- CategoryMisc
- First appeared1700s
- CountryBritain
- How it is madeCompressedBeaten fudge or toffee
What it is
A hard grainy sugar confection made with condensed milk and butter, sweeter and more brittle than fudge, that crumbles rather than chews. A Scottish institution.
Taste
Where it comes from
Tablet has been made in Scotland since at least the eighteenth century and appears in the household book of Lady Grisell Baillie from the early 1700s. It was originally made with just sugar and cream, with condensed milk coming later, and every Scottish family with a recipe insists theirs is the right one.
What it's made of
Sugar, condensed milk and butter boiled to the soft ball stage then beaten as it cools, which forces fine sugar crystals to form. The graininess is the whole point.
Ingredients and allergens
Ingredients
Sugar, glucose syrup, condensed <strong>milk</strong>, <strong>butter</strong> (<strong>milk</strong>) (4%), glycerine, fondant (sugar, glucose syrup, water), sunflower lecithin.
Allergens
Contains: Milk
