Home Made Scottish Tablet

Just made a tray of it 2 days ago,

The recipe,

1 kilo of white sugar,
1 tin of sweetened condensed milk,
1 large cup of milk,
2 large table spoons of margarine/butter,
30 drops of vanilla essence,

Mix the sugar and milk in a large pan, heat it gently until the sugar dissolves, bring to the boil, then add the condensed milk and margarine,
Boil for 25 mins then add the vanilla ( if you have a sugar thermometer the temp is 118 C), take off the heat then beat the mixture vigorously until it starts to stiffen (this could take 15 mins) pour into a baking tray and let it set.

A small piece is 2,000 calories but what the hell.

Another good tip - when you lift off the heat to beat, sit the pan in cold water. It helps it gain the grainy texture.

Karen's a bit of a tablet expert !

Ooh dont I just love tablet

I am so rubbish at making it though-it always turns out like fudge

Good tip Phil the beating process is to help cool it and form the sugar granules.

What is it ?

Sorry to sound stoopid, but I'm an awful cook, I can barely perfect microwave meals, so is it a biscuit or something similar ?

It's like fudge, only harder, if done right it melts in your mouth, lovely.

Oh Malady-proper tablet is to die for
Imagine hard fudge but sweeter, you can only eat a wee bit and it is lovely with decent coffee mmmmmmmm.

It is usually made in a square tray then cut up into little squares.
Not for the kids though-the sugar high is just too much (or maybe that is my excuse for keeping it all to myself

Sounds lovely Now I have to go out and buy something called a baking tray

Oh I agree, if the sugar is too high, I dont want them bouncing off the walls

Kirsty, my youngest daughter lived in Hong Kong for a few years and she used to beg me to make it and send it out to her.

Stop! You are making me jealous, next thing you'll be telling me you make maccaroon as well