10-18-2002, 10:35 PM
Today I took a stroll down Memory Lane and for the first time I made Toffee Apples.
When I was a child my parents had a small grocer's shop and my mother used to make toffee apples to sell there. I remember the taste to this day and my own special treat was to get to eat the bits of toffee that stuck to the greaseproof paper when the apples had cooled.
Anyway, for those who crave a real toffee apple, here is my mum's recipe.
When I was a child my parents had a small grocer's shop and my mother used to make toffee apples to sell there. I remember the taste to this day and my own special treat was to get to eat the bits of toffee that stuck to the greaseproof paper when the apples had cooled.
Anyway, for those who crave a real toffee apple, here is my mum's recipe.
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4 or 5 ripe apples
12 oz granulated sugar
1/4 pint water (Imperial)
2 oz butter
a pinch of cream of tartar
1 teaspoon vinegar
Wash the apples and dry them well. Put the sugar and water into a strong pan and leave to dissolve over a low heat without boiling at all.
Add the remaining ingredients, bring to the boil, stirring, and boil to 290 degrees F.
Fix the apples on wooden skewers and dip, one at a time, in the boiling syrup, coating them well. Put them on a well-greased plate or tin to cool, but remove them before they set quite hard.
12 oz granulated sugar
1/4 pint water (Imperial)
2 oz butter
a pinch of cream of tartar
1 teaspoon vinegar
Wash the apples and dry them well. Put the sugar and water into a strong pan and leave to dissolve over a low heat without boiling at all.
Add the remaining ingredients, bring to the boil, stirring, and boil to 290 degrees F.
Fix the apples on wooden skewers and dip, one at a time, in the boiling syrup, coating them well. Put them on a well-greased plate or tin to cool, but remove them before they set quite hard.
Let me know if you try them - they taste of butterscotch and happy childhood days :smile: