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English Toffee Day8th January
Jump to: Toffee Recipes
Toffee is a confectionary or sweet, which is traditionally made by boiling sugar and/or treacle until the mixture thickens sufficiently to set. There have been a variety of toffees made in England for centuries ranging from brittle to soft, light to dark, with nuts, without nuts, with treacle, without treacle, with raisins, without raisins, pulled or poured.
However it's made, it has been a firm favourite of the nation but perhaps one of the most iconic versions is Everton Toffee, which is a brittle type named after a town in the North-west of England, near Liverpool, which has an interesting history.
In 1889 A Mrs Bushell owned a toffee house called Ye Anciente Everton Toffee House which was located close to home ground of Everton Football Club. Mrs Bushell used to sell vast quantities of her toffee to the football fans who came to watch Everton play in the new Football League at the Stanley Park ground. She did a good trade. However in 1892 the Club moved to a new ground at Goodison Park leaving Mrs Bushell and her toffee behind.
However, despite a rival toffee shop near to the new
ground which was owned by a Mrs Noblett founder of the Everton Mint (sorry
that's another story for another time), Mrs Bushell, determined not to lose
business, got permission from the senior officials at Everton FC to distribute
her "Everton Toffees" inside the ground before the matches - a tradition
which has lasted through the years. Indeed, Everton football club's
nickname is The Toffees. Below are two recipes for English toffee for you to try. They make a nice home-made gift at Christmas......or any other time of the year.
Everton Toffee Veg CD Confectionery English 30mins plus setting
Treacle Toffee Veg CD Confectionery English 30mins plus setting
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