Tablet

This is one of those traditional Scottish recipes that, growing up, I thought everyone knew. Only when my English friends told me they have never heard of it did I decide I had to share, and as the recipe is free, "Swallowing this will not be a pill".

Read on for the Ingredients and how I make it...

125g or 4 1/2lb butter 

1kg or 2 1/4lb granulated sugar 

300ml or 10floz of milk      

200g or 7oz tin of condensed milk

1 teaspoon of Madagascan extract.

Warm up your saucepan on the stove for a couple of minutes..This pan should be of good quality and have a heavy base to avoid the tablet sticking and burning.

Put in the sugar, butter and milk and melt on a low heat until all the sugar has dissolved.

Stir in the condensed milk and bring to the boil stirring all the time. Simmer gently for 8-10 minutes or until "soft ball" stage has been reached.

If you use a sugar thermometer it should be at 115*c/240*F.

Remove from the heat and add the vanilla, beat the mixture for 5 minutes until it begins to thicken and set.

Pour into a tray bake tin and mark out into squares when it is almost cold.

This may not help your diet...but it's great fun, and it's home made....

     Janet