Generation Recipes

Today I had the pleasure of a visit from my Mum, Grandma, Sister and niece. It was a great time of catching up, kids playing and cooking with my Grandma. A few years ago Grandma showed me how to make toffee. She says that her mum could only cook two things but did them both well and that was toffee and soup. She told me today that she remembers her mum clearly getting upset when other mothers sent burnt or "stick-jaw" toffee along to school fetes. Obviously she had a lot of practice at this.

Toffee is a great thing to be able to make for a few reasons including the price (is very cheap) and although it is a sweet it doesn't have any nasty ingredients added. Before Grandma shared her method with me I had tried numerous times from a cookbook and from my experience can say that this is one recipe that you need to learn from someone with a bit of experience. Unfortunately there is no "scratch and sniff" application on the Internet, but I hope the pictures are helpful.

"Toffee - My Grandma's Mum's Recipe"

Turn the hot plate onto high and add 2 cups sugar - spread this over the bottom of a large soup pot.

Dollop in 2 large desert spoons of golden syrup









Add 2 desert spoons of butter











Add 2 desert spoons of vinegar











Enough water to wet the sugar but not all of the sugar, don't put the pot under the tap, get a cup measure and add gradually - sorry no picture for this.

Let mixture come to the boil and let boil until it smells like butterscotch but not burning. Do not stir the mixture at any time!!!!! And do not go away from the stove at all!!!!Watch like crazy.....

Get ready to move fast now.










To test if mixture is ready have a glass of water and a teaspoon ready. When you think it is right take a small amount from the pot and drop it into the water. When it is ready the toffee will snap when taken out of the water. Test again until ready.








When you think it is ready pour the mixture quickly into two lined slice tins and let cool. When cool tip out of the pan, this may need a bit of persuasion, and break into pieces. ENJOY!

If you did not cook the toffee for long enough toffee will be chewy and if you went too long it will have a burnt flavor. If it didn't work this first time try and try again.

For a bit of variation to this recipe you could add nuts, sprinkle with coconut or hundreds and thousands.

Thank you so much Grandma for sharing this with me..We love you!

















If you have any recipes that have been passed down through your family. I would love to hear from you. Send me an email or comment, and pictures are always a plus.