Honeycomb toffee: Difference between revisions
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* '''yellow man''' in [[UK|Northern Ireland]] |
* '''yellow man''' in [[UK|Northern Ireland]] |
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* '''puff candy''' in [[Scotland]] <ref name="SWRI">S.W.R.I. (1977). ''S.W.R.I. Jubilee Cookery Book''. Edinburgh: Scottish Women's Rural Institutes; Reprint of 8th Edition (1968), p179</ref> |
* '''puff candy''' in [[Scotland]] <ref name="SWRI">S.W.R.I. (1977). ''S.W.R.I. Jubilee Cookery Book''. Edinburgh: Scottish Women's Rural Institutes; Reprint of 8th Edition (1968), p179</ref> |
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* '''hokey pokey''' in [[New Zealand]] ( |
* '''hokey pokey''' in [[New Zealand]] (especially in the Kiwi classic [[Hokey_pokey_(ice_cream)|Hokey Pokey ice cream]]). |
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* '''sponge candy''' in [[Erie, Pennsylvania]] and [[Buffalo, New York]] |
* '''sponge candy''' in [[Erie, Pennsylvania]] and [[Buffalo, New York]] |
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* '''sea foam''' in [[Washington]], [[Oregon]], [[California]] and [[Michigan]] |
* '''sea foam''' in [[Washington]], [[Oregon]], [[California]] and [[Michigan]] |
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Revision as of 23:45, 7 February 2009
Sponge toffee is a sugary confection with a light, rigid, foam-like texture.
The main ingredients are typically brown sugar, corn syrup (or molasses) and baking soda, sometimes with an acid such as vinegar. The baking soda and acid react to form carbon dioxide which is trapped in the highly viscous mixture. When acid is not used thermal decomposition of the baking soda releases carbon dioxide. The lattice structure is formed while the sugar is liquid, then the candy sets hard.
It is generally home-made, and a popular recipe for children, but is also made commercially and sold in small blocks, or covered in chocolate (most popularly the Crunchie or Violet Crumble bar).
Regional names
It is known by a wide variety of names including:
- honeycomb toffee in Britain and Australia
- honeycomb in South Africa
- cinder toffee in Britain
- yellow man in Northern Ireland
- puff candy in Scotland [1]
- hokey pokey in New Zealand (especially in the Kiwi classic Hokey Pokey ice cream).
- sponge candy in Erie, Pennsylvania and Buffalo, New York
- sea foam in Washington, Oregon, California and Michigan
- fairy food candy in Wisconsin
References
- ^ S.W.R.I. (1977). S.W.R.I. Jubilee Cookery Book. Edinburgh: Scottish Women's Rural Institutes; Reprint of 8th Edition (1968), p179
External links
- http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Hokey-Pokey
- Cinder Toffee
- Molasses Puff (another name for Sponge Toffee)
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