Gordon & Durward Scottish Tablet (2024)

FAQs

What's the difference between fudge and Scottish tablet? ›

There are two main differences the first is the sugar:fat ratios. Scottish Tablet is higher in sugar and Fudge is higher in fat. The second difference is the temperature they are cooked to. Fudge doesn't need to be cooked to as high a temperature as Scottish Tablet.

Think the sweetest fudge you've ever had, without the vanilla flavour, but more of a crumbly, melt-in-the-mouth texture. And multiple the sweetness by about a hundred. Then you're pretty close to what tablet tastes like!

While we can't be sure exactly when tablet was first produced in Scotland and who came up with the recipe, evidence does suggest that it goes back to at least the early 1700s. A book from this time, The Household Book of Lady Grisell Baillie mentions it, though at this time the recipe used sugar and cream.

Tablet (taiblet in Scots) is a medium-hard, sugary confection from Scotland. Tablet is usually made from sugar, condensed milk, and butter, which is boiled to a soft-ball stage and allowed to crystallise. It is often flavoured with vanilla and sometimes has nut pieces in it.

How long does Scottish Tablet Keep? Tablet is over 50% sugar and because sugar is a natural preservative, it means that if it is kept in an airtight tin and stored at room temperature, it can last for around 10 days. If you keep it in the fridge, however, it can keep for a few weeks!

And with a shelf life of 5 to 8 weeks, you can savour its unique flavour for a good while. And as for the ingredients, there's no messing about.

You've cooked the Tablet too fast. One of the most important things about making Scottish Tablet is patience! If you try to cook your Tablet too fast your sugar won't dissolve. Tablet is over 50% sugar, so while you want to create tasty Scottish Sweets you need to give it time to melt and cook properly.

If your Tablet is excessively grainy and doesn't melt in your mouth, you may need to cook a little longer during the first step to ensure that the sugar melts completely before adding the remaining ingredients.

To serve Scottish fudge as a dessert, you can either serve it on its own or pair it with other dessert elements such as ice cream, whipped cream, or fruit.

Scottish Sayings

Yer lookin' a bit peely wally – Meaning you look pale or ill. That's gee-in me the boak – A gross but classic Scottish expression one might use if something was making them feel sick! Gonny no dae that – Means please don't do that! Haud yer weesht – Is a not super polite way of saying 'be quiet'!

What is a Scottish child called? ›

Bairn is a Northern England English, Scottish English and Scots term for a child. It originated in Old English as "bearn", becoming restricted to Scotland and the North of England c. 1700. In Hull the r is dropped and the word Bain is used.

They often use the word, lass, or lassy to refer to a woman and wee lass/lassy for a girl. (Wee meaning small). according to English to Scottish Slang Translator. Lassie.

Traditionally Scottish with an Italian twist. Chunks of smooth butter tablet mixed into a creamy panna cotta ice cream.

Nougat is a fluffy, aerated confection that is made of sugar or honey and egg whites. It often contains fruits and nuts. Traditional nougat resembles fudge and is a far cry from the processed candy fillings you might be familiar with, which are generally made with hydrolyzed proteins and corn syrup.

Although fudge often contains chocolate, fudge is not the same as chocolate. Chocolate is a mix of cocoa solids, cocoa butter and sometimes sugar and other flavorings and is hard and brittle. Fudge is a mixture of sugar, dairy and flavorings that is cooked and cooled to form a smooth, semi-soft confection.

To serve Scottish fudge as a dessert, you can either serve it on its own or pair it with other dessert elements such as ice cream, whipped cream, or fruit.