This hard toffee with a treacle taste is only sold now as individual wrapped sweets. In 2015, Thorntons was bought by Ferrero for £112million. Thorntons Ltd sold 75% of the company to the Italian food giant. This toffee used to be made by Waterhouse’s as slabs of toffee which you broke with a toffee hammer before weighing it out.
Do they still make invalid toffee?
This toffee was popular with war veterans. It has a delicious, buttery flavor.
Thorntons brand will remain on offer in supermarkets. Its factory in Alfreton, Derbyshire will make more chocolate for international markets.
Toffee is made from sugar mixed with milk, butter or cream. An ingredient like lemon juice or golden syrup is added to stop crystallization. The mixture is heated to between 140C and 154C. It is then allowed to cool and set.
If you attempt to melt brown sugar alone, it’ll get scorched. Brown sugar needs moisture from ingredients like butter or water to melt.
Butterscotch is cooked to a soft-crack stage. Toffee is brittle and breakable. It is produced by allowing a butter and brown sugar mixture to reach the hard-crack stage.
You can still buy invalid toffee. It is sold as individual wrapped sweets.
What is the shelf life of toffee?