National I Want Butterscotch Day

Every year on February 15 in England, America and other English-speaking countries, one of the favorite holidays of local sweet tooth, this is the National I want Butterscotch day. Butterscottch is one of the varieties of toffee, this type of candy is made from molasses or brown sugar, which is boiled for thickness. Butterscottsch is also called a sweet sauce, which is also obtained from burnt brown sugar and added to sweet dishes.

History

It is known that toffeees called butterscottch were first invented in England in the second half of the nineteenth century. At first, they were a delicacy for the chosen because not everyone could afford to buy a fairly expensive sugar, but soon butterscottch became a favorite delicacy for most Englishmen. Then these toffees became popular in America.

Interesting facts

• Real butterscottch is made only from brown sugar, but molasses can be used instead of sugar;
• During the manufacture of butterscote at home, the main thing is to prevent sugar from burning in the pan;
• There are several types of toffee in America and England, and they are all called differently.

A real butterscottch has a pleasant sweet, but not cloying, taste, and a vanilla light aroma.

How to celebrate

The best way to celebrate this unusual holiday is, of course, to cook English toffee butterfly at home. To do this, take an enamel pan with a thick bottom and add 60 g of butter to it, pre-melted. After that, one cup of brown sugar is poured in. Next, half a cup of water, two tablespoons of vinegar or vinegar essence and a pinch of salt are added so that the taste is not too sweet. Salt gives the toffees a piquancy. All ingredients are mixed, covered with a lid and placed on medium heat.

Stirring constantly, you need to bring the mass to a boil. After that, you need to heat the syrup at a temperature of about 140 degrees. It is not difficult to determine such a temperature by eye: if you take a drop of hot syrup and drip it into cold water, you should get a strong, but quite flexible sugar filament. The finished iris is poured into a mold previously greased with butter. When the sweet treat has cooled, you can cut it into neat rectangles.

When is National I Want Butterscotch Day celebrated in 2024?

National I Want Butterscotch Day is observed on February 15 each year.

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