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Moffat Toffee

Description: Local speciality of Moffat in Scotland.

Newest Review: ... from a secret recipe, but it is very safe to assume there is a lot of sugar in Moffat Toffee. The taste is delicious and ... more

... takes me back to childhood. It has been described by appreciative Mancunians when I have brought back bags and tins of the stuff after a visit to my parents as tasting like caramel or butterscotch. When I think of the taste I think of it being very intense. It is sweet and caramely with an almost burnt taste. Unfortunately being a local delicacy I?m not sure if it can be purchased outside of Dumfries and Galloway. I have to st ock up on tr...more

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Munch Moffat Toffee (663 words)
by duskmaiden - written on 12/07/03 (Very useful, 726 readings)
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There was a time in Britain before confectionary became corporate and the hegemony of Nestlé, Mars and Cadbury?s that each town and area had their own local speciality of sweets such as Berwick Cockles, Devon Fudge, Kendal Mint Cake and Edinburgh Rock. In my native Dumfriesshire, the local speciality was and still is Moffat Toffee. Moffat is a small town about 20 miles from Dumfries and is just off the M74 motorway. Once it was a spa resort but is now a busy stop-off point for coach tours heading north to Edinburgh and the Scottish Highlands. It is also famous for its sweet shop the Moffat Toffee shop. A family owned business that has been making this local ...

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