Confectionery Reviews

I got this recipe from my Grandmother, its the one we used when making (or helping to make) them as a child. Please follow the instructions carefully, don't try to let them cool in the fridge, they go rock hard and are more like mint imperials then! Ingredients: White from one large egg or two small eggs 8 oz ...  Read the complete review

As the nights draw in and Christmas approaches (yes, it’s only 6 weeks away) I thought that I would share a favourite recipe. These easy sweets are a lot of fun to make with children, and are usually well received as homemade gifts. Without the chocolate coating, it involves no cooking at all. Just in case you haven’t made this type of ...  Read the complete review

I have a really sweet tooth and I love sweets,but the best sweets are the homemade one's and when I was little my aunties used to gather at each others houses for the run up to christmas and cook, bake and make sweets ready for the family get together. It was an exciting time for us kids as we could sometimes help out but had to make sure we ...  Read the complete review

I bought my packet of Lions Midget Gem Sweets at my local supermarket for 99p for a e215g bag, and have seen them in lots of stores so if these sound like a product you would like to try then availability should not be a problem. A quick word of warning dont buy any other brand of Midget Gems and expect them to taste as good as these, they are the ...  Read the complete review

Sweets for my sweet Well it will not really be very long to Christmas and I was looking up sweet recipes as ideas to make at work with the children as presents to take home. My daughter sleepydormouse now grown up and flown the nest used to like making sweets to give to granny with me, so I am passing some recipes and ideas on to you. ...  Read the complete review

You may hate me for this, but I thought you might like to share some extremely calorific, but extremely nice sweetie recipes with me. For once they don't all contain alcohol, but you may find the odd bit of drinkie in there somewhere. My recipes are from a variety of sources...I have collected them over the years from families, magazines, ...  Read the complete review

Everyone I know of loves sweeties, and so over the years i have become quite familiar with making my own, here are three of my favorites for you all to try. Cream Fudge 1 lb 2 oz cream 1 lb 5 oz granulated sugar 4 1/2 oz glucose 1 vanilla pod Cook all the ingredients together to 248F (120C) stirring all the ...  Read the complete review

I have not just one sweet tooth, but loads, so I am forever trying out new sweetie recipes. They are all homemade by myself and you should turn away now if you don’t want another filling! For those of you who have dared to keep going, please let me know what you think of them and if you would ever dare try them!!! Hehe ...  Read the complete review

Ooh. It's nearly Easter. For a heathen like me that means only one thing. With apologies to those of faith out there, it means chocolate. It means the lovely Leonidas Egg filled with truffles that my mother is just bound to buy me (I've hinted enough I'm sure), it means the Lindt Easter Bunnies Conor and Kieran will surely give ...  Read the complete review

Thinking back to the heady days not so many years ago, when checking how many milligrams of sugar was in each mouthful of food I consumed was the last thing on my mind (Yes..before the time I was diagnosed Diabetic!) You could often find me in the kitchen licking the bottom of the mixing bowl..using my finger of course!! I often felt it was worth ...  Read the complete review

Back after popular demand (well a few very useful ratings and some slightly positive comments), my critically acclaimed recipes are back for a second installment! Ok, take that look off your face you know I cant cook, but this new recipe is something I have tried and liked. It is simple, yet tastes great, if even I can make some with ...  Read the complete review

When I was little, I remember going to Glasgow to visit family year after year. One thing we always had to do when we were there was to find some real scottish tablet. See, it doesn't matter where you buy it here in England, it's just not the same. It's either too soft, too chewy, not caramelised enough, or something else. But ...  Read the complete review

Oops! I hope I'm not too late with this... Today is November the 5th, Bonfire Night (although it feels like it's been more like Bonfire Month this year!) Therefore, it is rather apt that this confectionary recipe should be for 'Bonfire Toffee.' For those that do not know, 'Bonfire Toffee' is a long ...  Read the complete review

Oops! I hope I'm not too late with this... Today is November the 5th, Bonfire Night (although it feels like it's been more like Bonfire Month this year!) Therefore, it is rather apt that this confectionary recipe should be for 'Bonfire Toffee.' For those that do not know, 'Bonfire Toffee' is a long ...  Read the complete review

It's that tail-end of the Summer, start of term feeling. However long I seem to be out of the education system I still get it - slight butterflies, and a sense of purpose, of preparing for winter, I suppose. Something to do with long hot days coming to an end, and getting big woolly jumpers out of cupboards. In other words, it's nearly, ...  Read the complete review

Before I give out this yummy recipe let me clear up one point for you. You can buy this in shops and tearooms all over Scotland but it is very expensive,so with this recipe you can make it for about half the cost you would normally pay,its also from my Hamish's mothers hand written notes in one of her old recipe books. ...  Read the complete review