Toffee Sweets are like ....?

[Steve]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Fairy Queen"
<lucyliz_ward at h...> wrote:
> Hi
> 
> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboy_mn at y...> wrote:
> > ...I can across packages of Toffee, except they didn't look like 
> > what I preceive toffee to be. ... The toffee I saw appeared
somewhat taffy-like; ...edited...
> > 
> > Can anyone enlighten me?
> > 
> > bboy_mn
> 


 
> ...edited....Although I haven't a clue what the filling in a Heath 
> Brand Candy Bar is like, if it is golden in colour and brittle, but 
> chewable in the mouth, then that would also be called 'Toffee' in 
> the UK.  
> ...edited...
> 
> I don't know if this helps at all.  Basically I am saying that the 
> picture could be toffee, as toffee cam be many different things.
> Could you post a link to the picture? If it is of a named UK brand, 
> that might provide the answer.
> 
> Lucy


bboy_mn:

Believe it or not, a Heath Brand Candy Bar is chocolate covered
'English' toffee. Although oddly, the Heath Brothers of Robinson,
Illinios, who founded their confectionary in 1914, bought the toffee
recipe from a Greek guy in Champaign, Illinois who was selling it
under the name 'Trail-Toffee'. The year was 1928.

It was said to be, at least by the Heath brothers, America's finest
English Toffee. 

It's hard and looks like nut brittle but is much darker in color, or
at least darker in color when compared to American peanut brittle. It
really is a fantasically yummy candy bar, but is much smaller than
other candy bars on the shelf. The Heath toffee at the core of a Heath
bar does soften a little when you eat it but not much, it never gets
as soft as taffy or caramel.

In a way, it's like a very hard dark caramel, but has a hint of some
other flavor in it that makes it a little different from common
caramel; maybe molasses or brown sugar (just a guess).

n 1989 the Heath family sold the company to Leaf, Inc., a division of
Hutamaki Oy of Helsinki, Finland.

In January of 1997, the Heath company became a subsidiary of the
HERSHEY candy company.
 
The plant in Robinson, IL that makes the Heath bar also makes Milk
Duds, Whoppers, Payday and Zero bars.

Milk Duds are another fantastic candy; small chocolate cover caramel
chew most often eaten at the movies. They are really yummy, or at
least I thought they were when I was a kid.

Just thought I would pass that along.

bboy_mn