Butterscotch is a type of confectionery made by boiling sugar syrup, butter, cream, and vanilla. In many ways the ingredients for butterscotch are similar to toffee; the major difference is that the sugar is boiled to the soft crack stage for butterscotch and the hard crack stage for toffee. Antoinette Clinton (born in Davis, California) known by her stage name Butterscotch, is a singer/beatboxer who was until recently appearing on Americas Got Talent and has toured extensively with the rock band Peeping Tom. ... It has been suggested that Candy be merged into this article or section. ... In cooking, a syrup (from Arabic شراب sharab, beverage, via Latin siropus) is a thick, viscous liquid, containing a large amount of dissolved sugars, but showing little tendency to deposit crystals. ... For other uses, see Butter (disambiguation). ... Cream is a dairy product that is composed of the higher-fat layer skimmed from the top of raw milk before homogenization. ... Vanilla pods Vanilla is a flavouring derived from orchids in the genus Vanilla native to Mexico. ... English Toffee (the chewy sort) in cellophane wrapping Toffee is a confection made by boiling molasses or sugar along with butter, milk and occasionally flour. ... For other uses, see Candy (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Candy (disambiguation). ...

History

Food historians have several theories regarding the name and origin of this candy; none are conclusive. It is possible that the "scotch" part of its name was derived from the word "scorch". The name may also be based on a connection to the country of Scotland. Some have documented that "buttery toffee" is often called butterscotch—Scotch being an old adjective for Scotland—which suggests it was invented in the country. This article is about the country. ... Scotch is an obsolescent adjective meaning of Scotland. Common contemporary usage is Scottish or Scots in Britain but Scotch is still in contemporary use outside of England and Scotland. ...

However, the word was first recorded in Doncaster, a Yorkshire city in England, where Samuel Parkinson began making the candy in 1817. Parkinson's Butterscotch had royal approval and was one of Doncaster's attractions until it ceased production in 1977. The recipe was revived in 2003 when a Doncaster businessman and his wife discovered the recipe on an old folded piece of paper inside one of the famous St Leger tins that was in their cellar. The company Parkinson's Doncaster Butterscotch Ltd was formed and is now producing and trading butterscotch made to this original recipe. It sells the product all over the world. For other places with the same name, see Doncaster (disambiguation). ... Look up Yorkshire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1851 Parkinson Butterscotch was given to the Queen on her visit to Doncaster and the St Leger. The same visit where the Queen apparently stayed in a hotel in Doncaster and used Thomas Crapper's famous Water Closet. On this visit the Queen opened the St Leger. For other places with the same name, see Doncaster (disambiguation). ... Thomas Crapper (baptized September 28, 1836; d. ... Flush toilet A flush toilet or water closet is a toilet that disposes of the waste products by using water to sweep them away down a drainpipe. ...

190 years later in 2007, the Doncaster Racecourse was completely rebuilt and reopened by the Princess Royal who in keeping with the traditional was presented with Butterscotch supplied by the New Parkinson Doncaster Butterscotch Company (Hall Gate, Doncaster, DN1 3NR), based just 600 yards from the old Parkinson Company (High Street Doncaster, DN1 3AG) Doncaster Racecourse (also known as the Town Moor course) is a racecourse in Doncaster, England. ...

The Royal Butterscotch box used in 2007 was designed under the direction of Glenn Bluff a local Entrepreneur.

Packaging and Products

Butterscotch can be bought in the form of individually wrapped, translucent hard candies. It is often used as a flavoring for items such as dessert sauce, pudding, and biscuits. To that end, it can be bought in "butterscotch chips", with creamy additives that make their baking use and mouthfeel very similar to chocolate chips. A biscuit is a type of food. ... In many areas related to the testing and evaluating of foodstuffs,such as wine-tasting and rheology, mouthfeel is a product’s physical and chemical interaction in the mouth from initial perception on the palate, to first bite, through mastication to swallowing. ... Normal sized semi-sweet chocolate chips Chocolate chips are small chunks of chocolate. ...

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