How to Make Yellow Man
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Here's an interesting sweet... One voter said their favourite sweet was "Yellow Man", and we've tracked down a recipe for this traditional Northern Irish toffee.....
This particularly delicious confectionery is a Northern Ireland speciality.
It is traditionally sold at the “Ould Lammas Fair”, Ireland’s oldest traditional market fair.
11/2 cups golden syrup
1 cup brown sugar
50g (2oz) Irish butter
2 tablespoons white vinegar
1 tablespoon bicarbonate of soda
To Cook: Gently mix the syrup, sugar, butter and vinegar together in a large saucepan. Then bring it slowly to the boil (do not stir). Boil until a drop hardens in cold water, then carefully stir in the baking soda. The mixture will foam up when the soda goes in!
Pour out on to a lightly greased slab and when cool enough to handle, work the edges into the centre. Keep doing this until the mixture turns to a pale yellow colour. Pop it into a lightly greased flat tin and leave to cool and set. When cold, break it into bite size chunks with a clean hammer.
Bag-it-up, then off you go to the Auld Lammas Fair!
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