I am Scotched (prob NB)

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As I do not haunt cooking forums, maybe a fellow sweet tooth on this forum has some ideas on the following sticky problem that I am losing sleep over.

How did Butter Scotch get its name? Is it anything to do with Scotland.

Then there is Butter Taffy. Is that the Welsh version or is the taffy bit just the old americanisation (whoops "americanization") of toffee?

John

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Read somewhere that the 'scotch' in butterscotch is an ancient term meaning cracked or scored, something to do with the way it is made to break easily.

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Yes,
the scotch comes from Middle English scocchen, probably via the Old French coche and then Latin Vulgate cocca, which means a notch or nick. Probably on account of it being scored or notched to make it easier to break

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Thanks Andrew and Brendan, that seems to have sorted butterscotch out - any ideas on butter taffy?

I had done a search on these but came up with nothing (except lots of recipes /forums/images/icons/smile.gif).

John

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OK, you've given me a fiver. Now what happens. We're not as argumentative as our heathen scottish bretheren? Shall we sing for the fiver? <g>

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Funny you should mention that..... I have Welsh cousins and they are always singing, perhaps someone keeps giving them fivers!

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Ah, perhaps too the rugby teams secretly slip each of their supporters a fiver before the game to sing.

John

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