Oops. In my naïve excitement I may have opened a can of worms here. The prospect of being able to buy tablet less than a mile from my house, thus not having to ban my 89 year old father from visiting unless he was bent double with a rucksack full of stuff, had put me in such a state of elation that I just wanted to share the joyous new with others (and who could blame me as the only other exciting to have happened to me was being able to report the sale due to the closure of the Newcastle branch of Clas Ohlson!).

In my haste I have committed many sins. I suggested a price of £2.99, and thankfully others have stated the correct price of closer to a pound, thus bringing said tablet into the price range of young children. I may have led to the premature deaths of a multitude of Lake District walkers by encouraging them to switch from the relatively low calorie Kendal Mint Cake. I could have contributed to a wave of extreme obesity and sugar addiction across the rest of the country and I may have accidentally spilled the beans to one gent the reason behind so many people pretend to be Scottish andtalk over him. All I can do is apologise and offer the following : At least I've stopped people talking about Brexit for a while and thank goodness I didn't say anything about the excellent deals available on macaroon bars with a free bottle of Fergusade.

can you get Facebook on it...?

Sweeter that fudge? Fudge is 99.999999% sugar! My teeth are dissolving just thinking about it.

Far too unhealthy for me,I'll stick to my battered mars bars :wink:

Seen as far south as Cheshire this morning!!

Sweeter that fudge? Fudge is 99.999999% sugar! My teeth are dissolving just thinking about it.

Have u tried making tablet op?
It's pretty easy & probably costs around what u paid today, ur own batch will last longer too :smiley:

Is this a special buy?

so ridiculously bad for you, but addictive if you have a sweet tooth. My wonderful (english) daughter-in-law makes me a big batch at xmas. I dont like the usual tablet, or even fudge but this I love.

Highly addictive, first bite is a shock to the system with the sugar content, then you go back for more, and then more, until it's finished!

We can get tablet in Cornwall, however the tablet from Banfshire is still the best.

Sounds similar to Kendal Mint Cake which is also meant to be an energy boosting snack, used by hikers, climbers and people with a sweet tooth. It's also packed with glucose and brown sugar making it a great accompaniment on hikes apparently. An 85g bar can also be purchase at some outdoor outlets for around £1. My dad also use to buy this whenever we used to go hiking though I think he actually bought it as more of an indulgence than anything else to be honest. There are also two versions of this too, it comes in both white and brown. Both are equally good and very sweet too. Kendal Mint Cake isn't buttery though. Scottish Cake is 400 calories per 100g, Kendal Mint Cake is a little less at 379.

Incidentally, the Scottish Tablet in Aldi's is £1.19 according to their website. No, and it's not a special buy though at a guess these look like they may be overstock from Burns night though that was end of January.

https://www.aldi.co.uk/scottish-tablet/p/067084147899700