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

can you get Facebook on it...?

Tablet is wonderful. Reminds me of childhood days when I could eat this and not put on three stones a block.

Question for our Scottish friends - can you get this deep-fried in batter in Glasgow? :neutral_face:

It is like Kendal Mint Cake but drier.
Wished I'd known about this deal as I walked along the beach from Tynemouth to Cullercoats this afternoon and would have called into Aldi in Whitley Bay had I known on the way home.
I'll check the Chester le street Aldi tomorrow
Heat added

Thorntons sell tablet style fudge - it was £1 at their Cheshire Oak outlet last time we were there

I thought GP prescription charges had been abolished in Scotland, so cold as Scottish tablets should be free!

Joking BTW, love this stuff!

Yes

Get thee behind me Satan! (love this stuff so much)

heat added :smiley:

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

think of it as a loose filling tester. Nice though

Comes with Android 9 Fudge :smile:

Do you mean kindle mint cake tablet?

Love tablet! So do dentists when you call them the next day for a clean haha

... and I thought Oscar Wilde was dead. As a point for the pedant..... SHOUTING CAPITALS HAPPEN WHEN IT'S IN THE CONTENT, NOT THE TITLE. By the way, have you ever considered that all the Scots you know shout as a public service to keep you quiet? Thanks for you contribution all the same,

They can't be trusted with booze so I guess us English can let them have this.

There's no mileage in "tablet packer" though is there?

Fnarr fnarr. :smirk:

Are people voting this hot because it's a good price, or just because they like tablet?

Not ipad, so voting cold

Oh oh. I don't need any more sweet temptations, especially ones I have never even heard of! :laughing:

Saw this earlier in Talbot Green store. Pretty sure it was either £1.69 or £1.99.

Yuck, like eating a block of buttery sugar

Sweeter than fudge :confused:

correct. was surprised when someone claimed it was easy. its may be easy to make the stuff that the shops sell, which is usually more like fudge. to make real tablet takes time and patience and cant be left for a second, and takes a long time to make and needs constant stirring.

don't think I have ever bought a bar of tablet that I would say was any good.

there's few crap chippies that would probably deep fry can of irn bru 4 u

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.

If it's deep fried **** you're after maybe you need to try the dark web, although as far as tablet goes the Lees stuff may well fall into the same category. Horrible soft stuff which doesn't deserve to be called tablet. My dad brought it on one of his visits and I made him stay the whole weekend in the coal cellar as a fitting punishment, The Lees macaroon bars and other products are, however, perfectly acceptable (that should hopefully avoid a law suit).

Of course, you've not truly lived until you've tried a deep fried Crankie. Best enjoyed after a few bottles of Buckfast to wash away the inevitable guilt.

Is there a deep fried version?

Yes, but you'll need the 'Mc' app, rather than Windows or Android :smiley:

is that all? making your own tablet is easy. it has 2 ingredients. condensed milk and sugar. One tin of the former to 1kg of the latter.

Do they have a deep-fried version for the full Scottish effect?

(Half-Scottish before the usual suspects start moaning about casual racism/xenophobia).

now macaroon bars are very easy to make.

Would a a Scottish tablet be an "och aye..... pad"? ....... sorry I'll get my coat

I'm walking round to Aldi now to possibly clear the shelf. Sorry but at least they won't be going on eBay.
Where exactly in the shop am I looking? One of the middle front aisles I guess?

For all you tablet lovers - You will need one tray I use a roasting tin lined with tin foil lightly greased with melted butter or veg oil.
Half a block of butter (do not use spreadable it will not set)
2lbs of sugar (I use three quarters of this)
Half a cup of water.
Half a cup of milk.
1 tin of condensed milk.
Put all ingredients into a deep heavy based pot. Bring to the boil, turn down the heat keeping it at a rolling temperature. Stir frequently the high sugar content makes it prone to burning.
I go by colour and consistency from here. It will start to turn a lovely golden colour. Add stirring all the time your condensed milk. Bring back to the boil and again turn down the heat stirring frequently. KEEP AN EYE ON IT. It will deepen in colour and start to crystallise test this by running a knife around the inside of the pot. I beat the tablet mixture whilst on the heat occasionally. Once the setting point has been reached take off the heat and beat vigorously for 2mins.
Pour into your tin, allow to start setting, score with a sharp knife to portion before it has fully set. Once fully set simply put your hand under the foil and it will break into pieces that you have portioned.
Enjoy

not if you want to make good stuff - then youd be adding butter and milk with vanilla/salt optional

'mrs tilly' seems to stock some bars in supermarkets - pretty sure it was decent if a little hard
never had a decent supermarket one though
lidl sells 2 kinds - cheap stuff is terrible - just a block of slightly bittered sugar
the more expensive stuff is much better but not a patch on home made or mrs tillys

looking at the deal though it doesnt deserve any heat as seems to be wrong price and no weight given!

At last a deal for me. My granny made me tablet as a boy, been addicted since. Now my marvellous gf makes it for me. 3 ingredients: butter, sugar and condensed milk (some add vanilla essence). I concur with Op, price is unimportant.

£1.19 in all three of our local Aldi's...

Mmm, tablet!

OP has a lot to say about this except no mention of the quantity! Can't judge value without it. Cold.

Do I go for this or the Amazon Fire 7" tablet from Argos???

tablet is in the specials shelves with the blue price labels. Spotted in an Aldi in Suffolk so definitely available in the south now! The pack weight is 150g for a cellophane bag of cut squares of tablet in a cardboard outer. It is as delicious and as moreish as home made!

forgot about the butter, actually.

This is the tablet tourist purchase, real pure Tablet is sold loose and is to be eaten with in four days as it is pure sugar
It also melts in your mouth and is not meant to be hard
here is the recipe
Tablet recipe Ingredients
Makes: 35 squares
850 or 900g (2 lb) caster sugar 125g Unsalted butter
1 tin / 400grams condensed sweetened milk 150ml milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
In a large deep pot place all ingredients except vanilla over medium heat until all melts, stirring frequently. Simmer for 40 minutes stirring now and again.
2.Bring to boil, add vanilla, remove from the heat stirring all the time; be careful.
3.Electric whisk for 5 minutes; mixture will thicken.
4.Spread mixture in a flat tray leave to cool for at least 1 hour. Cut into squares and enjoy
Have to say this recipe makes at approx 100 squares (about 1") so you need a large tin. I used one of our turkey tins with inside measurements 36cm x28cm
half an hour plus quick boil at end and took it off just as it changed colour and thta was perfect. It turned out really well
never fails as name says. Only thing i changed was i put 1 teaspoon of vanilla in as i like that after taste. i will say in case anyone else wondered the same as me the temperature i used was 120 oC in a steel pot and obviously i used unsalted butter. This is proper Scottish tablet that melts in the mouth with no gristle.
the soft centre can happen if mix is not heated to correct temp(too low temp) or it can be the condensed milk that can cause it too as i found with cheaper brands
..nestle condensed milk works best for me and i use 100mls of milk just to wet the sugar and when it starts to simmer make sure temp does not go above 116oC and simmer for about 15mins only until light golden colour then turn up heat slightly for last 5 mins to finish reducing the milk stirring constantly so not to burn the suger..118oc will give soft melt in mouth best kept in fridge
and 120oc is just a bit harder which is better for norm room storage temps i also like to air them overnight to let air dry out any moisture (i use tinfoil cupcakes sleeves so they get moisture)
40 mins is a guide also use your eye for light golden colour this means milk is reducing and to get the boil part right and be able to replicate your desired texture every time u need a thermometer as it can get slightly harder to heat as it reduces so you need turn heat up slow for about 5 mins i average. condensed milk 400g
I found that it didn't need as long a cooking time as the recipe states. the first time i tried it i did it for that long and the sugar caught. The next time i didn't do it for as long, maybe half an hour and took it off just as it changed colour and that was perfect. It turned out really well

Except that it's very sweet and high in calories. I think next time I'm in Aldi's I may get some, of the tablet that is.

If I buy it will it change it's mind and want a referendum?Time to boycott everything Scottish. :wink:

just like coke, or sherbet lemons.
or honey, or corn syrup

numpties abound

Cold, not Apple.

:wink:

No - time to move to Scotland, where the electorate has a lot more sense than the English one, and the politicians outclass our pathetic Tories like the 'strong and stable' liar Theresa May.

For all you tablet lovers - You will need one tray I use a roasting tin lined with tin foil lightly greased with melted butter or veg oil.
Half a block of butter (do not use spreadable it will not set)
2lbs of sugar (I use three quarters of this)
Half a cup of water.
Half a cup of milk.
1 tin of condensed milk.
Put all ingredients into a deep heavy based pot. Bring to the boil, turn down the heat keeping it at a rolling temperature. Stir frequently the high sugar content makes it prone to burning.
I go by colour and consistency from here. It will start to turn a lovely golden colour. Add stirring all the time your condensed milk. Bring back to the boil and again turn down the heat stirring frequently. KEEP AN EYE ON IT. It will deepen in colour and start to crystallise test this by running a knife around the inside of the pot. I beat the tablet mixture whilst on the heat occasionally. Once the setting point has been reached take off the heat and beat vigorously for 2mins.
Pour into your tin, allow to start setting, score with a sharp knife to portion before it has fully set. Once fully set simply put your hand under the foil and it will break into pieces that you have portioned.
Enjoy

I love these!

Saw "Scottish Tablet", and instantly thought of this:

Edit: just seen A1UK's beat me to the bad pun. I should read the comments more thoroughly...

Good news. I've now danced wit h the devil and can confirm the quality as top notch, which can be confirmed by the fact that the sugar immediately came out of my ears.

I dunno, is everyone living in London in a gang? For one stereotypes are terrible but how would someone say in the highlands know whats going on in Glasgow?


Im half English and find that in very bad taste, im also part Polish but that doesn't mean I can make stereotypes about them without being called racist.

Its a stereotype, a lot of the deep fried myths are from English tourists who fail to realise that 99% of Scots dont eat deep fried things anymore than the English do.

Deserves heat as no price can be put on a good piece of tablet!!! I have to say Aldis stuff is good!!

Are you for real lol!! What are you comparing to? If you feel that strongly google it or take yourself to Aldis and try it!

deal as it stands is nonsense - no (correct) price and no weight
i like chocolate as well, how about a deal for 'chocolate instore now in shops' ? about as helpful!

This deal is for Tablet not chocolate!! Price is there , store is there what more do you want? Go try some!

price is wrong so its as good as not there

Pedantic!! Think the heat of this deal may speak for itself.

Aldi Durkar had Tablet, Macaroon, and Fudge at £1.19 each.

We've left a couple of them on the shelf for someone else...

pedantic? lol! yeah lets not let the price and quantity and other unimportant facts get in the way of a deal eh!

Do you speak for everyone in England do you? is this the prime minister in disguise?

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if my memory serves me correct after reading the history of this post 150g was mentioned. you should try read the previous comments. real easy but if you need help there are loads of people here to assist you.

if you'd read the comments you'd know that i had - otherwise how else would i know the price was wrong?
the fact that the unconfirmed details are within the comments doesn't take away from the fact that the deal is not correctly posted and is basically meaningless
reading is real easy but if you need help then let me know

i need help. I obviously have mention price somewhere in my comment but can't find it only weight.

its mentioned a few times, most recently in post #81
none of them are the proper place though for anyone voting on the deal

Oh jeez its £1.19, like thats gong to break anyones bank!! Stand by my pedantic comment still!

couldn't care less about your pedantic comment cos its not wrong
imagine expecting a deal to have a price and pack size! the cheek!

You really don't understand irony do you. You probably will when you hit your teens, or you could ask your parents to explain it to you.

You remind me of someone I knew who used to walk through a shop pointing out all the things they didn't want to buy, and why. It takes ages to do your shopping but then you seem like someone who has a fair bit of time on your hands. Goodness I realise that the above is invalid as it neither gives the name of the shop not the inside trouser leg measurements of the person mentioned and some people have difficulty reading between the lines.

thank you for your nonsensical burble
glad you prioritised that rather that sorting out your travesty of a deal like a normal human being

You're welcome!

I can't do much about being an (ab)normal human being, but thanks for pointing it out anyway. As for the nonsensical bit I've double checked all the words in my burbles so far and they appear to be proper ones, SO ...... my guess is that it's the construction you're having a problem with. As I've suggested before, asking an adult about sentences would be a good first step for you.

Of course, maybe you actually ARE on a higher plane to the rest of us. While we're quite happy to get through our mundane lives occasionally getting mildly excited about something that we might be interested in buying in a shop, your pleasure seems to derive from the ability to get genuinely angry about a wee bit of confectionary. Perhaps you are indeed a 'Special One'. However, by even lowering yourself to engage with a nonsensical burble-merchant like me you are in turn condoning, promoting and promulgating the false purveying of sweet comestibles. Which is the very thing you clearly despise. I'd keep away from Sigmund Freud if I were you, he'd have a field day.

Oh no, when you said 'thank you' you were being sarcastic weren't you. Foiled again. Drat. I feel a right dope now.

i love the irony of (again) insulting me for being a child, you haven't yet advanced far enough to go 'your mom' but one day your repertoire will be complete!

deal still the wrong price with no weight listed - this this obviously difficult for you
my apologies for having such unreasonable expectations

If you like tablet, the fact this deal is so hot suggests it's worth investigating. If you don't like tablet why are you posting?

sorry if this is a difficult concept for you but its a deals forum not a tablet promotion forum, if you have a deal then post it
this is not posted properly so its not a deal

"How do I Post a Deal?

Click SHARE to post a new deal

Step 1: Choose the type of deal you are submitting

Step 2: Enter the URL (the link to your chosen deal) then add some information about what you've found. Your title should be a summary of the deal including price and merchant name. Make sure you fill in all the required fields.

Step 3: Please add a picture to your post if possible by including the image URL."

I see. Rather than answering the questions posed, you'd rather act like a mod. I concur this deal is not as per the rules yet has a lot of heat and positive comments. Do you know why your comments have garnered you no positive support? Because no one cares. It's tablet. For sale. Yay!

why would i need to answer the questions? they are irrelevant

yes it has a lot of heat - basically cos of stupid fanboy types
sure tablet is great but this isn't a great deal for it cos it doesn't say how much you get or for how much so cannot be voted on
a person doesnt have to like a product to post on it, or to vote on it
a deal isn't how much you like or dislike something - its how good the deal is

its simple, yet too much for many here obviously

Ah so your irony is that I've suggest you're being childish while it's actually me that's a child. I see. I had a different one but I'll not bother explaining it as it could take a while.

I'm risking a knock on the door from the police for not following your guidelines but are there any rules about encouraging other posters to respond just so you can have a little chuckle at them?

Please, please DON'T respond. : - )

Saw this earlier in Talbot Green store.please can it access facebook on it....but the tablet from Banfshire is still the best.

Pedant.
Hot

An och aye pad?

Scottish Tablet? How many people clicked on this expecting an "Aye-Pad"?

Not for sale South of Berwick?

You need to have a look at a map and you'll see a good chunk of Scotland is actually "South of Berwick" :stuck_out_tongue:

Don't waste your time. Don't even bother pointing out that the whole deep fried mars bar thing has nothing to do with Glasgow and actually comes from Stonehaven on the East coast. Just give thanks that people of such intellect can can read at all. With England having the worst literacy rates in the developed world, we should be thankful of small mercies.

Im not daft, its the SNPs plan to overthrow England