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Edinburgh Rock
Edinburgh Rock is a traditional Scottish recipe (from Edinburgh) for a classic soft, sweet, candy made from a blend of sugar, cream of tarter, food colouring and food flavourings. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Scottish version of: Edinburgh Rock.
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
10 minutes
Total Time:
30 minutes
Makes:
16–20
Rating: 
Tags : Scottish Recipes
Though it commemorates the rocky outcrop on which the city of Edinburgh is built, Edinburgh Rock is actually a soft, sweet confection slightly reminiscent of marshmallow. It's traditional for tourists to take this away from the city with them. But now you can make your own!
Ingredients:
450g sugar lumps
150ml water
1/4 tsp
cream of tartar
green, yellow and orange food colouring
peppermint and lemon food flavourings
a little oil
Method:
Add the sugar and water to a heavy-based saucepan and heat gently until all the sugar dissolves. Bring the mixture almost to a boil then add the cream of tartar and beat well to combine. Now bring to a boil and continue boiling until the mixture reaches the hard ball stage (or has reached 120°C on a confectioner's thermometer).
Using two or three heat-proof bowls (depending on the number of colours you will use) divide the mixture evenly. Stir in the separate food colourings then add a few drops of the flavouring.
Oil shallow baking tins and pour the mixtures into separate tins. Using an oiled palette knife, turn the edges of the mixture over towards the centre as they begin to cool. Then, when the mixture is cold enough to handle pull and fold the mixture until it becomes smooth and elastic. Finally pull into a long rope about 1cm in diameter.
Using greased scissors cut the confection into lengths about 6cm long. Set these on greaseproof paper (don't let them touch) and leave for 24 hours to harden. Store in an air-tight container.
