Old Speckled Hen Fudge!!

420g Demerara Sugar

115ml Milk

120g Unsalted Butter

397g tin Condensed Milk

60-80ml Old Speckled Hen.

Put everything except Old Speckled Hen in pan, heat slowly until sugar melted.

Bring gently to the boil, and cook for 10- 15 minutes,stirring all the time.

If using a sugar thermometer, boil until it reaches 118 degrees.

Take the fudge off the boil and beat for a few minutes. Add the Old Speckled Hen
a few drops at a time, beat for 8-10 minutes until nice and thick.

Pour into a grease proof lined pan, cool for half an hour, and cut into squares.

Devour at your leisure.

 

Now that sounds like a gift in the making: nice one, liliana

 

Does everyone know what Old Speckled Hen is ?
cut and paste from Wiki
Old Speckled Hen is an English ale from the Morland Brewery, now owned by Greene King Brewery. Old Speckled Hen was first brewed in 1979 in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the MG car factory there. Since 2000,
Old Speckled Hen took its name from an MG car which was used as a runaround for workers in the MG factory. Over years of service, the car became covered in flecks of paint, gaining it acclaim in the town and earned it the nickname "Owld Speckled 'Un", translated into Old Speckled Hen .

Its a perfect drink for nicely grilled sausages .... come to think of it most beers are perfect with sausages

 

I knew it @HarryS - back in the day when the local used to run "real ale" nights. There was another called "Dogs Knees" (?) or some such ( ) - and that was really tasty!

 

AND

 

Have you tried the sister (brother?) beer - Old Golden Hen - to my taste a really nice light refreshing ale..

 

This was my tipple of choice for a good while until recently when I fancied a change, so tried a range of different bottled beers. I had Estrella from Spain last night. Tonight is Cobra.

But on the real ales though, if you like golden hen, you might like Waggle Dance. Its similar in many respects, but a lot more sort of smooth and mellow in flavour, and perhaps a bit sweeter. I believe they use honey in the recipe, and that's where the name comes from (waggle dance is what honey bees do to communicate).

 

N.B.

SHOULD READ: 150 ML MILK
120 GR UNSALTED BUTTER

SORRY.

 

You poured it on some fudge??

I'm gonna come round and suck that fudge till it's dry

 

Could you please correct it in your original post please Liliana,
thank you,
Jenny

 

Done

 

Thank you: liliana

 

Wonder if this will work with lambs rum instead?

I tried another recipe and the rum didn't really come through I thought.