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Hypo stoppers

Flowerpot said:
Along the same line as Kendal Mint Cake, I've started using Thorntons Dairy Butter Tablet, it comes in a 285g bag so I just carry a few squares around in a small bag and leave the rest in the fridge, it is 78g CHO per 100g and has sugar, butter, sweetened condensed milk and glucose syrup in it and no artificial flavours or colours. I happened upon it as I was going hypo outside Thorntons. It is a bit like hard, crumbly fudge and is a bit different to dextrose tablets.
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That looks easy to make too!! Going to mske this Sunday!! Thankyou...
 
Flowerpot said:
Along the same line as Kendal Mint Cake, I've started using Thorntons Dairy Butter Tablet, it comes in a 285g bag so I just carry a few squares around in a small bag and leave the rest in the fridge, it is 78g CHO per 100g and has sugar, butter, sweetened condensed milk and glucose syrup in it and no artificial flavours or colours. I happened upon it as I was going hypo outside Thorntons. It is a bit like hard, crumbly fudge and is a bit different to dextrose tablets.
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It's dead easy to make. 1 tin condensed milk, 1 bag sugar, 1/2 a packet butter, 1 condensed milk tin measure of water. Boil in a heavy based saucepan through the toffee stage. It sounds odd but the bubbles change when it's ready. Pour into a tray and leave to set.
 
donnellysdogs said:
If I can eat olives now.. Then I should be able to start liking dates.. Honest they jyst remind me of fried grubs!! .
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LOL, I forgot that dates in England are not quite what they are in Turkey! I was never too keen on those ones in the long packet with the plastic fork thing down the center that we used to only eat at Christmas in my family.

I don't know if you live far out in the country somewhere (I know you make a living gardening), but right now Muslims are fasting and right now their shops have a huge variety of different kinds of dates, and much more delicious than the average. So if you live anywhere near, for example, a Turkish corner shop, or near a mosque with shops nearby just go in an ask for the best dates. Half the time they let you taste them, even in England (that could potentially seriously screw up your blood sugar, though.)

But if you want to try them, now is the time.
 
lessci said:
It's dead easy to make. 1 tin condensed milk, 1 bag sugar, 1/2 a packet butter, 1 condensed milk tin measure of water. Boil in a heavy based saucepan through the toffee stage. It sounds odd but the bubbles change when it's ready. Pour into a tray and leave to set.
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Aargh, don't tell me things like that!
 
lessci said:
It's dead easy to make. 1 tin condensed milk, 1 bag sugar, 1/2 a packet butter, 1 condensed milk tin measure of water. Boil in a heavy based saucepan through the toffee stage. It sounds odd but the bubbles change when it's ready. Pour into a tray and leave to set.
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Well thats Sunday sorted for my baking!!

Glad you said about bubbles changing when ready!!
 
RuthW said:
LOL, I forgot that dates in England are not quite what they are in Turkey! I was never too keen on those ones in the long packet with the plastic fork thing down the center that we used to only eat at Christmas in my family.

I don't know if you live far out in the country somewhere (I know you make a living gardening), but right now Muslims are fasting and right now their shops have a huge variety of different kinds of dates, and much more delicious than the average. So if you live anywhere near, for example, a Turkish corner shop, or near a mosque with shops nearby just go in an ask for the best dates. Half the time they let you taste them, even in England (that could potentially seriously screw up your blood sugar, though.)

But if you want to try them, now is the time.
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Medjool dates?
 
Yes, I believe those are good. But you know, I'm not good on their names! I just point and ask to taste or choose the plumpest, most juicy looking ones (the least "bug-like").
 
I get mejdool dates in packs from Waitrose... But they still look like big grubs. Even cutting them up for my pecan pie bites makes me cringe.....

Going to buy ingredients tomorrow now and make tomorrow afternoon. So excIted.

Going to get a small cool bag to put in the car for my pens and the butter tablet.
 
@lessci

Does it make any difference whether salted or unsalted butter?
 
I used salted butter as I don't have salt as an everyday item.
The upside of coming of pump is that I could use induction hob and stand over it to stir!! Brilliant.

(The downside-the chef has to taste, so I've had to bolus for licking the saucepan and stirrers!!)

Got to say @lessci that is the simplest, best, natural hypo stopper ever!!!

Absolutely made my day. Thank you so much.

(Had so much it filled my tray and also the bottom of a plastic "tupperware' bowl as well. Much cheaper and delicious compared to lucozade, gluco tabs etc...

Thank you for taking the time to type out recipe and instructions. So very much appreciated....
 
I can't keep things like that in the house. They wouldn't be stopping any hypos round here. I don't have the willpower. When I'd be having the hypo, the *fudge would already be long gone!

* my automatic correction thingy corrected that to "mother fudge". Oh yes, for me it would be!
 
I'm just deciding what size to cut them into!! Think BIG!!!! Hubby just had one and wanted another...!hhhhhhmmm - MINE... Sprung to mind!!!
 
That is the main problem with butter tablet, others just don't respect the fact that it may be delicious but it is purely medicinal and all mine ! I have to hide my supplies so nobody else pinches it, funnily enough I never had that problem with my chalky glucose tablets !
 
Its the best.. Should have done this years ago. Thank you all so much.
This forum is the best place for information!! So much knowledge its truly unbelievable!!
 
donnellysdogs said:
I get mejdool dates in packs from Waitrose... But they still look like big grubs. Even cutting them up for my pecan pie bites makes me cringe......
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You should try fresh dates, indescribably delicious. Slip off the skins and they are almost crisp, the texture of a good watermelon - aah, but you can't get those things in the West. If you haven't lived in the right part of the world, you won't get to try them.

The bugs thing is how they're stored by the importers. Badly.

Now I've started - real watermelon .. Oooh ...
 
Bought 2 packs of dares yesrerday for pecan pie bites recipe.. They still look like huge grubs.....chrysalis type things?

Did taste one before putting in to mix and not too bad. Have got 2 in a tupperware container on bedside cabinet now. Hoping if drowsy And in the dark that I will just reach over and take.....
 
donnellysdogs said:
Bought 2 packs of dares yesrerday for pecan pie bites recipe.. They still look like huge grubs.....chrysalis type things?

Did taste one before putting in to mix and not too bad. Have got 2 in a tupperware container on bedside cabinet now. Hoping if drowsy And in the dark that I will just reach over and take.....
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My Mum used to like eating dried prunes to ease constipation. Always bought them in foil pack from supermarket. One day she got a prune out of the packet and saw a wiggly white maggot making its way above the surface. Prunes no more, needless to say ......enjoy yr dates PSML........
 
iHs said:
My Mum used to like eating dried prunes to ease constipation. Always bought them in foil pack from supermarket. One day she got a prune out of the packet and saw a wiggly white maggot making its way above the surface. Prunes no more, needless to say ......enjoy yr dates PSML........
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A great Aunty served lettuce with bugs once!! Yet I don't mind lettuce!! Lol:)
 
donnellysdogs said:
I used salted butter as I don't have salt as an everyday item.
The upside of coming of pump is that I could use induction hob and stand over it to stir!! Brilliant.

(The downside-the chef has to taste, so I've had to bolus for licking the saucepan and stirrers!!)

Got to say @lessci that is the simplest, best, natural hypo stopper ever!!!

Absolutely made my day. Thank you so much.

(Had so much it filled my tray and also the bottom of a plastic "tupperware' bowl as well. Much cheaper and delicious compared to lucozade, gluco tabs etc...

Thank you for taking the time to type out recipe and instructions. So very much appreciated....
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What size tin of condensed milk do you need......baked bean size or smaller?
Also what cube size of this toffee would be needed to get a quick lift and how quickly does it set?
 
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