Treacle Tart

[rockyracoon]

My son has gone mad on these lately so I thought I'd make some, duly got some treacle in Tesco this morning only to discover that you need golden syrup and not treacle, what a crock!

What can I use treacle for?

[Mamyalynne]

It has always confused the heck out of me too, I love treacle on toast.

[Barmaid]

is it the black stuff?

I use that to paint over a joint of gammon to make crackling. I also use it in jamaican ginger cake.

Some ideas here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/black_treacle

[Mamyalynne]

http://www.yummly.com/recipes/black-treacle

[Mamyalynne]

http://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/recipes/442276/treacle-flapjacks

[rockyracoon]

Doesn't make sense at all Mamy, BM, Jamaica Ginger cake is an old favourite of mine but I've never made one before, I will now.

Thank you both for the links, at least I haven't wasted 88p now ;)

[heathfield]

Strange, that calling golden syrup 'treacle' seems to be commonplace in England. Yet in Scotland, 'treacle' always means the black stuff - i.e. just as it says on the tin.

[excelsior-1]

what about a treacle sponge?

[BlueToffee]

Treacle toffee

[excelsior-1]

http://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/recipes/442276/treacle-flapjacks

[Georgiesmum]

Dark bonfire toffee, or lovely dark gingerbread.

[woofgang]

sorry treacle smells bad

[vodkancoke]

Put it in a fruit cake :)

[rockyracoon]

Thanks all, with all these ideas I'll have to go out and buy more treacle ;)