I remember that Sidney Mintz was
amused by "Baselbieter Rahmtäfeli." As he put it, "They are delicious and
openly unhealthy."
Baselbieter Rahmtäfeli
("Basel toffees")
500 ml full cream
Vanilla sugar
500 sugar
40 g butter
Bring cream, sugar and vanilla to
boil, stir constantly, (volume increases!)
Remove heat but stir until mass gets
thicker, brownish and comes away from the side of the pot (happens
suddenly!!!)
Add butter, mix again
Put the mass on parchment paper,
cover with a second piece of parchment paper
Wait 30 min,
then cut into cubes
