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toffee
(redirected from toffees)

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can't do something for toffee  (British informal)
if you say that someone can't do something for toffee, you mean that they are extremely bad at doing that thing Annie couldn't act for toffee, but she still got a part in the school play.

toffee-nosed  (British & Australian informal)

toffee-nosed people think that they are better than other people, especially people of a lower social class She's much nicer than that toffee-nosed sister of hers.


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MAKES 12 INGREDIENTS 300g/10oz S/R flour 1 tsp baking powder 2 tsp ground cinnamon 85g/3oz golden caster sugar 250ml/9fl oz milk 2 eggs, beaten 100g/4oz butter, melted 2 ripe pears, peeled and cut into small chunks 100g/4oz soft toffees, chopped into pieces 25g/1oz flaked almonds METHOD 1) Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6.
So we made these Soft Toffees as tender and indulgent as we could, and brought extra luxury with the sticky-sweetness of balsamic vinegar.
Our favorites were the milk and dark chocolate toffees with almonds and the dark with hazelnuts.
 
 
 
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