Carnation eh! That takes me back a bit. We took a tube on the Challenge in 1983, great stuff in instant coffee and no need to take additional sugar. However a second tube is a bit of an extravagance as I recon Quincy is still using the original tube! It's also great stuff in sandwiches, especially if accompanied by a cup of Hump3's real coffee.

Thinking of condensed milk, does anyone have a recipe for that calorific scottish delicacy, Tablet?

Your wish is my command!

http://britishfood.about.com/od/scottishregionalrecipes/r/tablet.htm

I wish I'd known, Phil.......I make a load of that every Christmas for gifts (my version, I'm told, is very good, tho' I'm so fed up of cooking it I don't eat it). I would have included you in my parcels of it to post, by way of thanks for the services of Doodlecat! Let me know if you'd like a sample for the Challenge.

Ta for the link, Mr G - and Jean for your kind offer. A sample would be nice if you have any, but I'll happily wait 'til Christmas! It was Sue Graeme (challenger passim) who first gave me some of this stuff and I found it kind of addictive!

Not one for diabetics I suspect

I'll have a go at the recipe. Should there be a culinary disaster I'll shout to Jean for help. Right - off to the Co-Op now for some condensed milk.