Walker's Nonsuch Toffee Duo With Hammer - 200g

In Britain, toffee you break with a hammer belongs to old sweet shops, seaside trips and the drawer at your nan's house. Walker's Nonsuch is one of the names people mean when they say proper toffee.

In Canada, people go looking for it because they remember the noise as much as the taste. The tap, the crack, the one piece that shoots under the fridge and is found three weeks later. A bag of ready-cut chews never quite gives you that.

The pack holds a duo of toffee and a little hammer, 200g in all. Keep it sealed in a cool, dry cupboard and break off what you fancy rather than the lot in one go. Leave it in its wrapper, or lay a tea towel over it before you strike, unless you enjoy finding toffee in odd places for days.

Walker's Nonsuch makes more toffee beyond this one, and it sits well in a parcel next to other British sweets. It also makes a good gift for someone who misses home, mostly because handing a person a hammer always gets a reaction.