Parkinson's Doncaster Butterscotch Ltd is a company based in Doncaster, England that manufactures and distrubutes confectionery, particularly butterscotch.
History
The word "butterscotch" was first recorded in Doncaster, where Samuel Parkinson began making the candy in 1817. Parkinson's Butterscotch had Royal approval and was one of Doncaster's attractions until it ceased production in 1977.
In 1851 Parkinson Butterscotch was given to the Queen on her visit to Doncaster to open the St Leger horce racing meeting at the Doncaster Racecourse. On the same visit where the Queen apparently stayed in a hotel in Doncaster and used Thomas Crapper's famous Water Closet.
The recipe was revived in 2003 when a Doncaster businessman and his wife discovered the recipe on an old folded piece of paper inside one of the famous St Leger butterscotch tins that was in their cellar. Parkinson's Doncaster Butterscotch Ltd. was formed and is now producing and trading butterscotch made to this original recipe. It sells the product all over the world.
In 2007, 190 years since its first association with the St Leger, the Doncaster Racecourse was completely rebuilt and reopened by the Princess Royal who in keeping with the tradition was presented with butterscotch supplied by the new Parkinson's Doncaster Butterscotch Company. The Royal Butterscotch box used in 2007 was designed under the direction of a local entrepreneur, Glenn Bluff. The company is owned and run by Laura Bluff
Since 2009 Parkinson's Confectionery has produced "Butterdale Toffee" and other Parkinson's products under licence from Parkinson's Doncaster Butterscotch Ltd.
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Coordinates: 53°31′20″N 1°07′46″W / 53.5221°N 1.1295°W
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