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==Etymology== Food historians have several theories regarding the name and origin of this confectionery, but none is conclusive. One explanation is the meaning "to cut or score" for the word "scotch", as the confection must be cut into pieces, or "scotched", before hardening.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baking911.com/candy/butterscotch.htm |title=Maple Sugar |publisher=baking911.com |access-date=5 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111110095843/http://www.baking911.com/candy/butterscotch.htm |archive-date=10 November 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elise.com/recipes/archives/007196how_to_make_butterscotch.php |title=Butterscotch Sauce Recipe, How to Make Butterscotch | Simply Recipes |publisher=Elise.com |access-date=5 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090518185625/http://elise.com/recipes/archives/007196how_to_make_butterscotch.php |archive-date=18 May 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Alternatively, the "scotch" may derive from the word "[[wikt:scorch|scorch]]".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/06/AR2007030600264.html|title=Sticking With Butterscotch |newspaper=Washington Post |date=7 March 2007 |access-date=10 July 2014}}</ref> In 1855, F. K. Robinson's ''Glossary of Yorkshire Words'' explained Butterscotch as "a [[treacle]] ball with an amalgamation of butter in it".<ref>"Butterscotch". ''Oxford English Dictionary''.</ref>
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