Milk chews

Since I am thinking about delicious Scottish treats this evening, I thought this would be an apt time to write about another of my favourite Scottish sweets: milk chews.ALTA packet of milk chews. The left side of the tube of milk chews has a blue background with the label "Milk Flavour Chews"; the right side has a cow on a field next to a windmill and a lady.Credit: Photo cropped from the Golden Gasket Group website.Manufactured by the Golden Gasket Group in Greenock, Scotland, milk chews – or, as they are named on the packet, “MILK FLAVOUR CHEWS” – are Starburst-sized sweets that have a simple, sweet taste. The Golden Gasket website describes the flavour of milk chews as:Reminiscent of old-fashioned milk bottle sweets, they offer a comforting, familiar flavour in a modern, plant-based format, making them suitable for vegans and vegetarians!Growing up, I loved milk chews. Only a few places sold them, and so getting a packet of milk chews was a treat.Today, equally few places near me…