Oatfield Emerald

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The Oatfield Emerald is a type of chocolate toffee sweet native to Ireland and is considered one of the country's most popular sweets [1] and one of the "iconic names of the Irish sweet world". [2]

They have distinctive green wrappers.

The Oatfield Emerald has been produced since the mid-twentieth century and exported worldwide. [1] [3]

Production moved out of the Republic of Ireland (and the original factory) in 2012. [4] [5] [6]

The image of the young girl on the original wrapped packaging is alleged to be based on Mountcharles native Deborah Cunningham, taken from a sketch drawn by celebrated artist Kevin Sharkey.

Ingredients

Milk chocolate filled with caramel and coconut. Ingredients Glucose Syrup, Sugar, Milk Chocolate (19%), [Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Whole Milk Powder, Skimmed Milk Powder, Emulsifier: Soya Lecithins], Vegetable Fat [Palm], Condensed Skimmed Milk, Shredded Coconut (4%), Flavour, Emulsifiers [Mono and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Soya Lecithins]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sweet sorrow as last batch of Emeralds made on this isle". Irish Independent. 8 May 2012.
  2. "A jam-packed Irish treat box that you can ship to emigrants around the world has just launched". TheDailyEdge.ie . 4 November 2017.
  3. "End of the line for Oatfield Sweets as last batch of Emerald toffees rolls off". The Irish Times. 8 May 2012.
  4. "Sweet sorrow with end of Emerald toffee production in Donegal". BBC News. 8 May 2012.
  5. "15 jobs to go as Oatfield factory to leave Donegal". TheJournal.ie . 8 May 2012.
  6. "In pics: Last of the Oatfield sweet-making machinery shipped out". TheJournal.ie . 16 May 2012.