Question... Brits re biscuits - Death in a Bowl

[Steve]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "meidbh" <meidbh at y...> wrote:

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> 
> Meidbh:
> Eloise, you piqued my curiosity so I did what any selfrespecting 
> 21st century girl would do and Googled it.
> 
> And I found a site that may be the answer to many a biscuit lovers 
> dreams 
> www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com
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> ...edited...
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> I'll keep my eyes peeled. 
> 
> M :-)

Bboyminn:

Thanks for the great link; a very fun site.

I especially like a 'Biscuit of the Week' reviews. As an American it's
difficult to get reliable information about British Biscuits. Always
wanted to try Jaffa Cake and Jammie Dodgers (Dan Radcliffe likes
Jammie Dodgers), although I suspect the these are 'kid foods' that are
just pure sugar in a variety of shapes and colors. Could anyone tell
me whether the (I'm told) extremely popular Jaffa Cake is actually
worth eating?

Another interesting feature on that website is the frequent travel
quest for Tea. One particular adventure was a trip to Cornwall for
'Cornish Tea' which I'm lead to believe is a very serious tea indeed.
It normally consists of Tea, of course, and scones with clotted cream
and strawberry jam. On this particular tea adventure the younger
members of the staff were impressed by the addition of clotted cream
to stawberry and chocolate ice cream. Good Lord! Can you spell FAT
overload. There were probably more calories in that ice cream than an
entire banquet. Do people really top their ice cream with clotted
cream? I'm sure it's good, but my arteries are clogging up just
thinking about it.

At any rate, along with the tea adventures, the Biscuit of the Week
reviews were very enjoyable. 

In addition... curious... has anyone ever tried any of the 'Duchy
Originals' products? These are organic baked and other goods produced
by Prince Charles; yes, THE Prince Charles. I'd like to try the Lemon
Curd Ice Cream as well as some of the jams and biscuits.

Just curious.

Steve/bboyminn (was bboy_mn)