Link for Jammie Dodgers, ..- LINKS (Hobnobs)

[dudemom_2000]

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPFGU-OTChatter/message/24389

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboyminn at y...> 
wrote:
>>Big Snip<<

> bboyminn:
> 
> I just bought a tin yesterday (Hob Nobs) at a local British Pub 
(keep in mind
> that I'm in Minnesota). Cost me US$6.00 (£3.34). I know, an
> astronomical price, but I was curious. (Actually, I was hoping for
> Jaffa Cake, but no luck)
> 
> I could take or leave the chocolate coating, but I love the oat
> biscuit part. (The Tin expired on 4/12/04, but they were still 
good.)
> 
> Later that day, I found out I could get a gormet copy of Hob Nobs
> (that is, not the real brand, but still good quality) for $2.50 at 
the local grocery story. Such is life.
> 
> On another note; just curious, do they have Nabisco or Keebler 
Vanilla Wafers (which are small biscuits, not a wafer) in the UK. 
Does anybody there eat them? Does anybody there like them? Enquiring 
minds want to know.
> 
> Steve/bboyminn (was bboy_mn)

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Yummie! Something else for me to try! I know the guy at the British 
Specialty store has the Hob Nobs so on my next trip I will look for 
them. I stopped by Friday and got some more Jaffa cakes - the first 
ones were McVities in a tube and he was out of those so I got the 
Jacob's. He said he liked them better. Also I picked up a package of 
Ashbourne Hazelnut All Butter Biscuits to try. I will probably munch 
on those during chat tomorrow....

I thought the "cake" part of the Jaffa cakes looked more like the 
Nabisco Vanilla wafer with the dollop of orangy jelly on what looks 
like the bottom of the cookie which is then coated in chocolate. The 
cookie part was a bit softer (but not exactly cakelike in 
consistancy) than the vanilla wafers which tend to be crisp. As I am 
pretty open in what I will eat, I must say I was suprised at how 
good this was! A great combination of flavors. One lady at work 
didn't care for them when I gave her one. The other one just loved 
them, so I guess they are an acquired taste. Other than figuring out 
how to make the jelly part, I would think these could be very easy 
to make at home.

The specialty store had some meat and potato pasties that I am going 
to try next also... When Book 6 comes out I plan to make up 
a "lunchbox" of British stuff from that place to eat while I am 
reading!

Dudemom_2000 (who is looking longingly at her box of Jaffa cakes)

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