...Jammie Dodgers, ..- LINKS (Hobnobs) & Coffee

[Steve]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Amy Z" <lupinesque at y...> wrote:
> Steve (bboy) wrote:
> 
> > I just bought a tin yesterday at a local British Pub (keep in mind
> > that I'm in Minnesota). Cost me US$6.00 (£3.34).


> ?!!!
> 
> How big a "tin" are we talking?  Whenever I've found them they've 
> been small plastic-wrapped packages, or occasionally paper 
> cylinders, in either case with about 12 biscuits.  
> 
> Amy Z

Hi Amy,

Remember that I bought a 'tin' of British cookies in a bar/pub in the
middle of the frozen tundra of the great white north, so I certainly
paid a premium price. 

This 'tin' was more like a foil lined paper can, maybe 6 inches tall
at the most, and yes, had about 12 cookies in it. I ate all but three
before I had walked a block, and left the last three for the local
bums to eat. 

I like the chocolate, but at the moment, since I'm trying lose weight,
the chocolate didn't really apeal to me. (Overal, I love chocolate,
and it was reasonably good chocolate.)

To show you how well my diet is going, Monday I went for a bike ride,
and went through the 'little Asian' neighborhood (south of Franklin on
Nicollet) and decide to wander through some of the Asian grocery
stores. Sadly but enjoyably, I bought a box of Parrot brand 'Coffee
Milk' biscuits. These are thin sweet cracker-like biscuits with a
wonderful coffee flavor and seemed to have a slight hint of maple to
them; really excellent. Usually, I buy the Parrot brand Coconut
biscuits which are also excellent. Sadly, I finished the whole pack
before I had ridden 5 blocks. 

As long as we are on the subject of Asian Grocery stores I found the
best coffee I've ever had. I like milk in my coffee, so I tried some
'Gold Kili' brand (it's the best) '3in1 Instant Coffee Milk'. Great
instant coffee, milk, and a hint of sugar all in single serving foil
packs; 30 for about US$3 or $4. 

One of the things I like about the 'Gold Kili' brand is that it has
the least sugar of any of the '3in1 coffee milk' brands.

A distant side note: Did you know that Asians frequently add just a
bit of sugar to their (uncooked) coffee so it retains is flavor and
aroma while it is stored? It works! I add about 1/4 of a teaspoon (I
don't measure, I just put in a bit) to a 4 ounce jar of instant coffee
and it seems to stay fresh longer. Just add a pinch of
powered/bakers/confectioners sugar to the jar and shake it up so all
the coffee is coated with sugar. Don't know why it works but it works. 

Keep in mind, you are not trying to sweeten the coffee, you are just
adding a trace of sugar, enough to add a very light dusty coating to
the coffee granules. (works with instant or fresh ground coffee)

Sorry, just rambling.

Steve/bboyminn (was bboy_mn)