English food revisited

[geoff_bannister]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Lee Storm \(God Is The Healing Force\)" <n2fgc at ...> wrote:
 
[Lee]:
> Ah--Yes, X-Lax!  I could tell you horrible stories about tricks played on
> people with that stuff. <Huge Evil Grin, Maniacal Laughter!>

Geoff:
(Blushing slightly)
When I was in my mid-teens, I learnt a little bit of improper doggerel 
about the stuff which modesty prevents me from repeating in my years 
of decorum.
:-|
  
[Lee]:
> I found a whole bunch of mail I saved and a lot of it was food discussions.
> I believe a "Digestive" is a cookie (or as the Britts would say, a
> "Biscuit," made with oats or a more fibrous material than just plain white
> flour.

Geoff:
Yes, it is more fibrous and has a crumbly consistency. I'm not very fond 
of them except in the half-coated chocolate variety. They also usually 
tend to have a slightly larger diameter than most other circular biscuits.

The *Brits* would definitely say "biscuit".