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Donalda Bint Ginger Nut Review	re: ginger nuts my dad always told us children that if we could smash a ginger nut into three with our elbow (whilst holding the biscuit in the palm of our other hand) we would get a wish. This no doubt aided our basic dexterity as my brothers and myself can hit a ginger nut into three with our elbows every time. Alas, when I say "every time" i mean every time and it is socially embarressing to be drinking tea in company, reach for the biccies, pick up a ginger nut and automatically smash it against my elbow and smile in satisfaction at getting three bits. Only then do you realise what you were doing. Did my dad make this up to torment or does the ginger nut three bits wish exist?? yours in turmoil Donalda Bint, Scotland
	Nicey replies: I think your Dad was having you on, still good skills.
Richard Sefton	A friend I was working with had his honeymoon in Jamacia. Up on his return he brought with him several large bags, nearly doubling the weight of his luggage, of a wounderus biscuit called Ruff Tops. They are small, round with a slight dome. Crumbley, yet they hold together well under dunking. What really livens this little smasher up is that they are made with saffron and, I belive and little cumin. This gives them a yellow tint, quite unuseual in the tin, but also adds a slight edge to them, taking off some of the sweetness. I have yet to find them anywere over on Blighty, but my search continues. If, however, you know of anyone heading out that way, I suggest they pick some up for you to try.
	Nicey replies: They sound exotic. We had a Caribbean banana cake yesterday, and it was a bit of a disappointment as it didn't taste of bananas.
Ian Ashcroft Garibaldi Review	Dear Nicey, After unanimously voting the Garibaldi the title of 'Most Underated Biscuit', my colleagues and I inevitably moved on to the link between the biscuit and the Italian hero of 19th century liberal nationalism. Here things became more fractious as two rival theories emerged. The first that Guiseppe Garibaldi instructed his cook to create a robust, lightweight, durable and high energy foodstuff for an army on the march and the second that an english biscuit manufacturer created the biscuit to celebate Garibaldi's visit to London. My questions to you are therefore: 1. What is the true link between liberator and biscuit ? 2. Are you sure you have spelled Garibaldi correctly in your review ? 3. Is it true that the Garibaldi is the only biscuit certified for space travel by NASA ? 4. As the Garibaldi is dead fly biscuit and the eccles cake is dead fly pie, are they somehow related and why are we calling a cake a pie (or vice versa) ? Must rush as my tea seems to have cooled. Ian
	Nicey replies: 1) Don't know the interweb didn't help me much either 2) I'm sure I spelt it incorrectly as most people tell me that 3) No I think the fig roll is cleared for use in zero G 4) Yes they are related, and you called it a pie not me
Toby Clark Abbey Crunch Review	Dear nicecupofteaandasitdown.com, I can only endorse your approving comments on the Abbey Crunch - the finest of biscuits. Instantly comforting, a great dunk and undeniably nutritious. The only real problem is that once you've eaten a whole packet (and it's difficult not to, after the first few) the massive sugar content hits your gums, puckering, shrinking and retracting them to the point at which premolars drop out. Still, it's worth it. My other point is another definition of the difference between biscuits and cakes. Put technically: biscuits are hygroscopic - cakes are hydrophilic. Put simply: biscuits need to stay dry, while cakes need to remain moist. Store a biscuit incorrectly, and it will go soggy (bad!); store a cake incorrectly, and it will dry out and become stale - also bad, but with the potential to be at least partially rectified by dunking. Anyway, thanks very much for the site - Sports Biscuits, eh? Best regards, Toby Clark.
	Nicey replies: Yep, your biscuit/cake observation is of course one the tenants of the McVities Jaffa Cake defense in the famous case against the Inland Revenue.
Greg Orwin	Hi I feel I need to express an opinion here. Alfahores in Uruguay may be one thing, but I can assure you that beingbrought up in Chile that Alfajores (note spelling difference) are a completely different beast. Imagine if you will two crumbly, crunchy, hob nob type biscuits. These are lovingly sandwiched together with dulce de leche (which by the way is the caramel you get from boiling a can of condensed milk in a pan of water for a couple of hours), then half dipped in plain chocolate. The problem with these unfortunately is that it is completely impossible to have just one. Inceidentally they dunk fabulously with one caveat, make sure you put no sugar in your tea as the chocolate and caramel will add the right amount of sweetness if you are a one teaspoonfful of sugar person when you have two dunked alfajores. I will get off my soap box now. Greg
	Nicey replies: Those Alfajores sound the business.
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