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Nicola Mollat and friends |
Hello,
My friends and I all remember a biscuit from our youth (not just the one biscuit, obviously, but a variety of biscuit) that hasn't been seen in the shops for a while but none of us can remember what they were called. We were hoping that with all your biscuit expertise you might be able to help us and possibly remember its name. The biscuits were:
- small
- spherical
- chocolate filled
- decorated with a little cartoon face/eyes/other facial feature
- they came in a small lunchbox-sized bag (similar to iced gems)
Does anybody know what they were called or if they are still in production?
Your help with this matter is muchly appreciated,
Nicola Mollat (and friends) |
Nicey replies: Well as there is a bunch of you, that sort of rules out hallucination, so perhaps such a thing existed. I however have never had one. |
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Catherine Griffiths |
CAN I HAVE A NICE CUP OF TEA AND A BANANA PLEASE NICEY? JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I WOULDN'T BE BREAKING ANY RULES. |
Nicey replies: Of course, as you're pregnant you have a license to eat anything at any time and I'm sure biscuits will get a look in at some point.
When the Wife was pregnant with younger member of staff No 1, she had a big Spinach craving, and I was sent to get the only Spinach growing in the garden, a gnarly looking specimen which randomly had appeared from some compost placed under the privet bushes in the front garden. This was boiled up and she had it on toast, Hoorah! |
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Benjamin Smith |
Nicey
I should like to add my dissatisfaction at fruit teas to that of Penelope Reid. Fruit teas smell *amazing*, prompting you to ask the owner of the cup for a taste. However, they inevitably taste like they've been watered down with approximately three million parts water to one part fruit and, like a similarly diluted homeopathic remedy, totally fail to satisfy.
Yours, etc,
Benjamin Smith |
Nicey replies: Yes and I have just realised that I can use the 'fruit' and the 'tea' icon for this.
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Penelope Reid |
Fruit tea! whats the point of that then? my workplace canteen is only offering flavoured teas at the moment. They offer no caffeine or dunking possibilities, so how can these tepid ribena like offerings possibly share the nomenclature of the honest cuppa? Any ideas? I believe we should
implement tighter controls on the use of the word 'tea' in descriptions of warm water based beverages to avoid further torment.
Your Humble Follower,
Pen |
Nicey replies: You're right of course |
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Diane
Jacob's Mikado Review |
Ahh..fond memories. Maybe it's just me, but I used to eat Mikado biccies by scooping the jam out with my finger, then pulling off the marshmallow.
As for Iced Vovos (or Iced Volvos as my hubby used to call them) - they're a pale shadow - they're too flat & nowhere near spongey enough.
As for me, I'm a new Tim Tam addict, and have the suck down pat. And yes, they remind me of Penguins too - but has anyone tried the tea slurp through a Penguin yet? We need to be told.
I'm looking forward to a 2 week stay with my parents to relive my biccie fantasies very soon!
Diane
Formerly County Antrim, now rural NSW.
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