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Alison J. Anderson
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Thank you for the fun site and I enjoy errr borrowing your great pictures to use as wallpaper on my work PC. Hang on a minute while I put down my cup of tea and get all outraged.
I also lurk on a travel bulletin board. On that site I have made an offer of a political nature:
"I promise to send a packet of Tim Tams to any regular on this site who votes against Bush in the 2004 election"
It has been a huge success. Tim Tams have an aura of mystery for my US cyber friends and they are oft talked about in revered tones. I have had Canadians offering to emigrate, Republicans thinking of converting, I even had an offer to have a website built to take my offer global - that seemed tiresome. The boyfriend did point out that I was offering gifts for votes and was probably breaking some law in America but I pushed on bravely from the relative safety of Australia.
Then in February I discovered to my shock and horror that the US Customs service has put in place a ban on packaged foods being posted to the USA. There is a transition period after which anyone will need FDA Approval to send in even a single serve of Biscuits. This announcement was made AFTER I started offering Tim Tams for votes.....
When does the transition period end and FDA regulation kick in you might ask??? Just before the US Federal Election. I tell you Tim Tams must have those pesky US Government types very worried!
Ally
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Brian Barratt |
Esteemed Mr Nicey,
A local bakery, called ET's for some Italian reason, has started making Eccles cakes. I'm not sure if these qualify for mention, but here goes:
The texture is excellent, the fruitybit superb, but they have sugar sprinkled on the top. Shouldn't this be a cooked glaze rather than a raw scattering?
Ever your 'umble, etc.,
Brian Barratt |
Nicey replies: Mr Barratt
Bit of both I thought, although I would have expected an egg glaze to be mandatory. |
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Eluned Jones
Tim Tam vs Penguin Review |
Dear Nice Cup of Tea
I currently have a kiwi living with me and he has introduced me to delights of tim tams (or penguins) andport. I had previously heard of tim tams and hot chocolate but this is something else.
Having bitten the corners off your tim tam you suck a shot of port through the biscuit and then eat it. It is a taste sensation and I would recommend it to anyone.
Happy eating!
Eluned |
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Paul Diamond
Tim Tam vs Penguin Review |
Nicey,
Can I just say that your website is a wonder of the interactive age and is almost solely responsible for the recent media explosion of biscuit, tea and sitting down related pastimes - without your efforts I can hardly think that we would have seen 50Cent chomping on a gypsy cream whilst reclining with a cuppa backstage at last month's MTV music awards. Keep up the fight!
I am writing regarding the Tim Tam, a delightful biscuit in its own right, but it worries me that they are being shipped half-way around the world in refrigerated containers. Can they not be produced in the UK? The calorific value of a packet of Tim Tams may strike fear into the heart of the average Atkins dieter but it is negligible in comparison to the enormous amount of kilo-joules that are wasted transporting it from Australia to the UK. If our supermarkets were truly environmentally conscious this arrangement would cease immediately and licensed production of the Tim Tam could start in the UK forthwith.
The Tim Tam is a nice biscuit but shouldn't we be a little more eco-friendly and buy Penguins instead? Biscuit consumers, it is in your hands!
Yours Faithfully
A Concerned Biscuit Lover |
Nicey replies: Well yes I did bring up this very point at the UK launch. Tescos had spent 18 months working out how to ship them here so they weren't too receptive to the idea that it might be a bit eco-unfriendly. Arnotts have got the big 'Made in Australia' thing which is very admirable. However, it does mean when I approached them about how they would feel about licensing to other manufacturers they didn't rule it out but they didn't rush at the idea. |
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Tim Younger |
Nicey,
I'm giving serious consideration to adopting a milkless policy in my tea and sit down activities. Until now I've always enjoyed milk (semi-skimmed) in a nice cup of Assam tea. I am partial to both Earl Grey and Lady Grey and, in my past, drank quite a lot of Japanese Green Tea. I'm not yet sure about Darjeeling but will persevere on this front We have a canteen facility at work that offers a range of nice teas and lovely biscuits and, indeed, sit downs, however I feel that if I am ever to taste Camomile Tea I will have to ask a lady colleague to order it for me.
I wonder whether you could suggest any nice teas that can be enjoyed without milk.
Tim |
Nicey replies: Tim,
You could suck tepid water through grass cuttings and save yourself the trouble of drinking Camomile tea. As for which is best without milk not sure as we drink conventional teas that don't really lend themselves to that. Site regular Brian Barratt has written to us many times to extoll the virtues of milkless tea. Try typing 'Barratt' into our search box and reading the messages with tea cup icons. |
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