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Mark Rea
Ginger Nut Review |
Dear Nicey,
If I dunk a Ginger Nut in a hot cup of tea it becomes soft almost immediately. If I dunk a Ginger Nut in a glass of cold milk it retains its crunchiness for quite some time. Why is this?
If I reverse the experiment and try dunking in cold tea or hot milk will the Ginger Nut keep its crunchiness or not in these liquid refreshments?
Is it the temperature of the liquid you are dunking into that affects the crunchiness of the Ginger Nut, or is it the cellular composition of the liquid? I look forward to hearing your answer.
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| Nicey replies: Yes it is the temperature. Basic chemistry tells us that the rate at which a solute dissolves in a solvent, is tempreature dependent. The Gingernut is mostly sugar and really wants to dissolve. Temperature is a factor in any dunking situation and can often be the reason for breakage as hot tea works faster. |
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Dave Chambers
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I have had this ginger biscuit wrapper framed on my wall for several years now.
After discovering your intriguing website I thought that I would like to share it with you.
I would like to think that the graphic designer had a sense of humour, but it may be that the Trades Description Act took precedent.
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| Nicey replies: Yes serving suggestions are often baffling or ludicrous, however there is usually an explination behind it. I don't think that you are allowed to mislead people as to the contents of the package the are buying so in the case of say an imaginary lemon biscuit, if the pack shows a little slice of lemon then it has to say 'serving suggestion', as there are no slices of lemon within. As the designer of your pack used a cup of tea behind the Gingernuts it has to say 'serving suggestion' just in case consumers thought the pack contained one. |
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Karen Duthie
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RE: previous message from Donalda Bint
I too was brought up being told this and much to my horror no one else ever appears to have heard of it - they all just think I'm completely potty. Imagine my delight to hear that I am not the only person to have humiliated myself by smashing the ginger nut, in company, before realising what I was doing. It does seem to be a very adept form of brainwashing as it is a totally instinctive reaction when picking one up. But again, it appears the more training you have, the better you become as after 25-30 years of practice I can still get a very respectable 95'ish % hit rate. I wonder if it's a skill only us Scots possess. |
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Mike Stephens
Ginger Nut Review |
As a psychologist in east london i come accross many tensions between communties, such as gang warefare; this is known as the bohr effect. Many problems are resolved with psychological talks and social workers sticking there noses in!
However, the best way to ease tensions between gangs is confrontation. I achieve this by sitting my clients down with a nice cup of tea and a plate of ginger nuts. The majority of biscuits either contain too much sugar, or fall apart upon dunking - this results in frayed tempers and tensions rising.
Gingernuts are therefore perfect for building bridges and bringing the love back into a community.
Keep up the good work,
kind regards
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| Nicey replies: What an inspirational tale of biscuit good. I have often thought that the gang violence in the US could be stopped if they all sat down and had an enormous fried breakfast with all the trimmings black pudding, baked beans, tinned tomatoes and of course lots and lots of pots of tea to wash it all down. I'm sure they wouldn't be too fussed about things one way or another after that.
Of course a mid morning feast of Gingernuts and tea would surely cement the peace. |
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Ed Winter
Ginger Nut Review |
Hi Nicey,
I've just read your review of Gingernuts and you forgot to mention one thing. They can sop up more of a nice warm cup of tea than just about anything else (except maybe a mop..... or sponge).
I once managed to "drink" more than half a cup of tea purely by using the soaking capacity of Gingernuts.
In my opioion, they are the pinnicle of dunking perfection.
Keep up the good work
Ed.
I am neither ginger, or a nut. |
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