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Ernie Gallagher
Kimberley and Chocolate Kimberley Review |
Afternoon Nicey,
Steady on now. I cant believe your report on the Kimberley. Maybe you're missing the point here. The softness you refer to Im sure, is intentional, as it appears Jacobs are targeting the indistinct gap between the biscuit and the cake. I suppose the Wagon Wheel and Jaffa Cake would also fall into this category, although they have a definite crispiness which isn't so apparent in the Kimberley. I wouldnt classify any of these as cakes, more like Luxury Biscuits.
BTW there's only one biscuit better than the Kimberley, and that's the Chocolate Kimberley. Being individually wrapped, you know youre getting quality here. They're normally kept for special occasions such as Birthdays and Christmas. Certainly in our house, both varieties are strictly out of bound for children and visitors alike.
Once again the wife (English) cant see what all the fuss is about. Never mind, we're off to Ireland next month to see the folks and bring back a fresh supply of Kimberleys. Mmmmmmm!!
Ern. |
Nicey replies: It seems increasingly evident that there is a 'Kimberley gene' possessed by the Irish, but nobody else. We get a few mails now and again from Americans who like them. I rest my case.
I really did want to like them too. |
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Phil Lively
Kimberley and Chocolate Kimberley Review |
Dear Nicey,
You are indeed a wise and brave man to take on such a subject with such honesty and candour. I have these last 14 years or so been married to a lass of Irish lineage and have several friends of Irish descent to whom I affectionately refer as "Plastic Paddies" who would turn in their graves would they to read your review of the Kimberley and Chocolate Kimberley biscuits (and, of course, were they dead, which they are not by the good grace of God).
I must, however, agree wholeheartedly with you on this most Important-To-The-Heart-Of-The-Irish subject as I can see no redeeming qualities in this stalest of stale-tasting piece of cr@p that they revere so highly. I was beginning to doubt my own sanity as everyone remotely Irish seems to love them. I too went through the "are you sure they were stored in a dry place..." experience and fail to see the attraction. It may be that their taste-buds are being over-ridden by their nostalgic memories of childhood holidays in that most beautiful Emerald Isle (Nice place, shame about the biscuits) I am beginning to think that that the Irish do not just inherit the Guinness Gene and its marvelous powers of post-drinking recovery.
I have now, however, been inspired by your description of the chocolate variety of Kimberly to actively seek them out.
I shall recommend your website to every one of my friends. They will both find it interesting. |
Nicey replies: Yes, I just called it the way I saw it. The Wife is Northern Irish and as such doesn't have the Kimberley tolerance gene. Tony from the fig-fest has an Irish wife and has exactly the same tale to tell. |
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