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Jane Purdon Tunnocks Tea Cake Review	Dear Nicey With apologies if this has been covered before, but I feel moved to praise the magnificence of the Tunnock’s Tea Cake.  These are the only biscuits served up at my place of work, and by golly they are good.  What a wonderful nation the Scots are, that they are capable of producing such delights. On another subject, have you done a poll on additions to a nice cup of tea in moments of distress?  Two sugars I think can work wonderfully.  In extreme distress, I have even been moved to include a tot of whisky.  Do other tea drinkers however think that such practices are an abomination? Yours sincerely Jane Purdon
	Nicey replies: Extreme distress really means that ones margins of tolerance for tea broaden considerably. As you mention you'll often get given tea with sugar, which normally I would choke on, but can be tolerated in situations such hospitals etc. As for adding booze I would prefer to have a chaser thanks, maybe with an ice cube, and a little dish of nuts or perhaps some twiglets.
Jonathan Dawson Tunnocks Tea Cake Review	Dear Nicey, I have been intending to e mail for some time so my thoughts on a number of topics: I agree with Madam Arnold that a nice cup (or mug) of tea, toast and a sit down all go together rather well and toast eating as previous stated on this site is a wonderful recreation either on its own or when coupled with a mug of tea. I feel it important to add that the best way of eating toast is with butter and not with any form of imitation as this only  disappoints. White bread thickly sliced adds to the enjoyment but other breads are acceptable when the recreation has not been well planned in advanced. Airline tea can be the most disgusting drink in the world and only UK based airlines should be trusted with making a cup of tea. My own favourite BMI know how to make a lovely cup of tea at 36,000 feet and when coming home from the US is one of the things I look forward to on the flight. An added bonus is it is served in china. I have to say that that well known coffee shop chain Starbucks is the only hope of a good drink of tea in America as you can make it yourself, but should be avoided at all costs in the UK and the visits in the US are only in an emergency when I start to pine for home comfort.   I have so enjoyed reading about Tunnocks Tea Cakes. I do believe that the only way to eat a TTC is with reverence, calm and a cup of tea.My mother always taught me not to play with my food so I still have not attempted to blow the inside out mainly as I hate the thought of wasting any of the inside mixture . I do remember from childhood a Snowball which is not a drink made with Advocat but the inside mixture of a Tunnocks Tea cake covered with coconut which to my delight is a Tunnocks product and still available having checked the Tunnocks web site so I am going to hunt a Snowball down now.  With all good wishes Jonathan
	Nicey replies: An aeroplane icon we do have.
Ralph Young Tunnocks Tea Cake Review	While I applauded your positive stance on the joy of Tunnocks Tea Cakes I feel I must offer a health warning, especially with children in mind. While no one of sound character would ever think of desecrating a biscuit in this way, children are want to choose fizzy pop as an accompanying beverage rather than tea. I once witnessed such an abomination when a young child, midway through a Tunnocks Tea Cake, took a heroic swig of pop. The mix of pop and Tea Cake filling caused a reaction of vesuvian proportions. I soon stopped laughing once I realised the scale of mess I had to clear up. I?m sorry to say that the child received a mild to moderate spanking and was band from eating Tunnocks Tea Cakes Regards Ralph
Andy Ley Tunnocks Tea Cake Review	Dear Nicey and Wifey Firstly, let me say how great it is to see your site continuing to blossom and grow in the way it has, and I really do hope that it continues to do so in the future! And regarding Tunnock's tea cakes, I'm suprised that no one has said this yet, but their combination of micron thin chocolate, and the soft foamy mallow consistency opens up a whole world of tea table fun (seriously, ALMOST as good as pant toast)! Firstly, handle the teacake very carefully whilst unwrapping it, you need to have perfectly intact chocolate shell. Then, hold the teacke gently in the palm of your hand, and pressing the nail of your other hand against the shell, twist it gently so that you drill through the chocolate. Then turn the tea cake around, and do the same on the opposite side. then simply put your lips to one of the holes and blow! What results is a creamy white mallow fountain, that comes through the hole, and slowly snakes down the side of the teacake, hours of fun guarunteed (well, guaruntedd for sad cases like me anyway). For variations on the trick, make lots of little holes on the side and top of the tea cake, for an impressive sychronised mallow display, or only create one hole, and then blow into the teacake untill the chocolate shell pops! Fantastic! Have fun, and keep up the good work! Andy Ley
	Nicey replies: Well done. What you suggest is probably even messier than a Tim Tam Slam, and is a valuable contribution to biscuit eating culture. Be simultaneously sticky and proud.
Jack Thurston Tunnocks Tea Cake Review	Hi Nicey, Love your site. Did you know that I sometimes tell people I meet at parties that I'm a biscuit designer. Saves explaining what I really do for a living, and usually leads to a more interesting conversation. But I digress. Did you know that Tunnocks teacakes have a wrapper that is very useful as an artists material. I enclose a JPG of a recent customisation of a well known artwork. It required the wrappers from 12 teacakes, in case you're interested. I am thinking of moving on to a new project. The Laughing Cavalier with green Viscount wrappers? Perhaps you can make some suggestions about other attractive foil biscuit wrappers that I might consider, for the Mona Lisa perhaps. I will be sure to keep you posted on how my project progresses. Biscuit away! Jack
	Nicey replies: Jack, Obviously that is fantastic, and a certainly worthy of an Arts Council grant. I used to tell people at parties that I was employed to test dog food, because people occasionally ate it and the manufactures wanted to make sure that it could be consumed safely by people. However, this never seemed to lead on to anything else. As for other wrappers you seem to be doing just fine with out any suggestions from us.
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