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Mark Vandersluis
Sarah Nelson's Gingerbread Review |
Dear Nicey
I think you can guess from the tidal wave of disagreement (well this email makes four anyway!) that something was amiss with your review of Sarah Nelson's Gingerbread. The problem was that you were not reviewing the gingerbread under optimum conditions. We (that is myself, my wife and 3 boys aged 5, 10 and 12) would recommend that you try again half way up a Lake District mountain on a cold day. You'll find that the texture has a very satisfying feel to it, and the gingery taste helps to give you some inner warmth as you battle your way further up the mountain against the elements. Sadly, our gingerbread doesn't usually last much beyond halfway up a mountain, as we start eating just outside the shop in Grasmere. The only downside we find is that 12 pieces don't divide well between 5 people.
Best Wishes
Mark Vandersluis |
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Victor Vierra
Sarah Nelson's Gingerbread Review |
I am addicted to Sarah Nelson's Gingerbread although it is nothing like what we Yanks know as gingerbread. I have been to Grasmere on several occasions and always buy enough Gingerbread to last me thru Scotland, Wales and the South of England and some for home. Alas, I have never had it survive past Edinburgh. There is nothing that evokes any more wonderful taste sensations than that wonderful gingerbread. I have even tried ,without much success, to duplicate the recipe. I suppose it is time to return to Grasmere for a refill!
Cheers, COL (RET) Victor Vierra |
Nicey replies: Victor,
Thanks for that frank account of Gingerbread excess. You'll have to add Tunnocks Wafers, and Tregroes Toffee Waffles to your repertoire that will enable you to make it through Scotland and Wales. Of course McVites has recently moved Gingernut production to Carlisle not far from Grasmere. They are currently making 6,854,400 of them a day, or about 80 a second. I think 5 seconds worth would get you round the UK comfortably for a fortnight. |
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Sarah Farley
Sarah Nelson's Gingerbread Review |
Marian Fox's message reminded me that I have been meaning to leap to the defence of Sarah Nelson's Grasmere Gingerbread for some time. So OK, I'm a slow leaper.
But it really is top stuff - a friend who is a lifelong fan introduced me to it a few years ago and now I've got my dad into it as well. I do think you have to warm it up a bit though - stick a couple of rectangles in the oven (a microwave would probably do the trick too, but I don't hold with them) while you make your tea, then the gingerbread and the tea can cool simultaneously and the combination is divine. Mind the crumbs, though, and don't breathe in suddenly while taking a bite because choking is neither pretty nor cool.
Give it a try - it's a genuine taste sensation.
Ta-ta
Sarah (not nelson) |
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Marian Fox
Sarah Nelson's Gingerbread Review |
Sarah Nelson's Grasmere Gingerbread, you either love it or you don't It is definitely an acquired taste. I love it, so too does my daughter, her boyfriend, my sister, her husband. He infact take's it into the office and they all adore it too. So whether you are from London, Cumbria, Australia or France, this is definitely a must to try. I suggest you don't make up your mind until you have at least nibble two pieces. By that time you are completely bowled over.
Cheers
MF |
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