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Barry Nield
Malted Milk Review |
Hi Nicey
With a new baby due imminently, we've been making all the necessary preparations for the birth (rusks etc). At an ante-natal class we were given a list of things to take to hospital. This included the item: "favourite biscuits." I'm sure like most of your readers, we have different favorites for different situations. I wonder if you have any suggestions what would be suitable? Presumably it's got to be good biscuit in a crisis -- something that offers plenty of energy in case of a long labour, but not one that will melt all over the bed sheets in the warmth of a hospital.
Many thanks
Barry
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| Nicey replies: Hello Barry,
Well it sounds like you are already on top of most of the important aspects of biscuit selection, although I would say crumbs are another aspect to keep in mind. What ever you bring along will probably be very welcome. To be honest I seem to remember that it was me who ate all the biscuits as Wifey wasn't really in a biscuit mood. I also seem to recall that I went out on a limb and brought Cadbury's Chocolate fingers, a very non-standard biscuit for us.
Thinking about it rationally and with hindsight I would have probably gone for some fig rolls, malted milks and possibly a small pack of digestives, although modern post-hydogenated fat Digestives are very crumbly. However, something that shouldn't be overlooked was the on tap supply of NHS tea and toasted sliced white with Golden Shred marmalade that was available when the YMOS made their debut.
I recent years we have taken to baking large NCOTAASD fruitcakes for our friends when the have their own younger members of staff. In fact Mr ad Mrs T are due YMOS No 2 in about 6 weeks time and Mrs T is already making space in her cake tin.
Another thing to watch out for is that fact that post birth you'll be all over the show and may well not be entirely capable of making rational biscuit choices due to excitement, warm fuzzy feelings, lack of sleep and confusion as the Wife sends you out to buy all sorts of strange things you've never heard of before down aisles of the supermarket you didn't even know existed. |
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Sam Duggins
Malted Milk Review |
Safe Nicey…
Right here goes..at my workplace, we pride ourselves on an epic brew with at least 6 moo bics “malted milk” each.
As of late there has been a harsh decrease in stocks. Asda in all surrounding towns have sold out, the spa down the road doesn’t even do it and my local supermarket has some ridiculous caricature cow biscuits that should be made illegal in 47 states!
It’s not on and I’m having to make do with rocky robin chocolate bars which are no substitute for moo bics. We are a 20 strong team here and feel betrayed by the government.
Please help!
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| Nicey replies: That is indeed troubling news, as Asda are usually a sure bet for Malted Milks. The Elks Malted Milks with the irreverent portrayals of Malted Milk cows are I feel undignified. One reader of the site carefully emailed me on two occasions with pictures of the afore mentioned biscuits, which I chose to overlook due to their demeaning of the classical form.
Sainsburys are usually a good bet too for Malted Milks. |
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Tasty taste
Malted Milk Review |
Hi Nicey,
Malted Milk at Sainsbury's :(
I have noticed an inferior version of the Malted Milk biscuit which has infiltrated the Sainsbury's own brand packets! The new style (2churns/cow) is now thinner and badly shaped with all the corners worn off. Words are barely legible. It doesn't look right and it doesn't feel right. The previous style (Big cow/small cow) was almost 50% thicker, straight sides and better formed. We don't like this, Sainsbury's, so get the old shape back ASAP you silly moos!
Cheers,
Tasty Taste.
Old
New
Thickness comparison
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| Nicey replies: Yes Sainsbury's have dropped the ball on this one. That's a ropey old Malted Milk, with tripod the cow and its missing bobbles. This is a dark day indeed as Sainbury's have always led the in field Malted Milks. Perhaps this is a precondition to do with their imminent take over, perhaps they ordered the biscuit buyer to sabotage their much admired Malted Milks.
I sense dark forces are at work or maybe I've been playing too much Lego Star Wars with the YMOS. |
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Frances Jones
Malted Milk Review |
Dear Nicey,
Re Malted Milk biscuits. I can remain in the closet no longer: I have been sporadically entertained by your website for many months following increasing pressure from my husband. May I introduce myself? Tea addict, cow addict and - wait for it - alp horn addict. Yes, really, those 14ft long wooden horns that you get in Switzerland. I printed off your best Malted Milk picture some time ago and it's stuck on my notice board 14 inches from my right elbow as I write. The comment about Swiss army involvement has forced me to reveal myself: Swiss cows do come in lots of colours, the most famous being those gorgeous coffee-coloured ones, but there are also quite a lot that are Malted Milk biscuit coloured too. I was playing my alp horn to them last week. The alphorn was used to call the cows in the alps. They really do come and listen. You can see that happening if you look on my website.
Swiss cows have gorgeous eyes, though these don't show up so well on the biscuits, unfortunately.
Frances
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| Nicey replies: Oh no, yet another of those "calling cows with your Alpine horn" themed emails. |
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Jez Turner
Malted Milk Review |
Nicey,
This is just what we are going to eat now.
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| Nicey replies: Good work, a very solid selection there. I had a nice sit down with the younger members of staff about 2pm too, taking a break from weeding the borders. We sheltered from the rain under the sun umbrella and all had cups of tea to wash down with the last of the French palets from holiday and couple of the BOTW.
Currently writing a new biscuit of the week which is turning into a mild rant about some of the less inspired bits of the French language. |
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