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Anna Halford Griffins Sultana Pasties Review	I was hoping that, given your knowledge of all things biscuit-like, you would be able to assist in tracking down a confection from my mother's New Zealand youth. She claims they were called something like 'Chocolate Raisin Pasties' and comprised a sort of pastry case filled with raisins, and the whole covered in chocolate. Apparently they were small and dunk-able, as she remembers her father indulging in this habit. Any ideas? jamtart
	Nicey replies: Sultana pasties, follow the link to our review.
Patrick Grabham	Dear Nicey, I was intrigued to read Martin Booth's tale of a little old Hastings lady offering him a buttered McVitie's digestive. Whilst discussing this with a work colleague, I recalled eating digestives topped with a Dairylea triangle as a child. (Obviously a poor relation to the more traditional cheese and biscuits). What are your views on adding toppings to biscuits. Should they remain 'au natreulle' or is a light spreading of some dairy product permissible? I await your wise words.
	Nicey replies: Well in the quasi democracy that is NiceCupOfTeaAndASitDown we defend peoples right to drink their tea and eat their biscuits in which ever way they see fit, unless of course they doing something plainly wrong. As you see we have an icon, albeit rarely used, that denotes cheese on biscuits, so that is grudging acceptance of the practice.
Simon Huxtable McVities Milk Chocolate Digestive Review	I'd like to thank Lisa Koester for her interesting point asking 'which way is up?' for a biscuit.  It certainly caused me to question a few of my long-held beliefs on the 'natural' order of biscuits.  This type of thinking is invaluable, and I'm sure there is role in management, or as a 'creative' in an advertising agency for such ability to 'think outside the box'.   However, if you stand a packet of Chocolate Digestives up the right way and open it at the right end, you will see that - clearly - Chocolate is the 'up' side, and the biscuit side should be on terra firma.   Thanks   Simon
Lisa Koetser	Which way is up. When I lay the biscuits on a plate I put them chocolate side down because I think that the chocolate is on the underside of the biscuit and the writing and holes are on the top.  When I did this at my book group everyone thought that I had placed them that way to deter people from eating them by hiding the chocolate.   Which way do you think is up.   Lisa
	Nicey replies: Lisa, Chocolate is always placed on the the base of the biscuit as this flat and more easily processed. However, once on there it effectively reverses the polarity of the biscuit so that the chocolate side is now considered up. Your book group is obviously a bunch of polite if somewhat conspiratorial people. I would have told you to stop mucking about and turn the biscuits the right way up before you create an unnecessary and embarrassing spectacle.
Tom England	Can I just congratulate David Cowie on his splendid idea. I, like Dave, have often found myself throwing away half bottles of milk. In fact I am fully aware when purchasing a bottle, that it is highly unlikely that I will consume the whole contents prior to them seperating into their various constituents. It must be borne in mind though that due to the cooling effects of the frozen milk, this process should only be used for cups of tea to be consumed swiftly, ie. to be downed prior to dashing out of the door to work. In all other circumstances a proper cup of tea must be piping hot. But I think that you will agree Mr Nicey that a cup of tea cool enough to gulp, is infinately better than no cup of tea at all. I'm just off to try and find those ice cube freezer bag thingies, and a bottle of milk.
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