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Stephen Cooper	Re: your JaffaJudgement Anthony Barber would be quite bemused if he knew that the John Knott was claiming to have brought in VAT in 1973. But then John never did have much of a grasp of facts I'm afraid. It was not until 1989 that the Jaffa Cake represented any sort of 'problem', when Customs and Excise conducted a review of their application of the rules relating to VAT on food items; the review being requested by the then government who were considering changes to the rules to discourage the consumption of food considered unhealthy. Jaffa cakes though, just love 'em. McVities original orange, none of the other rubbish. Regards Stephen
Eliot Galton	Hello there, Some news you might find interesting. As a boy many years ago I loved the wagon wheels from Burtons. I now live in Mexico and blow me down if I did not discover a wagon wheel in disguise! Here they call it the Mamut or (Mammoth in English) and it is produced by a company called Gamesa! Eliot Galton
	Nicey replies: I wonder if they ever heard of the Bandit biscuit. Whilst in France a few weeks ago we gazed upon figures of Mammoths carved into cave walls by Cro Magnon man about 13,000 years ago.
Hiromi Miura	Hello, Nicey,Wifey and YMOS!! Now, I am in Seoul,South Korea with my husband. ORION ,which is one of major companies on confectionery industry in South Korea, has manufactured a "Choco-pie"biscuit as its leading product since 1974. The "Choco-pie"is a pair of soft biscuits connected with a white chewy white marshmallow, living in a thin chocolate shell. You can see a huge white Kanji letter written on the right side of the outer red box.. The Kanji letter reads Jon(in Korea)/Joh(in Japan). I think the word Jon/Joh could mean "love", "friendship", "mercy" and "sympathy" in English. I hear that Korean people are generally rich in such feelings and think it important to hold the Jon/Joh in their heart. I'm sure that many Korean people are very kind. So, the maker ORION may have chosen the most ideal word for expressing what Korean people are. Actually, as far as I know, we can see the "Choco-pie" at almost all supermarkets and convenience stores in Seoul Korea. Hence, I never doubt of its immense popularity among Korean people. I am a big fun of the "Choco-pie" cool from the refrigerator, as I can enjoy the bounce of the marshmallow even more. By the way, in South Korea, men are required to serve in military service for around two years before aged 30. They have to live in a military training centre during that period apart from their family and beloved people. It will be expected that they will never enjoy meals rich in sweetness at a luncheon room attached to the military training centre. They must be forced to have strict diet, every day. However, there appears to be a corner shop in the centre and they seems to be able to buy the ORION " Choco-pie" there, after getting the approval of their superior officers. Service men who fortunately can get the Choco-pie under a licence will be healed their exhausted body and soul after daily fierce military discipline by the sweetness of the biscuit. In fact, by the time they finally finish their service, most of them seem to find themselves become extravagant fans of the ORION "Choco-pie", even if some of them did NOT like it before their military service. I guess it is impossible for us who have never experienced the "Choco-pie" in such a severe situation of military service to thank for its sweetness more than Korean service men. Thanks for reading. Hiromi Miura (Seoul Korea)
	Nicey replies: Good work biscuit correspondent Miura. We are now better informed on possible military uses for Korean biscuits. They do seem to have borrowed heavily from the Wagon Wheel in overall concept though
David P Weston's Wagon Wheels Review	Dear Nicey, As a long time Wagon Wheels fan, I’ve been delighted to read some of the enlightened commentary on these great biscuits on your website. I wonder if you can help me with a minor dispute relating to Wagon Wheels advertising of the late 80s/early 90s, specifically the existence of an ad featuring some sort of creature, hiccupping repeatedly and saying “Hic, the Wagon Wheels, Hic, the Wagon Wheels”. The ad may have only screened on Aussie telly, but independent confirmation of its existence would be of considerable satisfaction to me. Hope you can help. David P. Adelaide, Australia.
Stefan	Dear Nicey I was somewhat dismayed on reading your Jaffa Judgement article in that I never got to see the Limited Edition McVities Berry Blast Jaffa Cakes which featured a mixture of raspberry and cherry. I live in the channel islands and we are often left out in the cold with regards new things, sometimes taking months before they might filter through to our shores, if indeed we get to see them at all. Seeing as how I'm quite partial to all things raspberry I feel they would have gone down a treat. Does anybody still have some, or does anyone carry sufficient persuasive skills so as to encourage the great McV to re-introduce such marvels? Keep up the good work. Stefan
	Nicey replies: Hello Stefan, Yes I think Jaffa Cakes have settled back down again. Actually I'm not sure, but the new flavours were certainly around for a few months. They be due a another fiddling about with in another month or two. You can often find Raspberry style Jaffa cakes in Lidl's which emanate from Germany, and certainly their Jaffa cakes are well worth a go. I don't know if that expands your options in any way. Last year we were close enough to the Channel Islands whilst in Brittany to pick BBC Radio Jersey. We had the great privilege of listening to almost a days phone in devoted to issue of seagulls and what they get up to.
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