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Lynn Eaton	Hello, I've not visited your site before, but have recently spent a few happy hours reading the book and having a giggle to myself. Just thought your correspondent, Gareth Williams, might like to know that when my young sister started school the first thing she had to do when she came home was eat half a packet of pink wafers dipped into luke warm, milky tea. Of course, most of them ended up in a slush at the bottom of the cup which our long-suffering mother then had to dispose of. Luckily we lived on my grandparents pig farm at the time! This was in 1963. Cheers, Lynn
	Nicey replies: Thanks Lynn, Pink Wafers sighted a year before my birth, and close to pigs, which somehow lends your account extra weight.
Gareth Williams	Dear Nicey (and Wifey, of course), I don’t know if you can help, but I have a query about Pink Wafers. While I’m in no disagreement that they are indeed the spawn of Satan, I’m writing a short story, part of which is set around the 1960’s, and they’re exactly the sort of maiden-auntish biscuit I need for a spot of description. However, my problem comes in that I don’t know when the aforementioned wafers of doom were introduced. It’s probably a bit stupid of me to set part of the story in the 60’s when I wasn’t born until two decades afterwards, but most things (clothing, cars, music &c) I either know, or can find out. However, since nobody likes pink wafers, no-one appears to have taken sufficient notice of them to be able to tell me when they were first introduced… Any ideas? Ta Gareth Williams
	Nicey replies: Not sure exactly but wafers (and pink (carminic acid) for that matter) in general are old school biscuit technology so you'll be fine with them in the 1960s.
Patrick Roper Garibaldi Review	In the discussion on Garibaldi biscuits, I notice that Eccles cakes have been mentioned, but a much closer relative (and maybe the original) would seem to be the thinner, drier, less sweet Chorley cake. Chorleys, Eccles and Garibaldis are all mentioned in virtually the same breath. Answers.com says the Garibaldi "was first manufactured by the Bermondsey biscuit company Peek Freans in 1861 following the recruitment of one of the great biscuit makers of Scotland, John Carr." (Did they get that from you?) I wonder if Carr stopped off in Lancashire on his way south. Your web site, which I have only just found, is splendid. I shall visit regularly if I may with more biscuity comments. Patrick Roper
	Nicey replies: Not sure if we contributed to that in but in the great tradition of synchonicity that we enjoy on our site from time to time, John Carr's great great Grandson just emailed us before you! Hoorah for the internet and all who sail on her!
Chris Carr Garibaldi Review	I stumbled across your web site whilst ‘Googling’ Peek Freans. It was started by my Great Great Grandfather John Carr with John Peek and Mr Frean and the Carr family ran it right through until the 1970s. I worked there for 10 years but left before the various take overs. Yes, the Canadian Factory was set up by my Uncle Rupert and there are also factories in India called Britannia Biscuits and a factory in Australia, which my father Richard pioneered. I still miss the smell of Ginger Nuts as I go passed the factory on the way to London Bridge station….happy memories. Chris Carr
	Nicey replies: Chris, Thanks very much for getting in touch, you and your family are of course biscuit royalty.
Maggie Leung HobNob Review	Dear Nicey, Just back from London for the second time this year, with another stash of Hobnobs. I vote for the Hobnobs in self-sealing tubes for purely selfish reasons: I haul them stateside and ration them throughout the year, so tubes are better for packing integrity and year-round freshness. This time around, I also purchased two copies of your book -- for a friend in another state and myself -- and plan to read it with a nice cuppa and some of my hard-won Hobnobs. My husband and I bought an extra suitcase to bring our dirty laundry back, and reserved the "good" suitcase for the Hobnobs. In case our precious suitcase was lost in transit, we also hand carried 13 tubes of Hobnobs. In total, we brought back 37 tubes this time. Next time, I will bring a bigger suitcase. A true test of friendship: I will share my Hobnob haul with my friend. Maggie, San Jose, California
	Nicey replies: Maggie, That really is an awful lot of HobNobs, I'm sure the people at McVities will be dabbing away a small tear of pride from the corner of their eyes. It also sounds wise that you are sharing them with your friend. Also very pleased to see you bringing some PG Tips to San Jose, this will go a long way to redressing the balance for that cup of tea I had there in 1999 (chapter 1 of the book!).
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