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Keith O'Kane	Dear Nicey and the Wife, Like many people across the country, I am partial to a spot of marmalade on my toast at breakfast.  For me, the thing that sets marmalade apart from jam and gives it its appeal is the inclusion of the pieces of orange zest, the bigger the better. Imagine my surprise when, just last week, my wife brought home some Golden Shred Shredless marmalade (surely an oxymoron), stating that she "doesn't like the bits".  In the same shopping trip she also bought some fresh orange juice "with juicy bits". Women, will we ever understand them??? Keith O'Kane
	Nicey replies: Kieth, I think this allows me to utilise the seldom seen Jam and Fruit icons
David Cummings	I have recently being perusing the message board at www.readytogo.net where my fellow fans have been debating their favouite biscuits. The thread contained a link to your site, which I have visited often. This discussion on the forum resulted in someone naming a "cookie" as their favourite biscuit, because of its "gooey centre". Surely this can't be right! What are your opinions on the matter. If I may be so bold I would also like to ask if you are going to compose a retrospective of my favourite childhood biscuit - the Trio. Altogether now "TTTTRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIOOOOOOOOOOOO" etc. I've tired myself out now - better have a sit down and a nice cup of tea, with a 2" pie of Rich Tea. I look forward to your reply Regards and best wishes David
	Nicey replies: David, Of course they are free to enjoy that gooey centered cookie, they might also enjoy eating large quantities of uncooked cake mixture. Calling them biscuits is however effectively surrendering our culture identity to America, a bit like giving up BBC One in favour of Sky One. As for the Trio we still get the occasional sighting in the wild, the last occurred in North East Belfast about eighteen months ago. Alas no pictures were obtained.
Fred Pipes	Hi Nicey I have got into the decadent habit of taking advantage of the £59 First Class return deal on GNER trains to travel to Edinburgh and back each August, figuring that the amount of tea and biscuits I can consume both in the First Class Lounge at Kings Cross before take-off and on-train will pay for the upgrade from standard Class. Plus, there's the advantage of comfier seats and (usual) lack of small children and screaming babies. Imagine my disappointment on finding only two varieties of biscuit on offer: Scottish Shortcake and Yorkshire Parkin (a treacle-flavoured oatmeal biscuit). I was only offered 3 packs (can't remember exactly how many in a pack, probably three) each way, and the tea refills were few and far between -- perhaps there was a staff shortage? It's the long way round with Virgin for me next year! fred
	Nicey replies: Fred Oh dear that's my GNER - Fruit Shewsbury assumption thrown into disarray then.
John Duncan Ringtons Ginger Snap Review	Can you settle an argument? I contend that the term Ginger Snap is a generic one, which encompasses all biscuits which may call themselves Ginger Nut. Other members of my team claim that it is the other way round, and that a Ginger Nut is the general term, and that Ginger Snap is a brand name. Who is right?
	Nicey replies: No Ginger Snap is not a brand name. I have always seen them as interchangeable terms. However, I would see a Ginger Snap implying a thinner and more delicate biscuit moving towards the Brandy Snap's thin brittle toffee. Mind you the last 'ginger snap' we got to grips with was a fair size dwarfing the Ginger Nuts along side it, although it wasn't durable as them.
Jim Fussell Tunnocks Wafer Review	Morning Nicey, I've just got back from a nice trip to Tobago.  After a couple of days of hurricane Ivan we enjoyed some nice sunshine and plenty of caribbean hospitality.  Anyway, a trip to the hotel shop resulted in me spotting none other than the Tunnock Caramel Wafer for sale.  We've had discussions in the past over their ludicrous claim of how many are sold each week, well, if they're being sold as far afield as Tobago then maybe it could be possible.  Maybe we could initiate a Tunnocks Hunt.  I wonder where the strangest place is that they can be found? As an additional, we met a very nice couple while holidaying.  They were interested but slightly disturbed by my interest and views on all things biscuit.  Good news for you though as they are very keen to get on the website and purchase the book. Jim.
	Nicey replies: Glad you are back in one piece. I have a pack of the Dark Chocolate Tunnocks Wafers downstairs which you have probably just encouraged me to open. Good work with the book advertising, we are off to see the first copies roll off the presses a week Monday, hopefully we'll have some pictures of that in the next newsletter.
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