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 Tea time stuff from Brittany Gallettes, Prune tart, a little Kouign Amman and Rice pudding, close up look
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It's that time of year again when the younger members of staff take over NCOTAASD HQ for the summer, and we go in search of exotic and interesting tea time stuff. Cake, biscuits, we don't mind just as long as it goes with a nice cuppa and a holiday sit down.
Last year we found ourselves in Brittany, virtually opposite a patisserie, and made a valiant attempt to sample their entire range, some of which is pictured alongside. Wifey insists the proprietors had a new car by the time we left. The inset picture is a fearsome local delicacy which is called Kougin Amman, being carved up by our trusty orange knife which is called Orange Matey. I would say it's a cross between a giant heavy set croissant and a toffee apple, without the apple. The butter toffee seeps into its very core and made as it is from flour, sugar, butter and little else it's the sort of thing that would require you to sign a disclaimer before you could purchase it in the UK. This would absolve the vendor from liability for any consequences to your cardiovascular system.
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We would love to hear about your holiday cakes, biscuits and sit downs. Perhaps you'll find something as impressive as a Kougin Amman. Or may you'll find something dreadful and ropey that we can all have a good laugh at. Either way, why don't we all meet up again at the end of the holidays? It'll give us a good excuse to use the bucket and spade icon. |
| PG Tips half time cuppa comp
| This summer there is only really one cup that Wifey and I are interested in, the one which helps wash down our biscuits, although strictly it's a mug. Still, with all the half time tea drinking ahead this summer NCOTAASD and PG Tips have teamed up to bring you an inspired tea orientated, sport led, eco-friendly win a cutting edge kettle sort of competition.
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After all, it’s a well-known fact that those half-time power spikes are down to people running to the kettle and flicking that switch. If everybody boiled just the amount of water they needed we would save enough energy to practically run all the street lights in the UK, and could also take the edge off those half time power spikes. To help you on your way, PG Tips is offering three lucky NCOTAASD readers a fantastic eco-friendly kettle, a special edition PG Tips football mug and a year’s supply of PG Tips tea, oh and we're throwing in a copy of our book signed by Wifey and I. To be in with a chance of winning these PG Tips Premier Prizes and NCOTAASD goodies, just answer these two simple questions by logging in to our mailing list page:
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Looks like a lady trying to make a cup of tea in front of the telly
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1) If everybody just boiled the water they needed then with the saved energy we could practically run all the street lighting in
a) Battersea b) London c) The UK
2) What distinctive shape are PG Tips tea bags
a) square b) round c) pyramid
Competition now closed!
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| Jaffa JudgementA NiceCupOfTeaAndASitDown special report
| It’s been a good while since we did a big in depth multi-review of a complete genre of tea time accompaniments. Actually we’ve only done one so far, the Fig Fest, and that was years ago wasn’t it? So with all that’s been happening in the Jaffa Cake arena over the last few months we thought that our long overdue Jaffa Judgement should get the green light. | 
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We’ll be taking a look at these new developments and also looking at possible Jaffa futures in this growing sector of hot beverage accompanying snacks. We might also tackle a few old chestnuts to ease the load on our in box as people will no doubt feel the need to tell us the difference between cakes and biscuits again.
Your Jaffa Cake views
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