Embracing Britishness: musings on biscuit lettering culture
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Embracing Britishness: biscuits
- Thread starter terse
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This person need to get out more.
This article is hilarious.
sinnerjohn
IOTM WInner - April 2022
BRILLIANT 
I was raised on McVities Digestive Biscuits, they made me than man I am now
One of the first Americans I ever befriended via the internet through photography (of course) couldn't get over what I thought a biscuit was and was totally incredulous that cats have biscuits
Biscuits are of extreme cultural importance in England, seriously.
I was raised on McVities Digestive Biscuits, they made me than man I am now
One of the first Americans I ever befriended via the internet through photography (of course) couldn't get over what I thought a biscuit was and was totally incredulous that cats have biscuits
Biscuits are of extreme cultural importance in England, seriously.
I had no idea....
A friend recently in UK brought us a selection of tea bags and a tin of biscuits from Fortnum & Mason’s . Dead posh . He’s going again this week so I’ve asked him for a tin of tea leaves from F&M. DH couldn’t care les about the teas, he says bring on the McVities Digestives 
. He’s going again this week so I’ve asked him for a tin of tea leaves from F&M. DH couldn’t care les about the teas, he says bring on the McVities Digestives
BRILLIANT
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One of the first Americans I ever befriended via the internet through photography (of course) couldn't get over what I thought a biscuit was and was totally.
Americans don’t know what scones are, either.
I was raised on McVities Digestive Biscuits, they made me than man I am now
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I thought we worked out it was the pink sausage rolls to blame ?
Heck yeah! I agree with SinnerJohn: digestive all the way. But not like Jingle Bells
We only know what we're told. It's a plot to keep us in the dark and conserve the supply of real scones.
Fig roll! Goodness had forgotten about those. He doesn't mention the Rich Tea biscuit! That's what I use to dunk into my tea. The article is flawed.
rizole
It's not even my banana.
I liked the Venn diagram with it's.."something foreign probably" category. How British.
I believe the author is attempting to prevent a run on Rich Tea, AnnFig roll! Goodness had forgotten about those. He doesn't mention the Rich Tea biscuit! That's what I use to dunk into my tea. The article is flawed.
rizole
It's not even my banana.
I didn't read the full thing but didn't see garibaldis either.Fig roll! Goodness had forgotten about those. He doesn't mention the Rich Tea biscuit! That's what I use to dunk into my tea. The article is flawed.
They are there
As Jeffrey says, they did because that also jolted me with a blast from the past. Just as well I can't eat biscuits anymore them having gluten. Mind you, there are GF Hob Nobs now.
sinnerjohn
IOTM WInner - April 2022
Clever manA friend recently in UK brought us a selection of tea bags and a tin of biscuits from Fortnum & Mason’s . Dead posh
sinnerjohn
IOTM WInner - April 2022
You start on the digestives then one thing leads to another and you're on the pink sausage rolls before you know it, hard core like.
Then it must be quite a shock to come to the US and find "biscuits with gravy" on the menu.
sinnerjohn
IOTM WInner - April 2022
On a similar subject, you have something called 'grits' don't you and it doesn't matter how many times someone tries to explain what they are, I still can't fathom it !
I've heard of grits but never seen them. (But then, I'm in California, which is not always considered part of the United States in some other parts of the United States.) From the descriptions, it sounds like a coarse cornmeal mush (which I have had but which we always just called mush).
On a similar subject, you have something called 'grits' don't you and it doesn't matter how many times someone tries to explain what they are, I still can't fathom it !
On a similar subject, you have something called 'grits' don't you and it doesn't matter how many times someone tries to explain what they are, I still can't fathom it !
And the British have bubble & squeak
Last time I was in uk I noticed ‘mushy peas’ was on offer with everything.
I wonder if that’s what we call polenta. It can be a bit ‘gritty’, depending how you prepare it. Also mushy.
sinnerjohn
IOTM WInner - April 2022
I don't think anyone actually eats bubble and squeak though, just a bygone thing. My dad used to love Tripe and onionsAnd the British have bubble & squeak
Last time I was in uk I noticed ‘mushy peas’ was on offer with everything.
rizole
It's not even my banana.
I have a friend whos parents bought and prepped pigs trotters.I don't think anyone actually eats bubble and squeak though, just a bygone thing. My dad used to love Tripe and onions
Ahem! We eat bubble and squeak actually.I don't think anyone actually eats bubble and squeak though, just a bygone thing. My dad used to love Tripe and onions
If I’m cooking any sort of greens, I’ll make extra mashed potato just so we can have b&s with poached eggs for breakfast.