im_stuck_in_the_middle Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 ...and YUMMY:bleh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 God, biscuits really are complex. I thought you knew that anyway. Are cream crackers? Why are water biscuits so dry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikibella Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Hmm i lurve the tin of choccie biscuits you can get at christmas time..hhmm i could sit and eat the whole tin..oohh and digestives with chocolate AND caramel..ooh divine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikibella Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 OOhhh i want biscuits now..i've run out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikibella Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I don't think I've ever eaten a biscuit before... Really?? Awww have one of these lets sit down and have a cup of tea and eat them all...yum yum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lissa Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Really?? Awww have one of these lets sit down and have a cup of tea and eat them all...yum yum I could eat that whole entire plate right now. I really have to stop snooping on this thread. I always end up craving cookies afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikibella Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I could eat that whole entire plate right now. I really have to stop snooping on this thread. I always end up craving cookies afterwards. Me too but i've ran out of biscuits...tut my mum only gave me some chocolate fingers the other day and theyv'e gone already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*daring*to*be*different* Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Random, but do they have what the Americans call "biscuits" in the UK? They look like this: They look like scones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaza! Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 I don't think I've ever eaten a biscuit before... .. how?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hevalump Posted March 13, 2008 Author Share Posted March 13, 2008 .. how?! How can you not have had a biscuit?!?!?! And they do look like scones...I haven't had one of those in a while... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BexxY Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 i am sorry to but in but i have to say the best biscuit in the world is the Party Ring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Iced Gems! (can u still get those)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikibella Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 yeah you can still get them..i always hated them as a kid...but then yet again i don't like icing..LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*daring*to*be*different* Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 I love this thread!! It gives me dreadful cravings for biscuits, though. I am just saying that I love mint KitKats. Gorgeous! Oh, and you mentioned Wagon Wheels! I also love them! I remember having them in my packed lunch when I was at school! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
im_stuck_in_the_middle Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 ...no? At least, I don't ever think I've had one before. Maybe they're different in the US though. I know I've had bread buns, croissants, a blueberry scone one time before, and numerous types of cookies that look like they could be something in some of those pictures. Would any of those count? Biscuits are called cookies in America, so you HAVE tries one, I think:bleh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*daring*to*be*different* Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 ...no? At least, I don't ever think I've had one before. Maybe they're different in the US though. I know I've had bread buns, croissants, a blueberry scone one time before, and numerous types of cookies that look like they could be something in some of those pictures. Would any of those count? Yes, they would all count. Cookies are the equivalent to biscuits- just a different word. And I think American 'cookies' are bigger than English 'biscuits'. Ugh, i've confused myself. I'm going to go and eat a bourbon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
im_stuck_in_the_middle Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 What's a bourbon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikibella Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 I posted a pic of biscuits on the last page and there is a bourbon on there it is a chocolate biscuit and says bourbon on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
im_stuck_in_the_middle Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Oh I see... Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmylou Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 i ghave a question jaffa cakes are they a cake or a biscuit ??? he he he now thats a debate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikibella Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 i ghave a question jaffa cakes are they a cake or a biscuit ??? he he he now thats a debate cake cos they have a spongy texture and not a hard one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikibella Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 [edit] Cake or biscuit? Under UK law, no VAT is charged on biscuits and cakes — they are "zero rated". Chocolate covered biscuits, however, are subject to VAT at 17.5%. McVities classed its Jaffa Cakes as cakes, but in 1991, this was challenged by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise and the case ended up before the courts.[5] This may have been because Jaffa Cakes are about the same size and shape as some types of biscuit. A question that the court asked itself was "what criteria should be used to class something as a cake?" McVities defended its classification of Jaffa Cakes as cakes. In doing so it produced a giant Jaffa Cake to illustrate that its Jaffa Cakes were simply mini cakes. McVities argued that a distinction between cakes and biscuits is, inter alia, that biscuits would normally be expected to go soft when stale, whereas cakes would normally be expected to go hard. It was demonstrated to the Tribunal that Jaffa Cakes become hard when stale. Other factors taken into account by the Chairman, Mr Potter QC, included: name; ingredients; texture; size; packaging; marketing; presentation; appeal to children; manufacturing process. Contrary to a commonly held belief, whether something is considered a 'luxury item' is not a test for VAT purposes. Mr Potter ruled that the Jaffa Cake is a cake. He further ruled that, if it is relevant, it is not a biscuit. McVities therefore won the case and we do not pay VAT on Jaffa Cakes.[ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 [edit] Cake or biscuit?Under UK law, no VAT is charged on biscuits and cakes — they are "zero rated". Chocolate covered biscuits, however, are subject to VAT at 17.5%. McVities classed its Jaffa Cakes as cakes, but in 1991, this was challenged by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise and the case ended up before the courts.[5] This may have been because Jaffa Cakes are about the same size and shape as some types of biscuit. A question that the court asked itself was "what criteria should be used to class something as a cake?" McVities defended its classification of Jaffa Cakes as cakes. In doing so it produced a giant Jaffa Cake to illustrate that its Jaffa Cakes were simply mini cakes. McVities argued that a distinction between cakes and biscuits is, inter alia, that biscuits would normally be expected to go soft when stale, whereas cakes would normally be expected to go hard. It was demonstrated to the Tribunal that Jaffa Cakes become hard when stale. Other factors taken into account by the Chairman, Mr Potter QC, included: name; ingredients; texture; size; packaging; marketing; presentation; appeal to children; manufacturing process. Contrary to a commonly held belief, whether something is considered a 'luxury item' is not a test for VAT purposes. Mr Potter ruled that the Jaffa Cake is a cake. He further ruled that, if it is relevant, it is not a biscuit. McVities therefore won the case and we do not pay VAT on Jaffa Cakes.[ The complexity of a cake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Though Pontefract Cakes are sweets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikibella Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Though Pontefract Cakes are sweets. OOOhh what are they?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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