Your ViewsKeep your e-mails pouring in, it's good to know that there are lots of you out there with views and opinions. To help you work out what is what, are now little icons to help you see biscuit related themes. And now you can see at a glance which are the most contested subjects via this graph (requires Flash 6.0 plugin). Please keep your mails coming in to nicey@nicecupofteaandasitdown.com | If you like, you can use this search thingy to find stuff that matches with any of the icons you pick, or use the fantastic free text search, Yay! | Your e-Mails |
Rupert Pool
Yorkshire Tea Review |
Dear Nicey and Wifey
I felt I must write in response to your review of the Yorkshire Tea biscuits. I certainly agree with your description of the flavour and texture of the biscuit, the hints of nutmeg were subtle yet distinct and I thought there was a slightly tart tannin flavour that could have been a result of the tea infusion, however it is its shape that I found to be the most exciting element. It wasn't until the second biscuit in the pack that I realised the unique shape allowed the user to perform three successive dunks without entering a broken edge into the tea, thus reducing to a minimum the risk of bottom sludge. Genius.
Best regards,
Rupert |
Nicey replies: The YMOS are also mildly thrilled that as you mangle up the biscuit you reliably get the word 'hire' from the top right sticky out bit. |
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Katie Drummond
Yorkshire Tea Review |
Dear Nicey
The first thing I thought of when I saw the picture of the Yorkshire Tea biscuit was the one thing you didn't mention in your review: its perfect dunking shape. Indeed, if you like really soggy biscuits, you could even balance it on the top of your (narrow) mug for a few seconds, with the descender, labelled 'TEA', pointing like a signpost to the said liquid (or, hopefully, dangling in it).
Did you not try this?
Yours, disappointed
Katie
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Nicey replies: Yes you're not the only one to take me to task on this. It's Wifey who usually does the dunking at NCOTAASD HQ and given that there was only 12 in the pack I don't think I sent enough her way to make feel like a casual dunk.
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Nick Balfe
Yorkshire Tea Review |
Hello Nicey,
Just come across your website. It is currently getting big props on my favourite music forum.
Any way, despite a fantastic mission statement, I feel the need to comment on your Biscuit of the Week feature. You state that the Yorkshire Tea Biscuit is the only biscuit that Taylors produce. This isn't strictly true, as any true Yorkshire Tea aficionado will know, Taylors are part of Betty's & Taylors of Harrogate. Not only a world famous independent tea room chain, but also a fantastic bakery.
Amongst a wealth of wonderful cakes, biscuits and savouries, they do a wonderful variation on scones, which they call Fat Rascalls. Perfect on a winter afternoon with plenty butter and jam, and a nice pot Betty's Blend Loose leaf.
Apart from that, keep up the good work!
Love and good tea,
Nick |
Nicey replies: Yes I should have been a little clearer. I meant the only one for retail distribution, such as your local supermarket. I would very much hope to see a fine selection of baked goodies in their own tea rooms - hence all those links I popped in to their various enterprises. |
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