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James Chambers Jacob's Mikado Review	Nicey, I am half way through your book, and haven't enjoyed a read like this in ages. I have stopped drinking coffee in favour of tea while I read this book, as I feel this is more fitting. I regularly laugh out loud in bed, much to the annoyance of my wife. When i explain that I am reading the pro's & con's of building a full biscuit house I get a strange look which indicates she is making mental notes to add to a list for grounds for Divorce. Anyway, thought i would mention the Mikado, which brought back memories of childhood parties. I always presumed that the reason the biscuit was always soft (sometimes bordering on moist, but maybe that is my memory over-exagerating the past), was either: A) They were stale B) The marshmallow had passed some of it's moisture into the biscuit, making it soft. After much thought, this wouldn't make sense as the Original Teacake never had this problem so the biscuit was always crumbly despite the marshmallow sitting on top of it for some time prior to consumption. So, this would mean that the Mikado was designed to be soft biscuit, which wouldn't make sense as surely it would be nicer with a little crunch. What are your thoughts on this? Finally, i fully agree with you on the pink wafer. A poor affair, although must have a big following to be still going strong after all these years. All the best and good luck for the future with the website/ future publications etc thanks James Chambers P.S. You are directly to blame for my increase in biscuit consumption although being on a diet- I am going to treat the office to some party rings on my lunch hour (my personal old-school favourite)
	Nicey replies: Hello James, Glad to hear you are enjoying the book. I received reciprocal strange looks from Wifey after I wrote the bit about Hansel and Gretle, and she hasn't started any proceedings yet so I expect you're relatively safe. Anyhow Mikados, yes they are meant to be that way. Although I already knew that it was an epiphanic moment on tea tour in Ireland two summers ago when an advert for the revered trinity (Kimberly, Mikado and Coconut Cream) came on the telly. Not only was it comforting to see a biscuit advert, but it positively promoted their 'soft' biscuits, talking up the advantages none of which I can recall as I was too excited. I think they even played the jingle at the end too. It was quite an special moment a bit like seeing a rare creature in its native habitat, not that they are rare.
Diane Jacob's Mikado Review	Ahh..fond memories.  Maybe it's just me,  but I used to eat Mikado biccies by scooping the jam out with my finger, then pulling off the marshmallow.   As for Iced Vovos (or Iced Volvos as my hubby used to call them) - they're a pale shadow - they're too flat & nowhere near spongey enough.   As for me, I'm a new Tim Tam addict, and have the suck down pat.  And yes, they remind me of Penguins too - but has anyone tried the tea slurp through a Penguin yet?  We need to be told.    I'm looking forward to a 2 week stay with my parents to relive my biccie fantasies very soon!   Diane Formerly County Antrim, now rural NSW.
Kerri Clarke Jacob's Mikado Review	This character looks suspiciously like a great Aussie biscuit called the Iced Vo-Vo to me. A favourite of the baked goods genre when I was a small tacker, it seemed to have plentiful pillows of luscious marshmallow, which in recent years have somehow coalesced into hardened lumps of pink gritty sugar. Same look, same style, but whoah! Where's the flavour?? Where's the texture?? Hopefully appearances are deceiving, and your Mikado stands up better to tastebud inspection than does our so-called "Iced Vo-Vo". Vale, Vo... Kerri Clarke, Sydney
Biff Tannen Jacob's Mikado Review	hi there i like reading your website when i am sat in the university library where i can only dream of a nice cup of tea. this morning i read the review of the jacob's mikado and when the picture had loaded i was shocked to see what used to be called the 'jamboree'. i'm not sure who manufactured it....but when i was younger my grandparents used to buy them from the local shop. i hope this is of some use to you....and do you have any other information regarding the history of the jam-bo-ree? ~biff~
	Nicey replies: The format used in the Mikado is not unique although the underlying biscuit varies quite a bit between bakers. I'll keep a look out for other variants and their names.
Benjamin Smith Jacob's Mikado Review	Nicey, Your review of the Jacob's Mikado is both exotic and illuminating. I cannot supress the thought however that the biscuit itself resembles a prop from a 1960's episode of Star Trek. ben
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