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Andy Nix
Bakers Tennis Biscuits Review |
Hi Nicey & The Wife,
I stumbled onto your website and was delightfully, well, delighted! It was so refreshingly... I'm struggling to find the right words, but suffice to say that it inspired me to take set up a tea and biscuits photo. I envisioned a stormy day with wind and waves and clouds and someone calmly enjoying a nice cup of tea and a sit down in all the chaos... and discovered it's a lot harder than I thought! But I'm actually quite happy with the results, and my friend Sally is still my friend.
I send out a sort-of-weekly pic of the week email, and this is this week's email - thanks for the inspiration and a wonderfully nutty website!
Andy
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| Nicey replies: Andy,
Very dramatic tea drinking indeed, and great light. I shall assume Tennis Biscuits if I may.
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Glyn Sykes
Bakers Tennis Biscuits Review |
Dear Sir,
I was very interested in the comments on Tennis biscuits.
Having made this biscuit myself at Bakers Biscuits in both Durban and Jo'burg back in the 70's I know it intimately - and very good it is too.
You may be interested to Log on to teriton.co.za where you will find a web site produced by Mr.Len Baumann ex CEO of bakers biscuits where he discusses the history of biscuits in South Africa, including Tennis.
PS the "holes" in biscuit as you put it are called "Docker" holes.
Glyn Sykes
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| Nicey replies: That's a fascinating web site with lots of great history. A great bit in the introduction which pushes the invention of the biscuit back to the Romans, and of course wonderful to hear how tennis biscuits actually got their name.
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Kechil Kirkham
Bakers Tennis Biscuits Review |
Dear Mr Nicey
Well I am surprised that someone travelling from South Africa, home of the “rusk” or “beskuit” can possibly find anything in the universe better for dunking. I refer to Nick, featured on your website. An airplane biscotti really can’t do justice to the wonders of the South African rusk. It’s what keeps me here in Cape Town. You can hoover up an entire mug of tea with only three rusks. In their favour, they’re huge, make lots of mess, get up your nose, and can only be tackled by those without moustaches, which ought to keep the dead hamster population down in this neck of the woods.
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| Nicey replies: Kechil,
Thank you for that contrived excuse to go on about South African rusks. Actually there is a shop near to NCOTAASD HQ which is a well known SA food stockist and has rusks as well as Romany Creams and Tennis Biscuits.
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Daniel Rukstelis
Bakers Tennis Biscuits Review |
Nicey,
Well, regarding why the name tennis for the Bakers Tennis biscuit? Is it because in some countries, the boring game was played against a long, rectangular concrete or brick wall very similar to a squash court without the side walls (ring any bells to a certain shaped biscuit?). And if the tennis ball was wet, it would leave a frilly pattern on the wall exactly like the frilly pattern found on the Bakers' biscuit. Now, it is not at all my intention to remark that the taste of the Bakers Tennis Biscuit reminds my of wet tennis balls and concrete. However, the frilly pattern also can be found on a tie-dyed T-shirt. And we all know the connection of tennis and its fans who wear such clothing. Are they not the very people who sing in the rain at Wimbledon and eat Bakers Tennis Biscuits?
Regards, Daniel |
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Shari
Bakers Tennis Biscuits Review |
Dear Nicey
Being from South Africa, I was thrilled to see tennis biscuits as the biscuit of the week this week. These are indeed wonderful biscuits - addictive, as you may already have noticed. No silly frills, just biscuit perfection. And excellent dunkers too.
And on the topic of South African biscuits, have you ever tried Bakers Lemon Creams?
Shari |
| Nicey replies: No I'll have words with my operatives. |
