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i noticed a lack of novelty polls on general today and i havn't seen this one before. I am a big fan of biscuits especially dark chocolate hobnobs so i am starting a favourite biscuit poll :p :D :rolleyes: ;) :D

You shall suffer eternal torment for reminding those of us who live in parts of the world where Chocolate Hobnobs are not distributed of their existence. You cruel person you.

Devilsfood cookies! Mwahahahaha! :D

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or maybe bourbon cremes...
http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com/biscuits/media/bourbon.jpg

TimTams

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Especially if they're straight from the oven and still warm! YUM! :D

TimTams
WTF, over?

What's a hobnob?
Why do British people call cookies biscuits?

Especially if they're straight from the oven and still warm! YUM! :D
damn right! aw, now i want cookies!!

What's a hobnob?
Why do British people call cookies biscuits?

hobnob (http://www.tanos.co.uk/remote/livejournal/hobnob_half_eaten.jpg): oaty yummy biscuit, plain, with milk choc, or with dark choc

cuz thats what they are :p they were biscuits before they were cookies ;)

Why do British people call cookies biscuits?

Why do you call biscuits cookies? :p

Why do you call biscuits cookies? :p
We don't call them cookies, biscuits are something else. :)

We don't call them cookies, biscuits are something else. :)

No, they're something else again. You should call them "American biscuits". Then we could all bitch when you shorten in to plain old "biscuits".

If it was good enough for football...

We don't call them cookies, biscuits are something else. :)
they serve "biscuits" with KFC and meals and things over there... what the hell are they then? :confused: (i always left them cos i didn't like the idea of eating a digestive with chicken :p)

This is a biscuit.

http://i1.tinypic.com/sfl9ia.jpg

This is a cookie

http://i1.tinypic.com/sfla84.jpg

This is a biscuit.

http://i1.tinypic.com/sfl9ia.jpg

so..... its like a scone?

http://miya.tea-nifty.com/diary/images/scone-1.jpg

This is a biscuit.

http://i1.tinypic.com/sfl9ia.jpg
Looks like a scone to me.

How could you not include custard creams in your poll????? :confused:

But what are American biscuits made of/how are they made?

This is a cookie

http://i1.tinypic.com/sfla84.jpg

They stole the top part!! **pities the Americans and their inferiorly topped biscuits...I mean, cookies**

so..... its like a scone?

http://miya.tea-nifty.com/diary/images/scone-1.jpg
I don't know. Does a scone taste good if you drench it in sausage gravy?

No, they're something else again. You should call them "American biscuits". Then we could all bitch when you shorten in to plain old "biscuits".

If it was good enough for football...Lol. Apparently you guys call biscuits "scones", and sadly, we don't have a different definition for the word scone.

I'm not sure why we call it football, football is a better word for soccer.

They stole the top part!! **pities the Americans and their inferiorly topped biscuits...I mean, cookies**What would you put on a chocolate chip cookie?

I don't know. Does a scone taste good if you drench it in sausage gravy?
That sounds utterly revolting.

You'd have a scone with jam and cream, and a pot of tea.

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e283/Slippery__Jim/SconeJamCream.jpg

That sounds utterly revolting.

You'd have a scone with jam and cream, and a pot of tea.

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e283/Slippery__Jim/SconeJamCream.jpg
i love cream tea! :fluffle:

they serve "biscuits" with KFC and meals and things over there... what the hell are they then? :confused: (i always left them cos i didn't like the idea of eating a digestive with chicken :p)Yes, that's what a biscuit is - a type of bread that you would either put butter or gravy on.

Yes, that's what a biscuit is - a type of bread that you would either put butter or gravy on.
You Americans with your crazy words. :p

What would you put on a chocolate chip cookie?

The top part of the circle

It was just a very bad joke.

Alternatively, my mouth :D

The top part of the circle

It was just a very bad joke.

Alternatively, my mouth :DAh, the picture did chop off the top part of the cookie. But you're not allowed to have any until you call them cookies. :p

Yes, that's what a biscuit is - a type of bread that you would either put butter or gravy on.
meh, i'll try it next time i'm over in the states.... but i'm not holding up much hope for scones and gravy :p

Ah, the picture did chop off the top part of the cookie. But you're not allowed to have any until you call them cookies. :p

I want cookies...:(

*Still complaining custard creams weren't included in the poll*

The best biscuits are generic ginger nuts. The best for dunking in tea, and they're better than your branded shite (McVities, et cetera). Figgy rolls are pretty good too. And Jammie Dodgers. Those two aren't so good for dunking though.

Ginger Nut (http://static.flickr.com/1/25175_74fe5ef929_m.jpg)
Fig Roll (http://www.mouldfc.co.uk/images/figroll.jpg)
Jammie Dodger (http://www.mouldfc.co.uk/images/jamsand.jpg)

meh, i'll try it next time i'm over in the states.... but i'm not holding up much hope for scones and gravy :pWell, apparently scones are sweet and so I wouldn't say it's a good idea to put gravy on them. Biscuits are good with butter, though.

ok here's one for the americans. what are flapjacks? (not quite a biscuit over here but not cake either...)

ok here's one for the americans. what are flapjacks? (not quite a biscuit over here but not cake either...)If I remember correctly, they're a type of thin pancake.

cookies are cookies- usually the american choc. chip or my favorite peanut butter

biscuits are what my grandma makes, good with molasses and jelly


the only real kind of tea is good ole southern sweet tea

If I remember correctly, they're a type of thin pancake.
Pancakes?

Crazy, crazy language. :p

meh, i'll try it next time i'm over in the states.... but i'm not holding up much hope for scones and gravy :p
No, it sounds like British Redneck breakfast food. Now Redneck food is pretty good, but British Redneck food doesn't sound appetizing.

Pancakes?

Crazy, crazy language. :p
Boot

http://i1.tinypic.com/sfuu1e.jpg

Trunk

http://i1.tinypic.com/sfuufl.jpg

No, a trunk is:

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e283/Slippery__Jim/0734-elephant-trunk.jpg

:p

As a citizen of the Southern United States, I feel as though I have a firmer grasp of the American biscuit than people of other regions D:.

A biscuit is made of flour, lard, salt, butter, buttermilk, baking powder and baking soda [bicarbonate of soda]. It is not at all sweet, but rather rich and savoury. It is usually served with things like sausage gravy [white sauce with crumbles of sausage in it], molasses, jelly [jam without pips], et cetera.

A scone, on the other hand, is a relatively new thing that has been spread by tea houses and coffee shops. It is typically triangular and contains flour, butter, sugar, baking soda [bicarbonate of soda], cream of tartar and milk. It is harder, denser and more crumbly than a biscuit, and a lot of times, it'll have things like currants or nuts in it and perhaps icing or sugar on top.

A biscuit is meant to be eaten with things like potatoes, eggs, bangers, grits and so on--it's more of a breakfast food. A scone can be taken for breakfast, but it is usually eaten with coffee or tea, and here, it doesn't have jam or clotted cream served with it usually.

But as for favourite biscuit, I'm gonna have to say none of those. My favourite is biscotti :B.

As a citizen of the Southern United States, I feel as though I have a firmer grasp of the American biscuit than people of other regions D:.

A biscuit is made of flour, lard, salt, butter, buttermilk, baking powder and baking soda . It is not at all sweet, but rather rich and savoury. It is usually served with things like [B]sausage gravy [white sauce with crumbles of sausage in it], molasses, jelly [jam without pips], et cetera.

A scone, on the other hand, is a relatively new thing that has been spread by tea houses and coffee shops. It is typically triangular and contains flour, butter, sugar, baking soda [bicarbonate of soda], cream of tartar and milk. It is harder, denser and more crumbly than a biscuit, and a lot of times, it'll have things like currants or nuts in it and perhaps icing or sugar on top.

A biscuit is meant to be eaten with things like potatoes, eggs, bangers, grits and so on--it's more of a breakfast food. A scone can be taken for breakfast, but it is usually eaten with coffee or tea, and here, it doesn't have jam or clotted cream served with it usually.

But as for favourite biscuit, I'm gonna have to say none of those. My favourite is biscotti :B.
What? White gravy? What a crazy country you live in.

Boot

http://i1.tinypic.com/sfuu1e.jpg

Trunk

http://i1.tinypic.com/sfuufl.jpgDon't forget that they say porridge when they mean oatmeal.

Don't forget that they say porridge when they mean oatmeal.
I think you mean that you say oatmeal when you mean porridge. :p

I feel that as a English person I get to claim the 'default position' on the English language. :p

ANZAC biscuits, followed by Butter Nut Snaps.

Don't forget that they say porridge when they mean oatmeal.
Before you embarrass yourself further with your murdering of the English language, please follow this (http://www.scit.wlv.ac.uk/~jphb/american.html) link. ;)

I think you mean that you say oatmeal when you mean porridge.
No, no, no. We say lumber when you mean timber. We say oatmeal when you mean porridge, despite the fact that they have different consistencies. What I mean is, your wrong, it is utterly retarted to say they are the same thing. On the basis of they are not.

All of your cookies are inferior to the almightly pecan pie!!!

Before you embarrass yourself further with your murdering of the English language, please follow this (http://www.scit.wlv.ac.uk/~jphb/american.html) link. ;)Seems as though the British are following American tendencies in many instances.

I found this to be interesting:

In British usage "cookie" is sometimes used to refer specifically to a biscuit with chips of chocolate included known, I believe, as a "chocolate chip cookie" in AE. At least you're partially getting it right. :D

All of your cookies are inferior to the almightly pecan pie!!!
I prefer sweet potatoe pie. Yes, I spelled potatoe with an e. Got a problem with that?

No, no, no. We say lumber when you mean timber. We say oatmeal when you mean porridge, despite the fact that they have different consistencies. What I mean is, your wrong, it is utterly retarted to say they are the same thing. On the basis of they are not.
Pardon? :confused:

I prefer sweet potatoe pie. Yes, I spelled potatoe with an e. Got a problem with that?
I think we should withdraw your right to use the language until you've learnt how to use it properly. :p

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I think we should withdraw your right to use the language until you've learnt how to use it properly. :p
Dan Quayle said it was OK.

What? White gravy? What a crazy country you live in.

Most people call it cream gravy (sausage gravy if they add sausage to it). But it is more properly known as a roux. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roux It came out of Louisiana and spread through the south and is now a staple. We put it on biscits and/or hash browns in the morning and on chicken fried steak for dinner.

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Pardon?
Oatmeal and porridge are not the same thing because they have different textures.
I would also go as far to say that oatmeal contains more oats than porridge.
What kind of porridge are we talking about? There's lots of kinds, there's only one general version of oatmeal, under many brands.

Oatmeal and porridge are not the same thing because they have different textures.
I would also go as far to say that oatmeal contains more oats than porridge.
What kind of porridge are we talking about? There's lots of kinds, there's only one general version of oatmeal, under many brands.
lol, I have no idea. I wasn't trying to make a point about porridge, just teasing about the language differences. :p

Most people call it cream gravy (sausage gravy if they add sausage to it). But it is more properly known as a roux. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roux It came out of Louisiana and spread through the south and is now a staple. We put it on biscits and/or hash browns in the morning and on chicken fired steak for dinner.

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I thought roux was the stuff I make to thicken my homemade gravy. I brown flour in butter until it just starts developing a toasted, nutty smell then use it in gravy. It's not white, it's light brown.

I prefer sweet potatoe pie.
But pecan, chocolate cream, and lemon chess top sweet potatoe by tenfold.
And what freak doesn't spell potatoe with an "e"?

lol, I have no idea. I wasn't trying to make a point about porridge, just teasing about the language differences.
I'm just being anal.

And what freak doesn't spell potatoe with an "e"?People who wish to spell the word correctly.

People who wish to spell the word correctly.
Potatoe is a perfectly acceptable spelling.

Potatoe is a perfectly acceptable spelling.
Only if you put an 's' on the end and make it plural...

I do like biscuits *nods* yes thank you *nods more*

I do like McVities milk chocolate digestives and I do like Cadburys chocolate fingers and I do like custard creams and I do like Bourbons and I do like nob nobs and I do like squashed fly biscuits *nods* I DO! *jumps about* :D

Only if you put an 's' on the end and make it plural...
No, it works even if you don't according to a former Vice President of the USA.

No, it works even if you don't according to a former Vice President of the USA.
lol, well it doesn't according to me and the English dictionary. :p

lol, well it doesn't according to me and the English dictionary. :p
I'm sorry, but you have one funky dictionary. Po-ta-toe! Like Tolkien. At least he spells it right.

lol, well it doesn't according to me and the English dictionary. :p
According to Idaho, the place where George Washington Carver invented the Potatoe from his work with peanuts, it's potatoe. See? http://www.idaho-potatoes.com/potatoe.html

I thought roux was the stuff I make to thicken my homemade gravy. I brown flour in butter until it just starts developing a toasted, nutty smell then use it in gravy. It's not white, it's light brown.

To make cream gravy, you lightly brown a small ammount of flour in bacon grease, lard, or vegetable oil. Then you add milk to get the desired thickness. Depending on how long you brown the flour, it ranges in color from white to light tan. Sounds disgusting, but it's quite good.

Most restaurants, however, just add a mix to water. That stuff usually is disgusting.

It is a staple in the south because most dirt poor farmers had flour, lard, and milk on hand. Even if they had nothing else they usually had what was needed to make biscits and gravy.

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According to Idaho, the place where George Washington Carver invented the Potatoe from his work with peanuts, it's potatoe. See? http://www.idaho-potatoes.com/potatoe.html
How on earth do you 'invent' a potato?

Well its the same as hills, they were invented in 1976 by Sir Damon Hill, because before that in England we only had flats.

How on earth do you 'invent' a potato?
He was working on inventing the peanut because he'd come up with so many new uses for it and one of his first attempts was the potatoe. Like a peanut, the potatoe grows underground and is not a true nut, but unlike the peanut, potatoe butter and jelly sandwiches never caught on.

No, it works even if you don't according to a former Vice President of the USA.I suppose you don't remember how widely criticized he was for that?

I suppose you don't remember how widely criticized he was for that?
Of course I do. Damn liberal media were out to smear poor old Danny.

Of course I do. Damn liberal media were out to smear poor old Danny.I dunno, there are plenty of major things that administration actually did wrong, if they were truly a liberal media they'd have focused on that instead of a silly (and apparently common) misspelling.

My favorite "biscuite" is this:

http://www.girlscoutcookiesabc.com/atc/Caramel_deLites.asp

The girl scouts sell them over here.

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I dunno, there are plenty of major things that administration actually did wrong, if they were truly a liberal media they'd have focused on that instead of a silly (and apparently common) misspelling.
I wasn't being serious.

I wasn't being serious.
I'm glad you said that. I didn't think you were, but couldn't work out how to reply, just in case you were serious... :p

I wasn't being serious.I didn't think you were, but there are actual people out there who actually believe in the liberal media, so I figured I'd just make sure that this wasn't the case. ;)