Jaffa's Cake or Buscuit?
Anglo Germany
25-07-2006, 22:19
So are jaffa cakes cakes or buiscuits....its an age old problem... they are raised in an oven, so are cakes, but are flat like buiscuits....
Philosopy
25-07-2006, 22:21
What's a jaffa cake?
Yummy.
Drunk commies deleted
25-07-2006, 22:22
You're doing something very wrong if your biscuits are flat. Anyhoo, if they taste good with sausage gravy slathered all over them then they're biscuits.
the hints in the name.
Its a worldwide conspiracy, each yeay the chocolate layer gets thinner, as does the cake and jam, soon they will start selling empty tubes.
New Granada
25-07-2006, 22:22
What's a jaffa cake?
I think they are sold as "pims" in the US.
Little sponge cake with orange jam and chocolate.
Biscuits (crackers) go soft when stale, cakes go hard. Simple as that.
I think they are sold as "pims" in the US.
Little sponge cake with orange jam and chocolate.
Biscuits (crackers) go soft when stale, cakes go hard. Simple as that.
Pims? isnt that a drink
Philosopy
25-07-2006, 22:24
You're doing something very wrong if your biscuits are flat. Anyhoo, if they taste good with sausage gravy slathered all over them then they're biscuits.
Sausage gravy?
I sense a long night debating what different words mean in English and American English again.
*Backs away quickly*
American English boo!
Drunk commies deleted
25-07-2006, 22:27
I think they are sold as "pims" in the US.
Little sponge cake with orange jam and chocolate.
Biscuits (crackers) go soft when stale, cakes go hard. Simple as that.
Like Ho Ho's? But instead of jam Ho Ho's have sweet cream inside. Personally I prefer hamwinkies. Twinkies wrapped in smoked ham. Actually I haven't tried them, but the guy who hosts the soup seems to think highly of them. http://www.twinkies.com/hohos.asp
Farnhamia
25-07-2006, 22:33
Seems in the UK they're cakes for the purposes of taxation but biscuits for the purposes of marketing. Wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaffa_Cake) has a nice article.
I think they are sold as "pims" in the US.
Little sponge cake with orange jam and chocolate.
Biscuits (crackers) go soft when stale, cakes go hard. Simple as that.
Oh! Yummy. :) I'd call them cookies, so if that's what you mean by "biscuit", then I'll go with that.
Fartsniffage
25-07-2006, 22:34
Biscuits (crackers) go soft when stale, cakes go hard. Simple as that.
This is exactly right. The defination was established in an English court arfter the govt. tried to charge VAT on Jaffa Cakes.
In the UK you have to pay VAT on a biscuit the contains chocolate but not on a cake that contains chocolate so McVities fought them and won.
Farnhamia
25-07-2006, 22:42
This is exactly right. The defination was established in an English court arfter the govt. tried to charge VAT on Jaffa Cakes.
In the UK you have to pay VAT on a biscuit the contains chocolate but not on a cake that contains chocolate so McVities fought them and won.
And this would only happen in a decadent, bourgeoise society like England! :eek: When the Revolution comes, Jaffa Cakes will be provided to each according to his or her need! :p
Hydesland
25-07-2006, 22:43
It's a cake, in the shape of a buscuit.
Fartsniffage
25-07-2006, 22:46
And this would only happen in a decadent, bourgeoise society like England! :eek: When the Revolution comes, Jaffa Cakes will be provided to each according to his or her need! :p
As a confirmed toker, my need would be huge......Viva La Revolution......as long as I don't have to actually do anything :D
Crimson Vaal
26-07-2006, 03:01
As soon as I saw "Jaffa" I thought you were talking about the greatest Canadian Sci-fi show of all time: Stargate SG-1.
Anyway..... back to T.V. land
Jaffa Cakes filled with tequila for me ta.
What's a jaffa cake?
It's like a Jaffa joke, only funnier. Jaffa, kree!
As soon as I saw "Jaffa" I thought you were talking about the greatest Canadian Sci-fi show of all time: Stargate SG-1.
Anyway..... back to T.V. land
Dammit, he got here first. :mad:
Kroisistan
26-07-2006, 03:49
It's like a Jaffa joke, only funnier. Jaffa, kree!
An Aphophis guard, a Horus guard and a Sektesh guard are on an M class planet. It's a tense moment...
Dammit, he got here first. :mad:
And you all beat me by a mile. And we've all discovered just how much of a life we don't have.:D
As soon as I saw "Jaffa" I thought you were talking about the greatest Canadian Sci-fi show of all time: Stargate SG-1.Canadian?
What's a jaffa cake?
You should be ashamed of yourself. Ya see thats what ya get for not living in Ireland.....and I suppose the UK but you better off not living there!" (only joking I love the UK)
Canadian?
Yeah its Canadian. Its filmed in Vancouver.