stez Posted 8 May 2007 Posted 8 May 2007 its in the name....its a cake ah, but they are VAT free, so they're technically a biscuit
stez Posted 8 May 2007 Posted 8 May 2007 beautiful!, i have joy division oven gloves, 4 little indie kids, mathematically safe and paintball's coming home on my mps player! love them
Daggers Posted 8 May 2007 Author Posted 8 May 2007 beautiful!, i have joy division oven gloves, 4 little indie kids, mathematically safe and paintball's coming home on my mps player! love them You want to pop Bob Wilson Anchorman, The Bastard Son of Dean Friedman and The Referees Alphabet on there too
James. Posted 8 May 2007 Posted 8 May 2007 ah, but they are VAT free, so they're technically a biscuit To clear up the confusion on this pivotal matter: Under UK law, no VAT is charged on biscuits and cakes — they are "zero rated". Chocolate covered biscuits, however, are classed as luxury items and are subject to VAT at 17.5%. McVitie's classed its Jaffa Cakes as cakes, but in 1991, this was challenged by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise in court.[2] This may have been because Jaffa Cakes are about the same size and shape as some types of biscuit. The question which had to be answered was what criteria should be used to class something as a cake or biscuit. McVitie's defended the classification of Jaffa Cakes as a cake by producing a giant Jaffa Cake to illustrate that their Jaffa Cakes were simply mini cakes.They also argued that the distinction between cakes and biscuits is simply that cakes go hard when stale, whereas biscuits go soft. It was demonstrated that Jaffa Cakes become hard when stale and McVitie's won the case.[3] The issue was revisited in an article entitled 'Are Jaffa Cakes really biscuits?' published in the Journal of Unlikely Science (Volume 1, issue 7, 2005).[4] The article attempted to classify biscuits via a scientific analysis of various features (size, shape, filling etc.) and determined that the Jaffa Cake should be regarded as a biscuit, or 'pseudobiscuit'. EDIT: this doesn't actually clear up much confusion, apart from the tax status. Legally Jaffa Cakes are cakes but if you go on that journal study they are in fact 'pseudobiscuits' which in my opinion is very, very cool.
The People's Hero Posted 8 May 2007 Posted 8 May 2007 Pseudobiscuits are my favourite type of biscuits.
Daggers Posted 8 May 2007 Author Posted 8 May 2007 Seeing as I am organising this Biscuit War we're playing by my unwritten (harsh but fair) rules: and I say that the Jaffa is IN. It isn't going to win though
stez Posted 8 May 2007 Posted 8 May 2007 Fellow FoxesTalkers, i give to you, the mighty FIG ROLL! they keep you regular, if nothing else (and there really is nothing else)
Daggers Posted 8 May 2007 Author Posted 8 May 2007 With the initial tension reaching fever-pitch and cutting the air like a knife - the first round draw will be announced tomorrow. I can tell everyone is on tenterhooks wondering what biscuits will be available at Hinkley on July 17th.
Trumpet Posted 8 May 2007 Posted 8 May 2007 With the initial tension reaching fever-pitch and cutting the air like a knife - the first round draw will be announced tomorrow. I can tell everyone is on tenterhooks wondering what biscuits will be available at Hinkley on July 17th. That be my birthday that!
Daggers Posted 8 May 2007 Author Posted 8 May 2007 That be my birthday that! Why else do you think we were coming around to your house with a packet of biscuits?
Trumpet Posted 8 May 2007 Posted 8 May 2007 Why else do you think we were coming around to your house with a packet of biscuits? You can come round my house anytime with fig rolls! Although if any of you come round with your hob nobs out, i will not look happy.
Daggers Posted 9 May 2007 Author Posted 9 May 2007 It's on! Fig roll vs. Jammy Dodger Cookies vs. Ginger nuts Malted Milk vs. Custard Cream Hob Nobs vs. Chocolate Digestive Pink Wafer vs. Jaffa Cake Party Rings vs. Fruit Shrewsbury Bourbon vs. Oreo Peanut Brittle vs. Lemon Puff I find the fact that I have spent time printing out these names, cutting them up and drawing them in a FA Cup draw stylee more than a little amusing. I love my life!
Trumpet Posted 9 May 2007 Posted 9 May 2007 It's on!Fig roll vs. Jammy Dodger Cookies vs. Ginger nuts Malted Milk vs. Custard Cream Hob Nobs vs. Chocolate Digestive Pink Wafer vs. Jaffa Cake Party Rings vs. Fruit Shrewsbury Bourbon vs. Oreo Peanut Brittle vs. Lemon Puff I find the fact that I have spent time printing out these names, cutting them up and drawing them in a FA Cup draw stylee more than a little amusing. I love my life! what now then
Zingari Posted 9 May 2007 Posted 9 May 2007 Any mention of biscuits send my mind racing back to the late 60's , where , as a fresh faced subbing sparky i had the dubious pleasure of doing some work in the old "Frear's Biscuits" factory in Woodgate. the dough girls in there were the most frightening things i had seen in my life ; and it was no place for the faint hearted i can tell you ; So go ahead and play your silly war games , but remember the real thing is truly horror
James. Posted 9 May 2007 Posted 9 May 2007 I feel I've been given a tough draw against the Malted Milk. These two probably have the most decorative exteriors, an important consideration in any Biscuit War. I'm just hoping my cream filling is enough to tip the balance.
Alexikokopops Posted 9 May 2007 Posted 9 May 2007 It's on!Peanut Brittle vs. Lemon Puff I find the fact that I have spent time printing out these names, cutting them up and drawing them in a FA Cup draw stylee more than a little amusing. I love my life! Hmmm... your Lemon Puff against DavieG's ration snack which only he's heard of? I sense some corruption in this draw... I feel I've been given a tough draw against the Malted Milk.These two probably have the most decorative exteriors, an important consideration in any Biscuit War. I'm just hoping my cream filling is enough to tip the balance. Ha, I was thinking I had a toughy against you. COME ON MALTED MILK!! Just remember people, YOU CAN EAT AROUND THE EDGE OF THE COWS AND END UP WITH TWO BISCUIT COWS!! How good is that?!
James. Posted 9 May 2007 Posted 9 May 2007 Hmmm... your Lemon Puff against DavieG's ration snack which only he's heard of? I sense some corruption in this draw... Ha, I was thinking I had a toughy against you. COME ON MALTED MILK!! Just remember people, YOU CAN EAT AROUND THE EDGE OF THE COWS AND END UP WITH TWO BISCUIT COWS!! How good is that?! Yes but that implies you have to actually eat them. And no one apart from grans buy malted milk. Don't listen to him, he's all talk and no biscuit. CUSTARD CREAM - a true veteran, loved by all.
Joe. Posted 9 May 2007 Posted 9 May 2007 Hob Nobs vs. Chocolate Digestive Now that's a mouth watering tie...
Simi Posted 9 May 2007 Posted 9 May 2007 Now that's a mouth watering tie... No challenge for my Hob Nobs.
Joe. Posted 9 May 2007 Posted 9 May 2007 No challenge for my Hob Nobs. It's a challenge for the Hob Nob but I'm putting my money on it to pull through
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