Today I Learned...

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

TIL the Annabelle candy company in Ca is closing this fall.

Goodbye my tummy friends...

Very sad.

Coincidentally, TIL that Brach's Candies discontinued making Brach's Royals in 2022! Man, I loved those. Used to buy them in bulk for the candy jar in my office.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by JD001

I'm wondering whether it has anything to do with the candy names...

Hah, not sure a Brit should talk about candy names. Although I do love me some curly wurlys. (used to be a Marathon bar in the US back in the 70's)

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Hah, not sure a Brit should talk about candy names. Although I do love me some curly wurlys. (used to be a Marathon bar in the US back in the 70's)

The Marathon bar was way thicker than the wimpy British curly wurly.

[JD001]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Hah, not sure a Brit should talk about candy names. Although I do love me some curly wurlys. (used to be a Marathon bar in the US back in the 70's)

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

The Marathon bar was way thicker than the wimpy British curly wurly.

Marathon changed into a Snickers.. Curly Wurly is still a Curly Wurly.

But, I think I have said this before on this Forum, the UK does the best biscuits.. if biscuits played football we would have won every single world cup..

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by JD001

Marathon changed into a Snickers.. Curly Wurly is still a Curly Wurly.

Marathon bar here was a Curly Wurly



and a Snickers is a whole different thing.

But, I think I have said this before on this Forum, the UK does the best biscuits.. if biscuits played football we would have won every single world cup..

I assume by biscuits you mean what we call cookies in the US. I can't say I've had a lot of UK biscuits.

Now if we are talking US biscuits (which in the UK are sort of scones) I'm sorry but there is no way to beat a buttermilk biscuit made by somebody's Grandma in the South US.

[Ultramaroon]

Mmmmm.... Cookies & gravy!

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Mmmmm.... Cookies & gravy!

And hollandaise.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

And hollandaise.

Dutch cookies?

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

..............
Now if we are talking US biscuits (which in the UK are sort of scones) I'm sorry but there is no way to beat a buttermilk biscuit made by somebody's Grandma in the South US.

Topped with chipped beef gravy -

[JD001]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Mmmmm.... Cookies & gravy!

Cookies & gravy... Is that a thing? We have cookies, biscuits.. Gravy only for main meals over meat, roasties etc...

BTW - for my brithday treat, I took my wife to a traditional Pie and mash shop in London, very near Tower Bridge. One of the oldest shop/resturants still operating as a pie and mash..

You've guessed it, they only serve pie and mash with liquor (gravy) and eels.. She enjoyed the experience as the setting/shop fixtures and furniture, all very old, luckly they served vegan pies as she's a vegetarian.

https://www.manze.co.uk/

[JD001]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Topped with chipped beef gravy -

Need to look this up...

[Stephen W.]

In the village where my mother lived there is an Irish pub that serves some very tasty grub. My favourite is there Bangers n’ Mash. Its two large farmers sausages, baked beans and colcannon (Irish mashed potatoes) with fried onions and gravy. Served with a side of soda bread. A little mustard on the sausages and it's Yumtastic!
Their Fish n’ Chips not so much. Their French fries are always great but twice I’ve had fish that was not completely drained so a little oily and of course went mushy on the plate side. Still looking for the perfect Fish n’ Chips shop.

[JD001]

Originally Posted by Stephen W.

In the village where my mother lived there is an Irish pub that serves some very tasty grub. My favourite is there Bangers n’ Mash. Its two large farmers sausages, baked beans and colcannon (Irish mashed potatoes) with fried onions and gravy. Served with a side of soda bread. A little mustard on the sausages and it's Yumtastic!
Their Fish n’ Chips not so much. Their French fries are always great but twice I’ve had fish that was not completely drained so a little oily and of course went mushy on the plate side. Still looking for the perfect Fish n’ Chips shop.

Where is this village?

I love fish 'n' chips, always on a lookout for decent chippys.. A strange observation, the further and closer you get to the sea = decent chippy.. but inbetween these two areas the chip shops are a hit and miss..

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by JD001

Need to look this up...

Biscuits and gravy is a breakfast staple. Gravy is sausage or "country" gravy. Every breakfast house has it.

We used to drive 30 minutes to restaurant in Adrian Oregon (tiny little farming town) on Sundays for their b&g (only served on Sundays). Best b&g ever. Unfortunately they didn't survive covid. Now we make our own.