Decline of the British Empire
Values - - Posted on April, 12 at 12:11 pm by Ken L
Funny post at Catallaxy about the perils of teacakes and the British VAT (BTW am I the only one who finds it mildly ironic that Catallaxy is one of the few sites where you have to register before you can comment? I refuse to have my liberty restricted in this abominable fashion).
Anyway skepticlawyer has a picture of said Marks & Spencer teacake. I looked at it and thought “That’s not a teacake”. However, upon doing independent research, I confirmed that Marks & Spencer do, in fact, call this marshmallow biscuit a teacake.
For the information of Marks & Sparks, THIS is a teacake.
No wonder the Brits have all these problems with Islamofascists when they no longer even know what a teacake is. I think I’ll go and throw my M & S shirts in the rubbish bin. The buttons keep falling off anyway.
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April 12th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
The top one looks very much like the Crown Pie you can buy in the Asian foods section of Coles. They’re made in Korea, I think.
April 12th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
Here’s the Crown Pie link:
http://www.agrotrade.net/co/crown/GC000crown/CA00000001/Crown_Pie.html
Wonder why they’re called Crown Pies? Perhaps M&S are right.
April 12th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
So now Marks & Sparks’ teacakes are made in Korea?
Globalisation sux.
April 12th, 2008 at 8:39 pm
no, they do look like teacakes to me; in fact just like Tunnock’s teacakes http://www.tunnocks.co.uk/teacake.htm
The lower picture looks like a bad marble cake with some stick date pudding sauce.
April 12th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
not as nice as Tunnock’s snowball mind you.
April 12th, 2008 at 8:51 pm
they are a marshmallow biscuit that can be served at tea time…but not specifically known as “teacake” from what i remember as a youngun chompin’ furiously away at my Grans..:0
good link rf…but checkout the printing on the foil.
I’m having yorkshire pudding tonite w/ vege roast. In remembrance of the ‘tea and scones’ empire’…:)
Might even go a crumpet & marmalade for supper (the late nite version)…devolve into a real “Pom”/”Limey” for the night.
April 12th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
Anyone remember the “Boy on the Bike” ad for good old ‘Hovis’ bread? My Gran would walk for many a block pulling her trolley to grab a couple of newly delivered loafs. No plastic bags for her…or cars for that matter. Fit old bird…& sweet as honeyed tea.
Interestingly, the ad was directed by Ridley Scott…well before his big films like Alien, Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down & American Gangster.
Takes me back:
http://www.hovisbakery.co.uk/about-hovis/boy-on-the-bike-commercial.htm
April 12th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
Give me a Date loaf any day,made by Anglicans in Australia!?GGrrrrr Pommy Bs.
April 12th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
anymore ‘tongue in cheek’ stuff phillip and i’ll have to set the lads on ya:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLSP05bGHkU
(Little Britain - library)
April 13th, 2008 at 11:31 am
God it’s enough to drive a man to drink to see how our British heritage has been corrupted. I blame the Bush Administration.
From the font of online wisdom about all trivia:
Whereas:
And just to nail the argument, my well-thumbed edition of Lady Flo’s Classic Country Collection gives a tea cake recipe whose ingredients are butter, sugar, egg, milk, mixed fruit, flour and cinnamon. All in imperial measures, bless her.
No mention of marshmallow biscuits so I win the argument as usual and I hope Marks and Sparks gets bought out by Mohamed al Fayed.
April 13th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
Having to register stopped me from saying something rude. So that was good. I wish I had a teacake now.