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Comedian says he feels ‘violated’ after discovering Digestive biscuits got their name because they contain a ‘laxative’ Scottish comedian Gary Meikle shared bizarre realisation about biscuit on TikTok Admitted he’d never given name Digestives a second thought until American girlfriend asked him where it came from and he looked at ingredients Discovered they were developed … Read more
That takes the biscuit! Crunchy teatime treat is our favourite sugary snack… beating chocolate and cakes to the title A survey of 2,000 Britons ranked biscuits as our favourite sugary snack Chocolate comes out on top when selection boxes are included For women, a bar of chocolate was also the most popular treat, on 44 … Read more
Does this look gluten-free to you: Grandma’s ginger biscuits By Becky Excell Published: 00:03 GMT, 7 February 2021 | Updated: 00:03 GMT, 7 February 2021 Nobody made ginger biscuits quite like my grandma. They’re crisp on the outside and chewy in the middle, with a sweet, warming hug of ginger. MAKES 15 TAKES 30 minutes … Read more
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s special edition collectors biscuit tin hits the shelves of TK Maxx for £3.99 as royal fans flog the treats on eBay for £9.99 – after originally selling for £16 in Harrods and Selfridges Biscuit treats to mark Prince Harry and Meghan’s trip to Royal Ascot released Collector’s shortbread tin was … Read more
Gordon Brown often struck a forlorn figure as Prime Minister. But it was the dithering over what was his favourite biscuit that did the damage and best defined his short-lived premiership, after he was asked no fewer than 12 times by the Mumsnet website to reveal whether he was a Bourbon man, a Lemon Puff … Read more
Great British Bake Off special: Wagon wheel biscuits By Paul Hollywood Published: 00:02 GMT, 25 October 2020 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 25 October 2020 PAUL HOLLYWOOD MAKES 8 200g plain flour pinch of salt 150g salted butter, diced 75g caster sugar 1 tbsp vanilla paste 1 egg yolk 225g 70% dark chocolate, melted, to … Read more
Hyperactive disorders could be rooted in an human foraging instinct triggered by eating fructose-loaded foods like biscuits and ice cream, a study has suggested. University of Colorado researchers have argued that low levels of fructose trigger a pathway that promotes foraging and the storage of energy as fat. However, in excessive amounts, the same pathway … Read more
Italian chocolate maker Ferrero Group set to snap up Fox’s Biscuits for £250m By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:02 BST, 5 October 2020 | Updated: 22:23 BST, 5 October 2020 Italian chocolate maker Ferrero Group is set to snap up Fox’s Biscuits for £250m. Ferrero, which owns brands such as Ferrero Rocher … Read more
She soared to fame as Eleven in the hit Netflix series Stranger Things. And Millie Bobby Brown has revealed that the she misses a ‘good cup of tea with digestives’ the most when she’s filming in America. The actress, 16, appeared on Mark Wright’s Heart Evening Show on Thursday night where she also discussed her friendship with the former … Read more
A kitten with two faces named Biscuits and Gravy has died three days after it was born on an Oregon farm. The ‘Janus’ cat, who had two noses, four eyes and two little mouths only had one brain stem, but was still able to eat and meow with both mouths. Two-faced cats are named after … Read more