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A biscuit (pronounced /ˈbɪskɨt/) is a baked edible product. The word applies to two distinctly different products in American and British English.
- In American English it relates to a small soft leavened bread, somewhat similar to a scone
- In British English it relates to a small and hard, often sweetened, flour based product, most akin in American English to a cookie
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- 1 Etymology
- 2 History
o 2.1 Biscuits for travel
o 2.2 Biscuits for pleasure - 3 Biscuits today
- 4 See also
- 5 References
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Soggy biscuit, sometimes also called The Biscuit Game, Cookies and Cream or Ookie Cookie is a purported male masturbation game which originated from the United Kingdom in which the participants stand around a biscuit masturbating until ejaculating on to it; the last person to do so must eat the biscuit.[1] The game is also known in Australia as soggy Sao after the SAO brand of biscuits popular there.[2] The term "soggy biscuit" is thought to have originated in the UK sometime in the 1960s.[1] Although the terminology may differ slightly, the notability of the game is such that variations on the theme are referred to in popular culture, examples including Stephen Fry's The Liar, the German movie Crazy, Adam Green's song "Mozzarella Swastikas", and Skinless's song "Scum Cookie". It was also referred to in a 2009 episode of Skins and the second episode of the first series of sketch show Horne and Corden and in a 2007 episode of the web show "Dorm Life", and in the 2007 season 3 episode of Drawn Together "Nipple Ring-Ring Goes to Foster Care," in the song "Sick 2 Def" by Plan B, and in the Blackadder episode "Chains".
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Biscuit
The dog has cleaned his bowl
and his reward is a biscuit,
which I put in his mouth
like a priest offering the host.
I can't bear that trusting face!
He asks for bread, expects
bread, and I in my power
might have given him a stone.
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IN SUMMARY:
FUCK YOU
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You missed the chocolate kind.
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My mom makes some pastries with cheese and sausage inside them, but we call them pastries.
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Don't you think you might be overreacting a little, Johnny?
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i'm reacting to what the situation warrants and has always warranted which is you fucking assholes can't shut up about biscuits so now there's a thread and maybe you'll fight to the death and kill each other if i'm at all lucky
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I did a search for the mentions of biscuits on the forum...there was one page of results, mostly discussion of Gorilla Biscuits and The Disco Biscuits.
Just sayin'.
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Well I did a search of laying the smackdown on your candy ass, and you know what?
It doesn't matter how many pages there were.
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Nice biscuits are (nice?) pretty delicious.
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My grandmother calls the dog treats 'biscuits'.
She's from Runcorn, though.
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no she is right they are called doggy biscuits
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Yes.
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Croissants are far superior to the biscuits in terms of breakfast munchies.
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Croissants are far superior to the biscuits in terms of breakfast munchies.
Only if you're in England.
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Nah I'm gonna go with Zombie on this one.
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Biscuits for pleasure
would see this band
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Something does not look right.
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What's with all the scones?
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I did a search for the mentions of biscuits on the forum...there was one page of results, mostly discussion of Gorilla Biscuits and The Disco Biscuits.
Just sayin'.
It is in direct response to another front-page thread dude.
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tuc
not to open a can of worms here, but Tuc 'buscuits' are actually more of a savory cracker than an actual buscuit. And they are also delicious
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Both versions are delicious. Bring me biscuits with jam.
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Croissants are far superior to the biscuits in terms of breakfast munchies.
Only if you're in England.
I'm going to hazard a guess that it might also be the case in France.
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(Also everywhere else.)
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I had a chocolate Croissant in France. it was fantastic.
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Changing the subject slightly, do you people overseas have graham crackers? And are they crackers or cookies/biscuits? I can't decide! (But supposedly they were invented, like corn flakes, with the intention to curb sexual appetites, which makes them a silly, though delicious, food.) Same goes with Animal Crackers. Still don't know if it's a cookie or a cracker.
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supposedly they were invented, like corn flakes, with the intention to curb sexual appetites
hahaha what
Graham believed that adhering to the diet would prevent people from having impure thoughts and in turn would stop masturbation (thought by Graham to be a catalyst for blindness) among other things.
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Graham Crackers: Essential ingredient of smores
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No Linds I don't think they do, actually.
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We don't have actual Graham crackers but we do have sort of similarish plain wheat biscuit alternatives, although they aren't so delicious OR square. I can't even find them in the specialist American candy stores around here, which is annoying because it is Autumn and fire time and I want to make S'mores but have not the resources.
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But since they are sweet they would be a biscuit and definitely not a cracker (which HAS to be savoury, although there are some savoury snacks that we call biscuits?)
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Goddamnit I told myself I wasn't going to get involved in this thread
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I'm sorry, Lunchy! But I was eating graham crackers (with peanut butter and jelly, which actually works really well) and the thought came up.
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Are 'English Muffins' just savoury muffins?
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you... you don't know what an english muffin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muffin_%28English%29) is? Have you never had breakfast at McDonalds?
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i know what an english muffin is but to be fair i have never had breakfast at mcdonald's
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Apparently in 1900 a man was ground into biscuits. (http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9C06E5DA153DE433A25752C1A9659C946197D6CF)
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omnomnomnom
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Have you never had breakfast at McDonalds?
No, I don't think I'm missing out on any culinary delights.
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you... you don't know what an english muffin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muffin_%28English%29) is? Have you never had breakfast at McDonalds?
I have never eaten in a McDonalds, not ever & I know what one is. Except I'd cal it a brealfast muffin. Maybe that is because I am English.
They make the best fried food sammiches ever.
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Ain't no party like a party rings party.
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Also barm cakes shit all over muffins.
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Eeeeeh, barms
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Those are definitely not biscuits. Get the fuck out of here with that.
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way better than Choco Newtons
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When I was a screwed up kid, Party Rings used to lead to me getting over-excited (all the sugar) which would invariably lead to me hyperventilating and passing out.
Good times.
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When I was a screwed up kid, cookies/candies which contained red food coloring would throw me into fits of unstoppable rage.
You know, like superman.
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Guys, english muffins are crumpets but apparently with cornmeal on. Seriously, having had tons of both, I honestly cannot really tell the difference anymore. You might argue that crumpets have bigger holes and "nooks and crannies", but if you are american and that phrase "the original nooks and crannies" or whatever rings a bell, you have heard of the marketing campaign of Original Thomas English Muffins (http://weblogs.wpix.com/news/local/morningnews/blogs/thomas0720.jpg).
So, as far as I can tell, they are identical. Hooray! We can wrap this one up!
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Crumpets are nothing like muffins. Try again.
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those look exactly like english muffins
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It looks like there's bigger holes in crumpets.
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Quite different. Those are what the muffin man in the nursery rhyme had.
We also call these muffins, presumably under some foreign influence...
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It looks like there's bigger holes in crumpets.
nooks and crannies, you bastard
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Also, muffins come solid and you have to cut them in half, whereas crumpets come out as above.
Why has no one mentioned the Rich Tea?
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It's better than some of the lesser forms of sex.
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Even better, the magnificent Digestive:
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A somewhat crumbly sweet biscuit suitable to eat on its own, or to dunk (carefully); but just as much at home as a biscuit for cheese (especially hard cheeses), or, most sinfully, just spread thickly with butter - yummy!
Also crumbled up and pressed with melted butter for the base of a baked cheesecake.
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All these flat hard-looking biscuit things look like they would be bland and dry and terrible.
Just sayin'
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Digestives are fantastic. I wish we could get the real ones in the States.
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GRAHAM CRACKERS ARE THE ONLY REAL CRUMBS FOR CHEESECAKE CRUSTS WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT.
Digestive just sounds like a bad name for food. Like it's this nasty tasting thing that magically cures indigestion. I dunno. Graham crackers just sound so much more appealing.
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They are named as such because they were thought to aid digestion when they were invented. Coated with chocolate, they are really awesome.
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So are graham crackers. They are also good with nutella, peanut butter, honey, jam, and obviously with chocolate and roasted marshmallows. (Mmm, smores.)
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oh god i want nutella so fucking bad right now
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Apparently in 1900 a man was ground into biscuits. (http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9C06E5DA153DE433A25752C1A9659C946197D6CF)
She gave the crank a heck of a yank / And Johnny Verbeck was meat! (http://www.backyardgardener.com/loowit/song/song49.html)
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SO, HOW ABOUT THEM POUTINES, EH?
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Croissants are far superior to the biscuits
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this thread
>manhanginghimself.gif
my reaction
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Graham crackers annoy me. I've never tasted them or even seen a box of them but they are pronounced "gram crackers" but spelt "Graham crackers" like "Graham Chapman".
Why yes I am petty.
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Graham cracker sammiches, with cake frosting as the middle, are the best.
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Digestive
i love digestives when you dunk them in your hot chocolate.
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Graham crackers annoy me. I've never tasted them or even seen a box of them but they are pronounced "gram crackers" but spelt "Graham crackers" like "Graham Chapman".
Why yes I am petty.
That bothered me too until I actually ate Smores with them.
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Digestive + tea = Awesome.
Not dry, not dry at all.
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Jimmy, southerners differentiate. Just sayin'.
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Popular with British consumers as a snack for nearly 150 years, and is conventionally consumed with a beverage such as tea or coffee, into which it may be dunked in informal social settings.
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GARIBALDI, WHAT WHAT.
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The custard cream was found to be the UK's most dangerous snack, on the basis of something called the Biscuit Injury Threat Evaluation.
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they are pronounced "gram crackers" but spelt "Graham crackers" like "Graham Chapman".
My pop culture monitoring has taught me that that's the way a lot if not the majority of United States of Americans pronounce "Graham". And yet they hold out against the metric system with all its actual grams! Go figure.
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Oh GOD, I want some fuckin' Garibaldis, WHAT WHAT.
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That garibaldi thing looks like two greasy saltine crackers with grape jelly between them.
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GARIBALDI, WHAT WHAT.
HEYOOO
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That garibaldi thing looks like two greasy saltine crackers with grape jelly between them.
Lady you do not know the biscuity joy that is Gary B. Aldi so you are forgiven for your inaccurate shakedown of said esteemed biscuit.
(in all seriousness they are pretty damn delicious and not greasy at all and I heartily recommend sourcing some if you can in your area, Manda)
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they are pronounced "gram crackers" but spelt "Graham crackers" like "Graham Chapman".
My pop culture monitoring has taught me that that's the way a lot if not the majority of United States of Americans pronounce "Graham". And yet they hold out against the metric system with all its actual grams! Go figure.
Wait, English people have another syllable that they pronounce in "Graham"? My world is flipped!
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Gray-um
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Also, Berkeley is prounounced Barkley, not Burkley.
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That garibaldi thing looks like two greasy saltine crackers with grape jelly between them.
Lady you do not know the biscuity joy that is Gary B. Aldi so you are forgiven for your inaccurate shakedown of said esteemed biscuit.
The Garibaldi biscuit commonly known as "squashed flies" consists of currants squashed between two thin, oblong biscuits - a currant sandwich. In this respect, it has elements common with the Eccles Cake.
Popular with British consumers as a snack for nearly 150 years, the Garibaldi biscuit is conventionally consumed with a beverage such as tea or coffee, into which it may be dunked in informal social settings.
150 years folks!
The Garibaldi biscuit was named after Giuseppe Garibaldi, an Italian general and leader of the fight to unify Italy, who made a popular visit to Tynemouth in England in 1854. It was first manufactured by the Bermondsey biscuit company Peek Freans in 1861 following the recruitment of one of the great biscuit makers of Scotland, John Carr. In the United States, the Sunshine Biscuit Company for many years made a popular version of the Garibaldi with raisins which it called "Golden Fruit". Sunshine was bought out by the Keebler Company which briefly expanded the line to include versions filled with other fruits.
They are also Tank Girls favourite biscuit. [citation needed]
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I know I just posted a picture before but I should elaborate. Anzac biscuits are best biscuit. They're large, chewy, sweet but not sugary, substantial but not filling, don't need anything fancy to make and most of all really hard to screw up. I will admit they could be more dippable but that's what ginger nut biscuits are for.
You all have homework, make some anzac biscuits (http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/536/giant+anzac+biscuits). You probably don't need that much coconut though, coconut is icky.
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They are also Tank Girls favourite biscuit. [citation needed]
Ohmygodwhat.
You totally just made Garibaldis even better!
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My housemate is downstairs making "biscuits and gravy".
Though I kinda wish she was making poutine 'cause that sounds tastier.
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"Every day, three of my most attractive friends suck my dick in tandem and then cuddle with me until we all fall asleep.
Though I kinda wish there were five."
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look at its expectant maw
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When I was a kid we used to call those Garibaldi things "squashed fly biscuits".
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Like Spotted Dick was Fly Cemetery.
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Today I saw deep fried scones. Fucking deep fried scones.
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Popeyes_biscuits.JPG
I don't know if they're actually deep-fried or not but they've got enough butter to the point of they might as well be.
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Oh also, water biscuits (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_biscuit). Call them "crackers" if you will. Nothing else is as good with a piece of cheese on top in my opinion. (Well, except freshly baked baguettes if I'm eating the triple-cream brie from the Locheilan farmhouse here in Victoria, but that's another story.)
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I like Wafer Thins (http://www.huntleyandpalmers.co.nz/sites/huntley.sparksinteractive.co.nz/files/products/waferthins_natural.jpg) for cheese as well.
Call 'em crackers but they are still biscuits.