[TAG] Work In Progress

[Jimmy O'Regan]

Mike Orr wrote:

> On 11/9/05, Jimmy O'Regan <jimregan at o2.ie> wrote:
> 
>>Um... 'biscuit'? With gravy? Care to describe that? (I'm pretty sure
>>you're not talking about the kinds of biscuits we get, though digestive
>>biscuits *do* go well with a good cheddar).
> 
> 
> American biscuits are globs of dough.
> http://static.flickr.com/2/1391594_15a763a08e.jpg
> http://www.hollyeats.com/images/South/Arcade-Biscuit.jpg

Oh! Biscuit == scone, gotcha.

> Note to yanks: digestive biscuits are these small flat unleavened
> things that pass for cookies in Europe.  They make you go, "but a
> cookie is supposed to be bigger and chewy!"  They're sold in the US

I take it you don't get ginger snaps, custard creams, Jaffa Cakes, 
Hobnobs, etc.? :)