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10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
An English Classic Nov 10, 2008
By Steve Benner
"Stonegnome"
"Rich Tea" are the quintessential English tea-time biscuit, to be served mid-afternoon with a fine cup of English Tea (taken with milk, not lemon). And McVitie make the finest "Rich Tea", having exactly the correct texture and firmness and delicate flavour which these biscuits should have. "Rich Tea" are also the ultimate dunking biscuits, for which purposes they must, of course, be entirely whole and not cracked even in the slightest, otherwise they will instantly fall in half and disappear to the bottom of the cup. Even whole, these biscuits present the maximum challenge to the dunker -- leave the biscuit in the tea just a fraction of a second too long and, again, you'll wonder where your biscuit went (and why you have blotting paper at the bottom of your cup). [American readers please note that dunking is, of course, entirely frowned upon in English high society, as an activity undertaken only by the peasant classes. It is thus to be indulged in only when entirely alone and in the privacy of one's own home, when there is no danger of being observed by the servants.]
Should your biscuits arrive broken, as may, unfortunately, be all too likely (as these are a fragile biscuit and McVitie's packaging consists of no more than a paper wrapper) do not despair; all is not lost. Simply tip a quantity of the broken biscuits into a bowl and pour hot milk over them. The result may look like soggy blotting paper, but the eating experience is exquisite!
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
delicions Jun 13, 2009
By Roman P. Dolinsky
It's great to still be able to get a product which has disappeared from the shelves of domestic food markets.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
tasty grooms cake Jun 02, 2011
By Pat
""Biography Lover""
These tea biscuits worked perfectly in making the groom's cake used at the royal wedding. The cake was quite tasty, but one must keep in mind that the British do not sweeten their sweets to the degree that the Americans do. Still, it was fun and easy to make, and created enthusiasm for all of us who watched the 'wedding'.
Calm cookies May 26, 2011
By Jo Ann Graham
"joanng417"
My mother was born and raised in England so I had been exposed to these cookies (biscuits to the Brintish) before they became famous as part of Prince William's groom's cake. These are plain cookie wafers without frosting, nuts, chocolate, raisins or anything else to mess them up. They have a nice buttery vanilla flavor without being too sweet or too dry or too vanilla flavored. They are somewhat fragile even when in the plastic tube, so don't drop the package. I enjoy these with tea or coffee and they are a delicious treat that is not too high in calories. They remind me of the arrowroot biscuits that we gave babies 50 years ago but they are softer and more delicate. I like them very much. They also worked well in Prince William's cake! I got the recipe from Oprah's website and made a copy of William's cake. It is basically broken "biscuits" (these cookies) and lots of butter and sugar and 12 ounces of dark chocolate. VERY good but I am not sure it is good for you!
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