Of course the yanks think the Oreo "cookie" was the pivotal biscuit during the war, even though it never saw service in Europe.
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Originally Posted by nebogipfel:
“You need a steady hand and an eye for detail.
The thrall of free biscuits wears off after the first fifteen years or so. I do sometimes play fast and loose with the teaspoon but whole packets of splurge get noticed quickly. To be honest, it's not worth it these days.
It was lovely to see such a fine example of the craft in Victory of the Daleks recently. What the layman won't know is that your 21st century "jammie dodger" (to slip into the colloquial for a moment) gets its smooth, neat jam dome appearance with the aid of the modern epoxy resins that we cut with the jam. During the war they had no such aid. Resin being rerouted to the manufacture of Hurricanes, of course and fruit/sugar in short supply. High quality jam was rarely on the menu. It was down to the teaspoonmanship of the hole filler. For the daleks to mistake it for a piece of manufactured electronics was a tribute to the filler and his/her skill (not discounting the baker of course). We've had numerous TV programmes about that period in the last couple of weeks. You'll see plentiful praise for the pilots, Churchill, aircraft factory workers etc. But the hole filler goes largely unsung. The ironsides debacle was buried, of course, and the role of the biscuit with it.”
“You need a steady hand and an eye for detail.
The thrall of free biscuits wears off after the first fifteen years or so. I do sometimes play fast and loose with the teaspoon but whole packets of splurge get noticed quickly. To be honest, it's not worth it these days.
It was lovely to see such a fine example of the craft in Victory of the Daleks recently. What the layman won't know is that your 21st century "jammie dodger" (to slip into the colloquial for a moment) gets its smooth, neat jam dome appearance with the aid of the modern epoxy resins that we cut with the jam. During the war they had no such aid. Resin being rerouted to the manufacture of Hurricanes, of course and fruit/sugar in short supply. High quality jam was rarely on the menu. It was down to the teaspoonmanship of the hole filler. For the daleks to mistake it for a piece of manufactured electronics was a tribute to the filler and his/her skill (not discounting the baker of course). We've had numerous TV programmes about that period in the last couple of weeks. You'll see plentiful praise for the pilots, Churchill, aircraft factory workers etc. But the hole filler goes largely unsung. The ironsides debacle was buried, of course, and the role of the biscuit with it.”
Thank you for thiis moving exposition of the role of the hole filler in time of war.
I think a campaign should be started with a view to getting them the recognition they deserve. A gold medal with a red centre would be appropriate, imo.
Interesting that you refer to the use of epoxy resin in the modern biscuit. It is this ingredient, I feel, which gives the jammy dodger its unique appeal.
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