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Old 11-02-2008, 16:35
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Jaffa cakes are remarkably low in fat and calories, much less than any equivalent cake, biscuit or chocolate. 46 calories per cake!
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Old 11-02-2008, 17:21
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I like Jaffa cakes
Not keen on the lemon and lime though...not a proper Jaffa cake that!!
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Old 13-02-2008, 16:36
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Jaffa cakes are delicious. Wish I'd bought some when I last went shopping!
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Old 13-02-2008, 19:04
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Jaffa cakes are remarkably low in fat and calories, much less than any equivalent cake, biscuit or chocolate. 46 calories per cake!
Yes, but eat a packet of 10 & that's 460 calories.

A Big Mac has 493 calories.
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Old 13-02-2008, 19:08
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Aww, Jaffa Cakes were my favourite biscuits! I wish they were vegan

(I refuse to call a Jaffa Cake a 'cake'! )
There was a famous court case a few years ago about whether they were biscuits or cakes - something to do with VAT, I believe.
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Old 13-02-2008, 19:24
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I want some now
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Old 13-02-2008, 19:27
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There was a famous court case a few years ago about whether they were biscuits or cakes - something to do with VAT, I believe.
We had a long debate about this (well, it's the sort of thing you talk about in the pub) and I've been convinced by a friend that they're cakes.

You see, biscuits go soft when they're stale and cake goes hard. Jaffa cakes go hard when they're stale, ergo they're cakes.

I think that's brilliant logic...

...mind you, perhaps I'm just easily impressed.
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Old 13-02-2008, 20:00
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Jaffa cakes are not fattening
Err yes they are?! There is 1.0g of fat in one Jaffa Cake so If you ate, say, one box of Jaffa Cakes thats about 12g of fat... thats about 8.5% of your RDA. Plus each Jaffa Cake contains 46 kcals so if you ate a whole pack it would be 550 odd kcals!
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Old 14-02-2008, 00:53
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Has anyone tried the Polish version. They come in orange, cherry, or raspberry.

For $1CDN a packet, dirt cheap and really tasty.
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Old 14-02-2008, 01:54
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Has anyone tried the Polish version. They come in orange, cherry, or raspberry.

For $1CDN a packet, dirt cheap and really tasty.
What currency is that?
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Old 14-02-2008, 03:02
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CDN is Canadian.

You know the huge landmass to the north of America.
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Old 16-02-2008, 22:04
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mmm marks and spencers Jaffa Cakes. they are so nice
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Old 17-02-2008, 01:24
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Does anyone know if they still make the apple & blackcurrant ones?
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Old 17-02-2008, 09:03
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Does anyone know if they still make the apple & blackcurrant ones?
Didn't know they had. I've never seen them.
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Old 17-02-2008, 23:37
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Didn't know they had. I've never seen them.
I think they must have been limited edition. At first I think they were only available in Ireland. I found them in a few shops over here towards the end of last year, but haven't seen them since Christmas.

Shame, they were the nicest ones I've tasted.
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Old 17-02-2008, 23:45
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I've said it once and I'll say it again Asda Smart Price Jaffa Cakes, 29p and fantastic.
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Old 18-02-2008, 06:26
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I think they must have been limited edition. At first I think they were only available in Ireland. I found them in a few shops over here towards the end of last year, but haven't seen them since Christmas.

Shame, they were the nicest ones I've tasted.
Oh right.......don't think they had them up here.
I'm a purist....it has to be the originals for me. I tried the lime ones once.....didn't like them much. I wouldn't touch the raspberry ones.
I've said it once and I'll say it again Asda Smart Price Jaffa Cakes, 29p and fantastic.
Yeah they're lovely.
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Old 18-02-2008, 16:11
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Oh right.......don't think they had them up here.
I'm a purist....it has to be the originals for me. I tried the lime ones once.....didn't like them much. I wouldn't touch the raspberry ones.

Yeah they're lovely.
I really liked the limes ones... but of course we all know that... "There's Orangery!" is the only way to go...
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Old 19-02-2008, 21:32
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I love the orange jaffa cake
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Old 21-02-2008, 12:48
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CDN is Canadian.

You know the huge landmass to the north of America.
You mean Alaska surely


















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Old 21-02-2008, 13:00
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They are most definitely cakes.

I'm a purist and don't engage with these fruit variations. How could you possibly improve upon orange, anyway?
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Old 21-02-2008, 13:04
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They are most definitely cakes.

I'm a purist and don't engage with these fruit variations. How could you possibly improve upon orange, anyway?
Never in a million years.
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Old 21-02-2008, 17:50
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They are most definitely cakes.

I'm a purist and don't engage with these fruit variations. How could you possibly improve upon orange, anyway?
I agree. Also you can't really call them Jaffa cakes if they aren't orange, surely?
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Old 21-02-2008, 18:52
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I agree. Also you can't really call them Jaffa cakes if they aren't orange, surely?
Lime cakes or Raspberry cakes don't have the same ring to them do they?
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Old 22-02-2008, 14:49
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Lime cakes or Raspberry cakes don't have the same ring to them do they?
Exactly! Plus a Jaffa is a type of orange, so calling those Jaffa cakes just doesn't make sense (neither does this sentence but you get my point?!!).
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