Penguins, Taxis, Clubs and the like. Do these go in the biscuit tin with yer ginger nuts and yer hob nobs, or should they be stored in another container?

Fridge for the wrapped choccy biccies for me.
Nice and cold.
I've recently taken to putting my packets of wine gums in the freezer alongside my bottles of Smirnoff.

Is Smirnoff above 40% ABV or is your freezer at a high temperature?

Dpn't know but I take it out of the freezer leave it to stand for a period then pour the delightful slush into a glass. Delightful with rock hard wine gums.
On the biscuit front I have recently gotten into chocolate caramel wafers. Very nice straight from fridge.

Look at it this way ... your ginger nuts (*), hob nobs, et al are (one assumes) stored in a manner suited to preserving the crunchiness of this type of biscuit.
Penguins and other fully-coated biscuits, whose crunchy interiors are insulated from the atmosphere by said coating, do not require crunchiness-compatible storage and could, indeed, impair the crunch-quotient of their hobnobby or gingery neighbours if stored with them.
Hence, I would definitely say they should be kept separate and cool, possibly with the Fig Rolls and Jaffa Cakes.


(*) Of which the best are from Wrights of Brighouse, oh my word yes, they are the gingeriest and far-and-away the snappiest of ginger snaps. So snappy, they would probably be banned from schools.
Also, for those barbarians who participate in "dunking", from whom I must disassociate myself, these gingers are remarkably resilient and only rarely flop-off into your tea.
Wrights also make wonderfully, beautifully brittle brandy snaps.

Some nice observations there EB.
A little bit of best butter on the underside of two Rich Tea biscuits and then amalgamated together makes a pleasant little nibble with a cuppa.

In our house anything rated above the Pennywise style brands are hidden from me, so the likes of Penguin, Taxis, Club etc would be placed in the females secret hiding place that people like their father cannot find and scoff.


Its the dishwasher.

I discovered it months ago, but they don't know because I only nick one at a time.

Aldis are presently sellling a nice chocolate chip cookie. Only nine to a pack, three sections of three.
I attempt to make them last two sittings.

I think Wizeb has cut to the nub of the issue.

Who keeps biscuits long enough to worry about where they're stored?

Right, ditch the Smirnoff crap and buy some proper vodka of at least 40% abv. That will not turn to slush but will become deliciously syrupy. Treat yourself to a bottle of Pertsovka (chilli-flavoured vodka), keep it and the glass in the freezer. Pour a shot for your breakfast and you'll be able to walk down to the newsagent in a t-shirt, looking for all the world like an adult Ready-Brek kid.

For a sharper flavour, go for Limonaya (lemon flavoured vodka)

all choccy bics including jafas in the fridge,Tunnocks caramel bars not in the fridge.normal biscuits in the cupboard unless they are covered in chocolate and then they go in the fridge.

I used to like dunking biscuits into Lemonade :S

Quote ="cod'ead"Right, ditch the Smirnoff crap and buy some proper vodka of at least 40% abv. That will not turn to slush but will become deliciously syrupy. Treat yourself to a bottle of Pertsovka (chilli-flavoured vodka), keep it and the glass in the freezer. Pour a shot for your breakfast and you'll be able to walk down to the newsagent in a t-shirt, looking for all the world like an adult Ready-Brek kid. For a sharper flavour, go for Limonaya (lemon flavoured vodka)'" Good advice Smirnoff is to vodka what carlsberg is to beer. Cheap mass produced crap. I would reccommend these two But try different ones and see what you like ZUbrowka en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BBubr%C3%B3wka or Zyborowka en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyborowa

Quote ="cod'ead"Right, ditch the Smirnoff crap and buy some proper vodka of at least 40% abv. That will not turn to slush but will become deliciously syrupy. Treat yourself to a bottle of Pertsovka (chilli-flavoured vodka), keep it and the glass in the freezer. Pour a shot for your breakfast and you'll be able to walk down to the newsagent in a t-shirt, looking for all the world like an adult Ready-Brek kid. For a sharper flavour, go for Limonaya (lemon flavoured vodka)'" Good advice Smirnoff is to vodka what carlsberg is to beer. Cheap mass produced crap. I would reccommend these two But try different ones and see what you like ZUbrowka en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BBubr%C3%B3wka or Zyborowka en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyborowa

Quote ="Durham Giant" I would reccommend these two But try different ones and see what you like ZUbrowka en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BBubr%C3%B3wka '" An old mate of mine back in Hull is of Polish extraction and prior to their greater freedoms, his family would occasionally visit. When they came across they'd be laden with suitcases full of different flavoured vodkas, I would swap a suitcase full of designer clothing for a suitcase of vodka. The best thing about their arrival was the obligatory tasting session, where we'd try all the different flavours. It was at one such session that I first encountered Bison Grass vodka. When I enquired what it was flavoured with I was told, "whatever the bison do on the grass"

Quote ="Durham Giant" I would reccommend these two But try different ones and see what you like ZUbrowka en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BBubr%C3%B3wka '" An old mate of mine back in Hull is of Polish extraction and prior to their greater freedoms, his family would occasionally visit. When they came across they'd be laden with suitcases full of different flavoured vodkas, I would swap a suitcase full of designer clothing for a suitcase of vodka. The best thing about their arrival was the obligatory tasting session, where we'd try all the different flavours. It was at one such session that I first encountered Bison Grass vodka. When I enquired what it was flavoured with I was told, "whatever the bison do on the grass"

Advice from yourself and DG taken on board.
I had to make do with some slush before I went for my morning paper mind.
And the t-shirt was totally out of the equation. I adorned myself with woolly jumper and Hull FC padded jacket.
It's fooking Arctic here by the coast!

I never eat brandy snaps until they're at least three days old and have begun their journey to sogginess while retaining a modicum of backbone.

If forced to eat immature brandy snaps I dunk 'em to within an inch of their lives in Assam tea.

I did half a large packet of milk chocolate digestives in whilst watching Lord Of The Rings on Film4 laat night.
Never seen the films so giving them a go.
Part 2 of the trilogy is on tonight and I can't envisage any possibility of there being any digestive survivors after tonnghts screening.
Me bad?

I did half a large packet of milk chocolate digestives in whilst watching Lord Of The Rings on Film4 laat night.
Never seen the films so giving them a go.
Part 2 of the trilogy is on tonight and I can't envisage any possibility of there being any digestive survivors after tonnghts screening.
Me bad?

we heard you the first time

LOL

I'm the opposite, I keep the packet sealed until I want to eat the brandy snaps.
I never, ever, dunk them ... the splintering toffee-flavoured shards would be all gooey and that's just ordinary toffee.

Sometimes, maybe once a decade, I'll go to the trouble of piping raspberries and cream into them ... but they must be eaten within the hour to retain the contrasts between the splinter-factor, the cream and the tartness of the raspberries.
Heaven, that is ... and no cup of tea required.

I dunk Bourbon biccies in cold milk - lovely !!!

You've put your finger on what I don't "get" about vodka.
i.e. It's a neutral spirit, unlike beer, wine, whisky, brandy, rum etc.
They all may have their flavour augmented by hops (in the case of beer) or the barrel's vanillin (the others) but the basic taste of what you're drinking is there.
I guess the exception to my rule is gin ... and I "get" gin.

Some good advice here. Never been one for dunking things in vodka though.

I can think of a few pastimes that involve dunking things in vodka (or <insert alcoholic beverage>icon_wink.gif. Nowt to do with biscuits though.

Who opens a box of Jaffa Cakes and doesn't finish it long enough to worry about putting them in the fridge?

I once ate a yard of Jaffa Cakes in two days..... I like Jaffa Cakes