Britains Biscuit Shortage

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RichHL Mar 2016 9:34pm, 6 Mar 2016 11,171 posts	0 RichHL No shortage of biscuits at the Boundary Run today. CUHH obviously cornered the market in custard creams as soon as they heard about the crisis.
UltraCas Mar 2016 10:23pm, 6 Mar 2016 62 posts	0 UltraCas I've got a packet of unopened ginger nuts - should I try eBay?
Derby Tup Mar 2016 10:28pm, 6 Mar 2016 20,457 posts	0 Derby Tup Hang on to them
Derby Tup Mar 2016 10:31pm, 6 Mar 2016 20,458 posts	0 Derby Tup GM, biscuits go soft if you keep them whereas cake goes hard. JC's go hard QED * *all apparently. I've never kept biscuits or cake for any significant time
Fitz Mar 2016 9:44am, 7 Mar 2016 1,456 posts	0 Fitz Jaffa Cake is a cake. HMRC tried to get them classified as biscuits for VAT purposes, and lost. en.m.wikipedia.org
swittle Mar 2016 9:47am, 7 Mar 2016 37,414 posts	0 swittle When I eat a Jaffa Cake, it's whatever I want it to be.....
Jono. Mar 2016 3:15pm, 7 Mar 2016 3,871 posts	0 Jono. the status of tea cakes was also debated. its over a week since I last had a biscuit.
GimmeMedals Mar 2016 7:38pm, 7 Mar 2016 14,444 posts	0 GimmeMedals Well I never! I bow to your superior knowledge, DT!
Jono. Mar 2016 7:50am, 8 Mar 2016 3,873 posts	0 Jono. mrs j has found some custard creams in B&M Bargains
Jono. Mar 2016 10:33am, 20 Mar 2016 3,933 posts	0 Jono. I can announce today, that the Great Biscuit Famine of 2016 is officially over - M&S has had a delivery of custard creams (maybe available in M&S Liverpool only, this does not effect you statuary right's to buy custard creams in other retail outlets).