Our big tin of Quality Street that was opened the day before Christmas Eve has finally been decimated, only the toffee pennies are left and I swear there are more of them than there had been of any of the others. Why do these things get thrown in, can't they just make a bit more chocolate to go round them? Surely if somebody just likes toffee but not chocolate they wouldnt buy a box/tin of quality street to disregard everything else just for the toffee pennies. There is some conspiracy somewherein that the toffee penny salesman must have friends in high places, like the gherkin farmer with McDonalds (I dont know anyone who doesnt fish their gherkins out of their burger)

like the gherkin farmer with McDonalds (I dont know anyone who doesnt fish their gherkins out of their burger)

Gherkins make the burgers for me, if there are spare ones flying around, i have 'em on mine.

Weird though, i can't bear them if I try using them at home.

could you wrap your toffee pennies up and send them to me please, I,ll finish them off in five minutes. ha ha

could you wrap your toffee pennies up and send them to me please, I,ll finish them off in five minutes. ha ha

They are in the bin mate

Yeah, we are left with stacks of the blinkin' things - those hard toffees no one wants. :rolleyes:


We hate those gherkins too !! :D

The other 'Christmassy things' I hate are mince pies.

What does anyone see in them !

mince pies = Devil food :PDT_Xtremez_12:

Devil food <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<=>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yummy

Hi phredd, never liked, mince pies or xmas pud either, even as a kid hated both.

Hi Drone.

Xmas pud ? Now I only liked that for the Silver 3penny bit that was hidden in it :lol:

Not your normal 3peeny bit. We was posh lol. It had to be silver or nowt.

Phredd

All of the devil food mentioned so far - toffee pennies, mince pies, burger gherkins, christmas pud - I like 'em so send them all to me please :PDT11

iain, you,ll have to get to the bin before me mate for those toffee pennies. ha ha

Gherkins make the burgers for me, if there are spare ones flying around, i have 'em on mine.

Weird though, i can't bear them if I try using them at home.

Go down to Maccies in town at the bottom of Church Street and you'll probably find any amount in the flower beds. Eat well Kev :PDT_Aliboronz_24:

The other 'Christmassy things' I hate are mince pies.

What does anyone see in them !

The other thing I hate is Easter Hot cross buns ... what does anyone see in them as well ! They are bland - apart from that horrible taste of cinnamon.


It's the cinammon that ruins everything. I don't like the taste at all.

OOOOOOOh lindy, if we all liked the same thing life would be boring, We would have the same thing to eat every day. We would only have one channel on TV and all the guys would be wearing out the same woman. Just be happy with the way things are and that you aren't her. :PDT_Aliboronz_11:

The other thing I hate is Easter Hot cross buns ... what does anyone see in them as well ! They are bland - apart from that horrible taste of cinnamon.


It's the cinammon that ruins everything. I don't like the taste at all.


Cinammon is lovely, espcially in doughnuts and bagels :PDT_Piratz_26:

OOOOOOOh lindy, if we all liked the same thing life would be boring, We would have the same thing to eat every day. We would only have one channel on TV and all the guys would be wearing out the same woman. Just be happy with the way things are and that you aren't her. :PDT_Aliboronz_11:

Well said Shy... Enjoy the diversity ... and be happy you have a choice.. Each to their own in what is good and what is not!!! I don't like beets..LOL..but, who cares really......:PDT_Aliboronz_24:

The other thing I hate is Easter Hot cross buns ... what does anyone see in them as well ! They are bland - apart from that horrible taste of cinnamon.


It's the cinammon that ruins everything. I don't like the taste at all.

You can pass them on to me as well then :drool:

ha,ha, I like beets. 'specially with my pan of scouse. :)

The other thing I hate is Easter Hot cross buns ... what does anyone see in them as well ! They are bland - apart from that horrible taste of cinnamon.


It's the cinammon that ruins everything. I don't like the taste at all.

Lindy I don't like any of those either.

That's good - it's not just me then ! ha,ha.

I'm not faddy with food as a rule, and I eat anything .. I just don't like that cinammon/spiced/flavour with currants and gritty bits all squashed into a lump of dough or pastry :D

I like everything mentioned except gherkins and scouse YUK. I also agree, its personal choice.

I like everything mentioned except gherkins and scouse YUK. I also agree, its personal choice.

You can't not like scouse thats a crime surely like treason only much much worse :unibrow:

Oh dear, everything on this thread has started my tummy rumbles, except for the gherkins of course.

As no one else in my house likes Christmas pud, warm mince pies and toffee pennies, I can have a 'Daddie's feast' for days after the big events.

Just wish they'd stop liking scouse as well, maybe I'd get a look in.

Oh dear, everything on this thread has started my tummy rumbles, except for the gherkins of course.

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I tried leaving the gherkins on my burger yesterday, totally disgusting they were.

Isn't it awful when you forget that the things are in there, taking a bite and realising too late.
I don't know about you, but they make me pull the kind of faces that I last did over school dinner mash potatos, Grrrrrrroooooooggghhhh...

mince pies = Devil food :PDT_Xtremez_12:

I just thought of another 'devil food' ..... coleslaw !! :$ik:

Our big tin of Quality Street that was opened the day before Christmas Eve has finally been decimated, only the toffee pennies are left and I swear there are more of them than there had been of any of the others. Why do these things get thrown in, can't they just make a bit more chocolate to go round them? Surely if somebody just likes toffee but not chocolate they wouldnt buy a box/tin of quality street to disregard everything else just for the toffee pennies. There is some conspiracy somewherein that the toffee penny salesman must have friends in high places, like the gherkin farmer with McDonalds (I dont know anyone who doesnt fish their gherkins out of their burger)

Hi SteH

The gherkin of course is a holdover from McDonald's in the United States and traditional American burgers. . . not what Mickey Dee's calls a burger. Have you ever had a whole Kosher Dill pickle? It's a cracking thing. The sweet limp round thing you get in a Big Mac though is a poor thing and probably does seem an obtrusion. :rolleyes: Some Americans spread sweet relish on their burgers or hotdogs, and that's made from sweet pickles, and can often make the meal, if you like that sort of thing which you may not from your complaint about the slice of gherkin.

Chris

My son has to buy Dill Pickles by the gallon jar. His kids who are 10 and 7 eat them as if they were candy.

Hi SteH

Have you ever had a whole Kosher Dill pickle? It's a cracking thing. The Chris

Hi Chris, can't say I have!!