What’s proofreading?

[shortkut]

 

[Crystal]

They're sawry for their lack of tast.

 

[Raine]

Hey it could be worse you know, they could have misspelled the name of the company itself!

 

[Tubby23]

What is that second sandwich served on?

 

[Crystal]

What is that second sandwich served on?

Looks like a piece of wax paper.

Joking, I know what you mean, it's served on a "biscuit."

 

[Tubby23]

Looks like a piece of wax paper.

Joking, I know what you mean, it's served on a "biscuit."

Lol the bread smart arse

 

[Crystal]

Lol the bread smart arse

I had to

 

[shortkut]

Lol the bread smart arse

Biscuit or English muffin

 

[Crystal]

Biscuit or English muffin

I still don't understand how America arrived at the word biscuit for that. I'll take a proper biscuit over those any day.

 

[Jawneh]

Biscuits were always a weird thing for me. I'd rather go with a fresh small roll of any kind than a biscuit.

 

[Tubby23]

Looks dry as dirt

 

[shortkut]

Looks dry as dirt

if it’s an English muffin, it is dry as dirt

If it’s a biscuit it is either dry and crumbly or most and buttery

 

[Crystal]

or most and buttery

LIES! LIES AND SLANDER!

 

[Tubby23]

if it’s an English muffin, it is dry as dirt

If it’s a biscuit it is either dry and crumbly or most and buttery

That doesn't sound like an English muffin to me

 

[shortkut]

That doesn't sound like an English muffin to me

You have to put butter into all the nooks and crannies

 

[Tubby23]

You have to put butter into all the nooks and crannies

Hmm I'm guessing yet again the Americans are doing something wrong to get that result

 

[Mark]

I ain’t gonna make y’all go to a local site that charges for viewing an article.



Y’all get the point. Fuckin’ dummies over in the state capital.

 

[TD]

Can confirm english muffin.

Can confirm gross.

10/10 would not recommend.

 

[TD]

Speaking of biscuits - does everyone else have biscuit cookies?

 

[Crystal]

Speaking of biscuits - does everyone else have biscuit cookies?

Now I'm confused...when you say biscuit cookies, do you mean like chocolate chip cookies made with american biscuit stuff, or do you mean proper biscuits?

 

[TD]

Now I'm confused...when you say biscuit cookies, do you mean like chocolate chip cookies made with american biscuit stuff, or do you mean proper biscuits?

Whatever this is?

 

[Crystal]

Ah, gotcha, you mean real biscuits. Yeah, that's what the world knows as biscuits.

But if we're going to be pompous about it, it's really all about Digestives or Rich Tea.

I suppose you could also factor in custard cremes...and hobnobs...and a few others...

 

[TD]

Ah, gotcha, you mean real biscuits. Yeah, that's what the world knows as biscuits.

But if we're going to be pompous about it, it's really all about Digestives or Rich Tea.

I suppose you could also factor in custard cremes...and hobnobs...and a few others...

I have never seen those in my life or heard of those other things.

 

[Crystal]

I have never seen those in my life or heard of those other things.

We shall have to give you the crash course on all things biscuits. BRIT-PACK, ASSEMBLE!!!

@Bandicoot
@Ben
@Scott
@Lee
@Andy
@Crazy Jamie
@Danny

...honestly, we have a fair few Brits, I'd better stop there, this could take a while.

 

[Smacktard]

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Using Tim Hortons to wake up your taste buds is like using fire to wake up your nerves.

As for the typo, I don't recall attention to detail ever being a feature of Timmy's, so it's pretty on-brand

 

[Quagmire]

We shall have to give you the crash course on all things biscuits. BRIT-PACK, ASSEMBLE!!!

@Bandicoot
@Ben
@Scott
@Lee
@Andy
@Crazy Jamie
@Danny

...honestly, we have a fair few Brits, I'd better stop there, this could take a while.

While Im a brit at heart in terms of loving tea, I dont find the standard biscuit that good, give me a real cookie. Biscoff is okay, but give me a real cookie (or dark chocolate)

 

[Mark]

While Im a brit at heart in terms of loving tea, I dont find the standard biscuit that good, give me a real cookie. Biscoff is okay, but give me a real cookie (or dark chocolate)

HAH! Eat shit, Brits. We’re slowly converting y’all.

 

[Lee]

Ah, gotcha, you mean real biscuits. Yeah, that's what the world knows as biscuits.

But if we're going to be pompous about it, it's really all about Digestives or Rich Tea.

I suppose you could also factor in custard cremes...and hobnobs...and a few others...

These are the boyos tbf:

 

[Crystal]

While Im a brit at heart in terms of loving tea, I dont find the standard biscuit that good, give me a real cookie. Biscoff is okay, but give me a real cookie (or dark chocolate)

HAH! Eat shit, Brits. We’re slowly converting y’all.

Lol, we'll all soon be eating biscuits and inexplicably white gravy

These are the boyos tbf:

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Yeah, hobnobs definitely are a top choice!

 

[Lee]

Lol, we'll all soon be eating biscuits and inexplicably white gravy

Yeah, hobnobs definitely are a top choice!

??

 

[Crystal]

??

Bourbons are tasty...ya know what? Biscuits are amazing, full stop, lol

 

[Lee]

I could not agree more.

 

[Crystal]

I could not agree more.

 

[Lee]

Did anybody get a tast of Tim’s this weekend?

We have one just opened here and it is absolutely shite

 

[shortkut]

Did anybody get a tast of Tim’s this weekend?

We have one just opened here and it is absolutely shite

I got some timbits and the did have a tast

 

[Crystal]

No Tim's around me, so no mediocre donuts yet

 

[Quagmire]

Lol, we'll all soon be eating biscuits and inexplicably white gravy

We have white gravy in the states

 

[Spiner202]

The best thing on the menu at Tim's is their grilled cheese. I regularly will get those for dinner (along with a muffin or donut).

 

[Crystal]

We have white gravy in the states

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Yeah, the only place I've seen it, and I still don't understand how it's gravy, lol.

The best thing on the menu at Tim's is their grilled cheese. I regularly will get those for dinner (along with a muffin or donut).

Simple is often best, so I totally understand wanting a grilled cheese.

 

[Lee]

We have white gravy in the states

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What the hell is that? It looks like porridge??

 

[Crystal]

What the hell is that? It looks like porridge??

RIGHT?!? It looks absolutely horrendous and they put it on their "biscuits" and on chicken fried steaks and things. I don't get it!

 

[Ben]

Aww fuck, I was summoned and cannot resist the bait.

Biscuit or English muffin

That's definitely an American South 'biscuit', not even an American 'English muffin'. Looks way more bread-like in consistency without many air pockets what-so-ever.

You have to put butter into all the nooks and crannies

Certainly not wrong about this point at all. Everything is better with butter. Although this requires me to bring a more variables into the mix.

Crumpets.



Scones.



I've always felt that a Crumpet was what an English Muffin was trying to be, though has the wrong density. Likewise, a Scone is what an American South Biscuit is trying to be, without the usual inclusion of fruit, etc.

Ah, gotcha, you mean real biscuits. Yeah, that's what the world knows as biscuits.

But if we're going to be pompous about it, it's really all about Digestives or Rich Tea.

I suppose you could also factor in custard cremes...and hobnobs...and a few others...

Uuuugh fuck I love me some Rich Teas... When I was in Maine, most grocery stores actually had a decent selection of international stuff and most had an English shelf, where I could often find these as well as other stuff like HP brown sauce and Ribena. I've seen nothing since moving to New York though, and it makes me weep.

At least I have a hook-up in Massachusetts where they've apparently got a huge Brit store. I had a bunch of frozen meat pies foisted upon me over Thanksgiving and I was all about it, though trying to teach Americans the proper pronunciation of "pastie" is hard in and of itself. Without fail, it'll come out sounding more like "paste" than "pasta", but that just makes me think of nipple-covers.

We shall have to give you the crash course on all things biscuits. BRIT-PACK, ASSEMBLE!!!

@Bandicoot
@Ben
@Scott
@Lee
@Andy
@Crazy Jamie
@Danny

...honestly, we have a fair few Brits, I'd better stop there, this could take a while.

While Im a brit at heart in terms of loving tea, I dont find the standard biscuit that good, give me a real cookie. Biscoff is okay, but give me a real cookie (or dark chocolate)

They truly serve different purposes. English biscuits aren't particularly sweet by themselves, as 99% of the time they're going to be dunked into a cup of tea, more than likely with milk and 2 sugars. By contrast, American cookies are basically a dessert or snack treat and you're probably dunking them into milk which if anything dulls the sweetness.

These are the boyos tbf:

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Hobnobs are tight.

Lol, we'll all soon be eating biscuits and inexplicably white gravy

Yeah, hobnobs definitely are a top choice!

We have white gravy in the states

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Ugh... Fucking gravy. The fact that America doesn't seem clued in to how marvelous true brown gravy is baffles me. I've done my time in the South, I've had to put up with this white travesty parading around under the guise of 'gravy'. I'll admit, it's not intrinsically bad, but the fact they don't even have space for brown gravy in their society just seems like a pattern...

I'll forever be the one busting out the Aah! Bisto!, even if I'm the only one who uses it.

 

[Crystal]

Aww fuck, I was summoned and cannot resist the bait.

No one can resist the call of the Brit-Pack!

Certainly not wrong about this point at all. Everything is better with butter. Although this requires me to bring a more variables into the mix.

Crumpets.

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Scones.

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I've always felt that a Crumpet was what an English Muffin was trying to be, though has the wrong density. Likewise, a Scone is what an American South Biscuit is trying to be, without the usual inclusion of fruit, etc.

I don't understand how they failed so marvelously with the "biscuit" as to make it not sweet AND dry enough to make you die of dehydration.

Uuuugh fuck I love me some Rich Teas... When I was in Maine, most grocery stores actually had a decent selection of international stuff and most had an English shelf, where I could often find these as well as other stuff like HP brown sauce and Ribena. I've seen nothing since moving to New York though, and it makes me weep.

I don't know if there are Kroger-brand stores in NY, but if there are they have an international section where you can get some (stupidly priced) British goods, and Walmart has actually started to carry very limited British items like Digestives and brown sauce. I'm fortunate that I have an Oritental market that stocks a lot of Middle Eastern and Indian foods, so I can grab a fair few British goods thanks to them being imported from India and Pakistan, lol. Might be worth a look up there, too, see if there are any Indian, Middle Eastern or Asian markets?

At least I have a hook-up in Massachusetts where they've apparently got a huge Brit store. I had a bunch of frozen meat pies foisted upon me over Thanksgiving and I was all about it, though trying to teach Americans the proper pronunciation of "pastie" is hard in and of itself. Without fail, it'll come out sounding more like "paste" than "pasta", but that just makes me think of nipple-covers.

OMG we have The Cornish Pastie here and it's absolutely hilarious walking in and listening to every would-be Britophile raving about their love for pasties, pronounced exactly like the nipple coverings. It's so stupid, but I can laugh for days.

Ugh... Fucking gravy. The fact that America doesn't seem clued in to how marvelous true brown gravy is baffles me. I've done my time in the South, I've had to put up with this white travesty parading around under the guise of 'gravy'. I'll admit, it's not intrinsically bad, but the fact they don't even have space for brown gravy in their society just seems like a pattern...

So agree with this! I load up on Bisto via Amazon because it's the most cost effective way, but whenever someone talks to me about gravy it's either the nasty white stuff of the terrible concoction that looks similar to but is vastly different from proper brown gravy. It's enough to make you cry!

I'll forever be the one busting out the Aah! Bisto!, even if I'm the only one who uses it.

 

[Quagmire]

Ugh... Fucking gravy. The fact that America doesn't seem clued in to how marvelous true brown gravy is baffles me. I've done my time in the South, I've had to put up with this white travesty parading around under the guise of 'gravy'. I'll admit, it's not intrinsically bad, but the fact they don't even have space for brown gravy in their society just seems like a pattern...

I'll forever be the one busting out the Aah! Bisto!, even if I'm the only one who uses it.

We have both brown and white''

@Lee @Crystal Don't know it till you try it, it's amazing

It's not like its nasty ass beans and bean juice at breakfast

 

[Mark]

What the hell is that? It looks like porridge??

It’s typically made using a rue like regular stock gravy, only instead of a “stock”, grease is the usual source for flavor in the southern states. I’ve heard of lard, tallow, and even butter used as substitute elsewhere.

 

[Crystal]

We have both brown and white''

Yeah, but that brown gravy is just as...what's it the kids say these days? Sus? It's just as sus.

@Lee @Crystal Don't know it till you try it, it's amazing

Thanks but no thanks. I see it constantly out there and I just...no.

It's not like its nasty ass beans and bean juice at breakfast

Thems fighting words!

Beans make a breakfast perfect!

 

[Crystal]

It’s typically made using a rue like regular stock gravy, only instead of a “stock”, grease is the usual source for flavor in the southern states. I’ve heard of lard, tallow, and even butter used as substitute elsewhere.

 

[Mark]

Y’all eat beans on toast. Shush.

Basically, the bacon or sausage or whatever protein is fried in the pan, and then the flour and stuff for the rue is added afterwards to make the gravy. It was common because it was a cheap way to add flavor, and most pans were used for multiple jobs without cooling them or cleaning them off.

 

[Crystal]

Y’all eat beans on toast. Shush.

I legitimately had beans on toast for breakfast this morning. Absolutely amazing.

Basically, the bacon or sausage or whatever protein is fried in the pan, and then the flour and stuff for the rue is added afterwards to make the gravy. It was common because it was a cheap way to add flavor, and most pans were used for multiple jobs without cooling them or cleaning them off.

Still eww.

Gotta' make a proper gravy from the meat juices.

 

[Ben]

Thems fighting words!

Beans make a breakfast perfect!

I do assume Quagmire was referring to coffee in the morning, not actual beans.

But I've got to admit I've never liked baked beans in any capacity. It's just one of those things where the texture and everything is all whack. Not a fan.

Y’all eat beans on toast. Shush.

Basically, the bacon or sausage or whatever protein is fried in the pan, and then the flour and stuff for the rue is added afterwards to make the gravy. It was common because it was a cheap way to add flavor, and most pans were used for multiple jobs without cooling them or cleaning them off.

I think that's the main difference, white gravy has a ton of flour added to it as a thickening agent and it just makes it feel like wet bread. Brown gravy is really the same "left over pan juice" concept, it's just far smoother in consistency and largely relies on gelatin or similar to make it a bit more viscous.

It's also probably more so what you're putting it on. Brown gravy just seems to complement meat far more than white gravy does, in my opinion. Probably again that large amount of flour in white gravy just making it feel like a paste over a sauce.