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It's soft. Therefore, not a biscuit.
Biscuits are hard. Always.
Fact.
End of.
Etc/
Biscuits are hard. Always.
Fact.
End of.
Etc/
Eternal Question: Jaffa Cakes - Biscuit or a cake?
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Not all of them, but a good majority.
unfortunately, I don't have the ability to read through every post, within every thread on this forum...
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Whats the reasoning behind cakes being VAT free?
I always thought it was the staple foods that were VAT free, and as such I would have thought that biscuits were on an even par with cakes in that respect (unless you then start to argue over when a fruit loaf becomes a cake etc and so exclude cakes to make the job easier
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I always thought it was the staple foods that were VAT free, and as such I would have thought that biscuits were on an even par with cakes in that respect (unless you then start to argue over when a fruit loaf becomes a cake etc and so exclude cakes to make the job easier
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neither, its a drug.
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Humbugs don't have toffee in the middle whereas Everton mints do?
A mint humbug is a minty flavoured bug that hums encased in sugary stuff and as for the Everton bit ... Now, the question is, why are they called Everton Mints? Are you sitting comfortably? Then we'll begin. . . the sweets were made by Mother Noblett's Toffee Shop in the Liverpool district of Everton. The black and white mints (reflecting the old Everton strip) were made to be distributed among the fans at matches, and they were jolly popular, just as they are today!
I work for McVities and I can say it is 100% a cake! The story behind it is indeed related to tax. Chocolate coated biscuits are classed as a luxury item so you have to pay tax on them. Chocolate coated cakes are not so you don't pay anything!
We once also had a 12" Jaffa made as part of a competition in work. I'm talking a real one made in the factory, not something someone knocked up at home! We had to pay £1 and guess how much it weighed. The winner got £100 and the rest went to a local charity. It looks nice at first, but after a few days people had poked it and it looked kind of nasty!
We once also had a 12" Jaffa made as part of a competition in work. I'm talking a real one made in the factory, not something someone knocked up at home! We had to pay £1 and guess how much it weighed. The winner got £100 and the rest went to a local charity. It looks nice at first, but after a few days people had poked it and it looked kind of nasty!
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I think this very forum may have found the answer to the eternal question. That's screwed that one then 
