New England Off Topic and Banter as Most Brilliantly Proposed by Cape Cod MINI

[NoNo]

Quote: Originally Posted by GadgetGav

That's not *REAL* Cadbury's though is it..? It's the halfway house, made under license by Hersheys... I would think that ones filled with peanut butter are too - I can't see them making peanut butter filled anything in Bournville..!!

Hahaha, the halfway house! Don't get your knickers in a bunch there, Gav. I think there's only one way to settle this: get some of your "official" Cadbury's, then run to Brooks and get some of our *******ized ones and see if there's a difference. Then send me some samples to double-check your results

[snid]

So, of course, the weekend that I have other plans turns out to be the weekend that it actually snows this winter. At least I can be happy knowing that I have a week long snowboarding trip to BC, Canada in a week.

[GadgetGav]

Quote: Originally Posted by NoNo

Hahaha, the halfway house! Don't get your knickers in a bunch there, Gav. I think there's only one way to settle this: get some of your "official" Cadbury's, then run to Brooks and get some of our *******ized ones and see if there's a difference. Then send me some samples to double-check your results

You think in more than 7 years here I haven't done that test..?? Ian should know better too..! Have you read 'The Emperors Of Chocolate'..? It's not just my opinion - Mr Cadbury and Mr Hershey came up with two different ways of making milk chocolate, that's why there's always been a difference. Tell you what, I'll make a run to the British Food store in Billerica and if they've got easter eggs in, I'll send you some to test.

[GBMINI]

Quote: Originally Posted by GadgetGav

That's not *REAL* Cadbury's though is it..? It's the halfway house, made under license by Hersheys... I would think that ones filled with peanut butter are too - I can't see them making peanut butter filled anything in Bournville..!!

The Caburys Creme Eggs at Brooks are GENUINE
Check the packaging - they're imported from England.

The other pseudo Cadburys - the chocolate bars - are just nasty Hershey chocolate in disguised packaging.
My guess is the Cadbury / Hershey deal prevents Cadbury cutting into Hersheys market, but presumably Hershey has never made Creme Eggs so Cadbury can sell them.


Oh - and the mini eggs are also REAL!


[edit: A picture tells a thousand words - or in this case "Mfd. in England" is only three words but they're very important!]

[GadgetGav]

Really real, even though it says 'Mfg in England for Hershey Corp'..? If so, I'm off to Brooks..! I just paid nearly that much for ONE egg in the British Food store. That place has astronomical prices (the one in Billerica) and it's all crammed into a tiny, run down little retail unit. I think I should open a store in my garage..!
Anyway, NoNo, a testing package will be on it's way...

[GBMINI]

Really real Gavin ... I've tested quite a few recently

[GadgetGav]

Alright... now where's the nearest Brooks...??

[rfinprc]

You guys are starting to sound like a Monty Python skit.

[GadgetGav]

Well, I didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition...

[GadgetGav]

Hey Annettee, email or PM me your address. I thought I had it but I don't.

[MGB Boy]

Quote: Originally Posted by snid

So, of course, the weekend that I have other plans turns out to be the weekend that it actually snows this winter. At least I can be happy knowing that I have a week long snowboarding trip to BC, Canada in a week.

No kidding. That dork Tom Messner has some 'splaining to do. I go to bed having heard a "1 to 3 inches of snow" forecast and I get up the next morning and there's 14+ inches out there, and still coming down. What the hell? This is 2006, they've got their big "stormtracker 5000 super doppler network" crap, they've got more computer models than you can shake a stick at, how the heck did they miss a storm that drops over a foot of snow in a few hours? Was it hiding behind a tree? Crouching down behind a shrub? Skulking about behind the garbage cans? I don't get it. If I didn't live in a condo, I'd be calling Messner up to come shovel my driveway...

-Ricardo

[MGB Boy]

Quote: Originally Posted by GadgetGav

Hey Annettee, email or PM me your address. I thought I had it but I don't.

Is an Annettee anything like a manatee?

-Ricardo

[NoNo]

Quote: Originally Posted by MGB Boy

Is an Annettee anything like a manatee?

-Ricardo

Be careful there! I might take that the wrong way. And then you'll incur the wrath of Ninja NoNo!

[Actual Size]

Quote: Originally Posted by MGB Boy

No kidding. That dork Tom Messner has some 'splaining to do. I go to bed having heard a "1 to 3 inches of snow" forecast and I get up the next morning and there's 14+ inches out there, and still coming down.

He must have forgotten the most reliable weather tool....stick your damn head out the window.

[bethandlouis]

No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!

Making Hand Milled soap today. On the menu is Green Tea or Vanilla Lavender Goat's Milk Soap. Makes the house smell clean!