Credit Crunch Biscuits

Well, we mentioned it weeks ago - the term Credit Crunch to describe a low budget biscuit, but finally I've seen a variation of it being used out there in the real world. A restaurant near London Bridge has a poster outside describing Credit Munch.

Has anyone else seen any other variations of this? There should be loads by now.

Sandwich shops should be selling the Credit Lunch
Greasy spoons should be offering the Credit Brunch
Struggling bars and pubs could serve a special Credit Punch

We were going to dream up a recipe for the Credit Crunch biscuit, but something like this will do. The secret to making it isn't the recipe - it's the cost of the ingredients and here's the ruse:

Biscuits need sugar right?

Do you take sugar in your tea or coffee?

If you do then you'll need to recruit someone who's "sweet enough" to help you, but if you don't then listen to this:

When you buy a tea or coffee, have you ever stopped to think about the fact that you're paying for the sugar, even though you don't have it?

Probably not, but you're thinking about it now aren't you? Yes, you've been robbed. So, instead of refusing the sweetness in future, take it and save it up. Eventually you'll have enough for your Credit Crunch biscuits. Sounds extreme? These are extreme times.

And, if you can't wait that long to save the sugar then get a cup on loan from a neighbour and pay them back when you have saved it up - that's what credit is all about after all.

What? No crumpet?

Carry on Behind:

Prof. Roland Crump: We can't share a caravan.
Prof. Anna Vrooshka: You thinking you getting crumpet, no?
Prof. Roland Crump: Certainly not, where on earth did you learn that expression?
Prof. Anna Vrooshka: Crumpet, is to squash it, it is in dictionary, crumpet is to squash it together.
Prof. Roland Crump: Oh! You mean cramped.
Prof. Anna Vrooshka: It's what I say crumpet.
Prof. Roland Crump: Crumpet, crumbit, crampit, well I'm not staying round here much longer, I'm going to the pub to see if they have rooms there.
Prof. Anna Vrooshka: Maybe you're getting crumpet in pub also?

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Our friends had a party last Saturday to celebrate their seventh anniversary. It was a lovely event: well planned out with a delightful theme....but there was no crumpet!

You thought we were talking about tasty totty didn't you? Well, you'd be wrong. This was a very civilised afternoon tea dance with finger food (and we mean actual food!) - e.g. fairy cakes, cucumber sandwiches, rock cakes, Tunnocks tea cakes (with lovely gooey insides), tinned salmon sandwiches and lots and lots of tea. However, there was a lack of that other delicacy associated with English afternoon tea, i.e. the crumpet. But there was so much of all the other treats that perhaps it really didn't matter.

We love it with lashings of melting salted butter and jam, ideally strawberry. How do you like it (we're still talking about crumpet by the way)?