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  • ladyinred
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    • Sep 19, 2005
    • 4187

    #46
    Re: American vs British

    What's a moon pie? Sounds like something you do out the car window when you've been drinking.
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    • not2late
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      • May 09, 2003
      • 14677

      #47
      Re: American vs British

      American biscuits:They are the basic English scone: the recipe is more or less the same, they are baked the same way and shaped the same way. And here, they are eaten as you would eat bread: breakfast, lunch, dinner.

      American "scone" is a monstrosity. They are just wedge-shaped American muffins---sweetened and flavored. They're sold at trendy coffee shops and bakeries.
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      • ladyinred
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        • Sep 19, 2005
        • 4187

        #48
        Re: American vs British

        Twiglets are crispy meat flavoured things that are shaped like minature twigs really.
        Really? I never would have guessed that. Are they low in carbs?
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        • Richt
          • Jan 08, 2004
          • 14844

          #49
          Re: American vs British

          A bag of twiglets, shows roughly what they look like.]

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          • Richt
            • Jan 08, 2004
            • 14844

            #50
            Re: American vs British

            Originally posted by ladyinred
            What's a moon pie? Sounds like something you do out the car window when you've been drinking.
            What is moon pie?

            It sounds a bit rude, but I am sure its not.
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            • Richt
              • Jan 08, 2004
              • 14844

              #51
              Re: American vs British

              Originally posted by ladyinred
              Really? I never would have guessed that. Are they low in carbs?
              No, I wouldnt have thought so. I have never looked at the carb count as they have got to be high.
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              • ladyinred
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                • Sep 19, 2005
                • 4187

                #52
                Re: American vs British

                Great. Now I'm going to be thinking about twiglets, scones and jaffa cakes. Not good.

                Still waiting to find out what a moon pie is. I hope it's something gross, but I have a feeling it isn't.
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                • Richt
                  • Jan 08, 2004
                  • 14844

                  #53
                  Re: American vs British



                  Moon pie I think.

                  Looks likie a chocolate donut filled with cream.
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                  • Richt
                    • Jan 08, 2004
                    • 14844

                    #54
                    Re: American vs British

                    After looking at it closer, it actually looks like what we would call a Wagon Wheel.

                    Not a chocolate filled donut at all.
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                    • ladyinred
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                      • Sep 19, 2005
                      • 4187

                      #55
                      Re: American vs British

                      It looks exactly like a Wagon Wheel. Huh! I don't like them so I won't be thinking about them at all. Thanks Rich.
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                      • MotherOfGizmo
                        • Apr 01, 2004
                        • 13388

                        #56
                        Re: American vs British

                        www.moonpie.com

                        It is 2 cake like cookies with marshmellow in the middle dipped in chocoalte--very southern thing.

                        actually better yet, click on this and scroll down to the one covered in chocolate, that is a REAL moonpie!



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                        • not2late
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                          • May 09, 2003
                          • 14677

                          #57
                          Re: American vs British

                          Oh here's another Brit-American difference

                          Bedsitter = studio apartment

                          I was watching "Prime Suspect" and it took me a while to figure out what a "bedsitter" was....
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                          • sadie147
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                            • Jun 14, 2004
                            • 6131

                            #58
                            Re: American vs British

                            LadyInRed/Richt

                            did you know they don't have Smarties in the US? They're smarties are little candies, like what are called 'rockets' in canada.

                            Actually learned this on this board a while back. I thought everyone had Smarties!!!

                            That moonpie does look like a wagon whell to me. or a vachon cake.
                            Jen, 39, F
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                            • MotherOfGizmo
                              • Apr 01, 2004
                              • 13388

                              #59
                              Re: American vs British

                              UK Smarties



                              Look like our M&M's!


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                              • MotherOfGizmo
                                • Apr 01, 2004
                                • 13388

                                #60
                                Re: American vs British

                                American Smarties

                                Smarties Candy Company, maker of Smarties candy rolls, is a family owned and operated business founded in 1949.


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