The humble Garibaldi

Mk3 Cavalier fans are known to love a slab of cake and a cup of tea from time to time. Oh, and biscuits!
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The humble Garibaldi

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I fear that the Garibaldi is notable by a lack of mention on this forum. Allow me to reverse the situation. Garibaldi.

Fact: I once convinced a co-worker that Garibaldis were invented during the First World War ("when food didn't need to taste of anything") and that their thin, rectangular design was an effort by the government to ensure that each Garibaldi biscuit could be placed inside a regular envelope and posted to starving allied troops who were serving on the front line. "Germans charged with intercepting mail sent to British soldiers would often detect Garibaldis hidden within the ordinary-looking envelopes. The enemy would then eat the discovered biscuits, which is why the war dragged on much longer than anticipated - each side had bags of Garibaldi-generated energy with which to carry on fighting."
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Nice bit of history there, however I am not a fan of Gary Bolds myself unfortunately.
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They are aweful!
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They always remind me of the staff room at work.

It's not that we don't get any other biscuits, but it tends to be only ones available in abundance as no bugger will eat them.

Personally I think they are underrated.
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You used to get them in Army ration packs in packs of 5 in a green foil wrapper, no idea if you still do

They were referred to as 'dead fly biscuits'. A pack of those with a brew and you could close your eyes and you were almost back home on your sofa it felt so civilised.
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+1 for the deadfly biscuit!
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