The humble Garibaldi
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2015 4:51 pm
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."
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."