Crawfords Garibaldi Biscuits

I was always puzzled by these as a youngster, the name sounded slightly sinister. I had visions of 'Gary Baldy' making these in his run down kitchen. Thankfully, that is far from the truth: The taste: A unique taste, they are a slim looking biscuit with a crunch to them. The biscuit tastes sugary and I believe is dusted with a faint layer of sugar. Squished into the biscuit are tiny pieces of currant. It looks rather odd, not unlike small traces of mould. There is a delicious fruity aftertaste to them though. Critique: You will gain pleasure bending them, chewing on the currants and munching through a pack. The are an ideal ...  Read the complete review

Crawford's biscuits are now a part of the multi national food manufacturer United Biscuits, a company which was formed in 1948. Guiseppe Garibaldi paid a visit to Tynemouth in 1894 and due to his popularity the biscuit was named after him. A 200g packet of Garibaldi biscuits will cost you about 80p, they contain wheat gluten and sulphites ( A preservative ) and anyone who suffers from sesame, nut or soya allergy is advised not to eat these biscuits. A single Garibaldi biscuit contains 19 calories. Right, on to the packaging. Fifteen fruit filled Garibaldi biscuits are lined up and slid into a plastic wrapper. The wrapper is ...  Read the complete review

Crawford garibaldi biscuits, Is that a dead fly in your biscuit, no dear it's a currant a bit squashed. There are several currants squashed in a Garibaldi biscuit. .The garibaldi biscuit was created by the English. It was named after Giuseppe Garibaldi to honour the Italian general who led the fight to unify Italy. Last year 2007 is the bicentenary of the birth of Giuseppe Garibaldi. (July 4, 1807 - June 2, 1882. Giuseppe Garibaldi visited London in 1864 A make of garibaldi biscuits that I like is Crawford's, or united biscuits as Crawford's sold out to united biscuits in the 1960's. .{{ I have read on various web sites ...  Read the complete review