Squashed, dead fly in your biscuit sir ? (Crawfords Garibaldi Biscuits)

Member Name: mumsymary

Product:	Crawfords Garibaldi Biscuits
Date:	07/01/08 (221 review reads)
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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 that the first garibaldi biscuit made by Crawford's was in 1813 in Leith, Edinburgh since 1 Garibaldi was born in 1807 I doubt that the biscuit named after a 9 year old. I suspect it was a different name then later called Garibaldi. The Peak Freans in London made a garibaldi biscuit in 1861. I suspect that it might have something to do with the recruitment of John Carr a great biscuit maker of Scotland }}< these Facts I am not sure about


Crawford's garibaldi biscuits are sold in a packet containing 100grams of biscuit. The pack is a dark red colour with the Crawford's logo the name garibaldi and a picture of a few garibaldi biscuits.

Opening the packet there are several layers of these biscuits these biscuits are usually still linked together you have to break them apart. Pullout the top biscuit it is a thin flat rectangular biscuit a golden colour these biscuits have a high glaze. You will notice it is speckled a few raisins which have bursting out of the biscuit. This biscuit has been made with the currant filling sprinkled onto one layer this then has obviously folded over and the currants make a central filling. I imagine this biscuit then flattened by a roller and squashing those poor currants, hence making them looks like dead flies.
The biscuits are so thin that the raisins burst through the top and the bottom. I have seen many children picking these dead flies (currants) out and eating them with relish.
The biscuits are a crispy texture but the currants make them slightly soft.

These biscuits taste sweet you can taste the curranty flavour throughout the biscuit.
These biscuits contain 33% currants they are not suitable for those with allergies to wheat flour, and milk. These biscuits may contain sesame seeds. One biscuit contains 40 calories.
Full ingredients are available at http://www.abitofhome.ca/page/C1/PROD/5041403

You can buy a packet of these biscuits for about 70p in most supermarkets.

. I found a garibaldi biscuit recipe in line so if you prefer to make your own rather than buy a packet of Crawford's garibaldi biscuits go to http://www.hookerycookery.com/biscuit003.htm.

The date on the front page says the first garibaldi biscuit made in 1813, I also found this info at Bebo.com, but I also found that it was first made 1864 according to yahoo.com

Enjoy your dead fly biscuits, Mary

Summary: A crisp golden biscuit with currants in the middle