Fig rolls..............

Bronzie

..........are apparently in short supply. Panic buying has been reported by hordes of skinny men with shaved legs.
http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com/news/?id=231

Now what am I going to put in my jersey pocket for those long rides :?

robmanic1

It's true, someone has a fig biscuit mountain somewhere! I suggest we raise a roadie army and invade wherever figs come from! Whose with me???

red dragon

Robmanic1 wrote:

It's true, someone has a fig biscuit mountain somewhere! I suggest we raise a roadie army and invade wherever figs come from! Whose with me???

Me.

buddha

These are desperate times.

I eagerly went to the biscuit isle in Sainsbury's last weeked for my fig roll fix, only to find an empty shelf and a notice saying they are in short supply

I've had to resort to making flapjacks again !

popette

buddha wrote:

These are desperate times.

I eagerly went to the biscuit isle in Sainsbury's last weeked for my fig roll fix, only to find an empty shelf and a notice saying they are in short supply

I've had to resort to making flapjacks again !

know what you mean - I've been asking in Tesco for weeks now. :evil:

geoff_ss

I'm wary of figs - the seeds get under my plate and it's very painful I eat lots of dates though and they seem to be in abundant supply.

Geoff

SteveR_100Milers

Thankfully though there seems to be a malt loaf euro mountain. Its on sale in a special end of aisle display and now comes in standard and jumbo size packs! And two new flavours!

popette

SteveR_100Milers wrote:

Thankfully though there seems to be a malt loaf euro mountain. Its on sale in a special end of aisle display and now comes in standard and jumbo size packs! And two new flavours!

i can't eat any more of that stuff - completely overdid it on soreen last year
When I pass those mountains on the end of the aisles, I gag a bit

gazza_d1

SteveR_100Milers wrote:

Thankfully though there seems to be a malt loaf euro mountain. Its on sale in a special end of aisle display and now comes in standard and jumbo size packs! And two new flavours!

may be missing the obvious, and I haven't seen the new varieties, but how can you have differently flavoured malt loaf - be like having different flavoured marmite!

iga

popette wrote:

buddha wrote:

These are desperate times.

I eagerly went to the biscuit isle in Sainsbury's last weeked for my fig roll fix, only to find an empty shelf and a notice saying they are in short supply

I've had to resort to making flapjacks again !

know what you mean - I've been asking in Tesco for weeks now. :evil:

The Coop is your answer, fig roll city...(and you earn your Divi on it!)

geoff_ss

popette wrote:

When I pass those mountains on the end of the aisles, I gag a bit

Well, I suppose if you're passing mountains you have an excuse

Geoff

cycologist

God bless the Coop.

Adamskii

Morrison's had them on buy one get one free last week (so I bought four) maybe they're to blame.

The alternative to fig rolls are mini Snickers, if you can find them.

P.S. I've been searching for a biscuits news website for ages, my life is almost complete

Robspedding

Obviously it'll be because we mentioned in the last issue. And you wait - malt loaf will start selling like, erm, hot cakes once the next issue is out.

DavidBelcher

Bronzie wrote:

..........are apparently in short supply. Panic buying has been reported by hordes of skinny men with shaved legs.
http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com/news/?id=231

Now what am I going to put in my jersey pocket for those long rides :?

Well, if anyone has their finger on the pulse where biscuit-related stuff is concerned, it's that website; I can thoroughly recommend the accompanying book (including obligatory attack on those pink wafers in the Family Circle assortment that no-one ever touches!). As for the jersey pocket snack quandary....malt loaf, maybe? Bit on the sticky side, mind.

David

robmanic1

Careful people, we're one step away from the "is it a biscuit" debate!

popette

biscuit goes soft when it's stale. Cake goes hard when it's stale. What does a fig roll do?

CHRISNOIR

Have packets not started to appear on ebay for five times their rrp? Are mysterious blokes not sidling up to shoppers outside Asda asking if everyone is 'sorted for fig-rolls, will buy any spares'?

robmanic1

Why is it I reaaly fancy one now just because I can't have one?

Adamskii

I might have a couple when I get home, Mmmm.

Sorry!

MegaCycle

That is SO weird! I take fig rolls on rides too. I had no idea they were a roadie thing. I guess it's obvious coz you can stick em in foil in your jersey pockets and they don't see to suffer much.

Actually, my latest find is Love Hearts. Not only are they real rocket fuel when you're going uphill (pure calories), but they are full of country goodness too! (not to mention telling your romantic future, of course)

Nuggs

Oh man - I just love fig rolls.

I had no idea that they had health benefits too (other than helping with.... errrr.... regularity).

I'm going to panic buy a whole stack...

robmanic1

Bah! My local Sainsbury tried to palm me off with Gari-bloody-baldi's, I make it a rule never to eat biscuits named after Italian revolutionary leaders! Get me Oliver on the phone, I want answers!

pneumatic

Whatever happened to Lemon Puffs?

Docgeoffyjones

popette wrote:

biscuit goes soft when it's stale. Cake goes hard when it's stale. What does a fig roll do?

I idea that anyone would let a fig roll go stale, even to answer an important scientific question is just wrong!

I'm lucky because my local Hyper Value has them on offer, granted they aren't jacobs but they look and taste nearly identical.
I had a Crawfords fig roll the other day the fig to roll ratio was all wrong and you get less in a packet.

Bronzie

popette wrote:

biscuit goes soft when it's stale. Cake goes hard when it's stale. What does a fig roll do?

Fig rolls are tough little buggers - hard outer skin but with a soft centre - picture James Bond and you're nearly there.

That's why I like them - they don't turn to goo in your pocket (like Soreen - you can lube your chain with that stuff) and if you get chased by a dog, you can pelt it with the fig roll bullets. Proper biscuit is yer fig roll. Bit dry mind - make sure you've got water in your bottles still otherwise your mouth will feel like the Sahara in seconds.

SteveR_100Milers

gazza_d1 wrote:

SteveR_100Milers wrote:

Thankfully though there seems to be a malt loaf euro mountain. Its on sale in a special end of aisle display and now comes in standard and jumbo size packs! And two new flavours!

may be missing the obvious, and I haven't seen the new varieties, but how can you have differently flavoured malt loaf - be like having different flavoured marmite!

I *think* the krazy new flavours are cinnamon and plum. I couldnt really tell the difference between plum and standard, but the cinnamon one is a real gooey treat. Personally I cannot stand fig rolls, I'd reather eat marmite, and thats not a food fit for humans IMO. If you get sick of soreen, then all you have to do is switch to welsh cakes...simple!

TheBoyBilly

Have I just entered the Twilight Zone? Stale fig rolls, Love hearts? Blimey :oops:

krakow

Good job I have an emergency packet of fig rolls tucked away in a tin at the back of a cupboard, just in case the apocalypse really does come.

Maybe I'll open them up so as to answer the stale consistency conundrum as they're sure to be beyond their best by now. I'll keep you posted.

simon johnson

Do they always come in a cardboard tray?

paul27

Somerfield to the rescue
Fig rolls buy two packs get one free
Farewell malt loaf