Chocolate Olivers - Dark Choc Biscuits in Gift Tin by Huntley & Palmers

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We ask you towrite your MP, your Congressmen or Representative. Most of all, write to United Biscuit and Jacobs. Fat chance. You don’t hold in your possession a British cultural icon and think it can disappear without anyone blinking. It would be like a Beefeater discovering the Crown Jewels had gone missing from the Tower of London one morning, and shrugging his shoulders. Mr McCrea was marketing manager for Huntley & Palmers from 1984 to 1993 and he bought up the brand with his partner John Sandom.

This unconscionable decision was executed by Jacob’s and their parent company United Biscuits. On October 7th The Daily Telegraph broke this sad news in a letter by Mr. Peter Sitch. This was soon reiterated by the BBC Today radio program at 7:44 AM GMT.

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During World War 2, Royal archivists hid the most valuable parts of the British Crown Jewels in a Bath Oliver tin in a vault deep below Windsor Castle.

Fiona Nevile on Fiona’s traditional elderflower cordial recipe Hi Peta, Yes it does ferment a little = that is what you want. Simmering would kill the brew. In Hamlet, Revenge! (1937), part III, chapter one, mystery writer Michael Innes places Bath Olivers among the standard amenities of a country house bedroom in the 1930s. As the house steward explains to Inspector Appleby, "Two Bath Olivers, two Richtea, and two digestive in every room. Replenished daily and changed three times a week. The Bath Olivers go to Mr Bagot [the butler]—he has a Partiality for Them—and the others to the servants' hall."

Bath Olivers

Knead the dough until it is smooth, cover with a cloth and leave in a warm place for 15 minutes, or about an hour at room temperature. The right to Fortt’s Chocolate Bath Olivers had been owned by Huntley & Palmers, Reading’s illustrious biscuit factory which was partly responsible for the town’s famed three Bs – beer, biscuits and bulbs. They have been sorely missed and were the favourite nibble of many, including ex-Beatle John Lennon, who once famously refused to accept his fee for an appearance on BBC music show The Old Grey Whistle Test in cash, insisting instead he should be rewarded with Chocolate Bath Olivers. Fiona Nevile on Working hard on the cottage Dear Veronica, So good to hear from you. I'd love to hear all your news - I often think about you and wonder how it's going for you both... Yes, it's… The plain biscuits are great with Davidstow cheddar or just eaten alone with a cup of sweet tea mid morning. The Min Pins love them too.