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When you’re eating a Jaffa Cake….

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PuppyMonkey · 08/03/2023 21:35

… do you still say:

Full moon.

Half moon.

Total eclipse.

?

… I still do. Grin Blush

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BellaTheDarkOverlord · 08/03/2023 21:36

Of course, for the first 3. The rest of the packet suffers immediate eclipses...

PuppyMonkey · 08/03/2023 21:44
Grin

It is impossible not to eat a whole packet.

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DaltWisney · 08/03/2023 21:47

No, I'm too busy neatly and painstakingly nibbling away the chocolate layer to reveal the jelly centre, and then peeling the jelly away very satisfyingly from it's sponge base. I eat the jelly in one go, but slowly turning it around in my mouth so I can really savour that prize I worked for. Then I bash down the sponge in one quick gobble.

I like to get a 3 course meal out of my jaffa cakes.

I've never been into the 'moon' thing.

ObsidianOpal · 08/03/2023 21:48

The superior way to eat a Jaffa cake @DaltWisney

GrannyAchingsShepherdsHut · 08/03/2023 21:48

No, I'm too busy neatly and painstakingly nibbling away the chocolate layer to reveal the jelly centre, and then peeling the jelly away very satisfyingly from it's sponge base. I eat the jelly in one go, but slowly turning it around in my mouth so I can really savour that prize I worked for. Then I bash down the sponge in one quick gobble.

I came to write exactly this!

user1471474138 · 08/03/2023 21:49

Same as DaltWisney!
Always feel cheated if for some reason I have to eat a Jaffa cake like a normal biscuit

MumUndone · 08/03/2023 21:50

Every. Time.

LargeQuarterPounderwithfries · 08/03/2023 21:52

What a superb thread. 😁

I say it every. single . time.

As do the entire family…

We eat boxes of them. In one sitting.

😂🤣

liveforsummer · 08/03/2023 21:52

Bite round the edges leaving the orange disk area only. Peel that off sponge then eat. Eat last bit of sponge. Funny I was just thinking about the pack that's been in my cupboard for ages - off to get some 😆

PuppyMonkey · 08/03/2023 21:53

I prefer the total eclipse approach with Jaffa Cakes, but I’m very much into nibbling all the chocolate off around a Fry’s Chocolate Cream if that’s any consolation.

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LargeQuarterPounderwithfries · 08/03/2023 21:53

BellaTheDarkOverlord · 08/03/2023 21:36

Of course, for the first 3. The rest of the packet suffers immediate eclipses...

😂😂😂

LargeQuarterPounderwithfries · 08/03/2023 21:54

And… you have to say it with the accent of course… it adds to the drama … 😁

nocoolnamesleft · 08/03/2023 21:56

Nah, I'm too busy thinking about the cake vs biscuit debate.

PuppyMonkey · 08/03/2023 21:57
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Justmuddlingalong · 08/03/2023 22:00

Yes. Every, single, time.
With the accent.
DP's reaction is to roll his eyes.
This post has made me smile thinking of others out there doing the same thing.

fdgdfgdfgdfg · 08/03/2023 22:06

PuppyMonkey · 08/03/2023 21:35

… do you still say:

Full moon.

Half moon.

Total eclipse.

?

… I still do. Grin Blush

Who on earth doesn't just shove the entire Jaffa cake in their gob in one go?

But yes, if I'm in polite company, then I full, half, total as is polite and proper.

PlainJanePerfect · 08/03/2023 22:06

None, the combo of chocolate and orange is gag inducing. I thought it would come with age- I still can't even sniff it. 🙅🏻‍♀️

Justmuddlingalong · 08/03/2023 22:06

OMG! That advert is from 1999.

LargeQuarterPounderwithfries · 08/03/2023 22:07

Justmuddlingalong · 08/03/2023 22:00

Yes. Every, single, time.
With the accent.
DP's reaction is to roll his eyes.
This post has made me smile thinking of others out there doing the same thing.

Me too. Made me chuckle 😁

fdgdfgdfgdfg · 08/03/2023 22:07

PlainJanePerfect · 08/03/2023 22:06

None, the combo of chocolate and orange is gag inducing. I thought it would come with age- I still can't even sniff it. 🙅🏻‍♀️

And what planet do you come from?

fdgdfgdfgdfg · 08/03/2023 22:08

Justmuddlingalong · 08/03/2023 22:06

OMG! That advert is from 1999.

Fuck off!

I was 16! I'm 40 this year

weebarra · 08/03/2023 22:08

Bien sur. Had -loads- a couple today and did it every time.

Ethelfromnumber73 · 08/03/2023 22:09

Yes, and also when I see a full moon

LargeQuarterPounderwithfries · 08/03/2023 22:10

PlainJanePerfect · 08/03/2023 22:06

None, the combo of chocolate and orange is gag inducing. I thought it would come with age- I still can't even sniff it. 🙅🏻‍♀️

You clearly aren’t a member of this gang .

Allmarbleslost · 08/03/2023 22:10

Yup! My kids do it too and they have no idea why

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