The big news story of the day "In tests, 9 out of 10 Brits prefer custard creams"

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From the Guardian today:

"The custard cream has been voted Britain's favourite biscuit. Respondents placed it above the bourbon and shortbread when asked to name their tea-time treat of choice. More than nine out of 10 people plumped for the custard cream - 93% of the overall vote. Next in line was the bourbon, with just over 2% of the popular vote, while the cookie and ginger biscuit garnered the support of just 1.5% and 1.19% of respondents. The digestive received less than 1% of the vote. More than 7,000 people took part in the online poll organised by the wheat and gluten-free product maker Trufree. "

I'm sorry but I just don't believe it.

Why, what would you have thought?

Maybe the chocolate biscuit vote was split between hobnobs and choc digestives.

I like a custard cream,me...also fond of plain spartan biscuits like Arrowroot

Well - in this case I would agree that the custard cream is the best of a bad bunch.
Was this an online poll for the over 70s?

don't care for hobnobs - and choc digestives must be plain choc

Custard creams are nice but they're not moreish. What about Jaffa Cakes?

No neither do I!

Not a chance will custard creams have been chosen over short bread.

Perhaps custard creams have the most memorable name?

lol at choccie biccie vote being split. I'd personally go for a ginger biscuit or a Rich Tea (neither of which I'd expect to win) but I would have thought that shortbread might top custard (bleugh) creams.

jaffa cakes are not biscuits

This morning I bought some Tesco chocolate butter biscuits (a rip off of the choc-liebniz(sp) ones.....Now thats a biscuit!

I like custard creams, and so does dd and my mother's spoilt boxer...that's 3/3 (100%)

anyhoo the best ones are those chocolate viennese ones (£1 a pack!)

custard creams feel quite substantial though - if you're feeling a bit weedy

Custard creams???

Not my preference.

This thread reminds me of two pints of lager, with Jonny and his biscuits, lol.

Ooh Choco Leibnitz - now you're talking. I used to make my own version with Rich Tea and chocolate spread.

Absolute travesty. Custard Creams below average at best. Proper shortbread fingers, ginger crunch creams, jaffa cakes and don't even get me started on Sainsburys taste the difference cranberry and oat biscuits

Jaffa Cakes are biscuits!

Oh yes, if had to vote for a plain biscuit then ginger biscuit it would be.

Jaffa cakes are cakes.

Boasters every time

I'd put my own shortbread tops, then those Viennese ones followed by a Rich Tea or Arrowroot in the plain category.

MAS - Lol @ a custard cream being substantial, reminds me of MIL - when she has jam on her toast, she just has half a slice of bread as "the jam makes it too substantial for a whole slice"!

Did you know ..... Tescos have Jaffa Cakes on offer this week.

2 TRIPLE PACKS (thats 72 biscuits) for £2.

I daren't buy them when I went in on Sunday.

No way are Jaffa Cakes cakes.
Is shortbread bread?

Substantial is two chocolate digestives that have slightly melted in the biscuit tin and the chocolate tops have got stuck together meaning you are forced to eat two at the same time

JAFFA CAKES ARE SOLD IN THE BICUIT AISLE, NOT IN THE CAKE AISLE.

So there !!!!!!!!!