Something to ponder on...

[janzman]

...food items which are supposed to be soft and moist, such as bread and cake go hard and crunchy when stale. Food items which are supposed to be hard and crunchy, such as biscuits and pastry go soft and moist when stale.mmmm

[Barmaid]

You think too much!!!!!

[coli05anna00]

why yes, i think you could be right! i will definately be pondering that one!

[Teddy_boy]

And the point of this pondering ?

[anneasquith]

keep everything in the fridge......

[cazzz1975]

urgh!

what about eggs

[Buenchico]

Barmaid:
With your legal background I thought that you would have remembered that the difference is important!

If it starts soft and goes hard (and we're not talking about anything 'naughty' here!), it's a cake, so there's no VAT on it.

If it starts hard and goes soft, it's a biscuit which attracts VAT.

McVities went to great lengths to prove that to HMRC ;-)
http://www.vatcalcula...ase-of-the-jaffa-cake

[coli05anna00]

to discover if there is anything that defies what has been stated above of course teddyboy!

[janzman]

Why yes, Colio5,you might also care to ponder the correct spelling of 'definitely'

[Frank97]

What about yogurt? Soft when its fresh and soft when it's soft when it's gone off, or doesn't that count?

[Frank97]

Sorry that was garbled, but you know what I mean. Should read what I type before I submit.

[Buenchico]

nobuddy elz chex there tiepin b4 po sting, D97x7 ;-)

[janzman]

What about soured cream,thats gone off before you start,,mind you so have most cream cheeses come to that.

[Frank97]

Lol :-)

[Barmaid]

Chris, it's gone 9, I've had a long and difficult day and frankly the "Jaffa Cake" case has never impacted on my world because a) I hate jaffa cakes and b) I don't practise in the world of jaffa cakes and c) I always bake my own cakes and biscuits!!!!!

Now if it were wine related...........

[janzman]

>Now if it were wine related<
Ah.. Barmaid if only we could share my avatar......I do hope you like red

[sherrardk]

I have a 23 year old Crunchie bar which has gone squishy but I would have thought it would be like a brick by now.

[janzman]

>I have a 23 year old Crunchie Bar<
Sherrardk.....Why..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mike11111]

Chris, you have confused me for the first time ever. Sometimes it starts hard and goes soft, and at others vice versa, so is my willy a cake or a biscuit?

[Barmaid]

Dunno Mike. Let someone have a bite and then tell you!

[sherrardk]

Hi Janzman - doesn't everyone? (My husband gave it to me on our first date when we were at college and he couldnt afford champagne - think Crunchie was advertised as the champagne bar (or something similar) at the time.)