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'''Abbey Crunch''' was a British biscuit brand produced by [[McVitie's]]. The tag line was "the original oat biscuit".<ref name="Essex County Standard">{{cite news |last1=Dalby |first1=Tom |title=Colchester is 'the proud home' of the biscuit which inspired the Hobnob |url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/16132366.colchester-the-proud-home-biscuit-inspired-hobnob/ |access-date=29 October 2021 |work=Essex County Standard |date=3 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="nicecupoftea">{{cite web |title=Abbey Crunch |url=http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com/biscuits/previous.php3?item=1 |website=nicecupofteaandasitdown.com |access-date=29 October 2021}}</ref> |
'''Abbey Crunch''' was a British biscuit brand produced by [[McVitie's]]. The tag line was "the original oat biscuit".<ref name="Essex County Standard">{{cite news |last1=Dalby |first1=Tom |title=Colchester is 'the proud home' of the biscuit which inspired the Hobnob |url=https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/16132366.colchester-the-proud-home-biscuit-inspired-hobnob/ |access-date=29 October 2021 |work=Essex County Standard |date=3 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="nicecupoftea">{{cite web |title=Abbey Crunch |url=http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com/biscuits/previous.php3?item=1 |website=nicecupofteaandasitdown.com |access-date=29 October 2021}}</ref> |
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==Production== |
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| ⚫ | [[Stephen Fry]] in his autobiography ''[[Moab Is My Washpot]]'' mentions "Abbey Crunch biscuits" as the first in a long list of pleasurable items.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https:// |
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| ⚫ | According to historian Don Quinn, organiser of the Colchester Food and Drink Festival, the Colchester Priory Biscuit created in the 1800s by two unknown local bakers, and this later morphed into Abbey Crunch, and in turn morphed into the [[Hobnob biscuit|Hobnob]], both of which are sweeter due to the addition of [[golden syrup]].<ref name="Essex County Standard"/><ref>{{cite news |title=A local historian from Colchester fascinated by the |url=https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/local-historian-colchester-fascinated-derived/docview/2028094063/se-2 |access-date=17 September 2024 |work=East Anglian Daily Times |date=21 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ward |first1=Mark |title=Web takes the biscuit |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2950274.stm |access-date=17 September 2024 |work=[[BBC]] |date=2 June 2003}}</ref> |
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The biscuits were packed into a [[polyethylene terephthalate|PET]] tray created by [[blow moulding]] and protected from moisture with a [[Rayophane]] MXXT film wrapping.<ref>{{citation |page=74 |title=Food Manufacture |date=1970 |publisher=Morgan-Grampian |language=en |volume=45}}</ref><ref>{{citation |title=Food Processing |volume=52 |page=29 |year=1983 |publisher=Techpress}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | According to Don Quinn, organiser of the Colchester Food and Drink Festival, the Colchester Priory Biscuit created in the 1800s by two unknown local bakers, and this later morphed into Abbey Crunch, and in turn morphed into the [[Hobnob biscuit|Hobnob]], both of which are sweeter due to the addition of [[golden syrup]].<ref name="Essex County Standard"/> |
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Since McVities have stopped manufacturing the biscuits, cooks such as [[Mary Berry]] have created their own recipes for home baking.<ref>{{citation |url=https://maryberryrecipes.co.uk/mary-berry-abbey-biscuits/ |title=Fast Cakes: Easy Bakes in Minutes |author=[[Mary Berry]]|chapter=6 |isbn= 978-1472243003 |year=2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Abbey Crunch Biscuits |url=http://www.veggie-recipe.com/recipes/abbey-crunch-biscuits.html |website=veggie-recipe.com |access-date=17 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Scott |first1=Cara-Louise |title=Recipe: Abbey Crunch Biscuits |url=https://www.redbrick.me/recipe-abbey-crunch-biscuits/ |website=redbrick |access-date=17 September 2024 |date=4 April 2023}}</ref> |
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==Reception== |
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In a 2013 BBC documentary about the Great British Biscuit, [[Nigel Slater]] and [[Nice Cup of Tea and a Sit Down|Stuart Payne]] discussed the Abbey Crunch and agreed that it was the "finest of all biscuits". Payne still had an unopened packet of Abbey Crunch in his collection.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bain |first=Sam |date=2013-12-14 |title=Nigel Slater's Great British Biscuit goes well with a nice cuppa |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/dec/14/nigel-slater-british-biscuit-sam-bain |access-date=2024-09-10 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | [[Stephen Fry]] in his autobiography ''[[Moab Is My Washpot]]'' mentions "Abbey Crunch biscuits" as the first in a long list of pleasurable items.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=05JiDwAAQBAJ&dq=Abbey+Crunch&pg=PT305|isbn = 9781616951450|title = Moab is My Washpot: A Memoir|date = 6 September 2011|publisher = Soho Press}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 12:47, 2 October 2024
Abbey Crunch was a British biscuit brand produced by McVitie's. The tag line was "the original oat biscuit".[1][2]
Production
[edit]According to historian Don Quinn, organiser of the Colchester Food and Drink Festival, the Colchester Priory Biscuit created in the 1800s by two unknown local bakers, and this later morphed into Abbey Crunch, and in turn morphed into the Hobnob, both of which are sweeter due to the addition of golden syrup.[1][3][4]
The biscuits were packed into a PET tray created by blow moulding and protected from moisture with a Rayophane MXXT film wrapping.[5][6]
Since McVities have stopped manufacturing the biscuits, cooks such as Mary Berry have created their own recipes for home baking.[7][8][9]
Reception
[edit]In a 2013 BBC documentary about the Great British Biscuit, Nigel Slater and Stuart Payne discussed the Abbey Crunch and agreed that it was the "finest of all biscuits". Payne still had an unopened packet of Abbey Crunch in his collection.[10]
Stephen Fry in his autobiography Moab Is My Washpot mentions "Abbey Crunch biscuits" as the first in a long list of pleasurable items.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Dalby, Tom (3 April 2018). "Colchester is 'the proud home' of the biscuit which inspired the Hobnob". Essex County Standard. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "Abbey Crunch". nicecupofteaandasitdown.com. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "A local historian from Colchester fascinated by the". East Anglian Daily Times. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ Ward, Mark (2 June 2003). "Web takes the biscuit". BBC. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ Food Manufacture, vol. 45, Morgan-Grampian, 1970, p. 74
- ^ Food Processing, vol. 52, Techpress, 1983, p. 29
- ^ Mary Berry (2018), "6", Fast Cakes: Easy Bakes in Minutes, ISBN 978-1472243003
- ^ "Abbey Crunch Biscuits". veggie-recipe.com. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ Scott, Cara-Louise (4 April 2023). "Recipe: Abbey Crunch Biscuits". redbrick. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ Bain, Sam (2013-12-14). "Nigel Slater's Great British Biscuit goes well with a nice cuppa". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
- ^ Moab is My Washpot: A Memoir. Soho Press. 6 September 2011. ISBN 9781616951450.