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

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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. It is with a heavy heart, dear reader, that we must inform you that the divine Bath Oliver has been discontinued without even the dignity of a press release. The Bath Oliver is large, proud, straightforward and handsome. I see them on the shelves, shy among the vulgar newbies, like treasure beneath the sand. Never too dry, not too coarse, and with a hint of creaminess. And they are not a wretched oatcake, which is just gruel pretending to be a biscuit.

The morning newsletter arrives every day before 9am and the evening newsletter, manually curated by the team, is sent at 6.30pm, giving you a round up of the most important stories of the day. In March, referring to a letter in his paper lamenting no longer available delicacies Frank Johnson of the Daily Telegraph wrote: “I would like to add the Chocolate Bath Oliver, once made by the great old British firm of Huntley & Palmers at Reading (now taken over) – the world’s greatest chocolate biscuit.” But, of course, readers of The Telegraph noticed – and I’ve noticed. And we should not allow this biscuit to die without a fight. In October 2020 United Biscuits temporarily suspended production of Bath Olivers owing to COVID-19 disruption, without a prior announcement made. A run of production occurred in December 2020. [3] In popular culture [ edit ] Veronica on Working hard on the cottage We are still happily settled in our little house in France, but have taken to spending a few months in Spain in the winter. At first we tried differen…The Bath Oliver is – he wipes a tear… – was a biscuit that brought together two cultural icons of the 18th century: the beautiful city of Bath, with its fashionable health resort; and a genius physician, one Dr William Oliver. Making the dough • Add the yeast to the warm butter and milk with about ½ cup of the flour and mix together until smooth. Cover with a plate and set aside for 10 minutes. Princess Anne paved the way for the Duchess of Cambridge as they prepare for joint royal engagement

At the time of Afternoon Tea, the Queen will have another cup of Earl Grey tea and sample cakes such as ginger cake, jam pennies and chocolate biscuit cake. The chocolatey treat is also a favourite of her grandson Prince William. In fact, he loved the cake so much that he had it as his second wedding cake at his 2011 nuptials to the Duchess of Cambridge. So he put in a call to their makers, United Biscuits, and was told the irredeemably bad news: that production of Bath Olivers – the making of which has lasted some 250 years – has ceased. Get all the latest news and headlines from Edinburgh, Fife and the Lothians sent straight to your inbox twice a day by signing up to our free newsletter. And only the confused eat cheese naked – that is to say without bread or biscuits. And today, with so many varieties out there, the Bath Oliver provides clarity in the fog of “biscuits for cheese”. As well as waking up at the same time each morning and following the same schedule, her specific regime also includes drinking only the finest tea and taking a precise bath.The Queen is said to be a big fan of chocolate Bath Olivers (Image: Sagebury Fine Foods/ Huntley & Palmer)

The Bath Oliver has appeared in countless stories and period dramas. Perhaps most famously, poet Ezra Pound speaks in Hugh Kenner’s The Pound Era thusly: In the UK 1970s sitcom Porridge episode, The harder they fall. Genial Harry Grout asks Norman Stanley Fletcher "if he wants a bath oliver?" To which Fletcher replies "you got a bath in here an all". Press down all over the surface with the rolling pin, then roll out again and repeat. The 1905 recipe that I use suggests giving the dough 8 or 9 'turns', but I usually stop after 6 turns. Darren has previously said: "She is absolutely a chocoholic. Anything we put on the menu that had chocolate on, she would choose, especially chocolate perfection pie," he added.We call upon you for a full boycott of United Biscuit products. Not a crumb shall touch our mouths until we see our anointed biscuit returned. A partial list of products can be found below. While it’s not unusual for Radio 4’s Today programme to spoil my day before it’s even started, finding out recently that the venerable Bath Oliver biscuit had ceased production was more than ordinarily dispiriting. Suddenly, all I could think about was that plainest of biscuits, the salty yin to the Rich Tea’s yang.