We started carrying TimTams (Sarah knows this delectable cookie) at our store here in Portland. I had two different people buy them today and the first told me about how Aussies eat them (I'll get to that in a bit). When the second person came up, I mentioned that method of eating them and the lady said "that's what my son's girlfriend said" so I broke down and bought a pack, since i was buying some patterns.
One might ask (and we get folks asking this a lot at the store), "why does a fabric store sell candy and food?" Well, our owner is Dutch and he loves bringing in foodstuffs from all over the world. Yeah, we have JellyBellys as well, but there's a ton of Dutch and Asian stuff (with labeling in Dutch, I think)... and then there's the Aussie stuff. We haven't had the Violet Crumbles lately, since we're having difficulty getting them in, but we have TimTams.
To eat TimTams, I've been told, you bite off two opposite corners/ends, then stick one end into your coffee and suck the coffee up through the cookie (it's chocolate coated), when you're done with the coffee, you eat the now coffee-soaked cookie.
OMG. So, I was telling the managers who were ringing me up (well, one was, the other was listening) about this technique. As soon as they were paid for, I opened the package and took one out, offering one each to the two managers. Holy cow... I'm in trouble.
At least I get my employee discount on them... I'm in SOOOOO much trouble now...
Anyone have a craving for TimTams and can't get them here in the States? I have a source... muaahaahaahaahaa!!!!!
So much trouble... I'll try the coffee thing tomorrow morning... if I don't eat them all tonight... holy cr**. There goes the five pounds I lost while sick.
Amanda
One might ask (and we get folks asking this a lot at the store), "why does a fabric store sell candy and food?" Well, our owner is Dutch and he loves bringing in foodstuffs from all over the world. Yeah, we have JellyBellys as well, but there's a ton of Dutch and Asian stuff (with labeling in Dutch, I think)... and then there's the Aussie stuff. We haven't had the Violet Crumbles lately, since we're having difficulty getting them in, but we have TimTams.
To eat TimTams, I've been told, you bite off two opposite corners/ends, then stick one end into your coffee and suck the coffee up through the cookie (it's chocolate coated), when you're done with the coffee, you eat the now coffee-soaked cookie.
OMG. So, I was telling the managers who were ringing me up (well, one was, the other was listening) about this technique. As soon as they were paid for, I opened the package and took one out, offering one each to the two managers. Holy cow... I'm in trouble.
At least I get my employee discount on them... I'm in SOOOOO much trouble now...
Anyone have a craving for TimTams and can't get them here in the States? I have a source... muaahaahaahaahaa!!!!!
So much trouble... I'll try the coffee thing tomorrow morning... if I don't eat them all tonight... holy cr**. There goes the five pounds I lost while sick.
Amanda