October 14, 2005
From the desk of Jane Galt:Public service announcement
Walker's whole wheat (wholemeal) shortbread is very, very bad. I say this as someone who likes both shortbread, and wholegrain products; in fact, I have just recently finished a delicious bowl of 100% pure shredded wheat. But there is something about the combination of chewy whole grains, on the one hand, and the buttery shortbread base, on the other, that is really repulsive, like eating oleo mixed with sand.
Posted by Jane Galt at October 14, 2005 12:50 PM | TrackBack | Technorati inbound linksWay back in my crunchy granola days (mid 70s), a number of well intentioned friends would try to make sweets (cakes, cookies & c.) based on whole wheat flour. This was and remains a very, very bad idea.
And yet somehow wholemeal digestive biscuits are delightful.
NB for Americans: "Digestive biscuits" is how much of the Anglosphere refers to "graham crackers."
Though really, both names are kind of strange if you think about them.
The name Graham cracker makes perfect sense; it was invented, as a digestive aid, by an early health faddist named Graham, who also advocated wearing oly wool clothing. One of his premises was that the the high fiber crackers would prevent constipation and thusly discourage the degenerative evil of "self-pollution", which in fact has no harmful effects other than of course hairy palms.
When my parents took me to a petting zoo I would not feed the deer, rather I would eat the deer-crackers myself. I also used to eat dog bisquits. Maybe you're too picky.
Way back in my crunchy granola days (mid 70s), a number of well intentioned friends would try to make sweets (cakes, cookies & c.) based on whole wheat flour.
I have a younger sister who ocassionally strays into this minefield. The truly sad part is, she is otherwise an excellent cook. Bad food ruined is overlookable, but good food made bad by unrestrained creativity...well...
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