This is a new food and drink sensation which I have recently been introduced to!! It can be done with a hot drink, or a cold drink! I personally enjoy doing this with Dooleys, but I also like it with hot chocolate.

If you can't find Tim Tams in your local supermarket, then Penguins are just as good! For the uninitiated, Tim Tams are Australian Biscuits made by Arnotts. They are chocolate sandwich biscuits similar to Penguins but are available in yummy flavours such as "double coated" and my favourite which is "caramel". I was first introduced to them while in Australia in 2000, but they I have recently spotted them in my local Tescos supermarket.

To enjoy Tim Tam Sucking you will need:

• A hot drink such as hot chocolate, or a cold (and if you wish, alcoholic) drink such as Baileys or Dooleys but I guess you could use something like orange squash / juice
• Tim Tams or Penguins - any flavour

It's quite simple really! Nibble off both ends of the biscuit. Next place on end of the biscuit in the drink, and suck! Be careful if you're using a hot drink. Basically you suck the drink up the biscuit as if it is a straw until you start tasting the drink. At this point the biscuit will become soggy. Eat the biscuit before it falls apart completely - this can get messy! Then drink the drink! For a higher calorie experience have another biscuit before having the drink!

I've not tried it yet, but how about a mug of hot orange squash with a plain Tim Tam / Penguin for a chocolate orange experience!

Smores

This is ideally done on a campfire / BBQ. You will need:

• Marshmallows
• Skewers to cook the Marshmallows on
• Chocolate Digestive Biscuits

Toast the marshmallows on the campfire / BBQ. Once the marshmallow is nicely toasted, quickly get out two biscuits and sandwich the toasted marshmallow between the chocolate sides of the biscuits. Eat and enjoy!

Hope you enjoy these, and check back soon to see if I've added anything more!

Back to Rachel's main page

Back to the Jaspers' Homepage

This page was last updated on 19 May 2004

© Rachel Jasper 2004
Email: rachel@thejaspers.org.uk

All images have either been created by/for The Jaspers or are from Leo's Icon Archive