Comments on: HOWTO make homemade "Cadbury's Easter creme" eggs http://boingboing.net/2013/03/18/howto-make-homemade-cadbury.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 08:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Nathan Hornby http://boingboing.net/2013/03/18/howto-make-homemade-cadbury.html#comment-1682833 Nathan Hornby Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=219405#comment-1682833 Actually Wikipedia states: "Creme eggs are available annually between January 1 and Easter Day.[4][5] In the 1980s Cadbury made Creme Eggs available year-round but sales dropped and they returned to seasonal availability.[6]" So maybe I'm wrong. My guess would be that most places I'd pick them up would stock them all year round whether Cadbury wanted them to or not. It's not like a dense sugar ball is going to go out of date over a period of weeks. So officially they are an Easter (well, Q1 to be precise) product. But more importantly the word 'Easter' is in no way attached to the product. In fact they call it 'Creme Egg Season' on the Cadbury's website :) Actually Wikipedia states:

“Creme eggs are available annually between January 1 and Easter Day.[4][5] In the 1980s Cadbury made Creme Eggs available year-round but sales dropped and they returned to seasonal availability.[6]”

So maybe I’m wrong. My guess would be that most places I’d pick them up would stock them all year round whether Cadbury wanted them to or not. It’s not like a dense sugar ball is going to go out of date over a period of weeks.

So officially they are an Easter (well, Q1 to be precise) product. But more importantly the word ‘Easter’ is in no way attached to the product. In fact they call it ‘Creme Egg Season’ on the Cadbury’s website :)

]]> By: Sylvia http://boingboing.net/2013/03/18/howto-make-homemade-cadbury.html#comment-1682825 Sylvia Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=219405#comment-1682825 Maybe in the UK they are there year-round. Not so in the states. I was an expert in these things as a sugar-addicted child. Maybe in the UK they are there year-round. Not so in the states. I was an expert in these things as a sugar-addicted child.

]]> By: teapot http://boingboing.net/2013/03/18/howto-make-homemade-cadbury.html#comment-1682607 teapot Tue, 19 Mar 2013 03:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=219405#comment-1682607 Obligatory: http://xkcd.com/1035/ Obligatory:
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]]> By: Frank Lee Scarlett http://boingboing.net/2013/03/18/howto-make-homemade-cadbury.html#comment-1682553 Frank Lee Scarlett Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=219405#comment-1682553 Looks like the Platonic filling of an Oreo (powdered sugar and shortening, flavored with lovely natural essences), covered in chocolate. So a frosting egg covered in chocolate? Sure. Once a year. And it's pretty. Looks like the Platonic filling of an Oreo (powdered sugar and shortening, flavored with lovely natural essences), covered in chocolate. So a frosting egg covered in chocolate? Sure. Once a year. And it’s pretty.

]]> By: Nathan Hornby http://boingboing.net/2013/03/18/howto-make-homemade-cadbury.html#comment-1682549 Nathan Hornby Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=219405#comment-1682549 Lies. You can buy them all year round. They just up the marketing at Easter 1000%. Lies. You can buy them all year round. They just up the marketing at Easter 1000%.

]]> By: kraut http://boingboing.net/2013/03/18/howto-make-homemade-cadbury.html#comment-1682539 kraut Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=219405#comment-1682539  They're technically easter eggs. They appear in shops a few months before easter, and linger in petrol stations for a few months afterwards.  They’re technically easter eggs. They appear in shops a few months before easter, and linger in petrol stations for a few months afterwards.

]]> By: kraut http://boingboing.net/2013/03/18/howto-make-homemade-cadbury.html#comment-1682538 kraut Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=219405#comment-1682538  Bah humbug! Good scotch eggs are wonderful. Bad scotch eggs are, admittedly, moderately disgusting, but no more so than most British ready-made supermarket fare,  Bah humbug! Good scotch eggs are wonderful. Bad scotch eggs are, admittedly, moderately disgusting, but no more so than most British ready-made supermarket fare,

]]> By: Nathan Hornby http://boingboing.net/2013/03/18/howto-make-homemade-cadbury.html#comment-1682457 Nathan Hornby Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=219405#comment-1682457 Ah, nearest one is 70 miles away, explains why I haven't come across it! There's one in my hometown though - ill put in a request for my soon to be visiting parents. £100 worth should do it. Ah, nearest one is 70 miles away, explains why I haven’t come across it!
There’s one in my hometown though – ill put in a request for my soon to be visiting parents. £100 worth should do it.

]]> By: timquinn http://boingboing.net/2013/03/18/howto-make-homemade-cadbury.html#comment-1682451 timquinn Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=219405#comment-1682451 Cory, I think the trouble you are having could be traced to, well, you are supposed to chew it up before attempting to swallow. Let me know if that works out for you. Cory, I think the trouble you are having could be traced to, well, you are supposed to chew it up before attempting to swallow. Let me know if that works out for you.

]]> By: TrevorSweet http://boingboing.net/2013/03/18/howto-make-homemade-cadbury.html#comment-1682446 TrevorSweet Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=219405#comment-1682446  Somewhere you ought to visit: http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/homebargains.co.uk  Somewhere you ought to visit:

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/homebargains.co.uk

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2013/03/18/howto-make-homemade-cadbury.html#comment-1682440 Antinous / Moderator Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=219405#comment-1682440 Scotch eggs make me want to send money overseas so that children don't have to eat that sort of thing. Scotch eggs make me want to send money overseas so that children don’t have to eat that sort of thing.

]]> By: Donald Petersen http://boingboing.net/2013/03/18/howto-make-homemade-cadbury.html#comment-1682362 Donald Petersen Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=219405#comment-1682362 Looks too labor-intensive, though the ingredients list seems yummy enough.  If somebody went through the trouble to make one, I'd choke it down, pus and all.  Couldn't really be any worse than the Cadbury one, could it? Oh, and by the way, shitting Cthulhu is, by its very nature, most UNholy. Looks too labor-intensive, though the ingredients list seems yummy enough.  If somebody went through the trouble to make one, I’d choke it down, pus and all.  Couldn’t really be any worse than the Cadbury one, could it?

Oh, and by the way, shitting Cthulhu is, by its very nature, most UNholy.

]]> By: Stooge http://boingboing.net/2013/03/18/howto-make-homemade-cadbury.html#comment-1682310 Stooge Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=219405#comment-1682310 Does that include a lifetime supply of insulin? Does that include a lifetime supply of insulin?

]]> By: Purplecat http://boingboing.net/2013/03/18/howto-make-homemade-cadbury.html#comment-1682304 Purplecat Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=219405#comment-1682304 You could do that. Or you could do it the  <a href="http://www.pimpthatsnack.com/project/302/" rel="nofollow">awesome</a> way. You could do that. Or you could do it the  awesome way.

]]> By: Nathan Hornby http://boingboing.net/2013/03/18/howto-make-homemade-cadbury.html#comment-1682257 Nathan Hornby Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=219405#comment-1682257 The ratios are all wrong, that up there looks like it'd just taste of liquid sugar. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Cadbury-Creme-Egg-Whole-%26-Split.jpg/800px-Cadbury-Creme-Egg-Whole-%26-Split.jpg Also you can drop the 'Easter', it's just a Creme Egg. The ratios are all wrong, that up there looks like it’d just taste of liquid sugar.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Cadbury-Creme-Egg-Whole-%26-Split.jpg/800px-Cadbury-Creme-Egg-Whole-%26-Split.jpg

Also you can drop the ‘Easter’, it’s just a Creme Egg.

]]> By: Nathan Hornby http://boingboing.net/2013/03/18/howto-make-homemade-cadbury.html#comment-1682251 Nathan Hornby Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=219405#comment-1682251 Brit checking in here. What the hell is 'Home Bargains'?? Brit checking in here. What the hell is ‘Home Bargains’??

]]> By: RadioSilence http://boingboing.net/2013/03/18/howto-make-homemade-cadbury.html#comment-1682224 RadioSilence Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=219405#comment-1682224 Any Brits looking for a deal on Cadbury's Creme Eggs, Home Bargains is selling 8 for a pound. I doubt you'll find them cheaper than that. Any Brits looking for a deal on Cadbury’s Creme Eggs, Home Bargains is selling 8 for a pound. I doubt you’ll find them cheaper than that.

]]> By: jessicac http://boingboing.net/2013/03/18/howto-make-homemade-cadbury.html#comment-1682221 jessicac Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=219405#comment-1682221 Wow. some people prefer not to ingest Plutonium and suddenly they're labeled health freaks. Look up what it can do to your body/health and you may just change your mind... Unless you don't care about your health, in which case, you can go enjoy your Plutonium eggs ;) Wow. some people prefer not to ingest Plutonium and suddenly they’re labeled health freaks. Look up what it can do to your body/health and you may just change your mind… Unless you don’t care about your health, in which case, you can go enjoy your Plutonium eggs ;)

]]> By: RadioSilence http://boingboing.net/2013/03/18/howto-make-homemade-cadbury.html#comment-1682222 RadioSilence Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=219405#comment-1682222 I get them from the butcher, they're much better than the supermarket ones.  Have you heard of Manchester Eggs? They're the same as a Scotch Egg but with black pudding in place of the sausagemeat. I've never seen them but they sound delicious! I get them from the butcher, they’re much better than the supermarket ones. 
Have you heard of Manchester Eggs? They’re the same as a Scotch Egg but with black pudding in place of the sausagemeat. I’ve never seen them but they sound delicious!

]]> By: welcomeabored http://boingboing.net/2013/03/18/howto-make-homemade-cadbury.html#comment-1682214 welcomeabored Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=219405#comment-1682214 I can only assume 'Donald Petersen' would approve of this recipe, although he has still managed to choke down the 'pustulent' Cadbury version (or so he says). I have to avert my eyes from the plates of those who like their eggs sunnyside up. Blech! I can only assume ‘Donald Petersen’ would approve of this recipe, although he has still managed to choke down the ‘pustulent’ Cadbury version (or so he says).

I have to avert my eyes from the plates of those who like their eggs sunnyside up. Blech!

]]> By: SumAnon http://boingboing.net/2013/03/18/howto-make-homemade-cadbury.html#comment-1682210 SumAnon Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=219405#comment-1682210 Drool-worthy Drool-worthy

]]> By: Christopher http://boingboing.net/2013/03/18/howto-make-homemade-cadbury.html#comment-1682195 Christopher Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=219405#comment-1682195 The cutaway looks less like a creme egg and more like a Scotch egg. I have tried making Scotch eggs at home, and, while successful, found it to be way too much work.  The cutaway looks less like a creme egg and more like a Scotch egg. I have tried making Scotch eggs at home, and, while successful, found it to be way too much work. 

]]> By: bzishi http://boingboing.net/2013/03/18/howto-make-homemade-cadbury.html#comment-1682161 bzishi Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=219405#comment-1682161 Oh, great! Now the health freaks are complaining about the added plutonium in our children's candy? When will it end? Btw, it looks delicious, even without plutonium. Oh, great! Now the health freaks are complaining about the added plutonium in our children’s candy? When will it end?

Btw, it looks delicious, even without plutonium.

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