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ThoughtBubble
14 Nov 2026 – 15 Nov 2026
Harrogate Convention Centre
Manchester Megacon
31 Jul 2027 – 1 Aug 2027
Manchester Central
chanting VICTOR VICTOR VICTOR 😁 (thank you for answering!)
Two rules of student cooking:
1. Never buy any food that doesn't come with instructions.
2. Never make anything that takes longer to prepare than it does to eat.
Don't let Booth see this.
3. baked beans do NOT work as a pasta sauce, trust me
You mean the molasses that they pack them in? Yeah, that's asking for trouble.
But canned butter beans over pasta with garlic powder, salt, and pepper is quite simple and good. Also olive oil helps a lot.
4. And never, ever make dinner whilst inebriated. Mad Scientist Syndrome tends to kick in.
(Mac and cheese with maple syrup. We all ate it, and regretted it.)
That actually sounds awesome, but I trust you.
Mixing a sleeve of crushed-up Ritz crackers with a big bowl of franks n' beans is something that I, at least, will highly recommend.
That reminds me of a quick-and-easy family recipe that I made a few times for myself in college:
- place one slice of toast in a soup bowl
- place one fried egg on top
- add grated cheese, to taste
- pour tomato soup over the lot
I'll have to try that.
Or ya know make friends with someone who enjoys cooking, for example I reguarly bake for my friends.
I wasn't expecting Alexa, Victor, or our favorite French couple here! I know there's little to no chance we'll see Alexa in the main story again, but what about Victor or the ladies? I don't remember if either him or them were ever discussed in terms of dead or alive in the present day of the story.
Some guidance for Victor: [https://www.youtube.com/wat...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvenEcIHw8E "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvenEcIHw8E")
That's a relief about Wolfe's sketchbook! I saw it lying on the bed when Mal and Ben burst into his room that morning and was afraid he hadn't had time to grab it.
What is American for "digestive biscuits"?
Graham crackers, I think.
If there is a store near you that has British food in its foreign food section you can get actual Digestive Biscuits from the UK.
If not, graham crackers are not exactly the same thing but they are similar enough for baking purposes that they are the recommended substitute.
How can British food be in the foreign section? :-)
If you’d ever seen Spotted Dick, you’d know.
But Spotted Dick has fruit in it. That makes it health food.
In MY local health food store, the Spotted Dick is in the foreign section.
We have British branded products in the foreign section in Australian supermarkets too, but digestives, I'm glad to say, are on the regular shelves if somewhat hard to find amoung the numerous varieties of Timtams.
Thankee sai.
Close, but DBs don't have much flavor, that I've seen anyway. My experience with them is limited.
if you're american and thinking of making it, figure out a substitute for the eggs. britain vaccinates their chickens for salmonella, but america doesn't, so raw egg isn't safe here.
Supposedly, they've lately developed an in-shell pasteurization process that makes it safe enough to eat or use raw eggs.
If eggs aren't an option for whatever reason, chia seed goo makes a semi acceptable alternative- one tablespoon of seed gooed in three tablespoons of water soaked for about 15 minutes per egg. Not as good as real eggs but adds an entertaining little crunch from the seed hulls which may work with the nuts.
Also you can pasteurize your own eggs in the microwave. It's a little tricky, but not too bad. It's a very useful technique if you want to make sauces like mayo that need raw eggs. [https://www.thespruceeats.c...](https://www.thespruceeats.com/pasteurize-eggs-in-the-microwave-995505 "https://www.thespruceeats.com/pasteurize-eggs-in-the-microwave-995505")
Egg Beaters are pasteurized, aren't they?
I would assume so, but maybe check the packaging to see what it says.
Powdered/dried eggs is one option as a substitute, with the benefit of being shelf stable, and usually only needs some water added to reconstitute them.
They sell digestive biscuits in America. At least in New Jersey. They're in the regular cookie/cracker section in Shop Rite. Sometimes called digestive crackers. I also know a general store that specializes in Irish and English imports. I don't know about places other than the northeast, though. Try cracker or cookie aisle, wherever.
Unhappy the land that has no digestive biscuits.
I mean, would you import something called "digestive biscuits" if that was all you knew about them? Sounds like some horrible old timey stomach remedy (it's not, though).
According to Mr Wikipedia, that's exactly what they were.
[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/...](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digestive_biscuit "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digestive_biscuit")
Except for the 'horrible' part.
...so perhaps it should be ‘unhappy the land that needs digestive biscuits’
They're basically yummy antacids in my experience.
Many American grocery stores actually have digestive biscuits in the "imported cookies" section. If not, as other people said, graham crackers will probably work.
Ben's grandfather! And Verity's, too. Made his grandchildren go hiking. :)
Also Henry Barber's friend who gave him the flying-boat in ch. 6. And officiated Henry and Izzy's wedding (in extra story for ch. 6).
Ohhhh, heh, I didn't make that connection until just now.
Huh...I missed the grandfather bit. I only remembered Harry and Izzy borrowing his flying boat, and wishing he was in the story more....
Henry refers to Verity being Victor's granddaughter here: [https://widdershinscomic.co...](https://widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/august-28th-2015-4-days-left-on-kickstarter "https://widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/august-28th-2015-4-days-left-on-kickstarter") The connection with Ben wasn't mentioned at that point (although he looks a lot like Victor, especially in profile), but in the next chapter we find out that Vee and Ben are cousins.
Ooh dear... I fear I may have a lot of baking to do.
Thank you so much for that last question and how you chose to answer it. I live--I die--I live again.
The only question is, can he conduct the ceremony in French?
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Can we pretty please have a typed version of the fridge cake recipe? I would like to make it, but do not want to retype the recipe from your image. ;)
@The Purple Hippo of Happiness: Even hardtack?
Hardtack isn't bad if it's been sealed properly. Just soak it in water/coffee/whatever until it's soft enough to chew.
It's when it's got stuff living in it that's the problem.
I don't think TPHoH would soak it...
How strong are its teeth, then?
...Maybe it LIKES the crunchiness then...
Hippopotamus teeth are very strong.
And remember if it does, always choose the lesser of two weevils.
Hardtack is not a biscuit! How dare you!
As soon as i can afford to buy from the import section at a supermarket {or i can figure out the USAian equivalent of} digestive biscuits i'm making that.
And i MIGHT let my granddaughters have some.
Is it me or are the french couple the grandparents of Verity and Ben.
Nah, Victor's their grandfather, remember?