The Great British Baking Show
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There are still cookies here in England, but they are usually larger, softer, and chewier.
Paul Hollywood alludes to cookies a couple of times in this episode, and that is the distinction.
A biscuit is both smaller and crunchier and usually meant to be dipped in tea.
For an American equivalent, think of a Nilla wafer or a Chessman cookie.
Both of those are biscuits.
(One thing that is not a biscuit: theJaffa cake.)
I guess its Americans who have a million words for their leisure wear.
The bakers have to make 18 macarons that look like something else.
Some make them look like cats or ice-cream cones.
Others make them look like watermelons or peanuts, which are a bit more obvious.
Um, thats just a macaron with a bit of string tied onto it, Dawn!
She gets the seasons first handshake from Paul Hollywood for her treats before hes even done chewing.
(For the record,I hate the Hollywood handshake, but I am resigned to it.
He cant get enough of her strawberry mascarpone-filled treats that look, well, just like macarons.
Whatever it is that she is baking seems to be working.
The finished product, which is cat-themed, is actually adorable.
If she had five more minutes to make them look neat, she might have been in the top.
The biggest disaster for me was Abdul, who is one of two to make fake ice cream cones.
His ice cream is pink but the flavors are caramel, coffee, and chocolate.
Who wants to bite into something pink and get coffee?
Pink foods should only be bubble gum, cotton candy, or berry flavored.
That is just science.
At least Kevin had a green ice cream cone that was mint and chocolate flavored.
My lover Sandro makes a cheat meal themed cookie that looks like a hamburger and fries.
Speaking ofmi amorSandro, he is such a little tease.
Thats just what happens to Compost Carole this episode after she made her mask out of lard.
(Where do you even buy lard?)
Though Paul and Prue end up talking about how each of the masks taste, it doesnt really matter.
This ends up being a contest about who makes the coolest-looking thing and the taste comes secondary.
Who is going to wear a cookie mask?
A bear going to a dessert-themed orgy?
Wait, is the feminine, like,you know?
[Insert Cate Blanchette GIF here.]
Sandro says to him, Youre representing.
Yes, he is, but is he representing for you, Sandro?
And those big orange-juice-squeezing arms of yours?
Inquiring minds want to know.
Alarm bells should have gone off for everyone when Maisam finished with a half hour still left.
Her mask is just a circle with a butterfly on it and a lot of icing.
You have 30 minutes, Maisam.
That is plenty of time to whip up some more biscuits and stick them onto your mask.
Its clear that she is going home.
But Carole is the one who has the real disaster, as mentioned above.
Honey, that is not a mask, that is just a head.
You made a cookie mannequin.
The judges also dont like Rebss, which is cute but they say its too small.
That was not in the brief.
Is this a horror movie?
I love Jamess wee mask that intentionally looks like a horror movie.
Once again, she didnt do quite enough, but shes 19 and shell get over it.
Maxy takes home the win after her handshake and her very impressive, though scary, mask.
Packet: A pre-packed bag of something, like cookies that come in a sleeve.
A packet of crisps is what Americans call a bag of chips.
Spanner: A wrench.
Someone accuses Paul Hollywood of eating one.
That is an extreme fetish.
Pink WafersandCustard Cremes: Iconic English biscuits that are not very good.
This is probably because Matt is obsessed with theWagatha Christie scandal.
