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Monday, April 30, 2007

Pig Tarts Get the Chop


Baker Val Temple from Dorset in England was stunned when barmy British bureaucrats forced her to rename her novelty ‘Robin Tarts’ because they don't contain any birds. In fact Val must now rename a number of her delicious snacks which have cute little edible animals on top, as ‘Novelty Cakes’ in case her customers are confused by the labelling. Her sweet ‘Pig Tarts’ obviously don’t contain any pork so they are also to be renamed, along with her popular Paradise Slice as it doesn’t come from paradise. (Where is paradise anyway?). Val’s Regular customers seem to have retained their sense of humor about it all suggesting that she makes a new cake in honour of the pesky bureaucrats and label it "Nutty as a Fruitcake". 60 year old Val says “Of course my cakes don't contain pig, robin or come from paradise. It's absolutely ridiculous. What's next - Shepherd's Pie?” Where will it all end? Christmas cake with no Jesus?

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