Most gingery ginger nut biscuits

HeidiHeidi

What are the most gingery ginger nut biscuits out there?


I'm heading off for a long sailing trip soon, and need some for when if (when) I get seasick.



I'm well aware that they're probably 90% placebo effect, and I'll have the actual drugs with me as well - but when I'm down and out, they're the only thing I can face.


So, where will I find the most gingery ones???

B0jangles

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

What are the most gingery ginger nut biscuits out there?


I'm heading off for a long sailing trip soon, and need some for when if (when) I get seasick.

I'm well aware that they're probably 90% placebo effect, and I'll have the actual drugs with me as well - but when I'm down and out, they're the only thing I can face.
So, where will I find the most gingery ones???

Make them yourself.

Seriously, they are extremely easy to make and a few years ago I wanted the gingeriest possible gingernuts because we all love very gingery gingernuts in my family.

https://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/international/european/british/gingernuts

Delia's recipe with the ginger doubled is a good kicking off point; I've upgraded to dicing crystalized ginger and putting it on top of the ones I make.

Because more ginger = better.

HeidiHeidi

B0jangles wrote: »

Make them yourself.

Seriously, they are extremely easy to make and a few years ago I wanted the gingeriest possible gingernuts because we all love very gingery gingernuts in my family.

https://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/international/european/british/gingernuts

Delia's recipe with the ginger doubled is a good kicking off point; I've upgraded to dicing crystalized ginger and putting it on top of the ones I make.

Because more ginger = better.

Mmmmm.... good idea, but I'm not sure they'd travel or last very well!


I'd need these to last about two weeks, in hot/humid/wet conditions, so a couple of sealed commercially-made packs would be best I think. But I'll certainly revisit the homemade ones for shorter trips in the future!

gmisk

Fortnum and Mason ones in brown Thomas are delicious and very gingery but expensive.

HeidiHeidi

gmisk wrote: »

Fortnum and Mason ones in brown Thomas are delicious and very gingery but expensive.

Oh believe me, when I'm sick and in need, nothing is too expensive!!!

Rows Grower

Forget your ginger nut biscuits, the best cure for sea sickness is sit under a tree.

Signore Fancy Pants

gmisk wrote: »

Fortnum and Mason ones in brown Thomas are delicious and very gingery but expensive.

Seconded.

Get the lucifer ginger and chilli ones.

El Tarangu

I wasn't aware of the use of ginger as a cure for seasickness, but is the idea to mainline ginger into yourself?

If that's the case, would it not be better to go straight to the source and just bring candied ginger with you(?)

Would be perfectly preserved for the whole trip; won't get smashed up (like biscuits might). Once you unseal a packet of biscuits, they would go stale quite quickly, but candied ginger wouldn't have this problem.

suicide_circus

i remember eating some biscuits from m&s that appeared to have chunks of raw ginger in them. it was a bit much.

HeidiHeidi

Dale Doback wrote: »

Seconded.

Get the lucifer ginger and chilli ones.

Nooooooooo!! Just ginger is all I'm after!

HeidiHeidi

El Tarangu wrote: »

I wasn't aware of the use of ginger as a cure for seasickness, but is the idea to mainline ginger into yourself?

If that's the case, would it not be better to go straight to the source and just bring candied ginger with you(?)

Would be perfectly preserved for the whole trip; won't get smashed up (like biscuits might). Once you unseal a packet of biscuits, they would go stale quite quickly, but candied ginger wouldn't have this problem.

Kind of.... ginger is supposed to be good for settling the stomach - probably mostly old wives tale, but I've convinced myself it works at this stage.

But also just something dry and vaguely calorific to nibble at, which might actually stay down - so the biscuit form is what I'm after. Might bring some crystallized ginger as well though....

gozunda

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Mmmmm.... good idea, but I'm not sure they'd travel or last very well!


I'd need these to last about two weeks, in hot/humid/wet conditions, so a couple of sealed commercially-made packs would be best I think. But I'll certainly revisit the homemade ones for shorter trips in the future!

Buy crystallised ginger sold in packs in Health Food shops etc.

It comes as small lumps of ginger crystallised in sugar. Keeps well.

Very nice they are too and good for nausea whilst sailing in stormy conditions in my experience.

HeidiHeidi

suicide_circus wrote: »

i remember eating some biscuits from m&s that appeared to have chunks of raw ginger in them. it was a bit much.

Yeah I think I remember some very gingery biscuits from M&S alright.

Funny thing is, I cannot stand the stuff on land, but it's literally all I want when it goes pear-shaped at sea!

the beer revolu

Chocolate covered crystallised ginger ftw!

Soothing and calorific.

extra gravy

The Tesco own brand stem ginger cookies are delicious!

The Hound Gone Wild

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Kind of.... ginger is supposed to be good for settling the stomach - probably mostly old wives tale, but I've convinced myself it works at this stage.

But also just something dry and vaguely calorific to nibble at, which might actually stay down - so the biscuit form is what I'm after. Might bring some crystallized ginger as well though....

Pharmacist here.

It's not an old wives tale. It does contain chemicals that effect the GI tract (gingerols and shogaols?) I remember reading a meta study that concluded 1g of ginger powder daily is the best way to go about it followed by fresh. ginger. It was better than placebo in morning sickness and patients undergoing chemotherapy. Although the dosage forms were all different.

hairyprincess

Borders ginger stem biscuits ftw. I get them in SuperValu, Asda or some health food shops.

0lddog

This topic is far to important to be left bobbing around AH. Love it to be moved to Food

Zaph

Nairns ginger oatcakes are not only very gingery, but they come in a box with four sealed packs of biscuits in it so they'll survive the humidity. Readily available in Dunnes, Tesco, etc.

Badly Drunk Boy

Holland & Barrett have a good selection of different ginger products. Personally, I like the ginger drinks but it doesn't sound like that's the sort of thing you want.

fonecrusher1

Ginger nut biscuits are absolutely manky.

Chris_5339762

Dunnes Stores ginger nuts, the really really crunchy ones are the only way to go.

Oasis1974

Sooner have a good puke than eat Ginger nutty biscuits before I go sailing not than I sail in the first place.

gozunda

As kids we made ginger beer and put it into the hotpress to ferment. The mother was less than impressed when the bottles blew up. :pac:

HeidiHeidi

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

Ginger nut biscuits are absolutely manky.

I can't really disagree (wouldn't go so far as to call them manky, but I don't like them) - but when I'm seasick, they're all I want!

HeidiHeidi

Oasis1974 wrote: »

Sooner have a good puke than eat Ginger nutty biscuits before I go sailing not than I sail in the first place.

Oh believe me, it wears thin after a while


Plus, you get very, very hungry.

freshpopcorn

I want a gingerbread man now!

Speedsie

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

Holland & Barrett have a good selection of different ginger products. Personally, I like the ginger drinks but it doesn't sound like that's the sort of thing you want.

They sell Gin Gins which are fabulously gingery sweets, and are ideal for sailing!
https://www.hollandandbarrett.ie/search?query=Gin+gns&isSearch=true

Capt'n Midnight

Rows Grower wrote: »

Forget your ginger nut biscuits, the best cure for sea sickness is sit under a tree.

Also works for other things. A shark will only attack you if you are wet.