The thin biscuit is popular with cheese lovers and is named after its creator Dr William Oliver, an 18th century physician in the Georgian city of Bath, Somerset. He kept saying time and again that back in the early 70’s he was gifted a box of Huntley and Palmer’s Biscuits and were the most amazing biscuits he’d ever tasted. Dating from the mid 18th century, the biscuit takes its name from its inventor William Oliver of Bath.

Preheat the oven to 190C (fan oven 180C) and bake for 15 minutes, or until lightly golden and crisp. The aim was to make a large cheese that would take awhile to mature, thus enabling farmers to make the best use of the excess of milk produced by their herds in summer and then later either eat or sell the cheese. Make a well in the middle, pour in the milky yeast mixture, and to a dough and knead lightly (you can use a dough hook on a stand mixer for this).

He invented the biscuit – made from flour, butter, yeast and milk – as a slimming aid for gout-suffering patients who came to the spa city to take the waters. Make the glaze by mixing the remaining egg, crushed sugar cubes and a little water and then brush this over the buns. This may affect nutrition and allergen information therefore you should always check product labels and not rely solely on the information presented here. I can never forget that moment and felt relieved that I was able to get a piece of something glorious from his younger and fitter days which he enjoyed and talked about for more than 30 years.

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These biscuits are infamous – in fact it is said that John Lennon of The Beatles once refused to be paid in cash, preferring Chocolate Olivers instead! We recommend that you do not rely solely on the information presented here and that you always read labels, warnings, and directions before using or consuming a product.

The Bath Oliver has never left our hearts, but many of us remember the dark days in 1984 when the archetypal biscuit was first stripped from us. Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Butter Oil, Vegetable Oil (Palm), Raising Agent (Ammonium Bicarbonate), Salt, Dried Whole Milk, Malt Extract, Yeast. The Somerset Cider Brandy Co welcomes visitors to its orchards, where they can follow the orchard trail, learn about different apple varieties and view the copper stills in the distillery. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.William Oliver (1695–1764) invented them as a type of digestive biscuit for patients taking Bath's restorative waters. Children have been named after them, the Leader of the House would not be alive without them and the quiet decent majority of this nation need them to get through this crisis. Oliver found that his patients, whom he was treating for rheumatism, were getting fatter, not fitter!

It was invented by physician William Oliver of Bath, Somerset around 1750, giving the biscuit its name. All-butter crackers in the style of the famous Bath Oliver biscuits, Bath Ovals are delicious but also nicely neutral so that they can be paired with many different cheeses. Information and statements about products are not intended to be used to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or health condition. While in Bath, Dr Oliver invented the Bath bun, which is a confection of yeast-risen milk dough, sprinkled over with sugar. Please be aware that unless expressly indicated otherwise, product packaging may vary from what is shown on this listing.

In 'Rebecca' the narrator "steals" six Bath Olivers from the dining room sideboard before exploring Manderley by herself for the first time. A typical Wassailing ceremony involves storytelling, singing and dancing and finally a toast to the apple tree. Bath Squares are created by The Fine Cheese Company in homage to Bath's original famous crackers, Bath Olivers, invented here in 1750. Scrambling around his local supermarkets and then trawling the internet, Peter Sitch was at a loss for what had happened to his beloved Bath Oliver biscuits.