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[[File:Twiglets ad.jpg|thumb|1930s advertisement for Twiglets featuring a caricature of the inventor, J. Rondalin]] | [[File:Twiglets ad.jpg|thumb|1930s advertisement for Twiglets featuring a caricature of the inventor, J. Rondalin]] | ||
Twiglets were invented in 1929<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.localhistories.org/biscuits.html|title=A History of Biscuits|website=www.localhistories.org|access-date=2017-08-25}}</ref> by a French [[Baker|biscuit maker]] J. Rondalin,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.foodsofengland.info/twiglets.html|title=The Foods of England - Twiglets|website=www.foodsofengland.info|access-date=2025-04-21}}</ref> a technical manager at [[Peek Freans]]' [[Bermondsey]] factory, who added [[brewer's yeast]] to a leftover batch of [[Ryvita|Vitawheat]] dough.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FBMLFM305MEC&dq=rondalin+twiglets&pg=PA370|title=Food Britannia|last=Webb|first=Andrew|date=2012-08-31|publisher=Random House|isbn=9781409022220|language=en}}</ref> They were first launched onto the consumer market in 1932 by [[Peek Freans]].<ref>{{Cite news|url= | Twiglets were invented in 1929<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.localhistories.org/biscuits.html|title=A History of Biscuits|website=www.localhistories.org|access-date=2017-08-25}}</ref> by a French [[Baker|biscuit maker]] J. Rondalin,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.foodsofengland.info/twiglets.html|title=The Foods of England - Twiglets|website=www.foodsofengland.info|access-date=2025-04-21}}</ref> a technical manager at [[Peek Freans]]' [[Bermondsey]] factory, who added [[brewer's yeast]] to a leftover batch of [[Ryvita|Vitawheat]] dough.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FBMLFM305MEC&dq=rondalin+twiglets&pg=PA370|title=Food Britannia|last=Webb|first=Andrew|date=2012-08-31|publisher=Random House|isbn=9781409022220|language=en}}</ref> They were first launched onto the consumer market in 1932 by [[Peek Freans]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/5016440.stm|title=BBC NEWS {{!}} England {{!}} London {{!}} Twiglet's home honoured by plaque|website=news.bbc.co.uk|date=26 May 2006 |access-date=2017-08-25}}</ref> Today, Twiglets are manufactured in [[Aintree]] by [[United Biscuits]] subsidiary [[Jacob's]]. | ||
During the [[Christmas]] season, Twiglets were traditionally sold in drum-shaped tin boxes as a high-class [[cocktail]] accompaniment from the 1930s<ref name=":0" /> until the 1970s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.huntleyandpalmers.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=query&p=huntley&f=generic_objectrecord_postsearch.htm&_IXFIRST_=461&_IXMAXHITS_=1&m=quick_sform&tc1=i&partner=huntley&tc2=e&s=HUBvODPyiti|title=Twiglets, 1969-1973|last=known|first=Not|website=www.huntleyandpalmers.org.uk|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-08-25}}</ref> In modern times, the tin boxes have been substituted with large cardboard tubes decorated with seasonal themes. | During the [[Christmas]] season, Twiglets were traditionally sold in drum-shaped tin boxes as a high-class [[cocktail]] accompaniment from the 1930s<ref name=":0" /> until the 1970s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.huntleyandpalmers.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=query&p=huntley&f=generic_objectrecord_postsearch.htm&_IXFIRST_=461&_IXMAXHITS_=1&m=quick_sform&tc1=i&partner=huntley&tc2=e&s=HUBvODPyiti|title=Twiglets, 1969-1973|last=known|first=Not|website=www.huntleyandpalmers.org.uk|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-08-25|archive-date=26 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826033018/http://www.huntleyandpalmers.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=query&p=huntley&f=generic_objectrecord_postsearch.htm&_IXFIRST_=461&_IXMAXHITS_=1&m=quick_sform&tc1=i&partner=huntley&tc2=e&s=HUBvODPyiti|url-status=dead}}</ref> In modern times, the tin boxes have been substituted with large cardboard tubes decorated with seasonal themes. | ||
In the early 1990s, a range of tangy [[Worcester Sauce]] Twiglets were introduced.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2007/aug/15/giveusbackourcrisps|title=Give us back our crisps|last=Holliday|first=Graham|date=2007-08-15|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-08-25|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Jacobs also released a curry flavoured edition from 1999 to 2001, in collaboration with several [[Indian restaurant]] chains in [[Northern England]].<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2001-06-01|title=A hot idea for Twiglets.(Jacob's Curry Twiglets)(Brief Article)|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-75818718.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825225224/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-75818718.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2017-08-25}}</ref> From 2010 until 2012, Tangy Twiglets were briefly re-released as a limited edition to commemorate Twiglets' 80th anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vendinginternational-online.com/saucy-twiglets-are-here-to-stay/|title=Vending International {{!}} Saucy Twiglets are here to stay!|website=www.vendinginternational-online.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-08-25}}</ref> | In the early 1990s, a range of tangy [[Worcester Sauce]] Twiglets were introduced.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2007/aug/15/giveusbackourcrisps|title=Give us back our crisps|last=Holliday|first=Graham|date=2007-08-15|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-08-25|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Jacobs also released a curry flavoured edition from 1999 to 2001, in collaboration with several [[Indian restaurant]] chains in [[Northern England]].<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2001-06-01|title=A hot idea for Twiglets.(Jacob's Curry Twiglets)(Brief Article)|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-75818718.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825225224/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-75818718.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2017-08-25}}</ref> From 2010 until 2012, Tangy Twiglets were briefly re-released as a limited edition to commemorate Twiglets' 80th anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vendinginternational-online.com/saucy-twiglets-are-here-to-stay/|title=Vending International {{!}} Saucy Twiglets are here to stay!|website=www.vendinginternational-online.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-08-25}}</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 20:57, 19 October 2025
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Twiglets are a wheat-based snack[1] marketed in the United Kingdom that have a "distinctive knobbly shape" similar to that of twigs and a speckled-brown-over-pale-colour appearance. The taste of Twiglets, which has been compared to that of Marmite, primarily derives from the yeast extract used in the coating.[2] Twiglets are packaged in 24 g, 45 g, 105 g, 150 g bags, and in 200 g cylindrical containers.
History
Twiglets were invented in 1929[3] by a French biscuit maker J. Rondalin,[4] a technical manager at Peek Freans' Bermondsey factory, who added brewer's yeast to a leftover batch of Vitawheat dough.[5] They were first launched onto the consumer market in 1932 by Peek Freans.[6] Today, Twiglets are manufactured in Aintree by United Biscuits subsidiary Jacob's.
During the Christmas season, Twiglets were traditionally sold in drum-shaped tin boxes as a high-class cocktail accompaniment from the 1930s[4] until the 1970s.[7] In modern times, the tin boxes have been substituted with large cardboard tubes decorated with seasonal themes.
In the early 1990s, a range of tangy Worcester Sauce Twiglets were introduced.[8] Jacobs also released a curry flavoured edition from 1999 to 2001, in collaboration with several Indian restaurant chains in Northern England.[9] From 2010 until 2012, Tangy Twiglets were briefly re-released as a limited edition to commemorate Twiglets' 80th anniversary.[10]
Twiglets used to be manufactured partly from grain prepared using hammer milling machinery located at the Parker Brothers Lark Roller Mills in Mildenhall. The machinery was powered by water turbines fed by water from the river Lark and this process created the broken grains that give Twiglets their crunchy irregular shape and texture. This water-powered mill operated until the last decade of the 20th century in this capacity.
To celebrate the 85th anniversary of Twiglets in August 2014, United Biscuits hosted an event known as Camp Twiglet on the Cotswolds farm of Blur's Alex James. This included three wigwams made from Twiglets which were attributed to a local artist named Mrs Cakehead.[11]
See also
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