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BELGIAN BISCUIT, n. = Empire biscuit.Fif. 1996 Courier 23 Oct :
A Cupar man has a weakness for Empire biscuits (round shortbread on shortbread with jam in between and icing on top). He regularly gets them from one baker in town.
Then he had occasion to go to another baker. When he asked for an Empire biscuit, he was told they called them Belgian biscuits.
Anyone know the difference?
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