greg, that's just cheered me up on a bloody freezing day when I'm back at work after a week in the sunshine.

Did you also have "good" biscuits for guests?
I was only ever allowed either ONE custard cream or TWO digestives. There were chocolate bisuits, or even cake, when people came visiting (and me or my sister were sent off to buy a packet and smuggle them back to the kitchen).
I became a master at sneaking the one extra biscuit I was never allowed. Distraction, sleight of hand, furtive walks past the plate or tin...