2006-11-03 22:57:45 · 8 answers · asked by greenfingers 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Ethnic Cuisine
A biscuit is a small baked bread or cake. The exact meaning varies markedly in different parts of the world, sometimes leading to confusion. The origin of the word "biscuit" is from Latin via Middle French and means "twice cooked
2006-11-04 04:09:12 · answer #1 · answered by Shahid 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The origin of the word "biscuit" is from Latin via Middle French and means "twice cooked".
2006-11-04 06:59:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Biscuit comes from ole England or other words a cookie. It was later used as a name for large pieces of flour baked in a oven by southerners and pioneers.
2006-11-08 05:48:21 · answer #3 · answered by fourwheeln05 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The earliest biscuit was discovered in the ruins of Ur in Mesopotamia. It dates back to the earliest levels of human urban civilization, so the biscuit must be at least 9 to 10,000 years old.
2006-11-04 07:01:06 · answer #4 · answered by Isis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i believe it was invented for sailors as the biscuits could be stored for months rather than using bread which has such a limited shelf-life
2006-11-04 07:00:08 · answer #5 · answered by mousie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it came from a far away land called biscuitland, the romans brought them back from there in 56AD
2006-11-04 06:59:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
english
2006-11-06 19:18:41 · answer #7 · answered by dreamz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My oven
2006-11-04 07:10:33 · answer #8 · answered by hillarious 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋