Wagon Wheels cookies

fiksal · Post by **fiksal** » Tue, 21. Aug 18, 16:33

Do you guys remember those? Some 20 yr back?

I've tried something recently named that, and it seems nothing like.

I thought wagon wheels had crunchy cookies + some jam in them. Does my memory deceive me?

If it doesn't, does anyone make anything similar to those? ChocoPies dont count.

Antilogic · Post by **Antilogic** » Tue, 21. Aug 18, 16:59

Their HQ is next door to me.

So there is the normal kind and then the kind with jam yes. The jam ones are the best.

Chips · Post by **Chips** » Tue, 21. Aug 18, 17:16

They're smaller, and to me taste different (but not massively) - but I think that's more to do with my memory than actual change?

There's also wagon wheel tea cakes or something - so be sure to check you get what you think you are

Post by **Alan Phipps** » Tue, 21. Aug 18, 17:18

Heh, I remember them from about 60 years back. They were then 3d (thrupence in old pre-decimal coinage - just above one decimal penny - and then a big part of a week's pocket money for a typical primary school child). The yellow-beige paper-wrapped Wagon Wheels then were much, much bigger and better tasting than they are now (whatever the Wiki says about that ).

fiksal · Post by **fiksal** » Tue, 21. Aug 18, 17:25

Alan Phipps wrote:Heh, I remember them from about 60 years back. They were then 3d (thrupence in old pre-decimal coinage - just above one decimal penny - and then a big part of a week's pocket money for a typical primary school child). The yellow-beige paper-wrapped Wagon Wheels then were much, much bigger and better tasting than they are now.

60 years back? is that a mistype or are we children compare to you, Alan? )

Antilogic wrote:Their HQ is next door to me.

So there is the normal kind and then the kind with jam yes. The jam ones are the best.

for some reason I cant find the jam ones... but you say they exist; will look better.

Chips wrote:They're smaller, and to me taste different (but not massively) - but I think that's more to do with my memory than actual change?

There's also wagon wheel tea cakes or something - so be sure to check you get what you think you are

Googled the tea cakes. Gotta see who can sell them here...

Post by **Alan Phipps** » Tue, 21. Aug 18, 17:30

No mistype. I get a state pension! Don't you know a dinosaur when you hear one?

fiksal · Post by **fiksal** » Tue, 21. Aug 18, 17:43

Alan Phipps wrote:No mistype. I get a state pension! Don't you know a dinosaur when you hear one?

Nice

and I just googled threepence.

so what do you think, do you agree that the cookie itself was better then in Wagon Wheels?

Antilogic · Post by **Antilogic** » Tue, 21. Aug 18, 18:07

It's a biscuit.

burger1 · Post by **burger1** » Tue, 21. Aug 18, 18:43

These say Choc Coated Marshmallow & Jam Snack. The package is very small. Maybe walmart or some store has them online, etc...

https://www.amazon.com/Arnotts-Wagon-Wh ... ls+cookies

mrbadger · Post by **mrbadger** » Tue, 21. Aug 18, 19:45

Chips wrote:They're smaller, and to me taste different (but not massively) - but I think that's more to do with my memory than actual change?

You got bigger.

Also lots of sweets got made smaller over the years, but wagon wheels not so much. The reduction in size they did have means they have a reduced tendency to crumble apart in your hand as soon as you bite into them (yes I still buy them).
They do taste less sweet I think. That might be a result of using less unhealthy ingredients but I could be wrong. There wasn't really any awareness of the dangers of sugar to children's health when they came out.

I think nowadays most companies making biscuits like that do like to hang *reduced amounts of x* on their products.

fiksal · Post by **fiksal** » Tue, 21. Aug 18, 21:38

Walmart does appear have them... to ship only where I live, but hm.

Antilogic wrote:It's a biscuit.

not a cookie?

is it the same original company?
https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/dare-wagon ... 0147490402

wait... is it Arnott or Dare?

EDIT: ok... different companies on different landmasses

Morkonan · Post by **Morkonan** » Tue, 21. Aug 18, 22:07

fiksal wrote:Walmart does appear have them... to ship only where I live, but hm.

Antilogic wrote:It's a biscuit.
not a cookie?

is it the same original company?
https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/dare-wagon ... 0147490402

wait... is it Arnott or Dare?

EDIT: ok... different companies on different landmasses

That ain't no "Wagon Wheel" I ever seen... That's a "Moon Pie!"

https://moonpie.com/

Now, all I needs me is a R.C. Cola!

https://www.rccolainternational.com/

(Having a "Moon Pie and a R.C. Cola" is a deep, deep South thing in the US, maybe a few other parts of the country.)

When I was a kid, a "Wagon Wheel" was a thin'ish cookie with a chocolate pattern drizzled over it like wagon wheel spokes.

pjknibbs · Post by **pjknibbs** » Tue, 21. Aug 18, 22:58

I don't think Wagon Wheels were ever crunchy--they were always a fairly soft sort of biscuit/cookie.

clakclak · Post by **clakclak** » Tue, 21. Aug 18, 23:09

If I have learned one thing so far then it is to never interfere when Americans and Brits talk about cookies, cakes, biscuits or anything similar.

Seems to be a really sensitive topic so I am gonna observe and get my non cookie, cake, biscuit based snack ready.

burger1 · Post by **burger1** » Wed, 22. Aug 18, 00:01

The dare ones you linked don't have the jelly I think. Viva puffs might be close to jelly/marshmellow wagonwheels.

fiksal · Post by **fiksal** » Wed, 22. Aug 18, 00:15

Morkonan wrote: That ain't no "Wagon Wheel" I ever seen... That's a "Moon Pie!"

Sadly, I think you are right... I am not sure but I think I tried that one in the red box...

so back to my original question - what is the proper Wagon Wheel cookie/biscuit?

this one? the Australia version?
https://www.amazon.com/Arnotts-Wagon-Wh ... ls+cookies

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagon_Wheels

wiki wrote: In Australia, Wagon Wheels are produced by Arnott's Biscuits.

Morkonan wrote: When I was a kid, a "Wagon Wheel" was a thin'ish cookie with a chocolate pattern drizzled over it like wagon wheel spokes.

Well that detail I dont recall at all

burger1 wrote:The dare ones you linked don't have the jelly I think. Viva puffs might be close to jelly/marshmellow wagonwheels.

I tried "whippet" version of this; that wasnt it. Not sure if we got Viva here

burger1 · Post by **burger1** » Wed, 22. Aug 18, 01:29

Raspberry wagonwheels by dare? I wonder if the US has them due to the red food coloring thing? For example they don't have ketchup chips in the US.

https://www.darefoods.com/ca_en/product ... pberry/199

Loblaws in Eastern Canada might have them?

https://www.loblaws.ca/Food/Pantry/Cook ... 9986003_EA

Save on foods in Canada?

https://www.saveonfoods.com/pd/Wagon-Wh ... 348165411/

Post by **radcapricorn** » Wed, 22. Aug 18, 03:10

Alan Phipps wrote:No mistype. I get a state pension! Don't you know a dinosaur when you hear one?

Were you, perchance, born in the Highlands of Scotland about 450 years ago?

fiksal · Post by **fiksal** » Wed, 22. Aug 18, 04:43

burger1 wrote:Raspberry wagonwheels by dare? I wonder if the US has them due to the red food coloring thing? For example they don't have ketchup chips in the US.

https://www.darefoods.com/ca_en/product ... pberry/199

Loblaws in Eastern Canada might have them?

https://www.loblaws.ca/Food/Pantry/Cook ... 9986003_EA

Save on foods in Canada?

https://www.saveonfoods.com/pd/Wagon-Wh ... 348165411/

Thanks, you did all the work!

This is closer, but not the province that I am near... this gives me some clues to explore

berth · Post by **berth** » Wed, 22. Aug 18, 12:05

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