They put bromide in mine!

Biscuits shortage leaves Swansea people crying into their un-dunkable tea

By South Wales Evening Post  |  Posted: March 06, 2016

YOU may or may not have noticed but Swansea Bay has been in the grip of a biscuit crisis.

The recent flooding in Cumbria knocked out McVitie's factory ovens, meaning custard creams, bourbons and ginger nuts have been in short supply.

Supermarkets have had to put up signs apologising for shortages.

And people have been left staring at the empty space on the saucer alongside their tea cup.

Other brands and types of biscuits have, of course, been available.

But for some, the lack of a bourbon or a ginger nut when you need one is nothing short of disastrous.

Britain chomps its way through 34,000 tonnes of biscuits a month.

But biscuits like boasters, water biscuits and Jacob's, Carr's and Crawford's brands have all been absent from the crumbs left behind.

Some panic bought biscuits when the 'crisis' first emerged and are still happily nibbling at their supplies.

But for everyone else, there is some light at the end of the tunnel.

Production of ginger nuts has restarted and, by March, we should see them back on the shelves.

And McVitie's parent company, United Biscuits, has said affected lines will be "resurrected in stages" over the next couple of months.

Crackers might not be back until April though, for those staring regrettably at the homeless chunk of cheese in their fridge.

A spirited effort has gone into getting the factory working again, with hundreds of people helping.

Perhaps desperate biscuit dunkers have even offered their services.

All must be driven by the same mantra - they can take our lives, but they'll never take our biscuits (hopefully).