In a message dated 3/3/01 6:06:33 AM Eastern Standard Time, una@qresearch.org.uk writes:

<< The McVitie's jaffa cake is a small round sponge cake, the top of which is covered in chocolate, and which has a 'smashing orangey bit' in the middle (orange jelly - or should that be jell-o..?). You can guzzle a box of 12 in about three minutes. They're just yummy. >>

"Jaffa," eh? Isn't that what T'ealc's character is on Stargate? Maybe the original creator of the character was familiar with these cakes!

Annie