Dorset Knob

Package of Dorset Knob biscuits

A Dorset Knob is a hard dry savoury biscuit which is today made by only a single producer, Moores Biscuits, in Morcombelake four miles west of Bridport in the west of the county of Dorset in England.^[1]

Dorset Knobs are made from bread dough which contains extra sugar and butter. They are rolled and shaped by hand. They are baked three times. Once cooked, they are very crumbly and rather like very dry stale bread or rusks in consistency. They are named after Dorset knob buttons.^[2]

Dorset Knobs are typically eaten with cheese (for example, Dorset Blue Vinney).^[1] They are normally sold in a distinctive and traditional tin. Dorset Knobs are said to have been a favourite food of local author Thomas Hardy.^[2]

In the past there were a number of producers of Dorset Knobs. Today the only firm to produce them commercially is Moores Biscuits. The Moore family have baked biscuits in Dorset since before 1860. The bakery was established in 1880 by Samuel Moore and manufactures a variety of traditional biscuits in addition to the Dorset Knob. Dorset Knobs are only produced during the months of January and February.^[2] A Dorset Knob throwing competition is held in the Dorset village of Cattistock every year on the first Sunday in May.^[3] The festival also includes such events as a knob and spoon race, knob darts, knob painting and guess the weight of the knob.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Throwing a Dorset knob". BBC News. May 2009. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dorset/content/articles/2009/04/10/cattistock_food_festival_feature.shtml. Retrieved 8 April 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} Adam Edwards (23 February 2002). "Le knob est arrivé". The Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/3295771/Le-knob-est-arrive.html. Retrieved 8 April 2011. 
3. ^ "Records set in biscuit throw show". BBC News. 2009-05-05. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/8034861.stm. Retrieved 2010-01-31. 

External links

• Moores Biscuits
• Dorset Knob Throwing Website