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One thing that separates the United States from England is the humble biscuit. We simply cannot agree on what a “biscuit” is, and this disagreement was one of the flash points of the American Revolution. (Possibly baking points rather than flash points?)<\/p>\n

But apparently not all traces of British occupation were removed by the Revolution, as this bulwark of Britannia can be found in West Virginia. The Tudor dynastic linkage\u00a0suggests that the establishment\u00a0even predates the Revolution.<\/p>\n

\"Tudor's<\/a>
Tudor’s Biscuit World, found in the wilds of West Virginia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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