The snack with the horrifying name

A brief history of flies' cemetery (a.k.a. fruit slice)

Hello, Snackers. Another late one today, please enjoy it over breakfast on Saturday morning.

Flies’ Cemetery

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The basics

A sweet treat with a shortbread biscuit on top and bottom and a filling made with currants inside. Also known as fly cemetery or fly graveyard. Closely related to other foods, as discussed below.

The place

Great Britai…