"I know what a cookie is. They existed back in my time too, you know."

He'll just leave out the part where 'cookie' is also another word for 'bun', because even though he doesn't mind the odd cream bun, it'd probably just confuse the situation more than it's already confused. Best to just keep it to what they can work with for the moment, anyway.

"I'll agree about frying things, though. Especially cheeses. Er...maybe not that one that tastes of sorrow, though. Think we'd give the nobles apoplexy if we tried to fry that one. What do you think we've got around here we could try in the meantime, though? Some of the vegetables? Or apples, maybe?"