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For Bernieh....... I did it!!!

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By sueb

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Bernieh Very kindly sent me a recipe for Lamingtons so I could make them for a homesick Aussie…… I’m pleased to report they were a big hit this is the second batch!! GoY not only a website for gardeners but a special place to make good friends.


Thanks Bernieh!

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....and with a cuppa too, lovely! What a nice gesture for your friend Sue :-))

8 Mar, 2010

 

They, and the mug, look great, hope your Aussie friend enjoys them.

8 Mar, 2010

 

they look very tasty Sue, ive never heard of these before lol

8 Mar, 2010

 

Yes and I have made some very nice friends here too :o))

8 Mar, 2010

 

Love these, they are a good size too, like the caption on the mug....lol

8 Mar, 2010

 

Thanks PP and Megan. They were a big hit :0)

Irish ~Very tasty an Australian specialty so I'm told.;0))

Hywel ~ it’s so nice to know that with a click of a few buttons we can find so many nice people, the worlds not such a bad place after all. On a good day we shear a joke and have a laugh while sharing a common interest and on a bad day theirs always some one to turn the darkest day around and make us smile. :0)x

8 Mar, 2010

 

Mmmmm....they look delicious Sue :o))

8 Mar, 2010

 

Thanks DD2.... The mug was given to me by my son... cheeky monkey!

8 Mar, 2010

 

Thanks Aa...think next time I will make them a bit smaller or I will need what it says on the mug lol!!

8 Mar, 2010

 

look yummy sue, can you post the recipe in your pics so we can try them plez, also they can go in the recipe section :o)

8 Mar, 2010

 

OK San will do ;0)

8 Mar, 2010

 

thanx sue ;o)

8 Mar, 2010

 

Done :0)

8 Mar, 2010

 

found them cheers sue :o)

8 Mar, 2010

 

well done Sue....they look delicious!!! :~))))))

8 Mar, 2010

 

They look tasty

9 Mar, 2010

 

They do look rather tasty,cup of tea would be nice as well............

9 Mar, 2010

 

Oh I am very impressed ... you've done all Aussies proud! They're such a popular treat down here, a bit fiddly to make but worth it in the end.

Just as a bit of background to this fabulous treat:

This Australian culinary icon, which consists of sponge cake dipped in chocolate and liberally sprinkled with fine desiccated coconut, is believed to have been created through an accident at work by a maid-servant to Lord Lamington, the thoroughly-British eighth Governor of Queensland.

The maid-servant was working at Government House in Brisbane, when she accidentally dropped the Governor's favourite sponge cake into some melted chocolate. Lord Lamington was not a person of wasteful habits and suggested that it be dipped in coconut to cover the chocolate to avoid messy fingers. Lord Lamington devoured this new taste sensation with great delight and the maid-servant's error was proclaimed a magnificent success by all!

Well that's one of the stories anyway .... lamingtons are also sometimes cut in half with one half being covered with strawberry jam and some cream and then the other half placed back on top ... also very nice!

10 Mar, 2010

 

Hi Bernie ~Thank you for your kind comments. I enjoyed the interesting history lesson as well.
My husband thinks that jam and cream is an excellent idea guess I’ll be buying extra cream this weekend! ;0)

10 Mar, 2010

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