Happy Birthday Spidge!

Antipodean Andy · Jan 6, 2009

Have a cracker mate. Hope to catch up with you soon for a coffee/beer/chinwag.

Kyt · Jan 6, 2009

Happy Birthday, Spidge. I hope you have a fantastic day

Couldn't find an ANZAC cake but here's a plate of ANZAC biccies

CTNana · Jan 6, 2009

Look more like "cookies" to me!!!!

Happy Birthday Geoff.
Heavens hasn't that year gone quickly!!! Hope you have an absolutely brilliant day.

Hugh · Jan 6, 2009

Many Happy Returns, Geoff. Hope you have a good one. :beer_yum:
Regards
Hugh

Antipodean Andy · Jan 6, 2009

Anzac biscuits - they'll be all gone by the time Spidge reads this! Yum!

CTNana · Jan 6, 2009

Antipodean Andy said: ↑

Anzac biscuits - they'll be all gone by the time Spidge reads this! Yum!
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What's special about an Anzac biscuit? Made with vegemite (is that how you even spell it)?

Antipodean Andy · Jan 6, 2009

Here you go, Nana, this explains it better than I can. I just eat them and appreciate the heritage!

Miscellaneous - Anzac Biscuits

ANZAC Biscuits
During World War 1, the wives, mothers and girlfriends of the Australian soldiers were concerned for the nutritional value of the food being supplied to their men. Here was a problem. Any food they sent to the fighting men had to be carried in the ships of the Merchant Navy. Most of these were lucky to maintain a speed of ten knots (18.5 kilometers per hour). Most had no refrigerated facilities, so any food sent had to be able to remain edible after periods in excess of two months. A body of women came up with the answer - a biscuit with all the nutritional value possible. The basis was a Scottish recipe using rolled oats. These oats were used extensively in Scotland, especially for a heavy porridge that helped counteract the extremely cold climate.

The ingredients they used were: rolled oats, sugar, plain flour, coconut, butter, golden syrup or treacle, bi-carbonate of soda and boiling water. All these items did not readily spoil. At first the biscuits were called Soldiers’ Biscuits, but after the landing on Gallipoli, they were renamed ANZAC Biscuits.

A point of interest is the lack of eggs to bind the ANZAC biscuit mixture together. Because of the war, many of the poultry farmers had joined the services, thus, eggs were scarce. The binding agent for the biscuits was golden syrup or treacle. Eggs that were sent long distances were coated with a product called ke peg (like Vaseline) then packed in air tight containers filled with sand to cushion the eggs and keep out the air.

As the war drew on, many groups like the CWA (Country Women’s Association), church groups, schools and other women’s organisations devoted a great deal of time to the making of ANZAC biscuits. To ensure that the biscuits remained crisp, they were packed in used tins, such as Billy Tea tins. You can see some of these tins appearing in your supermarket as exact replicas of the ones of earlier years. Look around. The tins were airtight, thus no moisture in the air was able to soak into the biscuits and make them soft. Most people would agree there is nothing worse than a soft biscuit.

During World War 2, with refrigeration in so many Merchant Navy Ships, the biscuits were not made to any great extent. It was now possible to send a greater variety of food, like fruit cake.

ANZAC biscuits are still made today. They can also be purchased from supermarkets and specialty biscuit shops. Around ANZAC Day, these biscuits are also often used by veterans’ organisations to raise funds for the care and welfare of aged war veterans.
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Gage · Jan 6, 2009

Happy Birthday, mate, many happy returns (you're probably get this twice!).

liverpool annie · Jan 6, 2009

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Happy Birthday, mate, many happy returns (you're probably get this twice!).
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Happy Birthday !

Hope you're having a great day Geoff !! and more good pressies !! :lol:

Wise1 · Jan 6, 2009

Best wishes, hope you had a great day.

war hawk · Jan 6, 2009

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SPIDGE!!!!!!:high5::bounce:

spidge · Jan 6, 2009

Gage said: ↑

Happy Birthday, mate, many happy returns (you're probably get this twice!).
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Sure did!

Thanks Mate,

Cheers

Geoff

spidge · Jan 6, 2009

Thanks for the best wishes from everyone.

I have a day off so it will be a restful one at least.

My oldest daughter is taking me out to dinner and the youngest is still in New Zealand on holiday.

Cheers

Geoff

John · Jan 6, 2009

Happy birthday Spidge and hope you enjoy your outing with your daughter :beer_yum::first:

CXX · Jan 7, 2009

happy birthday Spidge, hope its a good one.

Kitty · Jan 7, 2009

Happy Birthday Dad!

Ferhilt · Jan 8, 2009

Happy late birthday!

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