Delicious Dishes

The famous Pavlova	(Traditional Australian sweet)
...	. In 1935 ert Sacse, a chef at Perth's Esplanade Hotel, created that gorgeous dessert, the Pavlova. He named it after the Russian ballet dancer, Anna Pavlova, who was a guest at the hotel) Meringue - 4 eggs, 8 oz castor sugar, cochineal (a dye stuff consisting of the dried bodies of the cochineal insect (coccus cacti) found on several species of cactus in Mexico and elsewhere)
Filling - Carton thickened cream, lots of strawberries, green angelica or mint. Beat egg whites until stiff and add half the sugar. Fold in remaining sugar. Divide mixture in half and colour one half with a few drops of cochineal. Drop alternate spoonfuls into baking dish, bake at 240F. Whip cream and spread generously, and cover with strawberries.
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	Pumpkin Scones (See Bush Tucker)
Popular school little lunch, a sao biscuit and vegemite
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Famous Lamingtons, sponge cake coated in chocolate, then rolled in coconut.


The lamington slipped into Australian culture without pomp or ceremony. It came out of the philosophy "waste not want not". Stale sponge cake is cut into cubes, dipped or rolled in chocolate icing, and smothered in desiccated coconut. They can be filled with jam. The word LAMINGTON means layers of beaten gold.

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