Recipe#7375

Title: Anzac Biscuits 03

Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes 
 From: ianst@qdpii.ind.dpi.qld.gov.au (Ian Staples) 
 Subject: Anzac Biscuits 
 Message-ID: <9404231209.AA27035@dpi-gw.dpi.qld.gov.au> 
 Date: Sat, 23 Apr 94 22:02:29 +1000 

This coming Monday (25 April 94) Australia and New Zealand commemorate
 their war dead on Anzac Day (Australian & New Zealand Army Corps, which
 were among the first soldiers ashore in the battle at Gallipoli in 1915
 during World War I - a 9-month campaign with grievous losses).  This day
 has become our most important national day of remembrance.
 Scottish oatmeal biscuits were cooked at home during WWI and sent to the
 soldiers fighting overseas.  After the war, these oat-based biscuits were
 named Anzac Biscuits when they were made and sold as fund-raisers for
 returned soldiers.
 Anzac Biscuits ("Anzacs")
 Ingredients (makes about 24):
 1 c rolled oats
 3/4 c desiccated coconut
 1 c plain flour
 1 c sugar
 125 g margarine [Hmm...  Why not butter?  Think I'd use butter.]
 1 T golden syrup
 1 1/2 t bicarbonate of soda
 2 T boiling water.
 Method:
 Mix oats, flour, sugar and coconut.
 Melt syrup and margarine [butter!] together in a small saucepan.
 Mix soda with boiling water and add to the syrup and margarine mix.
 Add dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.
 Place globs (about 1 T each) of the mix onto greased trays, allowing
 room for spreading while cooking.
 Cook for about 30 minutes at 150 degrees Celsius [about 300 F]
 Cool completely on racks before storing any you might have left :-)
 Cheers,  Ian S.