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ANZAC Buscuits for ANZAC Day

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We thought we would share this recipe with you. We intend to celebrate this important day in Australian history with a batch of these wonderful biscuits.

ANZAC BISCUITS

Ingredients

Preheat oven to 170°C. Place the flour, oats, sugar and coconut in a large bowl and stir to combine. In a small saucepan place the golden syrup and butter and stir over low heat until the butter has fully melted. Mix the bicarb soda with 1 1/2 tablespoons water and add to the golden syrup mixture. It will bubble whilst you are stirring together so remove from the heat. Pour into the dry ingredients and mix together until fully combined. Roll tablespoonfuls of mixture into balls and place on baking trays lined with non stick baking paper, pressing down on the tops to flatten slightly. Bake for 12 minutes or until golden brown.

  • Bake for 12 minutes or until golden brown.
    • 1 1/4 cups plain flour, sifted
    • 1 cup rolled oats
    • 1/2 cup caster sugar
    • 3/4 cup desiccated coconut
    • 2 tablespoons golden syrup or treacle
    • 150g unsalted butter, chopped
    • 1/2 teaspoon bicarb soda

    Method

    1. Preheat oven to 170°C. Place the flour, oats, sugar and coconut in a large bowl and stir to combine.
    2. In a small saucepan place the golden syrup and butter and stir over low heat until the butter has fully melted.
    3. Mix the bicarb soda with 1 1/2 tablespoons water and add to the golden syrup mixture. It will bubble whilst you are stirring together so remove from the heat.
    4. Pour into the dry ingredients and mix together until fully combined.
    5. Roll tablespoonfuls of mixture into balls and place on baking trays lined with non stick baking paper, pressing down on the tops to flatten slightly.
    6. Bake for 12 minutes or until golden brown.
    7. When cool, eat and enjoy!

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    Anzac Day 2010 – Lest We Forget

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    They shall not grow old,
    As we that are left grow old.
    Age shall not weary them,
    Nor the years condemn.
    At the going down of the sun,
    And in the morning,
    We will remember them.

    Today, Jah and I got up early and got ready to take the drive into Hobart to attend the ANZAC Day Dawn service that the Cenotaph. Tata stayed home with Nik who has been sick lately. In the lead up to today we have talked about ANZAC Day and what it stands for. We have explored our own family history and connection to the ANZACs as well as spent a lot of time learning about the ‘spirit of the ANZACs’ and  completing work based around this important day in Australia’s History.

    Hobart Cenotaph - Dawn Service Gathering

    Hobart Cenotaph - Dawn Service Gathering

    We will remember them -Family members who served in the Australian Armed Forces.

    Our Grandfather – Bartholomew Bermingham - Australian Army

    Our Grandmother – Aileen E. Bermingham (Nee Durward) - Australian Army

    Our Uncle – Peter W. Bermingham – Australian Navy

    Lest We Forget

    Download, Listen to and play  – ‘The Last Post’ – thanks to www.anzacday.org.au

    – The Last Post – 214kb

    ANZAC Day

    I saw a kid marchin’ with medals on his chest.
    He marched alongside Diggers marching six abreast.
    He knew that it was ANZAC Day – he walked along with pride.
    He did his best to keep in step with the Diggers by his side.

    And when the march was over the kid was rather tired.
    A Digger said “Whose medals, son?” to which the kid replied:
    “They belong to daddy, but he did not come back.
    He died up in New Guinea on a lonely jungle track”.

    The kid looked rather sad then and a tear came to his eye.
    The Digger said “Don’t cry my son and I will tell you why.
    Your daddy marched with us today – all the blooming way.
    We Diggers know that he was there – it’s like that on ANZAC Day”.

    The kid looked rather puzzled and didn’t understand,
    But the Digger went on talking and started to wave his hand.
    “For this great land we live in, there’s a price we have to pay
    For we all love fun and merriment in this country where we live.
    The price was that some soldier his precious life must give.

    For you to go to school my lad and worship God at will,
    Someone had to pay the price so the Diggers paid the bill.
    Your daddy died for us my son – for all things good and true.
    I wonder if you understand the things I’ve said to you”.

    The kid looked up at the Digger – just for a little while
    And with a changed expression, said, with a lovely smile:
    “I know my dad marched here today – this is ANZAC Day.
    I know he did. I know he did, all the bloomin’ way”.

    D. Hunter – (A veteran of Shaggy Ridge with the 2/12 Battalion in WW2)

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    Happenings around the home

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    So much has been happening around here lately, that I don’t know where to start. The children have been busy with their extra curricular activities. Jah seems to be very busy with netball. She is training every week and then playing also.  This year her focus is on both Club netball and schools netball. I know you wonder how she can be involved in schools netball when she is home educated! Well we have some wonderful friends who have their children in school and they also organise a their schools netball teams for the school roster so Jah plays in their school team, which is pretty awesome. This means that Jah will be training twice a week and playing twice a week, so netball will be taking up Mondays, Tuesdays, and Saturdays around here.

    Nik on the other hand has been busy with her girl guide work. She attended guides last night and came home with a great big grin on her face as she had earnt two guide badges from the centenary guide badge series. It is great to see her finally really enjoying something. Every week she is so excited about going and can’t wait to be there. It is amazing how my little girl is growing up so quick!

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    Cultural Exchange Envelope – learning about the world around us though another persons eyes.

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    Well we have devised a new way to learn about other countries, their people and cultures.

    I have been looking for a way to make learning more fun. Then all of a sudden it came to me . Why not try to organise a ‘Cultural Exchange envelope’. The more I thought about this the more I knew it could work. I first tried attracting people to be involved in this exchange in late October last year, however I never managed to get enough people really interested. So I shelved it for a while, before really starting to actively engage myself in trying to get others to join in. So from today onwards I am hoping to get others interested in the project involved and the envelopes exchanged!

    All of the contents would be paper based, in fact most of it could be sourced from around the house for free and also from the local Tourist Information Centre or from a Tourist Attraction themselves. The items would be a representation of where each participant lives and their daily life. They would provide a glimpse into the world through their eyes and a way for us to use all our skills to learn more about them and their country or state.

    A few of the ways in which we intend to learn from these participants and the contents of their envelopes:

    • Following directions from Maps,
    • Plotting itineraries based on visiting the tourist attractions detailed in the enclosed Leaflets,
    • Converting the cost of their groceries (as detailed in their currency)  into the Australian Dollar, converting Llbs into kilos, Gallons into Litres etc
    • Researching some of the places that the tourist leaflets talk about.
    • Reading about the lives of other people in other countries,
    • Exploring another persons perspective on where they live.
    • Reading their local newspapers
    • Engaging in the activities sent with the envelope, such as word searches, colouring pages, eductaional activities.

    We can’t wait to get started!

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