ANZAC Bikkies!!!!!
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fenchurchNumfar! Do the Dance of Australian Biscuit Joy!!!
Though, of course, the packaging actually says "ANZAC Cookies" -- I don't care, because they taste exactly the same.
About two years ago, I wrote to UniBic asking if they knew of anyone marketing their ANZAC biscuits in the US... I got a fairly quick reply telling me they were in negotations and I should look for them to be on American grocery store shelves sometime the next year. Well, that year came and went and I pretty much gave up on finding them there (I'd also found several mail order sources for the biscuits in the meantime).
Well, last Sunday, Parade Magazine (you know, the thing that comes tucked into quite a few Sunday newspapers) had a small article about how this Australian cookie company was going to be marketing their wares in the US in conjuction with the VFW... and, you guessed it, it's UniBic! My in-laws were looking a bit askance at me when I got so excited over a small article in Parade, let me tell you.
Even better... earlier today I found them in a display at the Albertson's just down the street from my grandmother's house in Idaho Falls!!! And yes, there may have been an exclamation of delight followed by the happy dance (which really should never be done in public without friends to join in).
So, if you get a chance, take a look around for them the next time you hit the grocery store. The best I can come up with to describe them is that they're like a crispy, crunchy oatmeal cookie with coconut.
(Written at the Flying J truck stop in Caldwell, ID)
Though, of course, the packaging actually says "ANZAC Cookies" -- I don't care, because they taste exactly the same.
About two years ago, I wrote to UniBic asking if they knew of anyone marketing their ANZAC biscuits in the US... I got a fairly quick reply telling me they were in negotations and I should look for them to be on American grocery store shelves sometime the next year. Well, that year came and went and I pretty much gave up on finding them there (I'd also found several mail order sources for the biscuits in the meantime).
Well, last Sunday, Parade Magazine (you know, the thing that comes tucked into quite a few Sunday newspapers) had a small article about how this Australian cookie company was going to be marketing their wares in the US in conjuction with the VFW... and, you guessed it, it's UniBic! My in-laws were looking a bit askance at me when I got so excited over a small article in Parade, let me tell you.
Even better... earlier today I found them in a display at the Albertson's just down the street from my grandmother's house in Idaho Falls!!! And yes, there may have been an exclamation of delight followed by the happy dance (which really should never be done in public without friends to join in).
So, if you get a chance, take a look around for them the next time you hit the grocery store. The best I can come up with to describe them is that they're like a crispy, crunchy oatmeal cookie with coconut.
(Written at the Flying J truck stop in Caldwell, ID)
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Date: 2005-06-14 07:26 am (UTC)Nope, no golden syrup... we use maple syrup on flapjacks and use molasses when making gingerbread. Not entirely sure what a fridge-cake is, though. The other thing we use in cooking is corn syrup, which also gets tossed into practically everything sold on our grocery store shelves (only a slight exaggeration). Unfortunately, I can't stand the taste of corn syrup... which is probably part of the reason I love Australian and British food so much. :-)
However, now I know that golden syrup gets used in British recipes too... so I can check out British Pantry to see if they have it in stock the next time I'm there buying
chocolateessential grocery items.Hmmm... wonder if it's on the shelves in Canada, too? Vancouver, BC is only a three hour drive away, and we head up there three to four times a year to go grocery shopping for specialty items (chocolate, soup, chicken crisps, various other canned and dried goods).