Anzac Biscuits

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Today, Australians celebrate Anzac Day - a day for remembering and paying tribute to the men and women who served our country in years passed and those who are still bravely defending it.

We attend dawn services, play two-up and love to eat Anzac Biscuits. These biscuits were made by Australian and New Zealand women and sent overseas to our soldiers in World War 1.  I have included a no-fuss recipe for you to try:

Anzac Biscuits

1 cup plain flour

1 cup rolled oats

1 cup caster sugar

1 cup desiccated coconut

125g butter

1 Tablespoon golden syrup

1 Teaspoon bicarb soda

2 Tablespoons boiling water

Preheat oven 170 degrees celsius and lightly grease two baking trays.  Sift flour in a bowl and stir in oats, sugar and coconut.  Melt butter and syrup in a saucepan and remove from heat.  Dissolve the bicarb soda in the boiling water and add to the butter and syrup (don't panic - this will foam up).  Pour hot liquid into the dry mix and stir until all well combined.  Roll tablespoon-size mix into balls and flatten slightly on tray.  Cook for 15 - 20 minutes or until golden brown.  Remove from oven and let biscuits stand for 5 - 10 minutes before putting on a wire rack to cool.  

Makes approximately 30 and will keep for up to 2 weeks in an airtight container.  Suitable to freeze.

Thought for the day:   Wouldn't it be nice to live in a world that was filled with peace?  Where there was no such thing as war?  Unfortunately, there has always been wars - people and countries who disagree with one another and decide to make it their quest to be proved right regardless of death and destruction and sacrificing innocent lives.  

It has been said that 'Weakness leads to War and Strength leads to Peace'.  This is so true.  How hard is it to restrain from anger when someone has hurt you?  In the old testament of the bible a person was allowed under the law to retaliate against a person who had harmed them - 'an eye for an eye'.  However, when Jesus came into the world he taught a very different view - "Do not resist an evil person.  If someone stikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also" (Matthew 5:39).  Wow - talk about pouring cold water on a flame!  By showing love and resisting the urge to get angry quells the angry person.  Jesus really is the ultimate peace symbol for our world.  

I hope our children and children's children continue to pause and remember the sacrifice of our brave men and women who serve/served our country in an effort to uphold peace. 

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