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Hayles66 said:
In south Africa you had people selling them in boxes on the side of the road with massive water melons. Yummy

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We still have it here :D
I have a aunt that lives in the cape, and they do trucking for the farms.
The far,era give her some of their produce for free, so when we go doen to the cape now for the holidays, she spoils us with fresh, a-grade fruit and veg. She even makes us jams and bottled fruits.

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I loved eating koeksusters as well. Ouma's rusks. I miss all my crisps. Fritos! Omg. Forgot them! I'm jealous of you now!



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Hayles66 said:
I loved eating koeksusters as well. Ouma's rusks. I miss all my crisps. Fritos! Omg. Forgot them! I'm jealous of you now!

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Hmmmm, ate koeksusters yesterday :p
Why not make them yourself?

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Oh by the way for everyone that is now totally confused, koeksusters is the picture on the far right

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In other words, Gabriel is in total love. He has an extreme sweet tooth like me!
You would love koeksusters. My daughters had some from a South African shop and absolutely loved them.
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*thinking... If I bake some do you think they will clear customs with FedEx.......
Lmao :p oh well.

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Doubt it but I wish you could

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Chays said:
You can't make them yourself?

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Here's how....


Ingredients – dough:
2 cups cake flour
2 tablespoon baking powder
½ tsp salt
1 large egg
4 tbsp butter/margarine
½ cup of water
oil for frying

Ingredients – syrup:
1kg sugar
1 ½ cinnamon sticks
½ tsp ground ginger
1 ½ cups of water
juice of one lemon

Method – dough:
Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together.
Rub in the butter and mix until pliable.
Mix this with the egg and water (adding the water a little at a time).
Work the dough well. If the dough appears to be lumpy and sticky, continue to work the dough until it will ball up.
Let the dough rest at room temperature for about three hours (under an inverted mixing bowl).
Method – syrup:
Prepare the syrup a day before (it needs to be very cold).
Dissolve sugar in the water.
Add the spices and lemon juice to this and boil together. Leave the syrup cool in the fridge overnight.
To prepare the koeksisters:
Roll out the dough (thickness 5mm).
Cut the dough into strips of 6cm long, 2cm wide.
Cut each of these strips into three strips (not all the way through, leave the strips connected at the top).
Plat each strip, pinch together at the end of the strip.
Deep fry until golden brown.
Remove and drain quickly – dip the hot koeksisters in the cold syrup (that was stored in the fridge up to now).
The secret is to keep the syrup cold and the koeksisters hot, this way it will draw just the right amount of syrup.
You can keep the syrup cold by keeping the syrup bowl in another container filled with iced water.
 

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leelai said:
Thanks Hayles, it's nice to see what you guys are talking about. We don't have them here. There are shops opening up here that are British shops, they mostly have lots of different lollies and chocolates and that type of thing but last time I was in one they had some biscuits too. Next time I'll be sure to have a look.

Leelai,I thought you were in aus.
We have Marie biscuits
Been around for years as Hayley says there are the quintessential base for all cheese cakes etc???
 

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Hayles66 said:
I love them. Don't see them too often here.

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It's mango season here trees full and the price is about 20 cents australian each!!!
Yippee ,mousse,juice,fruit salad, and cheesecakes
 

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55julie55 said:
Leelai,I thought you were in aus.
We have Marie biscuits
Been around for years as Hayley says there are the quintessential base for all cheese cakes etc???

I am in aus. Never seen them. I did think of a biscuit with a scalloped edge but they don't look like that. I'll checkout the biscuit aisle when I'm there on Tuesday. Thanks for that
 

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