ANZAC - Lest We Forget

Anzac Day 

Australian & New Zealand

Army Corps

They shall grow not 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.

A beautiful story,

told to most primary children

during Anzac Day discussions

 is that of

 Jack Simpson Kirkpatrick

and his donkey. 

Born in England, he fought as an Aussie soldier, dropping the Kirkpatrick from his name.  He was a field ambulance stretcher bearer and carried wounded soldiers from the field... And then he saw the donkey.  For 24 days, Jack and the donkey walked back and forth over the battlefields, whistling and carrying the wounded, bullets swiping the air around them. 

Every soldier knew him. 

He was their hero... 

Rightly so...

He rescued over 300 men. 

 (and yet, faulty paper-work

and red tape mean that

requests to award him

the Victoria Cross

have been denied.)

Anzac Day is a great day

for Anzac biscuits! 

Anzac biscuits are so good. 

 They would be cooked

with love by wives,

mothers and girlfriends

and placed into tin boxes. 

They would be sent to the war...

 and the soldiers would eat them,

 thinking of their

loved ones back home. 

 Amazingly,

the biscuits would still

be fresh!

(apologies - crooked photos!)

Recipe:

1 cup rolled oats
2 tablespoons boiling water
³/₄ cup desiccated coconut
1 cup sugar
1 cup plain flour

125g (4oz) butter
1¹/₂ teaspoons bicarbonate soda
1 tablespoon golden syrup

Combine rolled oats, sifted flour, sugar and coconut. Combine butter and golden syrup, stir over gentle heat until melted. Mix soda with boiling water, add to melted butter mixture, stir into dry ingredients.   Spoon dessert spoonfuls of mixture on to greased oven trays; allow room for spreading. Bake in slow oven 20 minutes. Cool on trays. Makes approx 36 biscuits.

Pictures from here, here and here.