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For the life of me, I cannot remember the last time I made ANZAC biscuits. Maybe at school, which was so long ago there’s no way I’d remember specific things we made in Home Ec. I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t have made them at home given we were British immigrants and most of our sweet baking was UK based.
Actually, to be completely honest, I can’t remember the last time I tasted an ANZAC biscuit. Oh, wait, yes I do! It was today. This was, coincidentally, the last time I made them too.
Mirinda said they were the best ANZAC biscuits she’d ever had.
The origin of the biscuit is a bit hazy but is possibly related to wives, sweethearts and mothers sending them to their fighting sons abroad during WWI and WWII. (For those that don’t know, ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.)
There is some debate over whether the first ones came from Australia or New Zealand. Obviously I favour the former.
The reason I made them today was to share with the other members of BookBusters who came round tonight to discuss our latest book Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke. It wasn’t the hardest book to read, or the longest, and it dealt with addiction, and the delicate balance between pain and pleasure.
This month it was Nicoline, KSP, Jonas and us around our dining table, discussing the book. Or, rather, books given that Nicoline decided to fill out the forms in the workbook that accompanies the actual book. If nothing else, this did lead to some hilarity and a glimpse into the world of gold speculation.
As we went around the table, listing our addictions, it led me to believe that I don’t actually have any. I did suggest coffee but if I think about it, after a couple of days without, I’d probably get over it and switch to tea. I’m not sure if that makes me lucky or just weird. Maybe my dopamine is perfectly balanced.
Overall, the book wasn’t rated that highly though it did inspire quite a bit of discussion.
At the end of the meeting, we chose a book for next month and a date for discussion. I had suggested a book about beavers but we decided on a book about maintenance instead.
And this post would not be complete without a huge thank you to KSP for her beautiful needlework bookmarks. She presented us each with one. Nicoline and Mirinda are holding theirs up in the photo above. Mirinda is also holding up the infamous workbook.
And, speaking of addiction, the ANZAC biscuits struck the right chord.
