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Re: Food glossary for Non-Aussies
« Reply #15 on: February 09, 2014, 06:32:04 am »
They are called by different names all over Australia as well. Very confusing.
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Re: Food glossary for Non-Aussies
« Reply #16 on: February 09, 2014, 10:09:52 pm »
Best we not throw in words like "cackle berries", "bum nuts", "hopping dogs", "joe blakes" and "snapping handbags" then. :o

Although you don't often see a recipe with the ingredients written like that  ;D ;D
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Re: Food glossary for Non-Aussies
« Reply #17 on: February 09, 2014, 10:25:06 pm »
Hopefully there will not be any "bush oysters" on the "barbie" ;D

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Re: Food glossary for Non-Aussies
« Reply #18 on: February 10, 2014, 04:50:27 am »
Are they the same as "prairie oysters" Gert?

I was helping (probably more like hindering, but they had a good laugh at my expense a few times...) the jackeroos up north and they used to thread them on some fencing wire and hang them on the fence until smoko time, then while the billy was boiling they'd cook them over the flames.

Mmmmmm good tucker!  ;D
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Re: Food glossary for Non-Aussies
« Reply #19 on: February 10, 2014, 04:59:26 am »
Not exactly Nikkit. More like snot than  bull testicles. LOL!

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Re: Food glossary for Non-Aussies
« Reply #20 on: February 10, 2014, 05:00:27 am »
ROFL ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Food glossary for Non-Aussies
« Reply #21 on: February 10, 2014, 06:56:48 am »
Ok! Definitely don't want your bush oysters on the barbie then Gert!

Will stick with my prairie oysters thanks...

Have we confuzzled you yet Laura?  ;D
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Re: Food glossary for Non-Aussies
« Reply #22 on: February 10, 2014, 08:20:15 am »
Not sure about Laura, but I am. Lol you guys are too funny.
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Re: Food glossary for Non-Aussies
« Reply #23 on: February 10, 2014, 01:36:22 pm »
These are VERY helpful suggestions. I did some googling, and you ladies are sick I tell you!! Lol

Ps prairie oysters on the fence? Ewwwww!
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Re: Food glossary for Non-Aussies
« Reply #24 on: February 10, 2014, 02:04:14 pm »
I just came across another one."scrolls" they seem to be like what we would call cinnamon buns, but not always cinnamon. Anyone know another word for these?
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Re: Food glossary for Non-Aussies
« Reply #25 on: February 10, 2014, 03:00:49 pm »
Scroll, bun, swirl - can't think of anything else Laura.
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Re: Food glossary for Non-Aussies
« Reply #26 on: February 11, 2014, 12:10:27 am »
We just hung them on the fence till we had enough to eat for smoko Laura. Better than putting them in your sky rocket I can tell you (slimy suckers they are!)  ;D

We used to call cheeses and vegemite scrolls "chunder buns" at school. Does that help?  ;D ;D
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Re: Food glossary for Non-Aussies
« Reply #27 on: February 11, 2014, 12:22:05 am »
Somehow I don't think we are endearing ourselves to Laura!  Who is the one who will explain chunder to her?
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Re: Food glossary for Non-Aussies
« Reply #28 on: February 11, 2014, 12:24:16 am »
Poor Laura, she must wonder about us Aussies  ;D  A google search will give her the answer Marina  ;)
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Re: Food glossary for Non-Aussies
« Reply #29 on: February 11, 2014, 12:44:14 am »
Laura in case you hadn't guessed we have a lot,of weird sayings here in Australia.  ;D ;D ;D please ask if you are wondering. Someone will give you an answer.   :D ;D ;D ;D

We weren't up market enough to have scrolls at school, but cheese and Vegemite sandwiches, ( or any for that matter) didnt taste very good after sitting in your lunch box for hours in the 40 + heat for several hours. We were tough in those days.  :D ;D frozen lunch things hadn't been invented then. I wonder how any of us survived without keeling over with food poisoning. Our little town had no fresh water so we had to take ours for the day. It was hot when you drank the last of it on the school bus. That caused many a chunder Nikkit. Not  good ol days at all!
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