"Wayne" > wrote in message
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> What you think is quite correct. Brownies are (usually) a chocolate
> confection baked in a shallow pan and cut into squares or bars. They
> are generally quite sweet and the texture can range from rather
> cake-like to fudgy and chewy. They are sometimes iced or sprinkled with
> confectioners (powdered) sugar. There are certainly other sorts of
> brownies that contain no chocolate, but the mere term "brownies" usually
> conjures up visions of something chocolate.


Hmm

I think that confection would probably be called a "slice" here in Oz.. If
it had chocolate it would be called a "chocolate slice".

David