"David Hare-Scott" > wrote in message
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> "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.
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> Hmm
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> I think that confection would probably be called a "slice" here in Oz..
If
> it had chocolate it would be called a "chocolate slice".
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> David
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I don't know. Slices are usually dryer/shorter than brownies [but no less
the yum for that!] When I think of brownies [sitting away from the keyboard
as I drool] I think of something a little cake-like, but heavier, moister,
perhaps with a bit of a crust on the top. When I think of a slice, I think
of something a little biscuity [Au/NZ/UK biscuit] perhaps with a topping.
My mum's date slice [drool] or apple slice [yum] or... Actually, the base
of mum's apple slice makes a *very* nice butter biscuit, and very easy to
make.

JMHO,
Emma