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Lightly Sweetened Cocoa Tea Biscuits
African
food is a fusion of many different nations. One influence over the centuries
is that of the European colonialists.
As
legend has it, Anna Maria Russell, the seventh Duchess of Bedford is said to
have made afternoon tea time a fashionable practice when she complained of
"having that sinking feeling" during the late afternoons.
From
this time on, a pot of tea and a light snack in the middle of the afternoon
became a part of European traditions. One very popular light snack is that of
the lightly sweetened cocoa tea biscuit or cookie.
Lightly
Sweetened Cocoa Tea Biscuits
Ingredients
2
cups sifted all-purpose flour
3
teaspoon baking powder
½
teaspoon salt
2
tablespoons sugar
4
tablespoons of powdered cocoa
2
tablespoons of lard
2/3
a cup of milk or enough to make a firm but not a stiff dough
Directions
Sift
all the dry ingredients together, rub in lard with the tips of the fingers.
Stir in the required amount of milk. Turn out on lightly floured board, roll
or pat out the desired thickness, place close together in a pan and bake 350
degrees 10-12 minutes
Africa is surrounded by water but is not an island, here are a few African Island facts.
Madagascar is the 4th large island in the world and is located in the Indian Ocean supporting a unique biology, about 90% of its plants and animals are found nowhere else on earth.
Composed of 155 islands, Seychelles is Africa's smallest country. By far the largest island is Mahe, home to about 90% of the population and the site of its capital city of Victoria.
Cabo Verde has a strategic location 310 miles or 500 km from the west coast of Africa near major north-south sea routes; important communications station; important sea and air refueling site.
Africa is surrounded by water but by definition Africa is not an island because Africa is a continent. Continents can not be considered islands because of their size and also by historic definition since many people who study geography define islands and continents as two different things.
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