
Marshmallow Snowballs
Categories: Sweets, Candies, Australian
Yield: 12 servings
6 ts Gelatine 1 ts Vanilla
2 tb Cold Water Powdered Chocolate
1 c Hot Water Coconut (desiccated/toasted)
2 c Castor Sugar
Sprinkle gelatine over cold water in a cup and let soak for 3 minutes.
Stand cup in hot water until gelatine dissolves. Combine hot water
and sugar, add vanilla and stir well. Add dissolved gelatine. Beat
until thick and white. Whilst using damp hands, form mixture into
2-3 inch balls. Then drop into powdered chocolate and finally roll
in desiccated or toasted desiccated coconut.
Alternative:
Spoon mixture into patty tins. Leave to set for several hours and
then roll in hundreds and thousands or toasted coconut.
To toast coconut:
Spread coconut thinly on a scone or metal tray and heat for 10
minutes in slow oven (160C/325 deg F) Stir frequently till golden
brown.

Introducing Australian Food
Unlike most countries there is not a specific diet that
Australian people follow everyday. Due to the thousands of migrants to Australia from other countries around the world, they have a great influence on what Australians eat. Australians eat everything from American hot dogs to Italian pasta. Some of the Australian Aborigines eat their indigenous foods