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Brownies are not the 'tradition' to New Zealanders that they are to Americans. We have ANZAC biscuits or Hokey Pokey biscuits (cookies) for that. But when I lived in America I fell in love with Brownies.

For this month I have taken on the responsibility of morning tea at church. The family who usually arrange this are busy taking care of their son who is still in hospital in critical care after his cycling accident (see my earlier posts), so I have told them I will take care of it until the crisis is over.

I've been trying to think of new things I can bake for our morning tea, which is a lovely time after the service to fellowship with the other people who come along (it's only a small, new church at the moment), and I was going through my recipe box this morning and re-discovered this old recipe that I was given when I was in America way back in 1991. It was quite a shock to see that it actually looks quite old - like an antique! The memory of it is so fresh in my mind. I can picture the kitchen, and the lady who gave it to me. At the time I was staying with a dear friend from YWAM days who lived in California. (Hi Danielle if you're reading this)! We were both young and single and pretty then. My beautiful friend used to have these two nice boys who were perpetual satelites around her. One of them took us home to his place one day and I got to meet his lovely mother who was such a warm, friendly person who welcomed me to her home like an old friend. She must have made these brownies for us and I loved them so much I asked for the recipe. It's amazing to think it was 17 years ago. That sounds so old!

I haven't made them in so long, so I decided to whip up a batch today for church tomorrow. They've turned out soooo good. I can't wait to try them, and they were so quick to make as well. I'll definitely be having these more often now I've found the recipe again.