1. Lamingtons were originally a good way to use up stale cake. 2. They have provided endless fund-raisers for charities, schools and other community groups.
That is the correct spelling of the plural "lamingtons" meaning the Australian dessert sponge cakes.
Because they are uniquely Australian
well in 1901 they ate lamingtons
Lamingtons are an Australian pastry covered in chocolate and coconut. Australians eat a lot of beef. lamb, and fish.
Pavlova, lamingtons, meat pie, ANZAC biscuits, damper
Lamingtons, Pavlovas, numerous Barbecued foods, ANZAC biscuits
Vegemite, Tim Tams, Lamingtons, Pavlova
The anagram, intentional or not, is lamingtons(Australian sponge cake desserts named for a governor of Queensland, or his wife).
Aside from the original foods eaten by the Aboriginals of Australia all foods have been introduced as the result of migration. there is a huge diversity in the different foods of the world available in Australia because there is such a diversity of people from different country and cultures there.
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Lamingtons are a sponge cake coated in chocolate and sprinkled with desiccated coconut.
Lamingtons can be eaten with anything you like, but sometimes they have jam and/or cream fillings. Lamingtons are more commonly eaten on their own with a cup of tea or coffee.