Conversions

Living in Australia, we don't have all those amazing sounding goodies like Cool Whip and what not that seem to be in every second recipe I find from the US. We also have different names for some ingredients, and I often am asked what they are. Here is a list of some of the ingredients featured in this blog that people have questioned me about, and their possible alternate names. Please feel free to comment below for further such conversions if you come across some ingredient that sounds foreign to you!

Caster Sugar--super fine white sugar. You can make your own by placing regular sugar in a blender.

Corn Flour--Powdered starch of the maize grain, also called corn starch in some countries.

Jam-- a fruit jelly or conserve.

Jelly Crystals-- flavoured gelatin crystals, sometimes known as "Jello".

Vanilla Essence--vanilla extract from the vanilla bean. (this comes in liquid form and I use imitation vanilla flavouring, the real stuff comes in the same sort of packaging and is more expensive, but worth it.)

 More coming soon!


Temperature Conversion Table 

Temperature	Celsius	Fahrenheit	Gas Mark
Very Slow	120	250	1/2
Slow	150	300	2
Warm	170	325	3
Moderate	180	350	4
Moderate Hot	190	375	5
Moderate Hotter	200	400	6
Hot	220	425	7
Very Hot	230	450	8