Lorna's Luscious Lament........

oh my deary dear.....

we visited with a friend a few days ago and she served us, along with a lovely cup of coffee, 

a slice that I had never had the pleasure of tasting before....

now to those of you who are Australian and
therefore very familiar with the 'slice' in all its various forms,
I apologize if this is one that you know and love already...... 

but for those of you who live 'up north' and to whom 'slice' is a slightly more

unknown phenomenon 

{as it was for me when I arrived upon these shores}

let me introduce you to.....

lorna's lucious lament.....

this is a scrummy, nutty, chocolatey,
'can't have just one piece' kind of slice 

{in fact I could have easily eaten the whole tin full
but I restrained myself and shared it out..... 

just a little!}

so to enjoy some of this luscious slice for yourself you will need:

1 pack of malt biscuits - crushed {about 250g}

1 pack of flaked almonds {my pack was around 100g}

4 tbs butter - melted

1/2 tin condensed milk

2 tbs golden syrup

200 grams of hazelnut chocolate {I used almond chocolate this time as that is what I had to hand}

1-2 tbs copha

1. mix together the crushed biscuits, almonds, melted butter,
golden syrup and the condensed milk.

2. press this into a slice tin and refrigerate until set.

3. melt copha and chocolate, and spread on the base.

4. refrigerate and cut into squares when cold.

I didn't put any copha in my chocolate,
just went with the chocolate 'as was'....... 

actually I've never used copha before &
I only have the slightest inkling as to what it is....... 

but anyway, the taste doesn't seem to be affected
in any adverse way by leaving it out.......

{certainly didn't seem to affect the 'scoffability factor' in our house}.....

well, it's pretty much all gone 24 hours after being made
so I guess you could say that it was a hit.....