As a child having Birthday party’s [war was still on – 1940’s] Fairy Bread was just the best of things. Party kids loved the slices of freshly cut white bread [bread didn’t come already cut – it was 2 humps of dough baked together at the bakery] and apart from the decorated sponge cake with candles [we had our own chooks so eggs were plentiful but we had ration Books to take to the grocer’s for sugar butter & flour etc] and the home-made orange drinks there was very little else on the table. By the way, this was in New Zealand! So definitely Not just an Aussie thing!
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