Australia

We're in Australia for a while now and are more or less settled.
Many things baffle me.

Charities are everywhere. Schools seem to raise a large amount of funds. Parents must often
feel the pressure to have to contribute.

 Private school fees are about A$17,000 or more per year. I can't find an all boys public school here. In Singapore, education is free, even for all boys catholic school or all girls catholic school. I wish the schools here are like that too.

Flea markets ask for a gold coin donation which is either $1 or $2. This is strange to me.

Buying a house isn't simple either. There are auctions and when the house agent say that the selling price of a house is between a range of $300000-$360000, it may not be so as the vendor wants a minimum of $390000! (what they call a vendor's bid). To me, it doesn't make sense and is dishonest. Why have the buyer think they can buy at the price range, only to be disappointed after waiting all those weeks prior to auction day.

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Swedish Meatball with Cream Sauce Recipe

How to make your own meatballs:
Ingredients:

250gm minced beef
250gm minced pork
1 egg
200-300ml cream and water (or milk and water)
2.5 tbsp. finely-chopped onion
50ml unsweetened rusk flour
2 cold boiled potatoes
4-5 tbsps butter, margarine or oil
Salt and pepper

Instructions:
Heat the onion till golden in a couple of tablespoons of lightly browned butter.
Mash the potatoes and moisten the rusk flour in a little water.
Mix all the ingredients until there is consistency and flavour generously with salt, white pepper and (optional) a little finely crushed allspice.
Use a pair of spoons to shape the mixture into relatively large, round balls and transfer to a floured chopping board.
Fry them slowly in plenty of butter.

How to make the cream sauce:
Ingredients:
100ml cream
200ml beef stock
Chinese soya sauce
1 tbsp white flour
Salt, white pepper
Instructions:
Swirl the boiling water or beef stock in a pan.
Add cream and thicken with white flour if preferred.
Season well with salt and pepper.
Serve the meatballs with the sauce, freshly boiled potatoes, uncooked lingonberry jam and salad. There you have the perfect Swedish meal!

You can also find the recipe at meatball recipe

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