Dazzling Dolphin
Lia Golden
Introduction
HABITAT
APPEARANCE
Did you know dolphins can grow up to a massive 8 feet long? Something so crazy is that the largest type, the killer whale, can weigh 11 tons and be close to 13 feet! The average weight for a smaller dolphin is 90 pounds and the height is four feet long. Honestly, their weight depends on the kind of dolphin. Obviously, males are larger than females. The smallest type of dolphins is the Tucuxi species. The body features to a dolphin includes the blowhole, dorsal fin, melon, beak, eye, ear, flipper, lighter colored belly, flukes, median botch, and most have similar coloring. Normally, the coloring varies between black, blue, and gray. The under body can sometimes be white or a lighter type of shade. Their high dorsal fin can sometimes resemble a shark fin. “These warm blooded creatures impress in every way!” says marine biologists from the clearwater aquarium.
MOVEMENT
Dolphin’s movement is extraordinary in lots of ways. For example, in order to breathe, they come to the surface to take a breath of fresh air every few minutes by curving slowly. Although dolphins tales propel to move, due to the shape of it, they swim with rapid speed throughout the water. They swim at a crazy speed of 25 miles per hour very gracefully. Crazy enough, they have the amazing talent of acrobatics in water and in shows for people everywhere. This mammal swims in a school with many dolphins which creates how they like to work together and share food equally. Definitely, this animal amazes many people with it’s swimming abilities everyday.
Conclusion
Think Tank!
Go Fish!
Tim Tams Recipe
Tim Tams-Australia
Facts/history
-Tim tams are the top chocolate biscuits in Australia.
-20,000 million packs are sold each year.
-Created in 1963.
-Tim tams were named after a horse from the Kentucky Derby.
-Tim tams were developed so people knew that chocolate tasted well with caramel.
-A member of the Arnott family, Ross Arnott, attended the race and decided rim tam was the perfect name for his treat he was about to make.
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Recipe:source mintcustard.com
Biscuits Ingredients: 225 g plain flour,25 g cocoa powder,1 tbsp malted milk drink(possibly horlicks),1 level tsp baking powder,115g butter (softened),115g caster sugar,2 tbsp golden syrup
Filling:
100g softened butter
2 tsp cocoa powder
1 tsp malted milk powder
Covering
200g milk chocolate
Method:
Set oven to Gas Mark 3/ 160°C/ 325°F
Sift together the cocoa, flour, malted milk powder and baking powder. In a separate bowl cream together butter and sugar. When nice and fluffy add the syrup. Add the mixture to the flour, cocoa and baking powder mixture then knead together. It may take a while to become doughy but keep at it and it will come together.
Take two layers of parchment paper. Place the ball of dough between the sheets of parchment and squish a little. Roll out the dough to a thickness of about ¼ inch.
Cut the dough into fingers, I use a ruler and sharp knife for this. I know, I know but it was actually rather therapeutic and it pays off when you sandwich the biscuits together. My finished biscuits are about 6 cm long and 4cm wide. Place onto parchment on a baking tray. Bake for approximately 17 minutes. Remove from oven . Leave in tray until almost cool, then transfer onto wire rack.
Beat together the ingredients for the filling, then use to sandwich biscuits together.
Melt the chocolate in a bowl over barely simmering water. Remove the bowl from the pan. Dip the biscuit sandwiches into the chocolate until completely covered. Shake off excess chocolate. Place on a rack to cool and harden.
Once hardened, place in a tin, hide somewhere only you know about and scoff the lot. Alternatively provide nearest and dearest with a hot beverage and a tim tam.