This article is from the New Zealand FAQ, by Phil Stuart-Jones and Lin Nah with numerous contributions by others.
Ask Jenny George (jmgeorge@leland.stanford.edu).
For a few notes on the history of meringues and the pavlova, try;
/www.cs.cmu.edu:/Web/People/mjw/NZ/Culture/Food/OriginOfPav.html">http://www.cs.cmu.edu:/Web/People/mjw/NZ/Culture/Food/OriginOfPav.html
Also take a look at
http://nz.com/NZ/Culture/Food/
which is where Noeline McCaughan's recipes are now residing.
 
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