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If there’s one thing I know about Black Friday is that you need to keep your wits about you. I can’t help but picture the Friends<\/em> episode, The One with the Cheap Wedding Dress. <\/em>Think grabbing and punching and stress and queues and hanger and and and… But thankfully, we don’t have that <\/em>kind of Black Friday tradition here yet. The majority of local sales are online and, as such, the only thing you need to worry about is staying awake for when that clock hits 00:00 on Thursday night\/Friday morning. Sugar rush, anyone?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Black Friday actually started in the 19th Century. A few years ago I felt uncomfortable about its origins after reading that it came from a rather nasty post-Thanksgiving tradition. But upon further research, I’ve discovered that that origin story is not true and that it, in fact, comes from people taking the day off after Thanksgiving and starting their festive shopping early, basically. Approximately half of people’s Christmas shopping is done on this day. So it seems that the name actually comes from an accounting term, “in the black”, which basically means to be making a profit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Regardless of history, I love a good sale. One can’t escape the consumerism that wafts around a manic sale though and I think a pro-tip is to create a wishlist for yourself before. Rank things in order of necessity and try to avoid impulse-buys you might later regret. There are a few companies which have turned Black Friday into a community-focused event though, like “Give Back Friday”, where companies donate a percentage of their profits. At Faithful<\/a> to Nature <\/a>we’ve always done things differently. This year, during our Black Friday week we’re been donating to the Earthchild Project, to support them in all the incredible work they do. A worthy reason to stock up, for sure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In celebration of Black Friday we’ve created a Black Brittle Pavlova. These mini pavs contain black activated charcoal<\/a>. The result is a soft grey meringue which nests the white coconut cream and beautiful seasonal black coloured berries perfectly. They come together quickly and are impressive to serve. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This recipe is simple to adapt to a Christmas theme, or simple to whip up to help you punch up your shopping energy. Sugar will do that! And so will eating things equal parts pretty and delicious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ingredients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Meringue<\/h3>\n\n\n\n