An Iced VoVo is a

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topped with 2 strips of pink

fondant Fondant is a mixture of sugar and water used as a confection, filling, or icing. Sometimes gelatin and glycerine are used as softeners or stabilizers. There are numerous varieties of fondant, with the most basic being poured fondant. Others in ...

flanking a strip of raspberry jam and sprinkled with

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. It is a product of the Australian-based biscuit company Arnott's (now American-owned). Previously known as Iced Vo-Vo biscuits, the brand was first registered in 1906. On 24 November 2007,

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made a light-hearted mention of Iced VoVos in his election victory speech, jokingly urging his team to have a strong cup of tea with an Iced VoVo before getting to work. This reportedly led to skyrocketing Iced VoVo sales, prompting Arnott's to send a shipping pallet of the biscuits to the Prime Minister's office in Canberra's

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. A similar product (called Mikado) has been sold in Ireland by

Jacob's Jacob's is a brand name for several lines of biscuits and crackers in the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom. The brand name is owned by the Jacob Fruitfield Food Group, part of Valeo Foods, which produces snacks for the Irish market. ...

since 1888. It has pink marshmallow instead of pink fondant. But during the late 1980s and early 1990s there was a square shaped biscuit called Camelot.

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1951 video of manufacture of biscuits, including Iced VoVos
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