or Brownie
a kind ofcurrant loaf.
1890. E. D. Cleland, `The White kangaroo,' p. 57:
«Cake made of flour, fat and sugar, commonly known as `Browny.'»
1890. `The Argus,' Sept. 20, p. 13, col. 57:
«Four o'clock. `Smoke O!' again with more bread and brownie(a bread sweetened with sugar and currants).»
1892. Gilbert Parker, `Round the Compass,' p. 36:
«Roast mutton and brownie are given us to eat.»