Baked Alaska Florida" in 1894, apparently referring to the contrast between its cold and hot elements. The dish is also known as an "omelette à la norvégienne" or "Norwegian omelette", which similarly refers to the cold climate of Norway. The dish is made of ice cream placed in a pie dish lined with slices of sponge cake or Christmas pudding, and topped with meringue. The entire dessert is then placed in an extremely hot oven for a brief time, long enough to firm and caramelize the meringue. In 1969, the recently invented microwave oven enabled Hungarian gastrophysicist Nicholas Kurti to produce a
Surprise Surprise (album) Surprise Surprise (album) Surprise Surprise is the 1982 studio album of Mezzoforte on Steinar. Their fourth album originally released in Iceland as "4" with a different cover made the band famous worldwide when, after the international release, the single "Garden Party" hit the charts. Earlier in 1982, the second keyboard player, Bjorn Thorarensen who's been with them for their previous two albums, left Mezzoforte. The saxophone player Kristinn Svavarsson became a full member after playing as a guest on the band's first two albums. "Surprise Surprise" was recorded at PRT Studios, London in July–August 1982 and mixed at Red Bus