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
Hans (name) Hans (name) Hans is a masculine given name. In German, Danish, Dutch, Faroese, Norwegian, Icelandic and Swedish, it was originally short for Johannes (John), but is now also recognized as a name in its own right for official purposes. The earliest documented usage was in 1356 in Sweden, 1360 in Norway, and the 14th century in Denmark. "Hansel" (German "Hänsel") is a variant, meaning "little Hans." Another variant with the same meaning is "Hänschen," found in the German proverb ""Was Hänschen nicht lernt, lernt Hans nimmermehr,"" which translates roughly as: "What Hansel doesn't learn, Hans will never learn." Other variants