The Colonial Cook Book: The Recipes Of A By-Gone Australia
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Step back into the kitchens of a fledgling nation — The Colonial Cook Book is an extraordinary culinary time capsule that resurrects the authentic flavours, methods, and domestic traditions of bygone colonial Australia. Drawing on recipes passed down through generations of Australian households, this volume chronicles the resourceful and inventive cooking of settlers who transformed humble, often scarce ingredients into nourishing and surprisingly sophisticated fare. From hearty bush tucker-inspired dishes to elegant homestead entertaining, the collection presents a vivid portrait of colonial life as experienced through its food, illuminating the ingenuity and resilience that defined early Australian society. Beyond its practical recipes, this work stands as a significant document of Australian cultural and social history, capturing the rich intersection of Indigenous foodways, British culinary tradition, and the improvised genius of a people forging a new identity at the edge of the known world. The author's approach is reverential yet accessible, making this an indispensable volume for food historians, heritage enthusiasts, and home cooks alike. Every page invites the reader to wonder: what might we rediscover about ourselves by returning to the table of our ancestors?
Author: Various
Format: Paperback
Genre: Cookery
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Step back into the kitchens of a fledgling nation — The Colonial Cook Book is an extraordinary culinary time capsule that resurrects the authentic flavours, methods, and domestic traditions of bygone colonial Australia. Drawing on recipes passed down through generations of Australian households, this volume chronicles the resourceful and inventive cooking of settlers who transformed humble, often scarce ingredients into nourishing and surprisingly sophisticated fare. From hearty bush tucker-inspired dishes to elegant homestead entertaining, the collection presents a vivid portrait of colonial life as experienced through its food, illuminating the ingenuity and resilience that defined early Australian society. Beyond its practical recipes, this work stands as a significant document of Australian cultural and social history, capturing the rich intersection of Indigenous foodways, British culinary tradition, and the improvised genius of a people forging a new identity at the edge of the known world. The author's approach is reverential yet accessible, making this an indispensable volume for food historians, heritage enthusiasts, and home cooks alike. Every page invites the reader to wonder: what might we rediscover about ourselves by returning to the table of our ancestors?