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Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management: www.mrsbeeton.com – Cookery, Recipies & Household Management
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Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management. Comprising Information for the Mistress, Housekeeper, Cook, Kitchen-maid, Butler, Footman, Coachman, Valet, Upper and under house-maids, Lady’s-maid, Maid-of-all-work, Laundry-maid, Nurse and nurse-maid, Monthly, wet, and sick nurses, etc. etc. also, sanitary, medical, and legal memoranda; with a history of the origin, properties, and uses of all things connected with home life and comfort. 14 SHEEP AND LAMB. 18 THE CALF GENERAL. 26 PUDDINGS and PASTRY.
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The Colonial Cook: July 2015
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One woman’s quest to unearth early Australian recipes and discover the origins of the way we eat. Friday, 31 July 2015. Classified Advertising. (1809, April 9). The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. NSW : 1803 - 1842), p. 1. Retrieved August 1, 2015, from http:/ nla.gov.au/nla.news-article627717. Keep reading, keep reading. You'll get there. Sunday, 26 July 2015. But finally, I have had confirmation of its goodness in the form of a blind taste test. Unbeknownst to me, my mother served pa...
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The Colonial Cook: January 2015
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One woman’s quest to unearth early Australian recipes and discover the origins of the way we eat. Monday, 12 January 2015. A Glimpse at the True History of Pasta in Australia. My mind has recently turned to pasta, because my Lady Love and assorted family and friends banded together to get me a pasta attachment for my Kitchenaid for Christmas. Needless to say we are all now in a near-constant carbohydrate coma in the Colonial Cottage. NSW : 1803 - 1842), p. 4. Retrieved January 12, 2015, from http...As th...
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The Colonial Cook: October 2015
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One woman’s quest to unearth early Australian recipes and discover the origins of the way we eat. Thursday, 8 October 2015. Fear and Loathing of the Suburban Summer; and Oil Slick Lemonade. Oil Slick Lemonade (front); and my beloved woodpile (rear). I have always maintained that people with my complexion were never intended to live in this sort of climate. Or what would happen if it turned out to be very, very well suited to the environment (for example, rabbits. Pathetic pale specimens such as myself ha...
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The Colonial Cook: Australia's Love Affair with Beef; and a Topical Recipe
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One woman’s quest to unearth early Australian recipes and discover the origins of the way we eat. Thursday, 24 September 2015. Australia's Love Affair with Beef; and a Topical Recipe. Beef Braised in Vinegar (recipe below). I have an ambiguous relationship with beef. I know, I know - for an Australian, that's like saying I've never really been keen on oxygen. But it's the truth. Please eat our pigs. Our lean, lean pigs. Not that nasty, fatty beef. Please! We love our lamb. Really! As you can probably tel...
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The Colonial Cook: December 2014
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One woman’s quest to unearth early Australian recipes and discover the origins of the way we eat. Monday, 22 December 2014. Christmas, 1803 in the Colonies. CHRISTMAS. (1871, January 2). Illustrated Australian News for Home Readers. Melbourne, Vic. : 1867 - 1875), p. 1 Supplement: SUPPLEMENT TO THE ILLUSTRATED AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Merry Christmas, cookery friends! We are, however, all lucky to not be living in the Sydney colony in 1803, at Christmas-time. The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser.
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The Colonial Cook: Fear and Loathing of the Suburban Summer; and Oil Slick Lemonade
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One woman’s quest to unearth early Australian recipes and discover the origins of the way we eat. Thursday, 8 October 2015. Fear and Loathing of the Suburban Summer; and Oil Slick Lemonade. Oil Slick Lemonade (front); and my beloved woodpile (rear). I have always maintained that people with my complexion were never intended to live in this sort of climate. Or what would happen if it turned out to be very, very well suited to the environment (for example, rabbits. Pathetic pale specimens such as myself ha...
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The Colonial Cook: A Cheeky 19th Century Genderqueer Rhyme
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One woman’s quest to unearth early Australian recipes and discover the origins of the way we eat. Thursday, 1 October 2015. A Cheeky 19th Century Genderqueer Rhyme. Alice Veale (left) was a member of a prominent Victorian pioneer family who settled in Lake Bolac. As we can see here, she also cut a dashing figure in a three piece suit. Veale, W. E (1890). [Alice Veale and Ethel dressed in men's clothing, Lake Bolac, Vic.]. Handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/89366. And anything in-between hadn't been invented yet.
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The Colonial Cook: March 2015
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One woman’s quest to unearth early Australian recipes and discover the origins of the way we eat. Monday, 23 March 2015. I am sure many an early settler was driven by hunger and desperation to eat their horse, but today's anecdote is somewhat more light- hearted. Appearing in the recipes section (! Is the following story about a taste test with a difference, at the Zoo:. Recipes. (1866, October 6). The Australasian. Wednesday, 18 March 2015. Here is an advertisement from. The Sydney Morning Herald. As we...
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The Colonial Cook: April 2015
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One woman’s quest to unearth early Australian recipes and discover the origins of the way we eat. Thursday, 2 April 2015. A Colonial Era Recipe for Clarified Butter, or "Unexpected Ghee". One of the things I find most interesting about reading the quite frankly bizarre variety of recipes in Colonial Era newspapers is recipes that replicate staples in other cuisines. 1866, November 3). The Australasian. The Sky is Falling', Easter Edition. Tomorrow is Good Friday, the day on which Hot Cross Buns are tradi...