Golden Wattle Cookery Book
The Golden Wattle Cookery Book is a popular Australian recipe book which was first published in Perth, Western Australia in 1924.
Authors
The book was compiled by Margaret Wylie and the teaching staff of the Perth Household Management Centre. Other Centre staff who contributed to the book include Mabel E. Yewers, Margaret H. Reeves, Doris S. Gray and Marie A. McKinnon.Contents
The book contains simple and easy to follow recipes, such as barley water, fricassee of chicken, and jam tarts. It also has hints and helpful advice on what to look for when buying and preparing fresh produce.Versions
The book has been reprinted 27 times. Versions include the 1930 third edition ; and the 1942 eighth edition.Publication history
- 1924, Australia, E.S. Wigg OCLC 219860048, 200 pages
- 1975, Australia, E.S. Wigg OCLC 221950040, 262 pages, 22nd edition with metric conversion
- 2003, Australia, Angus & Robertson, 262 pages, 34th edition