19-07-2025
The intriguing history of the community cookbook
Who doesn't love a passionfruit sponge, jam roly-poly or nice fluffy scone? How about fish soup or an anglicised chop suey? While we might get excited about classic bakes, community cookbooks are much more than your community, parish or County Women's Association fundraisers. They're time capsules that reveal so much about the social and political fabric of a community at a particular point in time. They're also treasure troves of nostalgia that help us connect to our families, memories and ancestors long passed.
Guests:
Liz Harfull, author of Tried, Tested and True: Treasured recipes and untold stories from Australia's community Cookbooks
Sheralee Menz & Marieka Ashmore, 'Those Barossa Girls', authors of Rolling Up Their Sleeves: The Recipes and the Women Behind the Barossa Cookery Book
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This episode of Every Bite was produced on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation.