The Golden Wattle Cookery Book is a popular Australian recipe book which was first published in Perth, Western Australia in 1924.Oakley, Glenda (1995) The Golden Wattle Cookery Book Newsletter (Friends of the Battye Library), May 1995, p. 8-9
Authors The book was compiled by Margaret WyliePopham, Daphne (editor) (1978) Reflections : profiles of 150 women who helped make Western Australia's history illustrated by Kerry Ann Stokes. Perth : Carroll's, 1978. (p.110-111, about Margaret A. 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 (240 pages, published by E.S. Wigg & Son); and the 1942 eighth edition (280 pages).
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
See also Australian cuisine The English and Australian Cookery Book
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External links Library holdings of The Golden Wattle Cookery Book