tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18984654.post113204779365942421..comments2023-11-03T20:16:53.649+11:00Comments on OZ TUCKER: My Cooking BibleAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972285659958872775noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18984654.post-52770552738838217202010-09-23T09:29:16.972+10:002010-09-23T09:29:16.972+10:00Dear Anon,
Do so love your story - and I wish I kn...Dear Anon,<br />Do so love your story - and I wish I knew where your mother got the books from. I have tried to locate the publisher - if there still is a publisher - but have been unable to track such a being down.<br /><br />I do agree about the tips and rules. Even if you are going to use someone else's recipe, I advise reading Miss Schauer's rules - particularly for souffles!<br /><br />I don't haver her book on jams and conserves and would love to be able to come across a copy of that.<br /><br />Thank you for visiting the blog and telling such a thoughtful tale. I do appreciate it.<br /><br />Blessings and bliss<br />BrigidAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05972285659958872775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18984654.post-83246509880785945272010-09-20T23:30:38.929+10:002010-09-20T23:30:38.929+10:00I'm 34 and about 9 years ago when my Mother...I'm 34 and about 9 years ago when my Mother's old copy of Miss Schauer's Preserving Book fell apart I found a site selling new copies. And for a small charge they threw in a copy of the Australian Cookery Book (about 60 pages in the middle have been bound upside down). My Mum still has and uses the Preserving Book but I LOVE the Cookery Book. I admit I usually just read it like a novel instead of a recipe book but I did make her plain flour savoury pie pastry the other night and it was excellent. I often check it for tips and 'rules'. I love her no-nonsense approach (like my Mum's) and the way some recipes are labelled "good" or "economical" like we would do ourselves. It is also a reminder of how easy we have things now. How women (and it was women) had to plan ahead, economise in so many ways and innovate to make the most of what was available. I put the book away and forget about it for months at a time but it is always exciting to pull it out again. I hate to think knowledge and practices like this are disappearing. It makes me laugh a bit now to hear that chefs are 'discovering' the chemistry of food when in Miss Shauer's day, learning how and why a cake rises would have been the first step in making the cake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18984654.post-57277268867857093112007-10-23T20:45:00.000+10:002007-10-23T20:45:00.000+10:00Melinda, I'm not sure that the book is still in pu...Melinda, I'm not sure that the book is still in publication - although it was for many, many decades after her death unaffected by changes to metric or that modern invention of coloured photographs in cookery books. Second hand bookshops might be able to help. If not try an inter-library loan.<BR/><BR/>Blessings and blissAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05972285659958872775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18984654.post-24952721171844560952007-10-23T12:20:00.000+10:002007-10-23T12:20:00.000+10:00Hi Miss Eagle - thank you for your comment on my b...Hi Miss Eagle - thank you for your comment on my blog (melbournelarder.blogspot.com) about Miss Schauer and lamingtons. I'd never heard of Miss Schauer and I'm now really keen to track down a copy of her book and to find out more about her. She sounds like a culinary treasure who should definitely be better known!Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12775084147563664373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18984654.post-6362920177839472862007-08-29T14:25:00.000+10:002007-08-29T14:25:00.000+10:00Slipped up in the previous comment by omitting an ...Slipped up in the previous comment by omitting an all important dot. The address is:<BR/>misseagle@bluebottledotcomAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05972285659958872775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18984654.post-2695781709603821762007-08-29T14:23:00.000+10:002007-08-29T14:23:00.000+10:00Dear Anonymous, what a thrill. Would you be able ...Dear Anonymous, what a thrill. Would you be able to scan or photograph the cover and the bit about the war-time edition and any other interesting bits. If you would like to enter into correspondence with me, you can email me at this address: misseagle@bluebottle com. You might like to write me a little guest post to publish on Oz Tucker, a sort of culinary Anzac tradition, don't you think?<BR/><BR/>Blessings and bliss from Brigid aka Miss EagleAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05972285659958872775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18984654.post-24907383707095908892007-08-29T12:27:00.000+10:002007-08-29T12:27:00.000+10:00Just looking up The Schauer Australian Cookery Boo...Just looking up The Schauer Australian Cookery Book as I came across a copy this morning -op shop in New Zealand- and found this website.<BR/>I am thrilled with the book -ninth edition hard red cover -linen finish. I believe 1946.<BR/>Interesting on page 1v just past preface it mentions War-Time Edition....<BR/>Existing conditions brought about by the war do not allow us to produce this edition in the manner we would desire...... <BR/>For the larger publications, such as "The Schauer Australian Cookery Book," the use of paper of more than one class or weight is unavoidableAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18984654.post-52421953550207682422007-01-30T22:39:00.000+11:002007-01-30T22:39:00.000+11:00Just keep your eyes posted. Could happen - and ch...Just keep your eyes posted. Could happen - and check opp shops, second hand and antiquarian bookshops (although if you find it in the last type you will probably pay a bit).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05972285659958872775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18984654.post-1134831198209069612005-12-18T01:53:00.000+11:002005-12-18T01:53:00.000+11:00What a great piece of Australiana! I love old Aus...What a great piece of Australiana! I love old Aussie cook books too, and I believe your comments about its rarity. I admit I have never seen it around. Wonder if it might appear on eBay one day?Gina E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07532527261977368083noreply@blogger.com