The colonial kitchen : Australia, 1788-1901 / Charmaine O'Brien.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Brien, Charmaine, author.

Series:

Historic kitchens

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food habits--Australia--History--19th century.

Food habits.

Cooking--Australia--History--19th century.

Cooking.

Cooking, Australian--History--19th century.

Cooking, Australian.

Manners and customs.

History.

Australia--Social life and customs--19th century.

Australia.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 193 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]

Summary:

The Colonial Kitchen: Australia 1788-1901 explores the food and cookery of colonial Australians, challenging the prevailing stereotypes of them as dreadful cooks and uncouth eaters through a nuanced exploration of their kitchens, gardens and dining rooms, and the social and cultural systems that shaped their culinary practices.

Contents:

The Colonial Kitchen; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Land and Its People: Time and Place; Chapter 2 Food Production; Chapter 3 The Kitchen; Chapter 4 The Cook and the Help; Chapter 5 Colonial Manners at Table; Chapter 6 The Meal; Chapter 7 Colonial Cookery Books; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: O'Brien, Charmaine, author. Colonial kitchen

ISBN:

9781442249813

1442249811

OCLC:

946160645