Aunt Daisy's Cookery Book
- Year
- 1934
- Era
- 20th century
- Origin
- New Zealand · Oceania
- Language
- English
- Category
- Australasia
Aunt Daisy's Cookery Book gathered the practical recipes and household hints popularised by Maud Basham through her morning broadcasts on Wellington's commercial radio, where her brisk delivery and familiar persona made her one of New Zealand's most recognised voices. As one of the earliest cookery compilations to emerge from local broadcasting, it bridged the wireless and the kitchen, reflecting interwar domestic life in New Zealand and inaugurating a long-running series of Aunt Daisy titles.
Cooking from this book
Pavlova
Signature dishNo dish is more closely tied to Aunt Daisy than the pavlova, the cloud-light meringue cake crowned with whipped cream and fresh fruit that became a fixture of New Zealand home baking between the wars. As a beloved radio voice reaching housewives across the country each morning, Maud Basham helped cement this airy dessert in the national repertoire, and her cookery book stands as one of the early printed touchstones for its enduring antipodean popularity.
An editorial note on a dish associated with this book, written for The Coquinist. It is not a reproduction of the book's recipe.
