The Goulburn Cookery Book
- Year
- 1899
- Era
- 19th century
- Origin
- Australia · Oceania
- Language
- English
- Category
- Australasia
The Goulburn Cookery Book, compiled by Mrs Forster Rutledge and first issued in 1899, is among the earliest substantial community cookery books produced in regional New South Wales. Drawing on contributions from local women of the Goulburn district, it documents the domestic foodways of colonial Australia at the close of the nineteenth century and exemplifies the charitable compilation tradition that shaped much Australasian culinary publishing.
Cooking from this book
Colonial Goose
Signature dishFew dishes capture the spirit of this Goulburn community collection quite like Colonial Goose, a stuffed and roasted leg of mutton dressed up to mimic something grander. It speaks volumes about late nineteenth century New South Wales kitchens, where sheep was plentiful and poultry a luxury. Mrs Forster Rutledge gathered such practical, make-do fare from local contributors, and this homely centrepiece remains emblematic of the resourceful pastoral hospitality the book so warmly preserves.
An editorial note on a dish associated with this book, written for The Coquinist. It is not a reproduction of the book's recipe.
