Central Cookery Book (Metric Revised Edition) – A.C. Irvine

The Central Cookery Book was compiled in the 1930s by Alice C. Irvine, Mistress of Domestic Science with the Education Department of Tasmania, and used for generations as the core textbook for home economics classes in Tasmanian high schools.

Generations of Tasmanians learned to cook from this book — its straightforward, no-fuss approach to foundational recipes has made it a kitchen staple well beyond the classroom. Recipes cover the basics: egg preparation, sauces, gravies, scones, puddings and the rest of the traditional domestic science curriculum.

This metric revised edition is spiral-bound so it lies flat on the kitchen bench. At 191 fully indexed pages, it is still in print and still selling — a Tasmanian kitchen classic that endures.

BOOK DETAILS

• Spiral-bound softcover.
• 191 pages, fully indexed.
• Published by St. Davids Park Publishing.

CONDITION

New.

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