Key Details
Title: Green and Gold Cookery Book
Edition: Fifteenth Edition – Revised
Editor / Preface: Marjorie B. Oats
Publisher / Printer: R. M. Osborne Limited, 95 Currie Street, Adelaide
Issued By: Combined Congregational and Baptist Churches of South Australia
Beneficiary: In the interests of King’s College
Origin: Adelaide, South Australia
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Genre: Cookery / Australian Social History / Vintage Cookbook
Era: Vintage Australian edition
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Mini Story or Hook
A wonderful piece of South Australian culinary and social history, this 15th edition of the Green and Gold Cookery Book comes from one of Australia’s enduring community cookbook traditions.
Issued by the Combined Congregational and Baptist Churches of South Australia in the interests of King’s College, the book contains a broad collection of tried-and-tested recipes intended for the Australian household.
Part of its charm lies beyond the recipes themselves. Period advertising throughout provides a fascinating glimpse into Australian domestic life, including advertisements for Bake-Well Self-Raising Flour and the Adelaide Electric Supply Co. Ltd., with advice relating to electric cookers and water heaters.
The preface by Marjorie B. Oats proudly notes the success of the cookbook through its first fifteen editions — a testament to how widely these recipes were used in South Australian homes.
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Condition
Condition: Fair vintage condition – see detailed notes and photographs.
This is a well-used vintage cookbook showing considerable evidence of its working life:
* Original green cloth-covered hardcover boards.
* Covers show substantial rubbing, staining, marks and general wear.
* Wear and fraying around the edges, corners and spine extremities.
* Binding shows age and wear, particularly around the front section.
* Pages display age toning, spotting and occasional marks consistent with kitchen use and age.
* Previous owner’s handwritten name appears at the top of the title page.
* Includes numerous period advertisements throughout.
* Despite its wear, the book retains tremendous character as an authentic Australian household cookbook.
This is not a pristine collector’s copy — rather, it is an appealing well-used survivor that appears to have spent its life doing exactly what it was printed to do: helping someone cook.
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