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Camp Toonallook recipe book, 1970s

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CreatorCarey Baptist Grammar SchoolGraeme F. BurleyRuth FoxDescriptionTyped and compiled recipe book for use at Camp Toonallook during the 1970s. Prepared by Camp Quartermaster Mr Graeme F. Burley, the volume brings together practical recipes and detailed notes relating to large-scale camp catering.

The booklet contains suggested menus and recipes suited to camp conditions, including scones, Rice Mexicano, jellied fruit, custard, sauces and gravies, puddings (sweets), cauliflower au gratin, roasting joints of meat, steak and kidney pie, breakfast dishes, scrambled eggs, bread, fruit salad marshmallow, and methods for frying, poaching and grilling fish. It also sets out rules for purchasing and storing vegetables, guidelines for food preparation, and a hand-drawn diagram demonstrating how to fit six dishes in the oven simultaneously.

Notes by Mrs Ruth Fox on cooking at Camp Toonallook for the first time are included at the rear of the volume.

The publication provides insight into the organisation, scale and practical challenges of catering for school camps in the 1970s, as well as the culinary practices and expectations of the period.DateBetween 1st January 1960 and 31st December 1978Year1970sOriginal format54 leaves ; 33 cm.TypeManuscriptCollectionCamps and ExcursionsKeywordCookingRecipesRecipe booksCookbooksLanguageEnglish

PersonGraeme Frederick BurleyPlace and PropertyCamp Toonallook

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