First published in 1957, this edition, including all the original recipes, pays homage to the enduring appeal of the CWA and the legendary cooking skills of its members. The collection includes hundreds of tried-and-true recipes submitted by CWA members. Recipes that hark back to a time when cooking was about using simple, wholesome ingredients to create nourishing and satisfying food. There are recipes for absolutely everything: beverages and biscuits, soups and savouries, preserves and pastries, salads and sauces, fish, poultry and meat dishes, and cakes large and small. Along the way you'll find some entertaining old-fashioned tips on how to bottle fruit, make your own floor polish, remove stains and generally be a 'good housewife'. Recipes include: savoury cheese biscuits; crayfish pie; salmon souffle; casserole of mutton; Aberdeen sausage; boiled silverside of beef; baked ham; pigeon pie; baked rabbit; baked banana pudding; golden dumplings; paradise apple tart; lemon shortcake; apple and fig jam.