Category Archives: Recipes

Mrs. Carroll’s Prize-winning Marrow Honey

Posted on March 20, 2018 by

Sydney’s ‘Truth’ newspaper (1890 – 1958) ran a weekly competition for recipes within its ‘Making Good Wives Better’ column, offering ‘substantial cash prizes for the best recipes submitted each week.’ Mrs. G. Carroll of 25 Prospect Street, Erskineville submitted a … Continue reading →

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Lemon Rings – a 1920 recipe from Erskineville, Sydney

Posted on June 14, 2017 by

On 22 February 1920 a request from ‘Elsie’ of St. Leonards appeared in the ‘Housewives Exchange’ – a column within ‘The World of Women’ page of Sydney’s The Sun newspaper. ‘any kind of useful wrinkle concerning the home-cooking, dressmaking, care of … Continue reading →

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Daisy’s Dripping Biscuits

Posted on April 10, 2017 by

In 1919, Daisy of Erskineville submitted her recipe for Dripping Biscuits to the ‘Women’s Sphere’ page of Sydney’s The Sun Newspaper. Daisy’s recipe appeared in the ‘Housewives’ Exchange’ column: ‘any kind of useful wrinkle concerning the home-cooking, dressmaking, care of children-will … Continue reading →

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Mrs. Lane’s Prize-winning Passionfruit Delight

Posted on February 24, 2017 by

In 1946 Mrs. A. Lane, of 33 Rochford Street Erskineville submitted her recipe for Passionfruit Delight to a weekly competition held by the Truth newspaper within its ‘Making Good Wives Better’ section. For her efforts, Mrs. Lane came third, missing … Continue reading →

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1916 Erskineville Date Pudding and Snowballs – Economical, tasty and wholesome

Posted on September 24, 2016 by

The Sydney newspaper The Sun (1910-1954) encouraged the housewives of Sydney to submit their recipes for consideration by ‘Dinah’ (an experienced and economical cook) and inclusion in the Sunday edition’s Women’s Page recipes. On this day 100 years ago, an Erskineville resident known … Continue reading →

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