A staple of Indian cuisine for millennia, chutney had dramatically transformed by the time it made its way into Phylis Maunder’s kitchen in Wee Waa. The word ‘chutney’ comes from the Indian ‘chatni’ (sometimes spelt chutni), which means ‘to be licked.’ When the British staff of the East India Company (EIC) tasted chatni in the […]
In addition to bringing us roads, we have the Romans to thank for the humble fruit cake. When Mrs Maunder’s Boiled Fruit Cake placed second at the 1975 Wee Waa Show, she was unwittingly contributing to the legacy of an ancient cake that is so dense that it’s sometimes referred to as ‘doorstop.’ The fruit […]
Much can be learned about the 1863 ‘Geelong and Western Districts Hunt Club Cup’ through the punters alone: ‘The gentleman about the Bay View Hotel had either no opinions to back, no money to back them with, or no pluck to invest in it.’ Made by William Edwards, this silver claret jug would be the […]
The Ulladulla Refrigerating Butter Company of Milton, established in 1896, was famous for churning the choicest butter. It was smooth, firm textured, even grained and was just the right shade of straw yellow. In 1926, the company also began making aged cheddar cheese, packing the rounds into timber crates like this, separated by fine timber […]
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