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Tucker Track
The curious history of food in Australia
written by: Warren Fahey
Published by: ABC Books
Publication date: 2 December 2005
Tucker Track is an eclectic and entertaining collection of culinary-related customs, habits and traditions in Australia, guaranteed to trigger long-lost memories and delight readers with every page turned.
- What is a barcoo sandwich?
- Why was a bottle of prunes kept on the sideboards of Elizabethan brothels?
- What is the history of the TV dinner?
- What is a slippery bob and a negus?
- Why are there so many superstitions about salt?
- What nursery rhymes involve food?
- How did the lamington get its name?
- What are the words to the Aeroplane Jelly jingle?
- What was an outback cook really serving when he dished up a plate of bush oysters?
Brimming with examples of culinary wisdom, old wives' tales and fascinating bite-sized chunks of information, Tucker Track is divided into 25 chapters on topics such as 'Iconic Foods', 'Festivals and Rituals', 'School Meals' and 'Entertaining and Etiquette', and the alphabetical entries are perfect for dipping into. Certain to stir up powerful memories, Tucker Track explores Australia's history from a unique and fascinating perspective - just dig in and enjoy.
Warren Fahey is a folklorist, broadcaster, prolific author and performer of bush songs, yarns and verse. He has been collecting and researching Australian folklore for over forty years and is a larrikin graduate of the School of Hard Knocks and Dingo University. He has been honoured with the Order of Australia for services to the Arts and, in 2004, the CMAA Golden Gumleaf Lifetime Achievement Award for services to the bush ballad tradition.
'Warren Fahey knows his tucker and can take his readers back along some fascinating bush tracks where campfires burned brightly and country kitchens produced dishes that were uniquely Australian and as tasty as the best.'
Joan Campbell Former food director for Vogue and Vogue Entertaining + Travel
ISBN 0 73331727 8 – rrp $27.95
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