Here are 365 recipes, one recipe for each day of the year, originally published in calendar format in the 1930s by the Country Women's Association of New South Wales, now updated and republished for today's home cook. This is Australian country cooking at its best, making the most of seasonal produce and inexpensive, tasty ingredients. Here you will find Salmon puffs, Fricassee of rabbit, Peach and raisin pie, Rice flummery, Country Women's raffle cake-recipes that evoke the indomitable spirit of the country women of New South Wales.

Based on original recipes first compiled in the 1930s by local members of the Country Women's Association of NSW.

This is Australian cooking at its best. Making the most of seasonal produce, it brings readers a delicious recipe for each day of the year.

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The Country Women's Association of Australia has been at the heart of country life for almost 100 years, feeding families, preparing food for friends, preserving fresh produce and baking for loved ones everywhere. Now, this updated collection brings together more of their very best recipes in a handsome companion volume to the bestselling hardback Country Women's Association Classics. The recipes you will find inside are typical of the home-style cooking that's synonymous with the CWA- salads and soups; casseroles, pies and hearty bakes; puddings, cakes, biscuits and slices; pickles, chutneys, lemon butter and quince paste. This is simple yet wonderful food, as cooked by the nation's experts.

Traditional delights from the nation's favourite cooks. The cooking skills of CWA members are legendary and this collection brings together their very best recipes. Inside you'll find soups and stews, casseroles and pies, cakes, preserves, biscuits and slices. All the recipes use simple ingredients and are easy to make, yet have the indelible stamp of CWA sense and sensibility. Now you can learn from the experts! 'There's a lot to love about 85-year-old Ailsa Bond's steamed pudding, Shirley Tong's lemony ginger cake and Judy Anictomatis's Greek shortbread and there are plenty more just like this.' Jane Willson, The Age 'It's a real homecoming, the new Country Women's Association Classics- a mighty collection of 400 recipes that really capture the home cooking of a nation.' Book of the Week, Sunday Mail Brisbane, reviewed by Wendy Hall 'Each recipe in this cook book has the indelible stamp of CWA sense and sensibility.' Queensland Times 'From soups to preserves, the recipes are down-to-earth, no-fuss and timeless.' Fifi Lim, Waverley Leader

TRADITIONAL DELIGHTS FROM THE NATION'S FAVOURITE COOKS The cooking skills of CWA members are legendary and Country Women's Association Family Meals includes more than 80 of their recipes for classic, country-style food. There are small meals, snacks and starters, satisfying mains, and cakes and puddings. Many of these family favourites have been handed down through generations, and they're guaranteed to please young children, fussy teenagers and hungry shearers alike. All the recipes use simple ingredients and are simple to make, yet have the indelible stamp of CWA sense and sensibility. Now you can learn from the experts! The recipes include: Gingered chicken wings Salmon patties Moussaka Cheese and chicken rissoles Savoury leek pie Tuna and potato casserole Vegetable quiche Pot roast of topside Chicken pie All-in-one spaghetti Chocolate self-saucing pudding Pantomime cake Raspberry pudding Apple crumble Best-ever sultana cake Apple caramel scrolls Also in this series: Country Women's Association Cakes Country Women's Association Soups and Stews Country Women's Association Biscuits and Slices