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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

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Finally, the renowned cooks of the Country Women's Association share their secrets. Here you'll find more than 500 recipes from country cooks across the nation. All the traditional family favourites are included, from soups to casseroles, from scones to jams and chutneys - and of course plenty of cakes, slices and biscuits. These are recipes that have been tried and tested at home, at family get-togethers and at community gatherings. Country Classics is not only an indespensible resource for any home cook, it is also a tribute to members of the CWA, past and present.