The English and Australian Cookery Book by Edward Abbott

White Australians have generally regarded the consumption of native flora and fauna with hesitation. From the outset of European colonisation, emphasis has been placed upon the cultivation the exotic grains like wheat, and animals such as sheep and cattle, in order to establish a familiar and long-term food supply.

However, by necessity and sometimes choice, native produce comprised an important part of the diet for many colonists throughout the 19th century. While plants were rarely …