Vintage Cookbook display
October 7th 2010 09:16
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Old and rare cookbook display
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Hornsby Library
Margaret Fulton - the Australian queen of the cookbook
The display is on loan from the State Library of NSW.
Discover how Aussie cooking and food has changed over the years, learn about how the fridge and microwave impacted upon cooking styles and see posters of Depression and War-era cookbooks.
The exhibition also includes a display of new and Âgolden oldie cookbooks from the Hornsby Shire collection.
Meet food poetry author Margaret Ruckert
Margaret Ruckert, author of You Deserve Dessert, will speak at Hornsby Library in conjunction with the display on Friday 15 October at 10.30am. Her book is a series of poems about food. The talk costs $5 per person, including light refreshments. Bookings are essential.
Opening hours are:
ÂMonday to Friday 10am to 9pm
ÂSaturdays, 9.30am to 5pm
ÂSundays 2pm to 5pm
See cover images of some of the old cookbooks on flickr
Hornsby Library is located at 28-44 George Street, Hornsby. The library is a short walk from Hornsby Station.
For more information and to reserve your place for the author talk, call 9847 6614 or email library@hornsby.nsw.gov.au.
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