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RECIPE BOOK - FAIR-TIME 2000 COOK BOOK

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The Ladies Guild Group, St Mary in the Valley

2000 - 2002

Overview

A 'home-made' booklet produced to raise money by donation. The external covers of the book are from green coloured paper, while inside are 34 pages of white paper, containing 26 recipes.

The front cover is printed in black ink with [FAIR-TIME 2000 / An alphabetic mixture of Jiffy recipes / SPONSORED BY THE LADIES GUILD GROUP / NUTSHELL / COOK BOOK]. At the bottom right of the front cover is [$3 DONATION]. Scattered around the front cover are drawn pictures of fishes, a spoon, a jug, a crock pot and a table of assorted food.

On the back cover of the recipe book, printed in black ink, are 2 prayers for Grace, one for before meals, one for after meals.

The pages of the booklet are secured using two large metal staples on the left hand side.

Historical information

St Mary in the Valley Anglican Church was build in 1871 in Kelmscott on River Road by Thomas Buckingham Jr for 62 Pounds. The church was completed 6 August. Thomas Buckingham Jr and Mary Salter were the first couple to be married in the church on 3 October 1971.

On 26 May 1923 the church established a Mothers Union whch would change its name to the Ladies Guild on 7 May 1964, one year after the new, larger church was build on the site of the demolished original church bulding. The guild would hold monthyl meetings that often included a guest speaker, prayer as well as what fundraising they would do to raise money for a variety of chariatable causes. Speakers at their meetings included Ivor T Birtwistle who spoke about local history, Mr Galthorpe who spoke about the Friends of Royal Perth Hospital, Mr Sykes who spoke about Christian missions to Communist countries and Mrs Sutton who spoke about her doll collection.

To raise money for their charity work the Guild often held Jumble Sales along with a monthly stall at the local chopping centre where they sold cakes, cookies, knitted and sewen garments and othe craft items, often made by members of the Church.

In 1991 the Ladies Guild published a cookbook full of receipies contributed by parishiners of St Mary in the Valley. In 2000 the Guild published this recipe book. In 2002 the Ladies Guild folded. Kelsie Faas joined the Ladies Guild in 1972 and was a member up to the end, but her attendance at meetings and events was spasmodic due to raising three children and working as a teacher.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2024.15

Item type

Books

Themes

Social History

Material

Paper

Width

210 mm

Height or length