Rosemary Hemphill — Spice and Savour

Sydney, Angus and Robertson, 1964. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce true first edition of this cookery book, offering recipes that highlight the use of dried herbs, spices and aromatic seeds. The first edition of this work. With the original price-clipped dust wrapper. This cookbook succeeds the author's similar previous work, 'Fragrance and Flavour', with each recipe calling for a distinct herb, seed or spice. Dishes are categorised based on their defining flavour, including a hot chicken curry, coriander apple crumble, turkey stuffing (thyme), and French-style peas (mint). From Rosemary Hemphill, who established a herb-growing business at Dural, north of Sydney, with her husband after World War II. In addition to her memoir and cookbooks, she has written numerous books on the subject of herb-growing.  In the original cloth binding. With the original clipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart, with rubbing to the extremities. Dust wrapper is sunned and chipped to the spine. Marks and spots to the wrap and general edge wear. Internally, firmly bound. With scattered spotting throughout in varying degrees. Very Good . Ill.: Claire Simpson. Very Good/Good.