A Timeline of Australian Food Quotes

“A whole generation of Australians may well agree that abolition of school milk was one of the finer achievements of the Whitlam government, up there with free university education and ending conscription.”
― Jan O'Connell, A Timeline of Australian Food: From Mutton to Masterchef

“[describing ‘nouvelle cuisine’] …’children’s portions put on a plate by an interior decorator’…”
― Jan O'Connell, A Timeline of Australian Food: From Mutton to Masterchef

“In the days before plastic containers, families took their saucepans along to be filled with takeaway food.”
― Jan O'Connell, A Timeline of Australian Food: From Mutton to Masterchef

“The inventor of Aeroplane Jelly was a tram driver.”
― Jan O'Connell, A Timeline of Australian Food: From Mutton to Masterchef

“Weet-bix has been the best selling [sic] breakfast cereal in Australia for more than 35 years. [at the time of publication, of course, which was 2017]”
― Jan O'Connell, A Timeline of Australian Food: From Mutton to Masterchef

“Legend has it that the South Sydney Rugby League team acquired their ‘Rabbitohs’ nickname because, in the late 1920s, several players worked in the trade on Saturday mornings, later taking the field in their bloodied jerseys.”
― Jan O'Connell, A Timeline of Australian Food: From Mutton to Masterchef