" ... it was an everyday occurrence to have a pan full of eggs, with a handful of flour shaken over them, ..."
Martin Cash ca. 1870, unattributed.
National Library of Australia
Biographical information: Australian Dictionary of Biography online edition
| Title | Historic homesteads of Australia Volume 1 of Historic buildings of Australia |
| Author | Australian Council of National Trusts |
| Publisher | Cassell Australia, 1976 |
"Frederick [Stieglitz] received a grant of 2,000 acres which he took up up on the Break O'Day River and named Killymoon. In 1830 he married Mrs Ransom who owned an inn at Kempton, and several years later moved with her to Killymoon, where she continued in the tradition of good housekeeping for which she had become famous. The following quotation from Martin Cash The Bushranger of Van Diemen's Land relates to the year 1837:
'On the following morning we started for Break O'Day, and on coming to Mr Stieglitz I engaged with the 'missus' as dairyman for twelve months, my companion being obliged to participate in the management of the dairy. The servants' table at this establishment was served up in a style and profusion which I had never before seen equalled; roast and boiled joints, with pies, puddings and tarts, was the daily routine, and it was an everyday occurrence to have a pan full of eggs, with a handful of flour shaken over them, cooked for breakfast, and a similar dish for tea...' "
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