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According to Useful Cooking Recipes published by the Proprietors of Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills (Sydney, 1920s) children should be sent to school with three sandwiches filing their lunch bags. In addition, they should have one piece of fruit and either a scone or a piece of nutbread. It's safe to say that this is not the type of lunch you would find in children's backpacks today!

This enlightening extract is taken from Victoria Heywood's new book Possum Pie, Beetroot Beer and Lamingtons, which brings together more than 500 lost recipes spanning the 1800s and 1900s, including: Flummery, Australia Cake and Breakfast Potatoes, and is sprinkled with hilarious advice from the time.

If you would like to hear more about the book, and learn about Australia's early food scene, Victoria Heywood will be joining the ABC774's Conversation Hour with Jon Faine program tomorrow at 11am.

To find out more about Possum Pie, Beetroot Beer and Lamingtons click here.