Amy Schauer (2 June 1871– 13 August 1956) was an Australian cookery instructor and author.

Biography

Amy Schauer was born on 2 June 1871 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. After completing her schooling in New South Wales, she took training in domestic sciences at

Sydney Technical College The Sydney Technical College, now known as the TAFE New South Wales Sydney Institute, is a technical school established in 1878, that superseded the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts. The college is one of Australia's oldest technical education i ...

. She later joined the Brisbane Technical College, and taught cookery from 1895 until 1922. She also taught at Nambour Rural School. She, as Ryan claims, became “an outstanding influence on the education of Queensland girls.” Her recipes regularly appeared in magazines including ''Sapford's Queensland Almanac'' and ''the Queensland Farmer's Gazette''. She died at Strathfield, Sydney, on 13 August 1956.

Publications

Her cookbooks were widely used in academic institutions as well as in homes. Her popular books include *''The Schauer Australian Cookery Book '', *''Cookery for Invalids'', * ''Theory of Cookery'', and *''Schauer Australian Fruit Preserving and Confectionery''.

References

1871 births 1956 deaths Australian cookbook writers Australian women food writers Australian women educators {{Australia-writer-stub