What foods were eaten at the Ballarat gold fields?

Answer 1

People on the Ballarat goldfields ate basic and simple foods. They tended to stock up on as much as possible in the cities, because once they were on the goldfields, they were decidedly reluctant to leave their claims in case someone else worked it while they were gone, stealing their gold. Also, the stores in the goldfields towns charged exorbitant prices for their goods, because they had a monopoly on the market.

In the gold rushes, people most commonly ate damper, a simple bread made of flour, salt and water and cooked over an open campfire. They ate mutton with potatoes and onions, perhaps some cabbage and carrots if they were lucky, mutton or rabbit stew, or salted beef jerky. Occasionally they might kill a kangaroo or wallaby, but it was not the favoured food, although "roo tail stew" did become reasonably popular. Other fruits and vegetables were rare on the goldfields. They enjoyed billy tea as well.

Answer 2

People on the Australian goldfields most commonly ate damper, a simple bread made of flour, salt and water and cooked over an open campfire. They ate mutton with potatoes and onions, perhaps some cabbage and carrots if they were lucky, mutton or rabbit stew, or salted beef jerky. Occasionally they might kill a kangaroo or wallaby, but it was not the favoured food, although "roo tail stew" did become reasonably popular. Other fruits and vegetables were rare on the goldfields. They enjoyed billy tea as well.

Miners and their families often bought their food in one of the "trading posts" that grew up around where the fields were. Food was often very expensive as the local supplier had a monopoly on the market. This meant that he could charge whatever he liked, knowing that the miners would not leave their claims in order to travel to the cities for supplies at cheaper prices.

Answer 3

People on the Australian goldfields in the 1850s most commonly ate damper, a simple bread made of flour, salt and water and cooked over an open campfire. They ate mutton with potatoes and onions, perhaps some cabbage and carrots if they were lucky, mutton or rabbit stew, or salted beef jerky. Occasionally they might kill a kangaroo or wallaby, but it was not the favoured food.

Other fruits and vegetables were rare on the goldfields, except for those who were prepared to deal with Chinese, who cultivated market gardens. Food was either brought in with the diggers or bought in one of the "trading posts" that grew up around where the fields were. Food was often very expensive as the local supplier had a monopoly on the market.

People on the goldfields enjoyed billy tea as well, which was tea boiled in a billy over an open fire.

Answer 4

they mainly ate mutton(meat),damper(bread) and tea.they also make jam,butter and soap.