On Saturday, 30 March 2013 09:14:02 UTC+10, Farm1 wrote:

> Neeldess to say, I dont' live in Queensland and would never even think of
> doign so. I also know not to call a dish based on meat, curry powder and
> fruit an "English curry".

What would _you_ call an "English curry"?

Why mention Cotta's book? Isn't it an _Indian_ cookbook? Yes, Indian curries could be, and were, cooked in Australian homes, even in Queensland in 1980. What does that have to do with English curry?