Outback cooking in the camp oven. Jack & Reg Absalom. 1997.

Jack Absalom’s best-selling Outback Cooking in the Camp Oven tells you how to cook everything - from Coopers-style whole baked fish to Nullarbor Ginger Roll and Strzelecki Damper - all in the camp oven.

Born and raised in the Outback, Jack is a well-known artist, bushman, raconteur and television personality/ Many of these popular recipes are from Jack’s uncle, Reg Absalom, who spent many years cooking on Outback stations.