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Cakes and preserves

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Cakes and preserves

From the end of the 19th century, domestic crafts were among the most hotly contested classes at A & P shows. This impressive array is from a show in 1908.

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Nelson Provincial Museum, F. N. Jones Collection

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Jock Phillips, Shows and field days – Domestic and family competitions, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/16775/cakes-and-preserves (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Jock Phillips, published 1 March 2009.