Kitchen Gadgets
About once a month the local historical society sets up a display in our local library with a historical item for [...]
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Oct, 26
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Aug, 26
Pickling Season
It’s Pickling Season Canadians love their pickles. Canada is one of the world's leading pickle consumers with consumption reaching roughly 80,000 [...]
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Aug, 26
Oregon Grape
Oregon Grape:A Traditional Food Plant Don’t be fooled by the name. The Oregon Grape is not a real grape. Oregon Grape [...]
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Jul, 26
Serving Up History in the Terrace Area – Book Review
Cookbooks as History or History as a Cookbook? There is a lot of interest in cookbooks as historical artifacts but the Terrace [...]
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Jul, 26
July 7 is World Chocolate Day
It's a a good time to review these chocolate food history blogs! Chocolate – dream or nightmare? On Strike for “Fair” Chocolate [...]
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Jun, 26
National Peanut Butter Cookie Day
June 12 is National Peanut Butter Cookie Day. Might be a good time to dig out your favourite peanut butter cookie [...]
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Apr, 26
Will the War in Iran make Food Prices Higher?
This article from The Conversation explains how the war in Iran affects food prices.
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Nov, 25
Before Loyalty Cards There were Coupons
Before Loyalty Cards There were Coupons Plastic loyalty cards where consumers collect points and “cash” them in for various rewards or [...]
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Oct, 25
Pumpkin Staple Food or Food Waste
The Pumpkin: Staple Food or Food Waste The Rise of the Pumpkin Patch At this time of year there are fields [...]
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Dec, 23
What’s Making Food History – Mandarin Oranges
December 23, 2023 - Library and Archives Canada reposted this blog by Caitlin Webster, written in 2019. Gale Smith originally posted [...]