Before potatoes there were….parsnips
Before potatoes there were….parsnips. This homely root vegetable was popular up to the 16th century in Europe when the potato finally [...]
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Nov, 17
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Aug, 17
Aunt Thale’s Lemonade Syrup
Aunt Thale's Lemonade Syrup is famous in my family. Examining the recipe and procedure, and realizing many people have similar recipes [...]
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Aug, 17
Grist and Flour Mills in British Columbia
Grist and Flour Mills NOTE: See COVID - 19 updates, May 25, 2020 Grist and flour mills have provided many homely [...]
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Aug, 17
Physalis
Physalis is the genus name for tomatillos, groundcherries and Chinese lanterns. They look alike, but they are not the same. Tomatillos [...]
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Aug, 17
Saskatoons – true Western Canada fruit
Saskatoons - true Western Canada fruit Saskatoons are a true Western Canada fruit; they sustained First Nations over millennia and by [...]
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May, 17
Technology in the kitchen – the old is new
Technology in the kitchen - the old is new Most museums have kitchen displays, and this week's topic is kitchen technology. [...]
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May, 17
Bulmans Cannery – the dehydration industry in Vernon
Bulman's staff c. 1936. Photo courtesy Vernon Museum and Archives In 1927 Thomas Bulman of Bulman's Limited spoke to [...]
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May, 17
Newman Cookbook Collection – University of the Fraser Valley
BCFN has been informed about a recent cookbook collection added to the University of the Fraser Valley. The Newman Western Canadian [...]
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May, 17
Cariboo Sunflowers
Cariboo sunflowers are a beautiful marker of spring and in the not-too-distant past they were also an important food crop for [...]
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Feb, 17
Pancake Tuesday
Pancake Tuesday Pancake Tuesday is the day before Lent starts. In 2021 it's today, February 16. Traditionally, Pancake Tuesday was a [...]