Squash-Pumpkin Family
Squash – Pumpkin Family is misunderstand and underrated. All of the Cucurbitale botanical order originated in Indigenous cultures in the Americas. [...]
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Nov, 22
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Oct, 22
Wheat, Ukraine, Canada
Wheat, Ukraine, Canada: what do these three words have in common? This post is in the process of completion. For a [...]
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Oct, 22
Samosas and tamales
Samosa photo (and recipe) from Hebbars Kitchen (with thanks to Neha Sonpar) Tamales and samosas were the first [...]
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Feb, 22
Building the Alaska Highway
Building the Alaska Highway in 1942-43 included more than heavy equipment and Canadian-American collaboration. Food shortages and coping with family life [...]
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Jan, 22
Food Supply Chains
Food supply chains involve all levels of the economy. These days we hear about food supply chains in terms of obtaining [...]
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Jan, 22
HBC Gardens and Garden Seeds
HBC Gardens and Garden Seeds Everyone is thinking about garden seeds, or could be. In 2021 I set out to grow [...]
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Nov, 21
Depression Recipes
Depression Recipes A recent request on the Culinary Historians of Canada facebook page for Depression-era recipes inspired me to write this [...]
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Sep, 21
Past Posts about Preserving Fruits and Vegetables
Past Posts about Preserving Fruits and Vegetables BC Food History Network has many posts about preserving fruits and vegetables. Here are [...]
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Aug, 21
Amazing 1,300-Year-Old Technology Found Hidden in Comox Harbour
Amazing 1,300-Year-Old Technology Found Hidden in Comox Harbour Determined mature student decoded a hidden secret
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May, 21
Jan Peskett Nabob Foods
CHE Journal 1974 (1) Jan Peskett - Nabob Foods Jan Peskett was the first and last person to [...]