Cooking and Food Preparation
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Nov, 17
Fruit Cake Failures
From fruit cake failures to 50th anniversary replica wedding cakes, the fruit cake is both loved and hated. My late husband [...]
4
Nov, 17
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 [...]
22
Oct, 17
Applesauce the Wear-Ever Way
Wear-Ever pots and utensils have played an important role in North American cuisine, and one unexpected way is in the making [...]
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Oct, 17
Preserving and Canning in Food History
Boiling Water Bath Canned Pickled Beets, Tomatoes, Peaches, Apricot Jam and Cherries Preserving and Canning in Food History Presevving [...]
30
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 [...]
25
Jun, 17
Food on the Go – 1850s Style
The history of food in BC gives a new meaning to “food on the go”. Ship passenger lists published in the British [...]
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Mar, 17
Mock Duck
This week I look at recipes for mock foods that work with readily available ingredients and attempt to make them more [...]
16
Mar, 17
Mock Cherry Pie
I’ve always been intrigued by “mock” recipes that show up in cookbooks, so this month, I’m going to look at several [...]
16
Mar, 17
Mock Whipped Cream
I will continue to look at mock recipes that come to the rescue when we want to make something but don’t [...]
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Jan, 17
Baked Beans
Baked Beans 2016 was the year of the “pulse” and it’s not too late to acknowledge this very important Canadian [...]