Food for Holidays and Special Occasions
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Mar, 20
Easter Ham: Scruffy Hospitality
The Easter Ham was a tradition in my family. Neither 12-foot drifts, 75 mile-an-hour winds, or the prospect of having to [...]
15
Dec, 19
Plum puddings and Proust
Plum puddings and Proust Cover of Edith Adams' Christmas Baking Marcel Proust ate a madeleine - and a flood [...]
15
Sep, 19
Wedding Cake Recipe Search
Wedding Cake Recipe Search Few food historians can resist the urge to help someone find a recipe. When the BC Food [...]
12
Mar, 19
Pi Day
Thanks to KB for this information about Pi Day: *Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3/14) around the world. Pi [...]
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Dec, 18
Getting Organized for Christmas
Getting Organized for Christmas In 1943, BC Electric Home Service[i] produced a Home Service Bulletin booklet titled Christmas Festivities[ii], eight pages [...]
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Nov, 18
Potluck – Friendsgiving
Potluck - Friendsgiving The saddest potluck I ever attended was in a Yaletown condo in Vancouver. The hosts had contributed a [...]
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Jul, 18
Simple Pancake Recipe
Simple Pancake Recipe How quickly can you make pancakes? Pancakes Pancakes and flapjacks played an important role in early [...]
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Jul, 18
Quantity cookery
Quantity cookery, or cooking for large groups of people, is an underrated skill and one that needs to be retrieved. Considering [...]
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Jan, 18
Mother’s Favourite Recipes
Mother's Favourite Recipes Mother's Favourite Recipes 1958 In 1958-59, Mrs. Schick's grade six class at Bon Accord School collected [...]
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Jan, 18
Margaret Henderson and the Province Modern Kitchen
Margaret Henderson was one of several BC newspaper food writers who influenced the daily lives of thousands of women. During [...]