Food Politics
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Mar, 19
Tilly Rolston and Coloured Margarine
Tilly Rolston and Coloured Margarine Tilly Rolston Champion of Coloured Margarine I noticed the comment “Mrs. Tilly J. Rolston, [...]
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Nov, 18
Food will win the war and write the peace
Wartime Food November 11, 2018 is the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I (more [...]
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Oct, 18
Apples and Patriotism
Apples and Patriotism In the previous blog I looked at a couple of small apple recipe booklets – one published in [...]
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Oct, 17
Meat Rationing in World War II
I was going through an old button box the other day when I came across this: Not knowing what it was, [...]
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Nov, 16
Canadian War Cake
Canadian Cake for the trenches - aka War Cake is a unique recipe that reflects rationing and resourcefulness. A few months [...]
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Oct, 16
Virus-Free Potatoes
Virus-Free Potatoes Pemberton potatoes are virus-free. The geographic isolation of the Pemberton Valley, one hour north of Whistler, has made it [...]