Food Processing and Marketing
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Nov, 25
Before Loyalty Cards There were Coupons
Before Loyalty Cards There were Coupons Plastic loyalty cards where consumers collect points and “cash” them in for various rewards or [...]
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Jul, 25
Strawberry History Tidbits
More BC Strawberry History Strawberries and Strawberry Socials have long been a part of the Canadian foodscape as a way to [...]
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Dec, 23
A Diary of Celebrated Christmas Recipes
A Diary of Celebrated Christmas Recipes By M. Gale Smith When an old friend visited me this summer, I mentioned to [...]
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Jan, 23
Tupperware – a success story
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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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Nov, 21
BC Recipes 1979
It’s been forty-two years since one of the first recipe books attempting to define BC cuisine was published. It was [...]
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Sep, 21
Woodward’s Food Floor
Woodward's Food Floor I recently reviewed Food Floor: My Woodward’s Days by Margaret Cadwaladr[i]. It's a memoir of the author’s experiences, [...]
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Jun, 21
Butter – An Early Staple
We have had several past blogs about butter and I remain fascinated by it and its apparent importance during the settler [...]