Ulu – Women’s Knife
Ulu – Women’s Knife Note* This post was compiled from previous writing by Dr. Marlene Atleo and Dr. Mary Gale Smith [...]
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Mar, 23
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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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Feb, 20
Automatic Toasters
Automatic Toasters Automatic toasters ensured more people ate toast for breakfast. A recent survey found that one out of four Canadians [...]
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Jan, 20
Food Grinders
Food Grinders Home Food Grinder An image of a Home Food Grinder recently surfaced on the internet, with the [...]
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Jul, 19
Cook Stoves for BC
Cook Stoves for BC In the period between 1858 when the gold rush and early settlement began in British Columbia and [...]
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Jul, 19
First Patent Granted to Woman Inventor for Cook Stove
First Patent Granted to Woman Inventor for Cook Stove Our blogs usually focus on British Columbia food history but the fact [...]
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Jul, 19
Cook Stove Revolution of the 1800s
Cook Stove Revolution of the 1800s Recently I bought a new cook stove or “range” as they are now known, when [...]
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Sep, 18
The Egg Carton Invented in BC
The Egg Carton Invented in BC As this promotional ad indicates, the egg carton was invented in BC[I] It started in [...]
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Aug, 17
Grist and Flour Mills in British Columbia
Grist and Flour Mills NOTE: See COVID - 19 updates, May 25, 2020 Grist and flour mills have provided many homely [...]
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May, 17
Technology in the kitchen – the old is new
Technology in the kitchen - the old is new Most museums have kitchen displays, and this week's topic is kitchen technology. [...]