Butter-making
Butter-making Butter-making used to be a mark of excellent housekeeping for farm women. It requires close attention to sanitation and methodical [...]
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Apr, 18
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Apr, 18
Milk Separators
Milk Separators The milk separator helped create a source of income for farm wives and the establishment of the dairy industry [...]
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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 [...]
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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. [...]
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Apr, 17
White Spot – a BC legend
White Spot We were recently contacted by Laura Brehaut of the National Post who was doing an article on the allure [...]
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Jan, 17
Salmon Canneries in BC – the Smith Butcher Machine
If you follow the BC Food History Facebook page, you’ll see a recent post about Joe Coyle, the BC man who [...]
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Dec, 16
Taking Refrigeration for Granted
I’m full of gratitude— The lightbulb comes on When the refrigerator door is opened. Gary Soto The current cold [...]