If you follow the BC Food History Facebook page, you’ll see a recent post about Joe Coyle, the BC man who invented the egg carton. There’s another invention that deserves recognition for even more long-reaching effects on the BC food industry. The Smith Butcher Machine (also known as the “Iron Chink”) was both a technological […]
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Taking Refrigeration for Granted
The current cold snap notwithstanding, we take refrigeration for granted these days. We expect to have perishable produce available to us year round and keep fresh milk in the refrigerator for at least two weeks. In the not-so-distant past refrigeration was out of reach for ordinary people. Up to the 19th Century, perishable or out-of-season […]