Do Home Economics Teachers Cook?
A Book of Favorite Recipes Do Home Ec. Teachers Cook? Like the doctor’s children who get sick, or the [...]
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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
Post-War marketing of BC apples
Post-War Marketing of BC Apples Marketing of British Columbia apples in the 1950s and 1960s took a new turn. Gone were [...]
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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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Sep, 18
Enjoying Apples
Enjoying Apples It's apple harvest time in the Okanagan. The orchards are beautiful with ripe apples and the farmers’ markets offer [...]
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Sep, 18
Chokecherries
Chokecherries Years ago when I was teaching in Hazelton (Gitksan territory), I remember children coming to school in the fall with [...]
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Sep, 18
Sushi in British Columbia
When did sushi come to British Columbia? BC's claim to the California Roll begins with the assertion that Chef Hidekazu Tojo [...]
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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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Jul, 18
Simple Pancake Recipe
Simple Pancake Recipe How quickly can you make pancakes? Pancakes Pancakes and flapjacks played an important role in early [...]
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Jul, 18
Best loved cookbooks
Complete right side of Practical Cookbook Devil's Cake - Practical Cook Book, Selected Doukhobor and Quaker Recipes, [...]