Review of Susan Musgrave’s A Taste of Haida Gwaii
Haida Gwaii Food Gathering and Feasting At 374 pages, A taste of Haida Gwaii, food gathering and feasting at [...]
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Apr, 18
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
Sun-Rype of Kelowna
“Deep roots, strong branches, the history of Sun-Rype” began as a memoir by Ian Greenwood who was a manager of new [...]
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Apr, 18
Laura Rose – Canada’s Dairying Queen
Laura Rose Stephen (1866-1963) had a profound influence on quality and production of dairy products. Until big business took over the [...]
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Apr, 18
A Fruitful Century – Book Review
Dendy, David & Kyle, Kathleen (1990). A fruitful century, The British Columbia Fruit Growers’ Association 1889 – 1989. Kelowna, BC: British [...]
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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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Mar, 18
Selling BC Apples
It was challenging to sell BC apples in the 1930s. In 1931, based on data from 1926 to 1930, British Columbia led [...]
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Mar, 18
A Case for Retro Recipes
Many of the recipes that I enjoyed in my childhood and youth now fall under the category of "retro recipes". Recently [...]
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Mar, 18
Bee Cee Honey
If you grew up in BC you’ll probably recognize the Bee Cee Honey trademark[i]. It was owned by Hodgson Bee Supplied [...]
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Mar, 18
“Let’s Serve Canned Salmon”
"Let's Serve Canned Salmon" was a recipe booklet promoting BC canned salmon developed by the Home Economics Section, Department of Fisheries, [...]