Fruit Cake Failures
From fruit cake failures to 50th anniversary replica wedding cakes, the fruit cake is both loved and hated. My late husband [...]
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Nov, 17
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Nov, 17
Chicken Sexing in BC
Open air pen for chickens Free range chickens Chicken sexing is an important part of egg [...]
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Nov, 17
Before potatoes there were….parsnips
Before potatoes there were….parsnips. This homely root vegetable was popular up to the 16th century in Europe when the potato finally [...]
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Oct, 17
Meat Rationing in World War II
I was going through an old button box the other day when I came across this: Not knowing what it was, [...]
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Oct, 17
Applesauce the Wear-Ever Way
Wear-Ever pots and utensils have played an important role in North American cuisine, and one unexpected way is in the making [...]
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Oct, 17
Preserving and Canning in Food History
Boiling Water Bath Canned Pickled Beets, Tomatoes, Peaches, Apricot Jam and Cherries Preserving and Canning in Food History Presevving [...]
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Oct, 17
Autumn Dinners 1895
Autumn Dinners, 1895 Imagine what an Autumn Dinner might encompass in 1895. The following seven menus were published in the Vernon News [...]
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Sep, 17
Early Contact Foods of BC
Early Contact Foods of BC In this post I want to share a few gleanings about BC food history from some [...]
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Sep, 17
Hospital Food
Hospital Food of the Past While there is a claim that hospital food is being revolutionized[i] by sourcing and preparing more [...]
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Sep, 17
Okanagan Bitterroot
Photo 1 - Bitterroot in bloom Okanagan Bitterroot This week as part of RespectFEST[i] in Vernon BC, I listened [...]