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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May, 17
Bulmans Cannery – the dehydration industry in Vernon
Bulman's staff c. 1936. Photo courtesy Vernon Museum and Archives In 1927 Thomas Bulman of Bulman's Limited spoke to [...]
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May, 17
Newman Cookbook Collection – University of the Fraser Valley
BCFN has been informed about a recent cookbook collection added to the University of the Fraser Valley. The Newman Western Canadian [...]
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May, 17
Cariboo Sunflowers
Cariboo sunflowers are a beautiful marker of spring and in the not-too-distant past they were also an important food crop for [...]
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May, 17
BC Studies Annotated Bibliography – Food History
For the past year one of the projects of the BC Food History Network has been to determine what has [...]
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Apr, 17
Spring Foraging – Stinging Nettles
Spring Foraging - Stinging Nettles For many people, when the winter snow and rains give way to spring, and new life [...]
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Apr, 17
Iconic BC foods
Recipes of British Columbia 1979 cover Iconic BC Foods Once in awhile the BC Food History Network gets asked [...]
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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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Mar, 17
Cherry Olives
This final look at mock food considers the use of one ingredient to create a food that is not locally available, [...]
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Mar, 17
Mock Duck
This week I look at recipes for mock foods that work with readily available ingredients and attempt to make them more [...]