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A Celebration of Canadian Cookbooks

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History of Canadian Cookbooks

The Pioneer Kitchen

The West

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Cover of cookbook, RECETTES TRADITIONNELLES DU MANITOBA FRANÇAIS… REMÈDES ET COUTUMES D'ANTAN, with a drawing of a woman carrying a roast turkey to her family waiting at the table
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Association culturelle franco-manitobaine. Recettes traditionnelles du Manitoba français... remèdes et coutumes d'antan. Research by Janine Dubé. Saint-Boniface, Man.: Éditions du Blé, 1989

Illustrated with drawings of a typical kitchen, utensils and clothing of the period, this small book includes everything from "Oeufs dans le sirop d'érable" to homemade beer and wine, as well as pioneer remedies for such complaints as colds (try ginger, red peppers and crushed garlic) and indigestion (eat an apple with each meal).

Cover of cookbook, THE RAINCOAST KITCHEN: COASTAL CUISINE WITH A DASH OF HISTORY, with a graphical illustration on a seafood theme
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Title page of cookbook, THE RAINCOAST KITCHEN…, with a full-page photograph of a long table set for many people
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Page 118 of cookbook, THE RAINCOAST COOKBOOK…, with a text on the importance of the eulachon to the West Coast First Nations and a half-page photograph of eulachon fish drying on racks
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Page 119 of cookbook, THE RAINCOAST KITCHEN..., with a photograph of a fish cannery, a text on eulachon fish and a recipe for cooking eulachons
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The Raincoast Kitchen: Coastal Cuisine with a Dash of History. Madeira Park, B.C.: Harbour Publishing, 1996

In a blend of history and recipes, the people at the Museum at Campbell River tell the story of British Columbia's Pacific Northwest.

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Date Created: 2005-06-28
Date Modified: 2005-06-28

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