The British Columbia Food History Network

https://www.bcfoodhistory.ca/beef-for-the-colony-of-britis/ - Guest blog by Ken Mather

This video was published in Business Review a few days ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1adiK8nLbA

'Buttergate' debunked: No evidence butter is harder due to palm supplements for cows (theconversation.com) Stephen LeBlanc, Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Guelph professor, says "Based on the available evidence, it is improbable that feeding palm-based supplements has had appreciable effects on the properties of butter

The applebox belles of the Okanagan packinghouses were champion packers up to the 1950s when the industry changed. From the request by the Women's Institute for "packing schools" to a wide range of workers - this site is worth exploring in depth. https://www.communitystories.ca/v2/applebox-belles/

This article by Julie van Rosendaal about the UFA Cookbook illuminates the multi-layered values of food history.

Thanks to Randal Oulton and CHC for this link about unsafe canning methods.

https://www.bcfoodhistory.ca/bestovall-canning-company-bea/

https://www.bcfoodhistory.ca/buy-local-buy-bc/ Buy Local - Buy BC - Buy Canadian - it's been around for a century or more.

This share is thanks to the Culinary Historians of Canada - although we knew butter was back, it's always good to have confirmation.

While ketchup is considered to be archetypal North American, this link says it's just another form of chutney. (Sorry for any ads,. the recipe comes well-recommended).

Anita Stewart, an icon of Canadian food history.

Today is a good day for making Vernon Applesauce Fruit Cake. Linda Peterat found this recipe and put the blog up a few years ago. http://www.bcfoodhistory.ca/vernon-applesauce-fruit-cake-n/

http://www.bcfoodhistory.ca/halloween-tricks-treats/ See the recipe for toffee apples and some interesting Halloween trivia.

The best photos of haggis you'll ever see are in "The Larder of the Wise" by Anne Wyness. See the book review in The Ormsby Review. https://ormsbyreview.com//949-de-zwart-wyness-scots-lard/

Some people will dispute where these foods originate, but at least some of them are Canadian inventions and/or innovations. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/foods-from-canada