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‘Magic’ Tomato Soup – 1915
This tangy and tasty tomato soup is a breeze to make, and makes a lovely lunch, especially topped with fried bread, or served with a grilled cheese sandwich. It’s definitely magical.
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Sand Tarts – 1903
There’s no tarts here…. just delightful rolled cut-out cookies topped with a ‘sandy’ coating of cinnamon and sugar, and an almond slice or raisin – your choice. They’re perfect with a mid-afternoon cup of tea on a cold day.
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Minnie May’s Light Tea Cake – 1875
A small, rich, and light cake that’s easy peasy to make, and you can flavour it based on your own preference by adding brandy or vanilla or lemon extract. It’s particularly nice with a marshmallowy Jelly Icing – a quick, fluffy, voluminous, meringue-like cooked frosting that melts in your mouth.
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Buttermilk Biscuits – 1917
Lovely biscuits loaded with currants that are light and fluffy and buttery good! These are fantastic warm from the oven with jam or jelly or slathered with butter. Ahhh buttermilk!
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Peterson’s Cabbage – 1874
Buttery and tangy and cheesy, this delicious cabbage recipe makes a lovely side dish with beef or pork. Cabbage, butter, cider vinegar and Parmesan are all it takes to whip this up, and it’s so good that even those that are cabbage-averse will gobble this up.
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Potatoes a la Duchesse – 1875
Fancy up your mashed potatoes with this tasty and elegant side dish that’s actually incredibly easy to make. They’re 3-ingredient pillowy clouds of mashed potatoes that are piped and then baked golden, and are worth the little bit of extra effort because they’re so pretty.
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Steamed Chocolate Pudding – 1909
Steamed puddings are really just delightful cakes made on the stovetop, and it’s a fun technique to try. These chocolate puddings will melt in your mouth, are so chocolatey and so moist, and they will put a smile on the face of anyone who eats these decadent little ramekins of joy. Are you a chocolate…
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Baking Powder Bread – 1913
A lovely crusty-on-the-outside, soft-on-the-inside yeast-free quick bread that is deliciously good. Who knew breadmaking could be so easy?!
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Pictou Cheese Pie – 1881
This Cheese Pie is absolutely sinful. Cream, eggs, cheese….you really can’t go wrong with this simple and beautiful recipe.
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The Canada Farmer’s Lemon Pie – 1864
There’s nothing better than a homemade pie from scratch. With a buttery crust, a sweet and tart lemon curd, and billowy meringue topping, this delicious lemon pie recipe stands the test of time. It’s hard to believe it’s been around since 1864!
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Exploring our Canadian culinary past through tested and proven 'receipts' (recipes)
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