"An amazing glimpse into the food we ate and the people who prepared it." ~ Gordon Barnhart, historian and former Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan
In Saskatchewan food is history. After all, the land was settled with farmers for the very purpose of growing food. By 1906, Saskatchewan was calling itself the Breadbasket of the World. But food has a sad chapter, too, as Métis and Indigenous parents struggled to feed their families in the face of hardship, discrimination, broken promises and a wave of settlement.
Out of Old Saskatchewan Kitchens retells the history of Saskatchewan through the lens of food. With dozens of archival photographs and many more recipes, we see how settlers from around the world brought their culinary traditions to the Canadian plains and did their best to make the old recipes with the ingredients of their new home.
Many of those old family recipes are still cherished today. From perogies to bullet soup, from bannock to potato pie, from vinaterta to shishliki to chop suey. Food is a cultural touchstone between past and present, the flavourful bond of family, fraternity and friends.
Out of Old Saskatchewan Kitchens retells the history of Saskatchewan through the lens of food. With dozens of archival photographs and many more recipes, we see how settlers from around the world brought their culinary traditions to the Canadian plains and did their best to make the old recipes with the ingredients of their new home.
Many of those old family recipes are still cherished today. From perogies to bullet soup, from bannock to potato pie, from vinaterta to shishliki to chop suey. Food is a cultural touchstone between past and present, the flavourful bond of family, fraternity and friends.
