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A well known American series of facsimile reprints has recently joined the stock of our enterprising canteen. Based in Massachusetts, the Applewood firm reprints “books from the past that are still of interest to modern readers.” Available now in our own shop – and a vivid testament to Applewood’s optimism – is 1812: The War and Its Moral: A Canadian Chronicle, by William F. Coffin, first published at Montreal in 1864. It is a partisan piece; and the aforementioned “moral” will not be revealed here. Culinary historians, adventurous chefs and all lovers of dessert will be pleased to find a new selection of modestly priced Applewood cookbooks, including The Lady’s Assistant (1787) by Charlotte The London Art of Cookery (1811) by John Dictionary (1823) by Mary Eaton; and the
The new pedestrian bridge to the east gate of the fort on June 17, 1931, in two views the Brick Magazine of photographs by Goss documenting work done at the fort during
The President’s House, watercolour by American artist George Munger, 1814-15. (White House collection)
The canteen also has an ample stock of the newly fashionable Catharine a Canadian Classic (MQUP, 2017). An editor of the book, Fiona Lucas, Parr Traill’s The Female Emigrant’s Guide: Cooking with graced Hungry for Comfort.
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