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A recipe for time travel Church cook book represents a Cloverdale time capsule ‘PRESERVING A HUSBAND’
Be careful in your selection; do not choose too young and take only such as have been raised in good moral atmosphere. (Some insist on keeping them in a pickle while others keep them in hot water – bear in mind this makes them sour, hard and usually bitter.) Even poor varieties may be made sweet and good by garnishing them with patience and flavor with kisses to taste; then wrap them in a mantle of charity – keep warm with a steady fire of domestic devotion and serve with peaches and cream. When thus prepared they will keep for years. – From Personal Recipes: Cloverdale, B.C., compiled by the Evening Women’s Association of Cloverdale United Church
By Jennifer Lang More than 50 years ago, a local church group published a book of recipes dedicated to the modern home, and, by extension, the modern homemaker. Personal Recipes: Cloverdale B.C., was compiled by the Evening Women’s Association of Cloverdale United Church. It was part fundraiser and part outreach – a lifeline in the kitchen when so many meals were prepared at home. Trusted recipes were passed down, new ones eagerly swapped and shared. “Of course, nowadays, they just go to Google,” quips former executive member and past treasurer Barbara Atchison, one of
the project sponsors at the helm. “We needed to earn some money, and we thought that might be a good way to do it,” says Atchison. Despite the inclusion of a decidedly tongue-in-cheek husband preservation recipe, the book offered practical advice on home meal preparation, covering everything from cooking terms and roasting times to appetizers, meals and desserts. “In our Home Today, as always, life is centred around our Kitchens,” reads the introduction of the book, conveniently spiralbound to lie flat on the countertop, within easy ea reading range of the cook. “It is with this thought in mind that th we, the Sponsors, have compiled pi these recipes. Some of them ar treasured old family recipes. are Some are brand new, but every So single sin one reflects the love of good cooking that is so very strong in co th country of ours.” this In the late 1950s, Cloverdale w hardly a remote outpost far was fr from modern conveniences like a w well-stocked grocery store, Atchiso says. son B t many of the labour and time-saving But shortcuts we now rely on, from frozen dinners to microwaves, had yet to percolate into the average suburban kitchen. “There just wasn’t the selection of prepared foods in the grocery aisle to buy,” she says. Home economists advised planning the week’s meals in advance, and to shop accordingly. Most items on the family dinner menu
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Barbara Atchison holds a section of a cook book she and other members of the Cloverdale United Church Evening Women’s Association compiled from local recipes as a fundraiser for church projects.
were homemade. Now in her 80s, Atchison, who has MS, doesn’t spend much time in the kitchen anymore. And her Bethshan Gardens apartment isn’t equipped with a stove. But her copy of Personal Recipes remains close at hand. It’s kept in a large Ziplock baggie to keep the pages together – the plastic coil
spine broke to pieces long ago. As with any cook book that stands the test of time, the pages are curled and favourite recipes are smeared with grease and stains. She’s proud to have helped create something that lived on in the kitchens of Clover-
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Part II: Cloverdale’s top stories of 2013 vants Anonymous Society of Surrey (SAS), an organization that supports women and victimized youth looking for a way out of the sex trade.
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Cloverdale paramedic and multiple ironman competitor Will Rogers completes his fifth successful epic swim from Tsawwassen to Galiano Island. The 12-hour, 22-km swim took longer than expected due to strong tides. It’s a first attempt for Vancouver fire fighter Jennifer Dawkins, but not for Rogers, who has completed the same swim five years in a row as part of a 1,000-km custom triathlon ultra distance campaign. His Million Dollar Journey raises money for Ser-
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New museum wheels into gear The B.C. Vintage Truck Museum, Cloverdale’s newest heritage attraction, has quietly opened to the public, after nearly a year of preparations. The volunteer-driven museum, home to a collection of beautifully preserved freight and work vehicles that plied B.C.’s highways and byways, is a chance for visitors to learn
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more about the province’s colourful trucking history. It’s run by the Surrey Heritage Society, and is located inside the former Surrey Museum on the Cloverdale Fairgrounds, and is open Saturdays. A celebratory crowd turns out for the grand opening of the B.C. Vintage Truck Museum in October. Part of the collection was amassed by Bob King, a colourful trucking magnate. King’s niece, Norma McCormack, is on hand to thank those involved for preserving a slice of B.C. transportation history.
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