{"product_id":"out-of-old-ontario-kitchens-9781772761122","title":"Out of Old Ontario Kitchens","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOut of Old Ontario Kitchens\u003c\/i\u003e is a window into the past, exploring the stories of the First Peoples and settlers. It pays homage to all those who trapped and fished and hunted; to those who cleared the land and planted crops; and most importantly to all those women -- our mothers and aunts, our grandmothers and great-grandmothers and great-great grandmothers -- who got up and lit the fire; who toiled and stirred and cooked and baked and who kept families alive through long hard winters, through plagues and depressions, famines and wars. Work every bit as important as agriculture, commerce, mining, politics, and the development of infrastructure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith over a hundred historically sourced recipes as well as scores of old photographs, early artworks, botanical prints, and illustrations, \u003ci\u003eOut of Old Ontario Kitchens\u003c\/i\u003e is both a visual and virtual feast. If you want to know what life was really like in early Ontario, come to the table with us. Food stories are, after all, the real stories of our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"BEAUTY\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Nostalgia is an ingredient best tempered as a seasoning, rather than a meal onto itself. With \u003ci\u003eOut Of Old Ontario Kitchens\u003c\/i\u003e, Lindy Mechefske brings equal portions of beauty, history, bitter strife, and an enviable repository of culinary stories to the table for all.\" -- Simon Thibault is the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003ePantry and Palate: Remembering and Rediscovering Acadian Food\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51182821900562,"sku":"9781772761122","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dda13d68-62b5-40fe-8147-1024c320b3c0.jpg?v=1744447601","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/out-of-old-ontario-kitchens-9781772761122","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}