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Chicken pie and maple cream

Oct 18–24, 2026

A chicken pie under a dropped biscuit crust opens the week, and Monday's gumbo simmers bacon, tomato, and okra for three hours. Liver and mushrooms, stuffed peppers, and a tomato pilaf fill the middle, with steamed salmon on Friday and a maple cream pudding on Saturday.

Every recipe here is adapted from a historical cookbook record — the Canadian Farm Cook Book (1911) and The Canadian Family Cook Book (1914) — with quantities restated in modern units. This is a present-day menu assembled from those records and a source-led sampler, not a claim that this exact week is traditional or representative of how every Canadian household ate.

The Canadian Kitchen dinner week

The Canadian Kitchen dinner week

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Each dinner is adapted from a public domain record in the Open Recipe Archive collection; the card’s source link carries its original cookbook and record. These dishes reflect authentic period techniques and ingredients, organized into a practical weekly dinner plan.

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