Food, Drink and the Pleasures of Eating in Old-Time Nova Scotia

Newspaper Supplements

In the mid-20th century, cookbook supplements appeared from time-to-time in the larger Nova Scotia newspapers. These special inserts were sometimes run as contests, featuring favourite recipes submitted by homemakers around the province. Other cookbook supplements captured a variety of recipes from different indigenous ethnic communities. Popular and unique when they first appeared, these supplements are fragile today because they were produced on thin and brittle newsprint stock. We've digitized four of them for you to explore here.