Further Resources

Culinary Landmarks, A Bibliography of Canadian Cookbooks, 1825-1949: Elizabeth Driver’s landmark publication.
“Canadian cookbooks (1825-1949) in the heart of the home: essay on the history of Canadian cookbooks” by Elizabeth Driver in Petits Propos Culinaires 72 (2003).
Canadian Food and Culinary History: An Evolving Bibliography of Secondary Sources, compiled by Fiona Lucas, 2nd ed., revised and considerably enlarged April 2020.
Cookbooks and Cookbook Authors: An Evolving Bibliography of Studies, Surveys and Auto / Biographies, compiled by Fiona Lucas, 2nd ed., revised and considerably enlarged April 2020.
Culinary Collection at the University of Guelph
CIHM (Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions): A collection of pre-1920 Canadian publications , also available as microfiche at Toronto Reference Library, the University of Toronto Robarts Library, York University’s Scott Library and other academic libraries in Ontario.
Canadian Association for Food Studies: CAFS was founded in 2005 by academics and professionals from governmental and community organizations interested in promoting interdisciplinary scholarship in the broad area of food systems: food policy, production, distribution and consumption.
Cuizine: The Journal of Canadian Food Cultures / Revue des cultures culinaires au Canada: This journal aims to nourish intellectual exchanges on the subject of food in Canada from multicultural perspectives.
Eating in Canada research group: An interdisciplinary, interinstitutional research group devoted to the study of Canadian foodways in the long twentieth century.
Food History News: A useful newsletter published by Sandy Oliver of Islesboro, Maine.
Foods of England, an exhaustive research site that provides links to electronic versions of important cookbooks of the past, including The Forme of Cury (ca 1390); A Book of Cookrye. Very necessary for all such as delight therin (1591); The Arte of Preserving Conserving, Candying &c by Hugh Plat (1609); Countrey Contentments, or, The English Hus-wife by Gervase Markham (1615); A New Booke of Cookerie by John Murrell (1617); The Accomplisht Cook by Robert May (1660); Acetaria: A Discourse of Sallets by John Evelyn (1699); The Cook’s and Confectioners Dictionary by John Nott (1723); English Housewifry by Elizabeth Moxon (1764); The Art of Cookery, Made Plain and Easy by Hannah Glasse (1747); A New and Easy Method of Cookery by Elizabeth Cleland (1755); The Experienced English Housekeeper by Elizabeth Raffald (1769); The Complete Confectioner by Frederick Nutt (1789); The Art of Cookery Made Easy and Refined by John Mollard (1802); A New System Of Domestic Cookery by Maria Rundell (1807); The London Art of Cookery by John Farley (1811); The Practice of Cookery by Mrs. Dalgairns (1830); The Cook’s Oracle by William Kitchiner (1830); Modern Cookery for Private Families by Eliza Acton (1845); Guide to the Art of Modern Cookery by Auguste Escoffier (1903), and many others.
Ian Moseby‘s site (Canadian food historian).
Ontario Historical Society: The Culinary Historians of Canada is affiliated with the Ontario Historical Society, a non-profit corporation and registered charity organized in 1888.
Prospect Books: A publisher of books about cookery, food history and the ethnology of food.
The William Woys Weaver Collection of Culinary Ephemera: A delightful compilation of food-related ephemera, including vintage advertisements, postcards and greeting cards, product packaging, menus and song sheets.
Historic recipes
Historic kitchens in Canadian museums
Historic food industries and restaurants