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Purity Cook Book

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Material Type
Library
Date Range
[194-]
Accession No.
20101059000
Physical Description
Hardcover book with duct tape repair on the spine
Scope and Content
Purity Cook Book. Purity Flour Mills Limited, Toronto.
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Material Type
Library
Date Range
[194-]
Physical Description
Hardcover book with duct tape repair on the spine
Physical Condition
Fair
History Biographical
The donor's family came to Canada from Nitra, Czechoslovakia in 1938. Their ship was one in the last convoy allowed to leave the port of Hamburg before it was closed by the Nazis. The family settled in the Barnwell district and farmed. The donor's father, John (Jan) Liska, had experience of sugar beet farming that gave him an advantage when the family settled here. This is the first cook book the donor's mother had after the family arrived in Canada. Mrs. Liska did not speak or read English well, and the donor often translated the recipes for her.
Language
English
Acquisition Source
Busch, Ann 69 Rocky Mountain Boulevard West Lethbridge, Alberta T1K 6N1
Custodial History
The cook book was owned by the donor's mother, Mrs. Katerina Liska.
Scope and Content
Purity Cook Book. Purity Flour Mills Limited, Toronto.
Access Restrictions
Public Access
Accession No.
20101059000
Collection
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