Learn about Ontario Cookbooks with Liz Driver on May 16th at 7pm. An extraordinary number of cookbooks have been published in Ontario since The Cook Not Mad first appeared, in Kingston in 1831. Liz Driver will discuss her top ten favourite Ontario cookbooks up to the mid-twentieth century, including the remarkable Dora’s Cook Book, by Dora Fairfield of Bath, 1888. 

Liz is the author of the definitive reference work Culinary Landmarks: A Bibliography of Canadian Cookbooks, 1825-1949 (University of Toronto Press, 2008). She enjoys preparing historic recipes using a wood stove in her farmhouse in Prince Edward County or in the open hearth kitchen of Campbell House Museum, where she is Director/Curator. 

In addition, three talented local “cooks” - Ellena Fleury, Pat Forster & Eunice Champlin - will be on hand to share their kitchen memories and will feature a recipe from their past that inspired them to become cooks.

Admission is only $3 and tickets are available at the door. 'Tuesday Night at the Museum' is a monthly feature at the L&A County Museum & Archives. For more information about a wide array of programming happening at the L&A County Museum & Archives, please visit www.CountyMuseum.ca or call 613-354-3027.