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Miss Sharon Corrotl, Home Economist for Huron County, demonstrating toad preparation for the proiect. A World of Food in Canada, 01 Cl Training School for leaders at Winghom. A WORLD OF FOOD IN CANADA ‘ By Frances Hucks CENTENNIALâ€"YEARâ€"PLUS-ONE is filled with reminders of the varied and wondrous ways Canadians celebrated their country's one hundredth birthday. Across the land, thou- sands of memorial trees are pushing down their roots and branching out to shade pioneers of Canada‘s second century. Community centres, parks, restored historic sites, arenas and swim- ming pools, libraries and museums, new or improved civic buildings. homes for older citiâ€" zens, local histories, regional and national cook books, and a host of other permanent remindâ€" ers of centennial year are evidence of awak- ened pride in Canada and its people. In countless attics and store-rooms. centenâ€" nial costumes have been cleaned and packed away â€" who knows â€"- someone may Wear them again in 2067! And in more than 13,000 Ontario homes 4-H Homemaking Club girls have personal mementos of their centennial project “A World of Food in Canada". They have their own record books, many of which are outstanding examples of imaginative and artistic ability and which contain a wealth of information on the development of Canadian food customs. Their recipe collections. too. reâ€" flect the influence of the traditional dishes of other lands brought here through the years by peeple who have chosen Canada as their home. This project established at least one record for 4-H Homemaking Clubs â€" every club in Ontario selected “A World of Food in Can- ada" as one of its 1967 choices. In tracing the origin of food customs, the girls had many a lesson in geography and history; it was stim- ulating to note how many of the clubs used maps and flags and costumes to illustrate in- terrelationships. It was fascinating also to See the collections of antique kitchen equipment. WINTER 1 968 old cook hooks and treasures from other lands which were unearthed and displayed at Achievement Days across the province. And it was heart-warming to learn of the willing- ness and enthusiasm of friends and neighbours from other countries to add color and interest to the project by demonstrating some of their traditional dishes. telling of their national cus- toms and even showing pictures ol‘ their home- lands. Many ot these guest speakers \vorc national costume and described its origin and the occasions on which it is Worn. Another interesting sidelight of this project was the way it spread throughout families and communities. In most clubs the final meeting was a party. Many and varied were the themes, and to most of the parties guests were invited â€"parcnts. members of sponsoring Women‘s Institutes and friends. One club transformed their party room into an attractive Italian restaurant and served Italian l‘ood. btltl‘ct style. to their guests. Onc comment overhead at this party was “We might have been in Italy Another club took their guests on :1 “Flight to Great Britain" complete with costumed stewardesscs. English food. and entertainment in the form of slides taken by the leader on her recent trip to “The Old Country." Another “Travel Party by Air" touched down at several countries and served food typ- ical of that "stopover." Old-time parties served pioneer foods. dis- played old kitchcn treasures. enterlnincd with square dancing or folk music. and had it lot of old-fashioned lun in their old-fashioned cos.- tLImCs. Many served an international bullet with the dishes labelled as to country of origin and recipes available for those interested. And the guests were interested # foreign-flavored re- cipes are circulating in many a community 21