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Ep. 10: Expo 67

This week on Fashionably Ate we’re flashing back 50 years to the Expo 67 celebrations in Montreal. Along with our usual food and fashion we also get into a discussion about memory – what will people remember about Canada150 in 50 years?



In fashion, Torey is all about hostess uniforms (especially the futuristic raincoats). In food, we’ve each chosen two dishes from an Expo pavilion: Swiss fondue and Kirshwasser wine tart, candy corn from the La Ronde fairground, and Ukranian cold Borscht. For once, everything is a success.

For our What We’re Obsessed With in History segment, Torey is obsessed with the Spacing store and resources (www.spacing.ca) and Steph is obsessed with an old-fashioned oven she’s learning to use at Fort Langley National Historic Site.

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FOOD


Great resource articles dedicated to the food at Expo 67, including detailed descriptions of dishes and pavilion restaurants: http://expo67.ncf.ca/expo67_food_p1.html & http://expo67.ncf.ca/expo67_food_p2.html

Globe and Mail article by Christine Sismondo about the national food culture surrounding Expo 67 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-and-wine/contemporary-canadian-cuisine-can-trace-its-roots-back-to-expo-67-in-montreal/article34769872/

Library and Archives Canada, formerly Collections Canada, has an archived site with a basic overview of different pavilions and aspects of Expo 67 https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/expo/053302_e.html

German recipe for the Kirschwasser Tarte https://www.schuhbeck.de/rezepte/kirsch-tarte/

For the “marzipan stock” or Almond paste : https://theseasidebaker.com/how-to-make-homemade-almond-paste/

Recipe for the Ukrainian cold Borscht: http://www.thewednesdaychef.com/the_wednesday_chef/2014/07/cold-summer-borscht.html

Expo 67 cheese fondue recipe: http://expolounge.blogspot.ca/2006/10/cheese-fondue-recipe-from-expo-67.html

Caramel popcorn recipe: http://clickamericana.com/topics/food-drink/karo-crazy-crunch-1964

FASHION 


CBC News, “Expo 67 fashion exhibit recalls groovier times in Montreal”

McCord Museum, “Fashioning Expo 67” Press release and official website

National Post, “Montreal’s McCord Museum resurrects forgotten fashion moments of Expo 67”

McCord Museum online collections, including hostess uniforms

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