Homecoming Cookbook

In honour of the Homecoming of the R.M. of Mossey River held in Fork River between July 19-21, 1996, a 500-page community cookbook was published by a 6-person cookbook committee. Funded by the Fork River Community Hall, the committee received almost 1,600 recipes which they trimmed down to [TBD].

The six members of the cookbook committee were Emily Pylypchuk (co-ordinator), Marlene Hafenbrak, Kathy McGill, Phyllis Momotiuk, Stella Monchka, and Angela Pylypchuk.

In addition to the committee, thanks were given to Kathy McGill for her artwork, Evelyn Remple (D & E Computer Services) for helping set up the artwork and lettering, and Michelle Monchka for helping with the type.

The cookbook was printed by Gateway Publishing Co. Ltd.

The recipes are divided into 8 sections, each with their own decorative art page and 33 sub-sections.

Appetizers and beverages artwork. A woman in a dress fills glasses on a table. A little girl peeks over the table with a hand over some appetizers. By Kathy McGill.
Breads and rolls artwork. An older woman in an apron hands over a plat of bread slices to a younger woman. There are loaves on the table in front of them. By Kathy McGill.
Salads and dressings, soups and sauces artwork. A woman wipes her mouth with a soup bowl in front of her. There is a salad and a pot of something hot in front of her. By Kathy McGill.
Vegetables artwork. Two children sit on the ground with a basket of vegetables put between them. By Kathy McGill.
Main dishes artwork. A man passes a bowl of food to his wife across their dinner table. A bird and roast are on the table. By Kathy McGill.
Desserts artwork. A woman holds a piece of cake on her fork close to her mouth. There are cakes and desserts on the table in front of her. By Kathy McGill.
Canning artwork. An older woman is canning on her counter. There are jars of pickles. By Kathy McGill.
  • Appetizers & beverages: appetizers, dips, and beverages.
  • Breads & rolls: breads & buns, quick breads & loaves, doughnuts & sweet rolls, muffins, breakfast specials, and biscuits & miscellaneous.
  • Salads & dressings, soups & sauces: salads & dressings, and soups & sauces.
  • Vegetables: vegetables.
  • Main dishes: beef, pork, poultry, fish, meat marinades, wild meat, misc., and casseroles.
  • Desserts: desserts, cakes & icings, bars & squares, cookies, pies & tarts, puddings & sauces, and candy.
  • Canning: jams & marmalades, fruit & juice, dills & pickles, relishes, salsa & tomatoes, soups & vegetables, and fish & meat.
  • Odds & ends: miscellaneous.

There were [TBD] contributors who were connected to 19 of the 21 schools in the municipality. The two schools not accounted for in the cookbook are Volga School No. 1818 and Winnipegosis School No. 1020.

SchoolNo.FormedDissolved
Belle Creek School1827May 15, 1916Jul 27, 1964
Bicton Heath School1357Dec 30, 1905Apr 1, 1967
Borden School1266Jan 8, 1904Apr 1, 1967
Cork Cliff School1509May 19, 1909Apr 1, 1967
Don School1813Nov 13, 1915Apr 1, 1967
Ferley School1812Dec 20, 1915Apr 1, 1967
Fork River School2411Sep 1, 1962Jun 30, 1981
Mossey River School999Feb 9, 1899Sep 1, 1962
Mowat School1232Apr 25, 1903Apr 1, 1967
Nordheim School2263Jun 14, 1935Apr 1, 1967
North Lake School1431Mar 19, 1907Apr 1, 1967
Odda School1830May 31, 1916Apr 1, 1967
Pine View School1225Mar 20, 1903Apr 1, 1967
Rice Lake School2166Nov 20, 1926Apr 1, 1967
Skala School1257Nov 23, 1903Jan 1, 1967
Small Creek School2254Nov 19, 1934Apr 1, 1967
South Bay School1144Jul 13, 1901Apr 1, 1967
Weiden School1604Dec 20, 1911Apr 1, 1967
Zelena School1816Feb 22, 1916Sep 1, 1962

Mossey River School was changed to Fork River School in 1962. Borden School was formerly known as Sobiecki School until it was changed in 1944. Ferley and Mowat Schools were transferred to Dauphin Ochre in 1947.

There are 32 recipes connected to the Mowat School and 55 connected to the North Lake School with 85 unique recipes split between them. A separate page with an index of these specific recipes will be created for these schools.

I will also publish a full index of recipes from the cookbook by sub-section and will link to those blog posts. At this time, I do not plan to transcribe the full cookbook.