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Alberta

The westernmost of Canada’s three Prairie Provinces, Alberta squeezes itself between British Columbia and Saskatchewan, directly above Montana. It is also one of only two entirely landlocked Canadian provinces. Alberta is named after one of Queen Victoria’s daughters, Princess Louise Caroline Alberta. Early Western arrivals to Alberta were fur traders. Only after railroads were built across the prairies did settlements begin to take hold here. French, Scandinavian, Ukrainian, and German settlers headed west to take on the prairie land. Southwestern Alberta marks the transition point where the Canadian Rockies flatten out into the plains. In the 1800s, the plains were killing fields for bison, whose hides and tongues were prized. Though bison are making a comeback, the rangeland around Alberta is now cattle country. Half of Canada’s beef comes from Alberta. Calgary is nicknamed Cowtown and plays host to the world’s biggest outdoor rodeo, the Calgary Stampede. Beekeeping is another important industry. Beyond honey production, the bees keep Alberta’s canola fields pollinated. Fishing and hunting for moose, deer, ducks, geese, walleye, pike, and trout are important in Alberta.

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Featured Cook Mislis66 Cooking Level: Intermediate Home Town: Oakville, Ontario, Canada Living In: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Daddy's Fried Corn and Onions

Reviewed on Sep. 3, 2008 by Duckball

I loved this! I used around 1½ cups frozen corn (not thawed), around 1 TBS bacon grease, ½ a small onion, salt and pepper, and I added 2 medium-diced medium-sized potatoes (parboiled for around 7 minutes before adding). I fried the onion up in the grease until it started to brown, then added the potatoes for a couple minutes, then added the corn last. My daughter and I scarfed it, my husband ate it with minimal complaints (he has issues with corn, though). He said he'd eat it again, so it's a success! Thanks for sharing, Momof2Boys!

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Joy's Prizewinning Trifle

Reviewed on Sep. 2, 2008 by natisha1974

This was absolutely delicious!!! I switched it up a bit. I omitted the pineapple completely and used fresh strawberries, raspberries and bananas in the centre layers. Made it for a family and friends dinner and it was a HUGE hit! thank you very much for sharing.. will definitely be making this again!

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