Cook Book

Wascana Guides Mother's Association - [1966?]

The Girl Guides were founded in Britain in 1909, with the first Canadian unit formed in St. Catharines, Ontario, in 1910. By 1912, there were units in every province (Girl Guides, “History”). The Wascana Girl Guides were based out of Regina, the same city that boasted the Girl Guide leader who, in 1927, first baked and packaged cookies for her guides to sell as a fundraiser (Girl Guides, “Cookie History”). This book is particularly notable for its charming, hand-drawn illustrations, as featured on the cover, as well as a recipe for “Elvis Cake,” which helps us to date the book to the 1960s. Indeed, the cover is inscribed with “Strong / 66,” indicating a possible year of publication; it is certainly newer than 1961, since an advertisement for “Queen City Glass” includes that as its date of establishment. The book is “dedicated to the members of the Wascana Girl Guides—8th Company, Regina, Sask.” and lists their names.

With permission from the Girl Guides of Canada, Saskatchewan Council.