This Eighth Annual Edition of The Vancouver Sun Cook Book ap-
pears in a world that is vastly different in outlook from that of previous
editions. This is'a world where liberty-loving peoples are forced to de-
fend the rights of their inheritance with every ounce of human endurance.

We are proud in the realization that Canadians are among those who
carry the torch of democracy far beyond the reach of all who dare to
cnallenge its right of illumination. :

Each and every one of us has a part in this national scheme of war-
time efficiency. Canadian men and some Canadian women have found
their places on the front lines of “active service,’’ but fortunately the
majority of the women of Canada can serve ‘with equal thoroughness
on the “home front.” The strength of a nation is deep-rooted in its
homes, and so it is that men of strong arms and stout hearts go out from
Canadian hearths.. é

The Canadian woman, ce with a knowledge of home nutrition
and domestic economy, wields a powerful weapon in the defense of her
country and democracy. She has been quick to recognize her sacred
responsibility. For this reason the preserving seas6n of 1941 took on a new >

and deeper significance. The idea of preservation of food became some-

thing of a patriotic act as we!! as an intelligent practice of home econ-
omy. Waste has no part in our national scene.

“Vitamnivis for Victory” might well be the motto adapted by every
homemaker in our Dominion, as with a nutrition yardstick she measures
the health and ultimate strength of these free peoples.

| This little cook book is the direct creation of the éapable British
Callribia homemakers by their contribution of seasonal and economical
recipes. If it serves to assist other homemakers in their task of prepar-
ing food for the “home front” then it will HEve fulfilled its mission.

COOKERY EDITOR |

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