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Blueberry Pudding
Blueberry

Blueberry Pudding

Wild blueberries from the New Brunswick barrens

⏱ 55 min👥 Serves 6
Salt Pork and Potatoes with Onion Gravy
Pioneer

Salt Pork and Potatoes with Onion Gravy

Simple, filling, unforgettable

⏱ 50 min👥 Serves 4
War Cake
Pioneer

War Cake

No eggs, no butter, no milk — no problem

⏱ 140 min👥 1 loaf cake
Tomato Soup Cake
Pioneer

Tomato Soup Cake

The wartime mystery cake

⏱ 55 min👥 Serves 8
Bread Pudding with Molasses Sauce
Pioneer

Bread Pudding with Molasses Sauce

Nothing goes to waste

⏱ 65 min👥 Serves 6
Christmas Plum Pudding
Pioneer

Christmas Plum Pudding

The great NB Christmas tradition

⏱ 400 min👥 Serves 8–10
Oatmeal Molasses Cookies
Pioneer

Oatmeal Molasses Cookies

A treat made from next to nothing

⏱ 27 min👥 Makes about 36 cookies
Oxtail Soup
Pioneer

Oxtail Soup

Long-simmered thrift from a wartime kitchen

⏱ 230 min👥 Serves 6
Mulligan Stew
Pioneer

Mulligan Stew

Whatever you have, into the pot

⏱ 75 min👥 Serves 4–6
Ployes — Acadian Buckwheat Pancakes
Acadian

Ployes — Acadian Buckwheat Pancakes

The Acadian answer to hard times

⏱ 25 min👥 Makes 12–15 ployes
Turnip and Potato Soup
Pioneer

Turnip and Potato Soup

From the root cellar

⏱ 45 min👥 Serves 4–6
Clam Chowder
Maritime

Clam Chowder

A Moncton kitchen staple

⏱ 45 min👥 Serves 4
Beef Steak and Kidney Pie
Pioneer

Beef Steak and Kidney Pie

Wartime comfort under a pastry lid

⏱ 180 min👥 Serves 5–6
Saturday Night Baked Beans
Pioneer

Saturday Night Baked Beans

The backbone of the New Brunswick table

⏱ 500 min👥 Serves 6
Salmon Cakes
Maritime

Salmon Cakes

Canned salmon stretched into supper

⏱ 30 min👥 Makes 8 cakes
Lobster Bisque
Maritime

Lobster Bisque

For special occasions on the Northumberland shore

⏱ 40 min👥 Serves 4
Salt Fish Cakes
Maritime

Salt Fish Cakes

The cheapest protein on the coast

⏱ 50 min👥 Makes 12 cakes
Potato Soup
Pioneer

Potato Soup

When the potato bin was full and the cupboard was bare

⏱ 40 min👥 Serves 4
Yellow Split Pea Soup
Pioneer

Yellow Split Pea Soup

A pot that lasted three days

⏱ 130 min👥 Serves 6–8
Pigs-in-Blankets (Oysters)
Maritime

Pigs-in-Blankets (Oysters)

Oysters wrapped in bacon — a Maritime party dish

⏱ 20 min👥 Makes 12
Maple Mousse
Maple

Maple Mousse

Pure New Brunswick in a chilled bowl

⏱ 155 min👥 Serves 4
Oyster Stew
Maritime

Oyster Stew

Five minutes and a pot of cream

⏱ 15 min👥 Serves 4
Baked Finnan Haddie
Maritime

Baked Finnan Haddie

The oven method for busy kitchens

⏱ 35 min👥 Serves 4
Chicken Pie
Pioneer

Chicken Pie

Sunday dinner under a golden crust

⏱ 150 min👥 Serves 6
Lemon Snow Pudding
Pioneer

Lemon Snow Pudding

Elegant, frugal, and light as a cloud

⏱ 285 min👥 Serves 6
Oatmeal Porridge with Molasses
Pioneer

Oatmeal Porridge with Molasses

How New Brunswick started the day

⏱ 9 min👥 Serves 2
Oatmeal Bread
Pioneer

Oatmeal Bread

Stretching the flour bin

⏱ 220 min👥 1 loaf
Molasses Brown Bread
Pioneer

Molasses Brown Bread

The daily bread of hard times

⏱ 70 min👥 1 loaf
Fried Scallops
Maritime

Fried Scallops

The bay scallop at its simplest

⏱ 20 min👥 Serves 4
Salt Cod Fish Balls
Maritime

Salt Cod Fish Balls

The Maritime weeknight staple

⏱ 530 min👥 Makes 16 fish balls
Potted Meat Spread
Pioneer

Potted Meat Spread

Sunday roast stretched to Tuesday's tea table

⏱ 80 min👥 Makes 1 small crock
Creamed Finnan Haddie
Maritime

Creamed Finnan Haddie

Smoked haddock in a warm cream sauce

⏱ 35 min👥 Serves 4
New Brunswick Boiled Dinner
Pioneer

New Brunswick Boiled Dinner

One pot, everything in it

⏱ 195 min👥 Serves 6
Wartime Brown Bread
Pioneer

Wartime Brown Bread

Government flour, molasses, and patience

⏱ 200 min👥 Makes 1 loaf
Liver and Bacon
Pioneer

Liver and Bacon

Wartime economy on a cast-iron pan

⏱ 35 min👥 Serves 4
Date Loaf
Pioneer

Date Loaf

The quintessential Maritime tea-table loaf

⏱ 105 min👥 Makes 1 loaf
Devilled Lobster
Maritime

Devilled Lobster

A sharp, mustardy shell dish for company

⏱ 35 min👥 Serves 4
Cream of Potato Soup
Pioneer

Cream of Potato Soup

Simple, warming, unmistakably New Brunswick

⏱ 35 min👥 Serves 4
Stuffed Pork Tenderloin
Pioneer

Stuffed Pork Tenderloin

Sunday best from the 1941 IODE table

⏱ 70 min👥 Serves 6
Baked Cod with Cream Sauce
Maritime

Baked Cod with Cream Sauce

Fresh NB cod under a simple béchamel

⏱ 40 min👥 Serves 4
Hermit Cookies
Pioneer

Hermit Cookies

Spiced, molasses-dark, and long-keeping

⏱ 35 min👥 Makes about 40 cookies
Boiled Raisin Cake
Pioneer

Boiled Raisin Cake

The wartime fruit cake that needed no eggs to spare

⏱ 135 min👥 Makes 1 loaf
Salt Cod Dinner
Maritime

Salt Cod Dinner

⏱ 45 min👥 4
Perfect Apple Pie
Pioneer

Perfect Apple Pie

⏱ 70 min👥 6 to 8
New Brunswick Doughnuts
Pioneer

New Brunswick Doughnuts

⏱ 35 min
Apple Dumplings
Pioneer

Apple Dumplings

⏱ 60 min👥 6
Sour Milk Griddle Cakes
Pioneer

Sour Milk Griddle Cakes

⏱ 20 min👥 4
Oatmeal Cookies
Pioneer

Oatmeal Cookies

⏱ 30 min
Pumpkin Pie
Pioneer

Pumpkin Pie

⏱ 65 min👥 6 to 8
Potato Doughnuts
Pioneer

Potato Doughnuts

⏱ 40 min
Rhubarb Sauce Cake
Pioneer

Rhubarb Sauce Cake

⏱ 50 min
Baked Stuffed Potatoes
Pioneer

Baked Stuffed Potatoes

⏱ 75 min👥 6
Potato Patties
Pioneer

Potato Patties

⏱ 20 min👥 6
Potato Cake
Pioneer

Potato Cake

⏱ 55 min
Cider Apple Pie
Pioneer

Cider Apple Pie

⏱ 80 min👥 6 to 8
Blueberry Pancakes
Blueberry

Blueberry Pancakes

⏱ 25 min👥 4
Baked Beans
Pioneer

Baked Beans

⏱ 440 min👥 6 to 8
Maple Syrup and Nut Pie
Maple

Maple Syrup and Nut Pie

⏱ 55 min👥 6 to 8
Blueberry Ice
Blueberry

Blueberry Ice

👥 6
Steamed Clams
Maritime

Steamed Clams

⏱ 25 min
Clam Chowder
Maritime

Clam Chowder

⏱ 45 min👥 4 to 6
Oyster Stew
Maritime

Oyster Stew

⏱ 20 min👥 4
Baked Haddock Fillets with Cheese Sauce
Maritime

Baked Haddock Fillets with Cheese Sauce

⏱ 45 min👥 4
New Brunswick Gingerbread
Pioneer

New Brunswick Gingerbread

⏱ 40 min
Oat Cakes
Pioneer

Oat Cakes

⏱ 35 min
Wild Duck
Game

Wild Duck

⏱ 75 min
Rabbit Fricassee
Game

Rabbit Fricassee

⏱ 200 min👥 4 to 6
Campfire Chowder
Camp

Campfire Chowder

⏱ 35 min👥 4 to 6
Steamed Brown Bread
Pioneer

Steamed Brown Bread

⏱ 230 min👥 1 loaf
Fried Fresh Caught Trout
Camp

Fried Fresh Caught Trout

⏱ 25 min
Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies
Pioneer

Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies

⏱ 27 min
Old-Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake
Pioneer

Old-Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake

⏱ 35 min👥 6 to 8
Codfish Balls
Maritime

Codfish Balls

⏱ 45 min👥 4
Creamed Potatoes
Pioneer

Creamed Potatoes

⏱ 25 min👥 4
Blueberry Grunt
Blueberry

Blueberry Grunt

⏱ 80 min👥 6
Broiled Lobster
Maritime

Broiled Lobster

⏱ 35 min👥 1 per lobster
Maple Syrup Pudding
Maple

Maple Syrup Pudding

⏱ 30 min👥 6
New Brunswick Specials (Buckwheat Cakes)
Pioneer

New Brunswick Specials (Buckwheat Cakes)

⏱ 20 min👥 4
Partridge aux Choux
Game

Partridge aux Choux

⏱ 90 min👥 4
Fried Smelts
Maritime

Fried Smelts

⏱ 25 min
Kabobs
Camp

Kabobs

⏱ 35 min👥 4
Old Fashioned Buckwheat Cakes
Pioneer

Old Fashioned Buckwheat Cakes

⏱ 35 min
Maple Candy
Maple

Maple Candy

⏱ 30 min
Deep Dish Blueberry Pie
Blueberry

Deep Dish Blueberry Pie

⏱ 65 min👥 6
Maple Syrup Gingerbread
Maple

Maple Syrup Gingerbread

⏱ 40 min
Lobster Thermidor
Maritime

Lobster Thermidor

⏱ 30 min
Roast Partridge
Game

Roast Partridge

⏱ 40 min
Scotch Broth
Pioneer

Scotch Broth

⏱ 270 min👥 6 to 8
Maple Sugar Cookies
Maple

Maple Sugar Cookies

⏱ 30 min
Beefsteak and Kidney Pie
Pioneer

Beefsteak and Kidney Pie

⏱ 150 min👥 8
Codfish Cakes and Bacon
Maritime

Codfish Cakes and Bacon

⏱ 40 min👥 4
Never-Fail Chocolate Cake
Pioneer

Never-Fail Chocolate Cake

⏱ 50 min
Blueberry Pudding
Blueberry

Blueberry Pudding

⏱ 45 min👥 6
Steamed Salmon
Maritime

Steamed Salmon

⏱ 40 min
Indian Pudding
Pioneer

Indian Pudding

⏱ 260 min👥 6 to 8
All Saints' Day Soup
Acadian

All Saints' Day Soup

Made Every November 1st for Generations

⏱ 60 min👥 6 to 8
Chicken Fricot
Acadian

Chicken Fricot

The Soul of the Acadian Kitchen

⏱ 140 min👥 6 to 8
Acadian Corn Soup
Acadian

Acadian Corn Soup

A Simple, Milky, Golden Soup of the Harvest

⏱ 40 min👥 4 to 6
Pâté Râpé (Rappie Pie) — 1938 Version
Acadian

Pâté Râpé (Rappie Pie) — 1938 Version

Layered Mashed Potato & Chicken Bake

⏱ 105 min👥 6 to 8
Poutines Râpées
Acadian

Poutines Râpées

Acadian Potato Dumplings Stuffed with Salt Pork

⏱ 180 min👥 6 poutines
Fricot — 1938 Version
Acadian

Fricot — 1938 Version

With Summer Savory — The Herb That Followed the Acadians into Exile

⏱ 140 min👥 6 to 8
Poutines Râpées — 1938 Version
Acadian

Poutines Râpées — 1938 Version

With Onions, As Recorded by Aida Boyer McAnn

⏱ 150 min👥 Variable — 1 per person