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 Webber's
Lodges have an international reputation for fabulous
food. Naturalists, fisherman and hunters return time
after time to enjoy the splendid scenery and the idyllic
atmosphere of these fly-in northern camps.
Helen Webber and Marie Woolsey, our chefs, have developed
an outrageously good collection of recipes for the breakfasts,
brunches, snacks and dinners served at the lodges.
Every day is a special occasion at North Knife Lake
Lodge. When the guests arrive from their day of fishing
they are treated to a cocktail hour along with a selection
of our favorite appetizers. We've come a long way from
the days of the rustic fishing camp!
Breakfast starts early at the lodges. At North Knife
Lake Lodge, we have the first breakfast on the table
at 6:30 a.m. for the guides, and the guests start to
arrive at 7:00 a.m. At Dymond Lake Lodge, the first
breakfast is at 4:30 a.m. for the guides and at 5:00
a.m. for the guests. It is hard to get too enthusiastic
at 4:00 a.m. but some how we manage!
 The
Cooks and their Books
Helen Webber and Marie Woolsey
Authors of:
Blueberries and Polar Bears Cookbook
Cranberries and Canada Geese Cookbook
Black Currants and Caribou
Icebergs and Belugas
Wild and Wonderful cookbook series
For sample recipes and more information, visit www.blueberriesandpolarbears.com
You could say that Blueberries and Polar Bears is primarily
a cookbook but we have written it to be more than that.
We have included short stories and notes to give you
a glimpse of what life has been like for one young wife
plucked out of southern Ontario and dropped in the middle
of a northern native village (Marie); and another (Helen)
who grew up in Churchill, Manitoba, a very isolated
community. She though that was as it was going to get
but Doug had even more isolation in mind - the fly-in
lodges. So in this book we have combined the recipes
we use at the lodges with some of the predicaments in
which we have found ourselves. I feel the book reflects
the pioneer spirit that both Marie and I have.
 The
impetus for writing Blueberries and Polar Bears came
from the guests themselves. For 25 years, Helen has
been entertaining and cooking for guests, first at Dymond
Lake Lodge, and then at North Knife Lake Lodge, both
in Northern Manitoba. Marie has been helping out for
many of those years. The guests have convinced us that
the food we serve is above average and deserves to be
shared. Thousands of satisfied guests can't be wrong!
This book will fill the need for those who want to take
a bit of the north home with them. But we are hoping
that it will appeal to many others who have a love of
the wilderness and an adventuresome spirit. It is written
with humor and reveals much of our personalities because
we know, personally, many of the people for whom we
are writing.
Happy Cooking!
Helen Webber and Marie Woolsey
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