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Collected Item: “Is Covid baking still a thing?”

Give your story a title.

Is Covid baking still a thing?

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

screenshot

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

Canadians jumped on the baking bandwagon in the spring with both new bakers and expert cooks experimenting more in their kitchens. The photo caption states how baking was viewed as one of the most popular hobbies during lockdown, and later became a mainstay in homes throughout the summer. The photo depicts a coffee cake loaf.

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

#hist9801, #canada

Enter a URL associated with this object, if relevant.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CEajx8bHnPr/

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Ivy Cooley

Give this story a date.

2020-08-27
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