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Margaret Annie Adelaide ButlerMy Grandma McIlmoyle
Margaret Annie Adelaide Butler, my Grandma McIlmoyle, was born in England in 1878. At age nine, she emigrated to Canada with her parents in 1887. Around 1898 she married Herbert Leslie McIlmoyle (1872-1936), and they moved to Alberta where they homesteaded near Airdrie. Life was difficult on the lonely prairie, and those who lived there needed to be strong and resourceful. Once, when her husband was in town purchasing supplies, a prairie fire loomed on the horizon. Leaving the older children in charge of the youngest, Grandma quickly harnessed the oxen and ploughed furrows around the house and barn to prevent disaster. Later, after their eighth child was born, they moved to Calgary where my mother (Daisy) and her twin brother (Herbert) were born in 1911. That same year the family moved back to Ontario and eventually purchased a farm at Selwyn, near Lakefield. Grandma McIlmoyle died when I was very young, so I can't recall her cooking or baking, though I must have sampled some of her famous cookies at times. Older members of the McIlmoyle family, however, well remember the taste of her amazing desserts. Grandma's legacy of cooking skills and proven recipes was lovingly passed on to her daughters who continued the tradition of baking delicious cakes, pies, puddings, and other scrumptious treats for their families. TOP of Margaret Annie Adelaide Butler RETURN to About Us HOME to Dessert Recipes
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