Margaret Carr

Margaret Jean Carr (née Heron; 28 January 1913 – 17 July 2008) was a Canadian columnist and food editor. She is best known for writing the Toronto Star daily column, "Cooking Chat".

Career Prior to writing "Cooking Chat", she worked in the Canadian Embassy in Washington for five years.

As more and more people gained access to home refrigeration, electric stoves, and freezing, Carr wrote to her readership new methodologies to best use these recent innovations to convenience their lives. To prepare for Valentine's Day in 1962, Carr advised that although her readers may prefer the more romantic and material side to the day, that the men in their lives often prefer more solid pleasures. One such example, as noted by the Canadian food historian Dorothy Duncan, was Carr's May 1954 reflection on the continual popularity of tea in Canada. They strove, like Carr, to cheerily promote culinary diversity in a fun, economical, and nutritious manner.

Personal life Carr was married to Kenneth Randall Carr for forty-three years upon his death. Together they had four children; Susan, Martha, John, and Charlotte.

Susan and Martha, the eldest two, were the ages of four and two respectively when Carr began writing "Cooking Chat" in 1951. thumb

Carr died on Thursday, 17 July 2008, at the age of 95. On Saturday, 19 July 2008, funeral services were held at Saint Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Scarborough in honorarium. Carr is buried at Saint Andrew's Presbyterian Church Cemetery next to her husband.