1920s foods?!
So, I'm throwing a suprise party for my friend, and the theme is 1920s!. I was wondering if anyone had some ideas for foods that would fit the time period!.
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Answers:
Am having trouble finding much, but here aere some links for you to check out:
What did average Americans eat in the 1920s!? Food historians tell us we had a sweet tooth, a taste for the exotic, and a well-developed sense of ordered creativity!. Translation!? Fruit cocktails, Pineapple upside-down cake and Jell-O molds!. Tea sandwiches, fancy salads, and chafing-dish recipes were also "in!." City kitchens were wired with electricity meaning foods could be safely refrigerated at home!. General Electric (and other companies) published cooking brochures touting frozen foods and safe meat storage!.
Conversely!? Modern vegetarianism also began the 1920s!. Peanuts were promoted as healthy protein alternatives to animal meat!. Raw foods were likewise promoted!. Ladies Aid Societies and Domestic Scientists worked hard to introduce balanced, nutritional meals to poor, laboring people and help newly arrived immigrants adjust to American markets!.
http://www!.foodtimeline!.org/index!.html
http://www!.ghosttraveller!.com/peggys_ant!.!.!.
The Innkeepers at Tuc Me Inn, watched a German friend make these cookies and copied down the recipe back in the early 20's!.
http://www!.lanierbb!.com/recipes/index!.ht!.!.!.
1920 Rice Pudding
http://www!.recipezaar!.com/66146
Fannie Farmer's Boston Cooking School Cook Book [1918] is available full-text on the Web!. The difference between this edition and 1923 copy is minimal!. Chapter 41 provides suggested menus for all types of family meals!.
http://bartleby!.com/87/
Here is a GREAT Cocktail Menu:
A 1920's Cocktail Party Menu
{ Platters }
Fruit and Cheese Platter; Olive Cheese Balls
A pyramid of olive pastries surrounded by a platter of cheeses and seasonal fruits!. Cheese selection may include: Brie, Stilton, Wine Cheddar, Munster, and Swiss!. Served with crackers!.
Chicken of Liver Mousse
Chicken liver mousse pate shaped in the form of a chicken, garnished with bell peppers, olives, hard cooked eggs, and romaine lettuce!. Served with crackers!.
Cheese Straws
{ Butlered Hors d'oeuvres }
Seafood Vol-au-Vents
Puff pastry shells filled with shrimp and scallops in a rich cream sauce!.
Potatoes Lorraines
New potatoes filled with sour cream, and garnished with caviar caviar !.
Cucumber-Watercress Tea Sandwiches
Shrimp Toasts
Finely chopped shrimp mousseline on toast, fried!.
http://www!.choicecooking!.com/cater/cater!.!.!.
Hope I have helped you, good luck!Www@FoodAQ@Com
What did average Americans eat in the 1920s!? Food historians tell us we had a sweet tooth, a taste for the exotic, and a well-developed sense of ordered creativity!. Translation!? Fruit cocktails, Pineapple upside-down cake and Jell-O molds!. Tea sandwiches, fancy salads, and chafing-dish recipes were also "in!." City kitchens were wired with electricity meaning foods could be safely refrigerated at home!. General Electric (and other companies) published cooking brochures touting frozen foods and safe meat storage!.
Conversely!? Modern vegetarianism also began the 1920s!. Peanuts were promoted as healthy protein alternatives to animal meat!. Raw foods were likewise promoted!. Ladies Aid Societies and Domestic Scientists worked hard to introduce balanced, nutritional meals to poor, laboring people and help newly arrived immigrants adjust to American markets!.
http://www!.foodtimeline!.org/index!.html
http://www!.ghosttraveller!.com/peggys_ant!.!.!.
The Innkeepers at Tuc Me Inn, watched a German friend make these cookies and copied down the recipe back in the early 20's!.
http://www!.lanierbb!.com/recipes/index!.ht!.!.!.
1920 Rice Pudding
http://www!.recipezaar!.com/66146
Fannie Farmer's Boston Cooking School Cook Book [1918] is available full-text on the Web!. The difference between this edition and 1923 copy is minimal!. Chapter 41 provides suggested menus for all types of family meals!.
http://bartleby!.com/87/
Here is a GREAT Cocktail Menu:
A 1920's Cocktail Party Menu
{ Platters }
Fruit and Cheese Platter; Olive Cheese Balls
A pyramid of olive pastries surrounded by a platter of cheeses and seasonal fruits!. Cheese selection may include: Brie, Stilton, Wine Cheddar, Munster, and Swiss!. Served with crackers!.
Chicken of Liver Mousse
Chicken liver mousse pate shaped in the form of a chicken, garnished with bell peppers, olives, hard cooked eggs, and romaine lettuce!. Served with crackers!.
Cheese Straws
{ Butlered Hors d'oeuvres }
Seafood Vol-au-Vents
Puff pastry shells filled with shrimp and scallops in a rich cream sauce!.
Potatoes Lorraines
New potatoes filled with sour cream, and garnished with caviar caviar !.
Cucumber-Watercress Tea Sandwiches
Shrimp Toasts
Finely chopped shrimp mousseline on toast, fried!.
http://www!.choicecooking!.com/cater/cater!.!.!.
Hope I have helped you, good luck!Www@FoodAQ@Com
