The Roaring Twenties
DzubeG
school assignment where he must make a food and drink from the Twenties, as
well as act out a scene from a silent film. He is doing Chaplin's "dance of the
dinner rolls" from TGR, but we are stumped on the food and drink part. I just
thought I'd toss it out to you good people and see what comes back. Any input
would be greatly appreciated.
Deborah
Ian Partridge
gather. Billy Wilder had some interesting ingredients in a cake, in 'Some
Like It Hot'...
Ian
DzubeG wrote in message <19990318142735...@ng-fr1.aol.com>...
jberg
DzubeG wrote:
> This is a bit off topic, but it does pertain to Chaplin's "times". My son has a
> school assignment where he must make a food and drink from the Twenties, as
> well as act out a scene from a silent film. He is doing Chaplin's "dance of the
> dinner rolls" from TGR, but we are stumped on the food and drink part. I just
> thought I'd toss it out to you good people and see what comes back. Any input
> would be greatly appreciated.
>
The obvious choice for food would be boiled boot / fillet of 'sole', and to
further torture the metaphor, any kind of drink made from 'boot'leg liquor.
(Just remember, you asked for it, you said *any* input ...) ;-)
Leslie Evans
>
> This is a bit off topic, but it does pertain to Chaplin's "times". My son has a
> school assignment where he must make a food and drink from the Twenties, as
> well as act out a scene from a silent film. He is doing Chaplin's "dance of the
> dinner rolls" from TGR, but we are stumped on the food and drink part. I just
> thought I'd toss it out to you good people and see what comes back. Any input
> would be greatly appreciated.
>
I can't help you directly, Deborah, but see if he can find a book called
"Flappers and Flivvers". It's one of the few books I've seen on the
'20s that describes what life was like instead of talking about what
happened in the news (although there's a little of that too). Maybe he
could bring some apple juice (or another liquid that could be mistaken
for booze-Sprite?) in a flask.
The depression would be much easier. Soup and apples!
Leslie (who is interested in the '20s and laments the lack of
information on that wild period)
ka...@postoffice.swbell.net
longer than that...and given the time of year, a corned beef sandwich would probably
be all right...just a thought!
Alan
SRoweCanoe
(DzubeG) writes:
>My son has a
>school assignment where he must make a food and drink from the Twenties, as
>well as act out a scene from a silent film. He is doing Chaplin's "dance of
>the
>dinner rolls" from TGR, but we are stumped on the food and drink part.
This puzzles me abit. The food and drink from the 1920s isn't that different
from today. Lots of people are still around from the twenties, who can tell
that. Sure there were no fast food back then; but it's not that different!
I happen to be reading a magazine from the early 20s, and they joke about
breakfast- poached egg on toast. Most of the soft drinks (pop) was around
back then, Coke, Pepsi, Dr. Pepper. Food-wise, most of us would easily adapt
to the 20s
Steven Rowe
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dzu...@aol.com (DzubeG) wrote:
> This is a bit off topic, but it does pertain to Chaplin's "times". My son has
a
> school assignment where he must make a food and drink from the Twenties, as
> well as act out a scene from a silent film. He is doing Chaplin's "dance of
the
> thought I'd toss it out to you good people and see what comes back. Any input
> would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Deborah
>
>
I suggest he prepare the foods in the dinner scene. If memory serves it's
pot roast, and the drink is of course champagne. (You don't say how old your
son is!) It's a New Year's Eve dinner, so possibly egg nog would be an
appropriate non-alcoholic substitute. Some time back someone in this group
referred to the rolls as Oceana rolls. Perhaps your son can find the recipe
for these.
-Annie
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atsch...@acadia.net
> DzubeG wrote:
> > >
> > > This is a bit off topic, but it does pertain to Chaplin's "times". My son
has a
> > > school assignment where he must make a food and drink from the Twenties,
as
> > > well as act out a scene from a silent film. He is doing Chaplin's "dance
of the
> > > dinner rolls" from TGR, but we are stumped on the food and drink part. I
just
> > > thought I'd toss it out to you good people and see what comes back. Any
input
> > > would be greatly appreciated.
I just realized that to use the food used in "The Gold Rush" wouldn't be quite
right, because that's supposed to illustrate the food of the 1890's (I think.)
But I just got a brainstorm: get a copy of "The Great Gatsby." There must be
some foods described in there.
--Annie
Constance Kuriyama
"Ian Partridge" (ipart...@clara.co.uk) writes:
> The bathtub gin was as lethal as the bootleggers that peddled it, so I
> gather. Billy Wilder had some interesting ingredients in a cake, in 'Some
> Like It Hot'...
>
> Ian
Unfortunately, both rather impractical for a school assignment! ;-)
Coke was already a popular drink in the 'twenties, as were fast food
items like hamburgers (fried with onions) and frankfurters.
Connie K.
> DzubeG wrote in message <19990318142735...@ng-fr1.aol.com>...
>>This is a bit off topic, but it does pertain to Chaplin's "times". My son
> has a
>>school assignment where he must make a food and drink from the Twenties, as
>>well as act out a scene from a silent film. He is doing Chaplin's "dance of
> the
>>dinner rolls" from TGR, but we are stumped on the food and drink part. I
> just
>>thought I'd toss it out to you good people and see what comes back. Any
> input
>>would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>
>>Deborah
>>
>
>
--
CC on Hollywood, ca. 1948: "All people think of is opening new restaurants."
DzubeG
>But I just got a brainstorm: get a copy of "The Great Gatsby." There must be
some foods described in there.
Funny you should mention Fitzgerald's book. The class is reading it, and that
is why the assignment is about the Twenties - to give insight into"Gatsby's"
time. I have tried to look to Chaplin films for some food examples - just
*what* was in that star-shaped platter in "City Lights" where CC mistakes it
forthe bald guy in the star hat?
Deborah
jberg
CSC1889 wrote:
> >From: dzu...@aol.com (DzubeG)
>
> >>atsch...@acadia.net wrote:
> >
> >>But I just got a brainstorm: get a copy of "The Great Gatsby." There must
> >be
> >some foods described in there.
>
> In THE CIRCUS Charlie ate a banana and a hot dog. In the IDLE CLASS he drank
> cocktails. In THE KID he and John cooked pancakes and some awful-looking
> cabbage plop. In the THE PILGRIM Edna baked a cake with frosting and dried
> cherries on top. Maybe you should check out the food in WOMAN OF PARIS? Just
> don't serve Limberget/Lumberget (SP?) cheese!!!
>
> >Funny you should mention Fitzgerald's book. The class is reading it, and that
> >is why the assignment is about the Twenties - to give insight into"Gatsby's"
> >time. I have tried to look to Chaplin films for some food examples - just
> >*what* was in that star-shaped platter in "City Lights" where CC mistakes it
> >forthe bald guy in the star hat?
>
> I've always wondered that myself. It looked like something you'd spread on
> crackers.
It's probably what's known, in culinary circles, as blancmange. The original
French recipe includes blanched almonds, milk, cream, sugar and gelatin. I guess
you could get away with it, since Chaplin started production on City Lights in
1928.
CSC1889
Tobasco
Ginger Ale was the classic substitute for champagne in the 20's. Saltines
were considered a wonder, "How do they get the salt to stick on top, and all
those little holes?" They were also much lighter and crispier than the
previous iterations.
Tobasco
Crooner
And, uhm, didn't we also have tobasco?
~ Crooner
Who's not quite as old as Tobasco.
Robert Birchard
drink choice, and Jell-O, which is from the 1920's or early 1930's, might make a
good "food."
Shredded Wheat also goes back to the 1920's.
There is a good web site devoted to Moxie, a soft drink that goes back to the late
1800's, but which was very popular in the 1920's--it is largely a regional drink
now.
Boiled chicken might also be a good choice, since President Hoover promised a
"Chicken in every pot and a car in every garage."
DzubeG wrote:
> This is a bit off topic, but it does pertain to Chaplin's "times". My son has a
> school assignment where he must make a food and drink from the Twenties, as
> well as act out a scene from a silent film. He is doing Chaplin's "dance of the
> dinner rolls" from TGR, but we are stumped on the food and drink part. I just
> thought I'd toss it out to you good people and see what comes back. Any input
> would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Deborah
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Lönnberg
Maybe you should check out the food in WOMAN OF PARIS? Just
>don't serve Limberget/Lumberget (SP?) cheese!!!
Snip
It's Limburger cheese and it is very tasty but smells like old sweaty socks
and rotten fish.
Lars Gunnar
Constance Kuriyama
That's about right--with maybe just a touch of H2S.
Connie K.