amylsacks' photos with the keyword: shellfish

This cover art looks like the paper cutouts our teachers taped to the classroom windows in Kindergarten. Which is honestly a good thing compared to most of the photographs inside. :D

When your cat is fast asleep and seems particularly happy about it, this is the locale in Dreamland that he or she is visiting. (Originally posted to flickr on February 2nd, 2011.)

On the front cover: "Babel Towers." Mostly crabmeat layered with fresh tomato. They're pretty vague about how much mayo you need to hold it all together, so maybe it wouldn't be so bad. Front and back of a 16-pager published by Nozaki Brothers of New York, N.Y.

(L) Yeah, you could get "petals" to look like that using only diluted cream cheese and a spoon. By the way, Kraft has enclosed a coupon good for 50 cents off your next purchase of swampland in South Jersey. (R) That clam dip might not be bad, though the seasonings are pretty intense for the time period. Probably that was a snack you only brought out in the small hours for the serious partygoers, long after the kids were safely in bed.

I really, really wish that they'd avoided using the word "toss" in conjunction with this recipe. [cringe]

Upper left: A tisket, a tasket, the wrong olive's in our basket! Lower left: Twenty vegetable varieties in search of a fish stick or a slice of canned meat. Right: They served the pineapple-cheese-green olive-cherry salad-combo at baby showers, so everyone who attended could feel as pregnant as the hostess.

"It's an open-and-shut case! Sandwiches, those all-time favorites, are perfect fare for hot August days... Each is a jiffy 'full-course meal'... "Whenever sandwiches are served, have a good mustard and a spicy catsup around, since very often men like to add their own little personal touch to them. Be sure, too, to have a sharp knife on hand to cut your sandwiches..." Some of these look like they'd rate a chainsaw, actually. Also, I had no idea that you could once buy canned lobster claw all across America! The Fifties were awesome! From the August issue of Everywoman's magazine.

(L) "Swedish Sandwiches are served as canapes or with tea or beer at informal parties." (R) "Crayfish Party: August is the month of crayfish and beautiful moonlight. Catching crayfish with nets, a popular sport, is permitted from the midnight between August 7 and 8 till the end of September..."

"Various Kinds of Bread, Butter Herring, Sardines, Anchovies, Chef's Pickled Herring Boiled Potatoes Herring Au Gratin Bird's Nest Fish in Aspic Swedish Caviar Omelet with Asparagus Filling Small Meatballs Sauteed Mushrooms Kidney Saute' Pickled Fresh Cucumber Sausages Boiled Sliced Ham Radishes Lobster Salad Jellied Pork and Veal Pickled Beets Boiled Salmon Green Salad Potato Salad Fruit Salad Cheese"

I ask you: Who wouldn't want to be anointed in such a fashion when their time comes? From the April issue of Everywoman's magazine.

Menu: Lobster Thermidor Asparagus Vinaigrette Potato Puffs Green Salad Chocolate Mint Ice Cream Roll Dumping bits of old Xmas candy on cake is always practical, since it doubles as an after-dinner breath freshener.

"Thumbnail" illustrations clipped from an article by Mary B. Stevenson. I blew these up to show detail, and did some Photoshop touch-ups that (hopefully) don't intrude on the original style too much. From the August issue of Everywoman's magazine.

Some other recipes included: Veal Supreme, Veal Surprise (that's veal without orange or cherries), Veal Goulash, Veal Paprika, Veal Loaf With Anchovies, Veal Stroganoff, and Veal Rolls Marsala. (Oh, and they threw in a Paella and a Shrimp Newburgh for you weirdos who don't appreciate the glory that is-- VEAL!!)

I miss the good old days when sofas and airplane seats were interchangeable.

"The good hostess, therefore, tries to have a wide variety of canapes, and is on the lookout for new combinations to present to her friends. This little book contains many new variations as well as some of the old standbys and will prove to be a friend in need on short notice..." Uh, I'm pretty sure that should've been "a friend in deed. [shrug] I guess nobody's perfect.

That fish looks just a little too happy about its fate. From the February issue of Family Circle magazine. Originally posted to flickr on 1/28/11.