amylsacks' photos with the keyword: lobster

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.)

A really nice image, especially in an era where women's magazines were all about trapping every damn thing in Gelatine Hell. Maybe this ad was on loan from some more "manly" publication of the same year. From April's Family Circle magazine.

"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.

Those squarish white dishes suggest torn-open packages of frozen... something. And just below them is the first appearance of the bacon-banana fusion in quite some time. Whatever floats your boat, I guess... :/

Honestly, who doesn't glow with this kind of pride whenever they present a tray of Anchovy Rollups? From the March/April issue of Chefs' and Stewards' Food and Equipment Manual.

Nice Danish (or Swedish) Modern stylings, but there's nothing else to be done. They're still green beans from a can. Look upon my works, O Diners, and despair!

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!!)

"The In Mood... your mood, in your kitchen, on your patio, around your dining table with your family and friends, your meals reflect you and the life you lead..." Gotta' love that Seventies-speak. Cover of a 66-pager from the Wisconsin Gas Company.

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.