Docs from Miss Magnolia Thunderpussy, tagged "kitchens"

USS Oklahoma - Crews' galley, circa 1918

nobody@ipernity.com (Miss Magnolia Thunderpussy) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:49:30 +0000

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American family eating watermelon

nobody@ipernity.com (Miss Magnolia Thunderpussy) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:40:17 +0000

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A glorious photograph, which reminds me slightly of a Norman Rockwell painting.

But, OH DEAR! Do they not own any napery? The very idea of eating at a table covered with newspaper - this is something only certain "lower" strata of society might do, surely?

American family eating together, 1945

nobody@ipernity.com (Miss Magnolia Thunderpussy) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:40:17 +0000

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Now here's an American family who actually talk to each other! Such a homely scene of breakfast time, one can almost smell those pancakes!

American family eating together, 1938

nobody@ipernity.com (Miss Magnolia Thunderpussy) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:40:17 +0000

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Such a candid shot . . . but of course, mother is in the kitchen, slaving away. One can cut the atmosphere here with a knife!

Frank Leonard Brooks - Corvette galley (1943)

nobody@ipernity.com (Miss Magnolia Thunderpussy) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:15:51 +0000

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Handsome US teenager eating a hearty breakfast, 1945

nobody@ipernity.com (Miss Magnolia Thunderpussy) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:55:10 +0000

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Shirtless teenager in a kitchen - USA, 1960s

nobody@ipernity.com (Miss Magnolia Thunderpussy) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:42:02 +0000

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Rather cute . . . no doubt he's waiting to be fed.

US navy cooks - World War II

nobody@ipernity.com (Miss Magnolia Thunderpussy) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:53:35 +0000

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"Yep, young Arnie here is shapin' up real swell! You should see his "Coq au vin" - it's magnificent, I've never tasted anything so good in all my life!"

Guests should always offer to help dry the dishes . . . sometimes the host (or hostess) will agree to their kind offer!

nobody@ipernity.com (Miss Magnolia Thunderpussy) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:11:53 +0000

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I bet it's the last time any of these poor people make that offer!

An empty kitchen - Germany, early 20th Century

nobody@ipernity.com (Miss Magnolia Thunderpussy) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:08:32 +0000

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A most eerie place . . .

HMCS Iroquois - Ship's cook in the galley (World War II)

nobody@ipernity.com (Miss Magnolia Thunderpussy) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:10:31 +0000

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Hmmmm . . .Canadian baked beans!

Viewers' comments from my Flickr Stream posting:

derAmialtebloede:
With duck gizzards!

Miss Magnolia Thunderpussy:
GASP!

Mr. Rubber Ducky:
**Double GASP!**

Bitter Green:
No, no no, those are BABY gizzards! From American babies!

Woman frying sardines in her kitchen

nobody@ipernity.com (Miss Magnolia Thunderpussy) — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:24:34 +0000

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"Oh, really, Abner, do you have to take a photograph of me in this state? Why, my hair's a mess and I've no make-up on! We really must get an extractor fan for this kitchen".

Woman with loaves of bread

nobody@ipernity.com (Miss Magnolia Thunderpussy) — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:24:34 +0000

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Every morning it was the same . . . after washing and dressing, Mary came downstairs and went into the kitchen, where she found three freshly baked loaves on the table. She had no idea where they came from, or who had left them there . . . each night, before ging to bed, she made sure all the doors were locked. It truly was a mystery . . .at first she thought she was going mad. But why? she pondered, why three loaves?

Poker game widows getting uproariously drunk

nobody@ipernity.com (Miss Magnolia Thunderpussy) — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:24:34 +0000

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Every time Gwendoline's husband had a poker game, she invited the wives for a "girls' night" in the kitchen, where, after preparing a stack of sandwiches for the menfolk, they proceded to start telling rude stories and drinking bottles of wine.

Visiting Granny

nobody@ipernity.com (Miss Magnolia Thunderpussy) — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:20:21 +0000

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A very independent woman, old Granny Mildew lived in a one-room apartment. Here we see her sitting in her rocking chair, waiting patiently for the water in the pan to boil. She was also an inveterate gambler and is probably reading the racing pages of a newspaper.

Today's hunk . . .

nobody@ipernity.com (Miss Magnolia Thunderpussy) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:02:28 +0000

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. . . is a second photograph of a shirtless Steve McQueen, who appears to have been disturbed while making some coffee.

Two teenagers oblivious to the state of the kitchen table after a meal - photograph by William Gedney, 1972

nobody@ipernity.com (Miss Magnolia Thunderpussy) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:54:15 +0000

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Taken during his 1972 stay with a family of Kentucky miners.

Spoiling the lodger

nobody@ipernity.com (Miss Magnolia Thunderpussy) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:50:43 +0000

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Ethel Dunwoody took "a shine" to her new lodger, Max Brandysnap, the moment she clapped eyes on him, standing there on her porch in the pouring rain, looking so miserable and lost.
She thought nothing of getting up at 4 o'clock in the morning to fix his breakfast, and always packed him a delicious lunch.
However, Max was married, and sent most of his pay home to his wife in Nebraska - he had never kept it a secret from Ethel. Despite this, she secretly hoped he might one day clasp her in his arms and begin a tempestuous extra-marital relationship with her, such as she had read about in her womens' magazines.

Italian family eating their midday meal, 1946

nobody@ipernity.com (Miss Magnolia Thunderpussy) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:50:43 +0000

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Mother and daughter eating lunch together in their kitchen - France, 1945

nobody@ipernity.com (Miss Magnolia Thunderpussy) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:50:43 +0000

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I am somewhat concerned about that hand which is about to grasp the plate, on the left of picture . . . they don't seem to be bothered by it, however. Perhaps it's their pet?