Photos, videos and docs of Alan Mays, with the keywords: "cooking"

I Nearly Got in Hot Water in Cashtown, Pa.

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 07 Jan 2019 19:53:02 +0000

An early twentieth-century postcard that could be customized with the name of any city or town.

Hooray! Let the Christmas Cooking Begin!

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 04:25:32 +0000

In this undated slide, two exuberant women commence Christmas cooking in the kitchen.

Santa Claus decoration on the wall: "Merry Christmas. Happy New Year."

Mama's Cookin' 'Em

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 06 Sep 2021 03:56:02 +0000

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A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of cooking: outside or in.

I'm not sure what mama's cooking, but she may be preparing food for a picnic. There appear to be white cloth-covered baskets lying in the grass, with one or two baskets barely visible behind mama and another in the right midground.

"Mama cookin' 'em. Catherine Mueller."

Sent to Mr. W. S. Osgood, 410 Morris Bldg., New Orleans, La., and postmarked Kansas City, Kans., Aug. 20, 1907. There's no other message on the back.

Wedding Menu for Gustav Brünner and Helene Rumke, May 11, 1889

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 16:43:22 +0000

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I haven't been able to uncover any information regarding Gustav Brünner and Helene Rumke, but see below for a Google-assisted translation of the German text of their wedding menu.

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Menu zur Hochzeitsfeier des Herrn Gustav Brünner und Fräulein Helene Rumke am Sonnabend, den 11. Mai 1889.

Krebssuppe.

Ochsenfilet, Bratkartoffeln.

Lachs, Butter, und Petersilie.

Spargel, Spinat, Erbsen, Schinken, Ochsenzunge, gebr. Schweser.

Kapaunen, Salat, und Compot.

Eis, Backwerk.

Butter, Käse, Nachtisch.

Ernst Gravenhorst, Hamburg.

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Menu for the Wedding of Mr. Gustav Brünner and Miss Helene Rumke on Saturday, May 11, 1889.

Crab Soup.

Fillet of Beef, Fried Potatoes.

Salmon, Butter, and Parsley.

Asparagus, Spinach, Peas, Ham, Ox Tongue, fried Sweetbreads.

Capons, Salad, and Compote.

Ice Cream, Baked Goods.

Butter, Cheese, Dessert.

Ernst Gravenhorst, Hamburg.

Dwight's Cow Brand Soda

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 18:07:12 +0000

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An early label for Dwight's Cow Brand Soda.

Easter Greeting: Delicious

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 22:35:47 +0000

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Easter Greetings: A Good Fire

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 22:35:49 +0000

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Cooking on the Regal Acorn

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 02:58:04 +0000

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A kitchen photo for the ABC Group (4/22/2017).

An in the kitchen photo for the Vintage Photos Theme Park.

This real photo postcard (circa 1900s-1910s) shows two women cooking with pots and pans on a Regal Acorn Range (the "Regal Acorn" name is part of the elaborate design on the front of the stove, though it's difficult to see in the photo). The Regal Acorn was manufactured by Rathbone, Sard, & Co., of Albany, New York, which touted it in a 1907 newspaper advertisement as "A Marvel of Convenience" that had a new "Lift Up Top Plate" that allowed "broiling and toasting to be done so easily, cleanly, and perfectly that it makes all other stoves and ranges seem mere make-shifts by comparison."

Happy New Year 1890

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 15:42:42 +0000

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A strange and inexplicable New Year greeting! An old woman is tossing a young boy, identified as "1889" across his back, into a steaming kettle of soup that she's cooking over a hot fire. The legs of her previous victim are barely visible at the edge of the kettle.

Am I missing something here? Is there a literary allusion or proverb or something else that might explain this? Otherwise, it seems a rather cruel and violent way to greet the New Year.

In any case, after initially believing this to be a calling card, I finally discovered that it's number 5 ("Old woman holding boy 1889 over soup tureen") in a series of 50 "New Years 1890" cigarette cards issued by Kinney Tobacco Co. See Kinney New Years 1890 Cards - N227 for additonal information about the card series.

By the way, some of the other cards in this series also show strange and unsettling scenes:

No. 19 - Boy pushing huge snowball over figure of 1889.
No. 20 - Duelist 1890 standing over fallen 1889.
No. 36 - Boy 1890 skates round 1889 falling through ice.
No. 38 - Whale swallowing 1889, 1890 steps on to floating globe.
No. 49 - Sun as spider devouring insect 1889, insect 1890 flies away.

A checklist for the card series and illustrations of each card are available at Kinney New Years 1890 Cards - N227.

Barbecue Man

nobody@ipernity.com (Alan Mays) — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 23:15:17 +0000

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A "Guild Color Processing" slide.