Dishes Collection (page 2)

Doing the Dishes Date: 1947

Shelled Oyster Date: 1889

Dish of String Beans Date: 1950

SAVOURY GATEAU
A savoury sandwich gateau, decorated with sliced radishes and garnished with parsley. Date: 1960s

MEAT LOAF & MUSHROOMS MEAT LOAF & MUSHROOMS
A delicious plate of moulded meat loaf, covered in mushroom sauce. Date: 1930s

PLAICE AND LEMON
A plate of plaice on a bed of lemon slices, garnished with parsley. Date: 1930s

Raw cod as cooking ingredient
Raw cod on a cutting board, ready to be garnished with parsley and beetroot. Date: 1930s

MACKERELS IN SAUCE
Mackerels in sauce served with fresh bread. Date: 1960s

FISH CAKE
Fish cake in sauce, garnished with lemon and parsley and served on a fashionable glass plate. Date: 1940s

NUT AND PINEAPPLE SALAD
Nut and pineapple salad: Cut the tops off and scoop out some fresh tomatoes. Make a mixture of shredded pineapple and baked brazil nuts and fill the tomatoes with it. Date: 1930s

COCKTAIL SNACKS
Dainty cocktail pastry snacks, neatly cut into triangles and decorated with walnuts and sausages or breadsticks. Date: 1930s

ROAST PARSNIPS
Carefully buttering up large parsnip slices and adding salt and pepper before roasting them in the oven. Date: 1930s

MAKING NUT CUTLETS
A houswife rolling up nut cutlets into balls, ready to be coated in breadcrumbs before frying them and serving them garnished with parsley. Date: 1930s

WASHING UP IN A BOWL
A housewife carefully washing up her china in an enamel bowl, with plenty of Lux soap suds! Date: 1930s

INVISIBLE SANDWICHES
These are surprise sandwiches... Anchovy Delight! They were obviously so delightful that they are all gone! Date: 1930s

DRESSED VEGETABLES
Stuffed tomatoes - Vegetable Marrow a la creme - Spinach - Potato Croquettes - Haricot Beans - Tossed Mushrooms - Wafer Potatoes - New Carrots and White Sauce. Bon appetit! Date: circa 1900

STRAWBERRY DISHES
Serving strawberries on their own, or with other fruit. Date: early 20th century

TWO TOMATO DISHES For carnivores - Bacon and tomatoes For vegetarians - Potato and tomato salad Date: circa 1930

TANGERINE SOUFFLE The trick with this dish is to get it to go up without letting it come down. Date: circa 1930

CREAMED POTATOES & PEAS CREAMED POTATOES & PEAS
Creamed potatoes and peas, topped off with a poached egg. What could be nicer? Date: 1950s

STUFFED EGG SHIPS
Ship-shaped savoury boiled eggs, filled with egg yolks mixed with mayonnaise and cooked rice. Date: 1950s

BAKED ONIONS & TOMATOES BAKED ONIONS & TOMATOES
Baked onions and baked tomatoes, served with cheese and peas, with the option of gravy. Date: 1940s

JACKET POTATOES
Stuffed baked potatoes, an excellent supper dish for a cold evening. The potatoes can cook without attention and the filling can be left waiting until a moment before serving. Date: 1940s

VEGETARIAN DISH
A vegetarian dish, including brussel sprouts, creamed potatoes, diced turnip and other unidentified vegetables. Date: 1930s

COLD CHICKEN SALAD
The rather unappetising combination of chicken in aspic and cold salad. Date: 1940s

VEAL FRICASSEE
Herb-flavoured veal fricassee, served in a casserole dish, garnished with a lemon slice, mushrooms and tomatoes. Date: 1960s

GLAZED VEAL SALAD
A cool summer dish - glazed veal pie, garnished with a salad of chopped lettuce, cucumber and eggs. Date: 1930s

POACHED EGG & PEAS POACHED EGG & PEAS
The rather unappetising combination of poached egg, mashed potatoes and peas. Date: 1940s

ASPARAGUS SALAD
An intriguing salad combination - asparagus, slices of hard boiled egg and peas. Date: 1940s

FRESH SALAD
A fresh salad, including lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, onions and raddishes. Date: 1930s

STUFFED TOMATO SALAD
Tomatoes stuffed with cottage cheese, served with watercress, lettuce, etc. Date: 1930s

TOMATO SANDWICHES
Dainty brown bread sandwiches with tomato slices on top of them Date: 1930s

THIN SLICED SANDWICHES
A plate of very thinly-sliced sandwiches on white bread, artistically arranged on a doyly. Date: 1940s

EGG AND ONION SALAD
Egg and onion salad: Stuffed (with radishes or mushrooms?) eggs, onion rings, garden peas and sliced tomatoes. Date: 1960s

TOMATO SOUP & TOAST TOMATO SOUP & TOAST
A tempting arrangement of tomato soup and toasted soldiers for three, with matching soup bowls, spoons and serviettes. Date: 1960s

TWO GAME DISHES
Two game dishes: casserole de puree de gibier (above), and chartreuse de perdreaux (below). Date: circa 1890

GALANTINE OF TURKEY
Galantine of turkey. Date: circa 1890

POULARDES A LA GODARD
Poulardes (hens) a la Godard. Date: circa 1890

SHELLFISH PLATTER
Buisson de coquillages - a magnificently presented shellfish platter. Date: late 19th century

BEETROOT WITH CELERY
Beetroot served with celery. Date: circa 1914

SALMON W / MAYONNAISE
Salmon with mayonnaise. Date: late 19th century

MAKING PRESERVES 1851
A French housewife makes preserves. Date: 1851

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE
Strawberry shortcake, seen here in close-up, is served for dessert at the dinner table. Date: mid 20th century

SENTIMENTAL NOVEL READER
The Sentimental Novel Reader a kitchenmaid more devoted to literature than to doing the dishes... Date: 1849

Tabby cat sitting at a table
Unusual Friends - tabby cat sitting at a table. 1950s

Hardware Shop, Baghdad, Iraq. Date: circa 1920s

Middle Ages in Spain. Market scene
Market scene in the Middle Ages in the Iberian Peninsula. From left to right, dealer Muslim, Christian and Hebrew. Illustration by Lluis Bargall󮠗 atercolour

Bruce Bairnsfather Ware by Grimwades
A selection of pottery manufactured by the firm Grimwades of Staffordshire, featuring the designs of Bruce Bairnsfather, the artist whose cartoons featured in The Bystander during World War I

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