Food Collection (page 9)

Sugar Loaf Late 19C
Maman is watched by her daughter as she cuts a lump off the sugar loaf : at this time, sugar was supplied in cones which were broken off as required

Barmaid in Smoky Pub
A barmaid serves a customer in a smokey London pub. On the back wall is a fine selection of spirits while in the foreground, punters chat among themselves

Muffin Man / Thomas Crane
The muffin man, with a tray of muffins balanced on his head, rings his handbell to attract the attention of passers-by

Outside Cafe Tortoni
The fashionable Cafe Tortoni, in the rue Taitbout, where carriages stop for ladies to consume ice cream, while others enjoy theirs on the terrace

Stantons Ice Cream Van
ICE CREAM VAN A queue forming at Stantons ice cream van

Advert / Liebig Beef Card
Liebigs Extract of Beef: the finest meat flavouring stock

Roman Soldier on Guard
A Roman soldier, on guard duty on a cold winters day, watches as festive fare is carried to the banqueting hall

Butchers to the Queen
J G Randall, butcher by appointment to Queen Victoria, and the Prince of Wales : presumably in central London, with branches in Highgate and Finchley

Cookery Magazine 1917
A wartime issue of this popular cookery magazine - Splendid Flour Substitute recipes, Making the meat go round, the sugar shortage, How to save bread

Sturgeon and Caviar
Sturgeon swim in the ocean, and their eggs are canned for the enjoyment of wealthy humans

Chilean Grain Seller
Mote (grilled grain) is sold and eaten on the street

Tabard Inn, Southwark
Southwark: the Tabard Inn as it looked in 1810: several centuries earlier, Chaucers pilgrims left for Canterbury from here

Bath Buns Shop
Fortts Original Bath Buns shop, also famous for its Oliver Biscuits and incorporating the Green St. Cafe, Bath, Somerset

Breakfast in Bed 1930S
Smiling woman pours herself a refreshing cup of tea before tucking into a feast of grapefruit, boiled egg from an egg cup & toast served on a tray

Desclieux / Coffee Plant
Captain Gabriel Mathieu Desclieux, a French Navy Officer, uses his water ration to save a single coffee plant which instigated the entire Martinique Coffee Industry

Kamel Brand Tea
Wrapper for Kamel Brand Ceylon Tea

CREPE PAN
A flat-bottomed, shallow frying pan made for cooking crepes or pancakes to perfection

Beeton 1865 Desserts
Desserts

Shops / Butcher / Mr Bones
Mr Bones the butcher, from " Happy Families" devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

Bull & Bush, Hampstead
A famous Hampstead pub, still in existence today

MINCE PIES
Mince Pies made with McDougalls Flour

Recipe for Pudding
Recipe for Christmas Pudding using McDougalls Flour

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White makes herself useful in the home of the Seven Dwarfs

Shellfish stall in Les Halles, Paris, France
Adults and children at a shellfish stall in Les Halles, in Paris, France

Advertisement for City Meat Dog Cakes
An advertisement for Walker Harrison and Garthwaites City Meat Dog Cakes - the genuine and original. A fierce British bulldog stands on top, guarding his food

Poster advertising Guernsey, Channel Islands - Go By British Railways. Date: circa 1960

Advertisement for Moores Maltine Vinegar from the Midland Vinegar Company, available in five gallon sealed barrels direct from the brewery and ideal for pickling, salads and as a table condiment

Mr Libbys Creamed Rice Milk Pudding
Libbys Happy Families Card Game, Mr Libbys Creamed Rice Milk Pudding. circa 1950s

Miss Libbys Fruits - Peaches
Libbys Happy Families Card Game, Miss Libbys Fruits - Peaches. circa 1950s

Advert, Gray, Dunn & Co, Biscuit Manufacturers, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905

H J Heinz factory, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
View from Troy Hill of the H J Heinz factory, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Date: 1911

W Heath Robinson - Peeling Potatoes by Gramophone

Illegal salmon fishing in Galway, Ireland

Advert for Wm. Corns & Son, combination Coffee Mill 1888
Combination mill for coffee and spices. Date: 1888

Advert for Mackintoshs toffee
Mackintoshs Toffee - everybodys favourites! Date: 1932

Cartoon, John Bull is forced to accept American aid from Uncle Sam. Date: 1879

Still Life with Peaches and Pears Date: 1890

Views of Golden Lane, London 1872
Views of Golden Lane, near Smithfield Market, in London, 1872. Illustrations (clockwise from top left): The Earls Barrow; Making trimmings for Soup Kitchens; China Yard on Saturday Afternoon; a

Cockle gathering at Penclawdd 1857
Eight miles from Swansea on the Loughor river, women gathering and preparing cockles for market. Date: 1857

DEADLY TEETOTALISM
Deadly teetotalism leads to a shorter life than temperate enjoyment of fine whiskey, claims an advertisement for Long Johns Ben Nevis Whiskey, distilled in Fort William. Date: 1890

SALTON SALT, USA
Salt mounds at Salton, USA. Date: 1901

FRESH PEAS FOR SALE
Fresh gathered peas, young Hastings: a woman gathers her apron up to hold the peas poured out by a farmer on the back of a cart Date: 1795

Ye Green Parrot Tea Rooms, St Peters Green, Bedford Date: 1916

Drinking - Intemperance
GIN LANE. Date: CIRCA 1780

LUNCH AT CLARIDGES 1914
Lunch at Claridges Hotel, London Date: 1914

Party of people picnicking at Henley Regatta
A party of people picnicking at the Henley Royal Regatta, an annual rowing event held on the River Thames near the town of Henley-on-Thames, South Oxfordshire. Date: July 1888

Bills Gay Nineties, New York, USA
Bills Gay Nineties, 57 East 54th Street, New York, USA -- a retro-style cafe and bar looking back to the good old 1890s. Date: circa 1940

Finding Food in London: WW1
Finding Food in London: making parks and waste places fruitful. At Finsbury Park and Clissfold Park in north London, ground is turned over to create space for the growing of vegetables during World

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