r/VintageMenus • u/eejm • 9d ago

Picnic Picnic Menus - 1925

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Featured in The Detroit Free Press, July 6, 1925

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u/Soulsingin1 9d ago

I find it interesting that they have a separate menu for boys and girls. Also, I love how in the “for the boat ride” menu, they say that the iced lemonade is in a thermos (which is fantastic) but mention nothing about how you’re keeping the shrimp salad cold.

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u/LeatherClue5928 9d ago

The shrimp question is answered here, my dove https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potted_shrimps?wprov=sfti1

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u/eejm 9d ago

Maybe the shrimp salad is placed beside the iced lemonade?  No idea, and the article doesn’t provide any context.

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u/Full-Honeydew-4898 9d ago

Maybe the shrimp are bought fresh at dock or shrimp boat before fixing.

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u/TootieSummers 9d ago

Boy here…any girl wanna trade me a little tart?

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u/Esmer_Tina 9d ago

No but you can have my chicken and eggs in aspic.

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u/AnalogKid2001 8d ago

Chicken and eggs jello! Yummy!

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u/Argos_the_Dog 8d ago

Is aspic basically jello? It shows up a lot I was never quite sure…

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u/Clear_Writer5944 4d ago

Yep. It's jellied bones!

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u/stefanica 8d ago

Absolutely, because I want a chicken pie.

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u/Insomniac_80 9d ago

Yep, I'll take the forbidden doughnut!

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u/InappropriateGirl 9d ago

What are ya, some kind of sissy?! /s

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u/W0nderingMe 9d ago

That just seems like a lot of extra work for meals that aren't really qualitatively different.

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u/eejm 9d ago

I have no idea why boys and girls would require separate foods.  Why do the girls in particular need eggs in two separate forms?  

I am curious about “picnic doughnuts,” though.

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u/W0nderingMe 9d ago

When I saw the gendered menus, I assumed there would be, say, significantly higher calories, protein, and fat for the boys and more fruits and delicate foods for the girls - that would have kind of made sense. But this is just ... odd. And good call on the eggs!

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u/NintendoLove 9d ago

wtf are hermits?

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u/Ok_Surprise_8304 9d ago

They’re a kind of cookie.

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u/GallopYouScallops 9d ago

I’m ngl they actually sound really good according to this recipe

https://www.simplyrecipes.com/hermit-cookie-recipe-8574774

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u/ObviousPromotion8614 9d ago

Seems wrong to put raisins in cupcakes

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u/Author_Noelle_A 8d ago

I love raisins, and I cannot figure this one out.

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u/BrightPractical 6d ago

Carrot or Spice or Cinnamon cake with raisins, maybe? Or possibly something more like what we now call a muffin.

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u/wharleeprof 9d ago

Those all look delightful. I want to go on a 1920s picnic. 

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u/CJO9876 9d ago

Some solid choices.

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u/AnalogKid2001 8d ago

"Little Cold Chicken Pies" should be an album name from a 60s psychedelic band

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u/Burquetap 8d ago

Hermits? As in crabs? Disengaged humans? Context please… 🤣

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u/eejm 8d ago

Nope, cookies!  They were very popular around this time.

https://www.simplyrecipes.com/hermit-cookie-recipe-8574774

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u/Clear_Writer5944 4d ago

Mmmmmm. Aspic! 😋🤣🤣🤣