Yesterdays Recipes, Cooked Today
Many a good cook’s reputation has been built on the ability to make an omelette.
– Margaret Fulton
Many a photographer’s reputation was ruined by putting feathers in an already overcrowded photo of an omelette.
Gross. And unhygenic.
In contrast, the modern photo tips a wink to the Elizabeth David classic “An Omelette and a Glass of Wine”.
Gorgeous.
Here’s the recipe
Enjoy!
This is worse than the trout of nightmares.
I’m voting that this has to rank pretty high in the list of three words that should never be put together.
JELLIED. TURTLE. SOUP.
W.T. F. People of 1977?
You had a lovely Olive and Onion Tart and some fabulous canapés to eat. Why on earth would you choose to eat soup made from turtles? First that’s just gross and second, they don’t even look like they’d taste good.
Don’t even try to make it better by adding some totally delicious avocado. I’m calling shenanigans on you on this one!
Even worse. I was alive then. My mother better never have fed me turtle soup jellied or otherwise. Or we’ll be having words when I get back.
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Only the pure in heart can make a good soup”
– Ludwig van Beethoven
But any bozo in 1977 could photo it. The sign, the snails, the baguettes.
It’s French. We get it.
Nous l’avons.
The soup looks like a hot mess too.
Whereas this from 2004? Gorgeous! So elegant. I just want to grab that spoon and tuck right in!
Which is your favourite?
Also, all going well in scheduled post land…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUM, LOVE YOU LOTS !!!!
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“When a substantial first course is called for, it is hard to improve on a savoury tart served warm”
– Margaret Fulton
I so totally agree!
I think the Onion and Olive Pie looks pretty good in both of these pictures. It’s certainly the best looking item on the 1977 page. In the modern picture though, it really shines.
Both make me wonder why this is not called a Tomato and Olive Pie.
If like me, you really want to eat this, here is the recipe. From the 1977 version. This ain’t called Retro Food For Modern Times for nothing.
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If nothing else, the two editions of the Margaret Fulton Cookbook are a lesson in how food photography has changed over the years. The theme of yesteryear seems to be very much “more is more” with multiple items on a page, whereas now we are far more minimalist with a much cleaner page.
Margaret’s words of wisdom on hors d’œuvre and canapes from 1977 seem to support the modern view:
“Hors d’œuvre and canapés are served with drinks before dinner (to give you an appetite). They should be light, piquant and small, never larger than bite-size. Attempting too many varieties has been the downfall of many a hostess and death to the meal that follows”
Having said that, this is one of the few pages in where the 1977 version is my favorite. Maybe it’s my love of fingerfood but give me the loaded page from 1977 (below) rather than the restrained simplicity of the modern photo (above) any day!
I truly believe that when it comes to fingerfood more is more….I could scoff the lot on this page…except for maybe the green triangles in the bottom right corner. I don’t know what they are nor do I want to. But the rest…gimme, gimme, gimme…
