Major Changes Seen in the 1930s
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Thanksgiving Menus
1930: Public Service Radio Thanksgiving Dinner
Fruit Cocktail
Celery Olives Salted Nuts
Scalloped Oysters
Roast Turkey Gravy Bread Stuffing
Mashed Potatoes Baked Onions
Mashed Yellow Turnips
Moulded Cucumber Salad
Pumpkin Pie Mince Pie
Election Cake Coffee
- Swann, Ada Bessie, Public Service Electric and Gas Company, and N.J.) WAAM (Radio station : Newark. Public Service Radio Cooking School Recipe Book. Newark, New Jersey: Station WAAM, 1928-1930.
1930: Thanksgiving Dinner I
Rrapefuit Cocktail
Roast Turkey Golden Rule Walnut Stuffing
Raspberry Jam
Marshmallow Sweat Potatoes Shredded String Beans
Romaine Salad Cream Cheese Dressing
Pumpkin Tartlets Golden Rule Coffee
- Allen, Ida Cogswell Bailey, 1885-1973, and Citizens' Wholesale Supply Company. Golden Rule Foods-- the Golden Rule Way. Columbus, Ohio: Citizens' Wholesale Supply Co., 1930.
1930: Thanksgiving Dinner II
Julienne Soup Wafers Celery
Roast Chicken
Mashed Potatoes Buttered Spinach Corn Pudding
Asparagus Salad Golden Rule French Dressing
Hot Mince Pie Frozen Pudding
Golden Rule Coffee
- Allen, Ida Cogswell Bailey, 1885-1973, and Citizens' Wholesale Supply Company. Golden Rule Foods-- the Golden Rule Way. Columbus, Ohio: Citizens' Wholesale Supply Co., 1930.
1931: Good Housekeeping Institute Thanksgiving Dinner 1
Cream of Mushroom Soup
Roast Turkey Giblet Gravy
Buttered Spinach Mashed Potatoes
Cranberry Jelly
Romaine Salad French Dressing
Individual Pumpkin Pies
Nuts Whipped Cream
Raisins Coffee
- Good Housekeeping Institute (New York, N.Y.). Good Housekeeping's Book of Meals, Tested, Tasted, And Approved: Favorite Recipes And Menus From Our Kitchens to Yours. 4th ed. New York: Good Housekeeping, 1931.
1931: Good Housekeeping Institute Thanksgiving Dinner 2
Halves of Grapefruit
Roast Duck Apple Stuffing
Baked Sweet Potatoes
Creamed Turnips Cole-slaw
Baked Squash
Cider
Ginger Pudding Foamy Sauce
Coffee
- Good Housekeeping Institute (New York, N.Y.). Good Housekeeping's Book of Meals, Tested, Tasted, And Approved: Favorite Recipes And Menus From Our Kitchens to Yours. 4th ed. New York: Good Housekeeping, 1931.
1932: Thanksgiving Dinner
Fruit Cocktail or Oyster Cocktail
Petite Marmite
Roast Turkey, Chicken, Duck, or Smoked Ham Chestnut Stuffing
Sweet Potatoe Glace Buttered Cauliflower
Celery
Moulded Cranberry Jelly
Bread and Butter
Hearts of Lettuce Rouquefort Dressing
Marshmallow Pupkin Pie
Fruit Nuts
Black Coffee
- Allen, Ida Cogswell Bailey, 1885-1973. Ida Bailey Allen's Modern Cook Book: 2500 Delicious Recipes, Formerly Published As Mrs. Allen On Cooking, Menus Service. Garden City, N.Y: Garden City Pub. Co, 1932.
1932: General Electric Thanksgiving Dinner
Shrimp Cocktail
Roast Turkey
Mashed Potatoes Chestnut Stuffing
Carrots in Butter Cranberry Jelly
Tomato Jelly Salad
Saltines
Mince Tarts with Vanilla Ice Cream
Nuts Fruit Mints
Coffee
- General Electric Company. Electric Refrigeration Department. The Silent Hostess Treasure Book. [5th ed.]. Cleveland, Ohio: General Electric Company, 1932.
1934: Thanksgiving Dinner
Consomme a la Royal, Celery
Roast Turkey
Garnish: Sausage Cakes and Italian Chestnuts
Escalloped Oysters
Mashed Potaoes Sweet Potato and Almond Croquettes
Sweet Pickled Peaches Gooseberry Jelly
Cauliflower Hollandaise Sauce
Cranberry Frappe
Chicken Salad, French Style
Ginger Ice Cream Hot Apple Pie
Neufchatel Cheese Crackers
Black Coffee
- Hill, Janet McKenzie, 1852-1933. Practical Cooking And Serving: a Complete Manual of How to Select, Prepare, And Serve Food. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Doran, 1912-1934.
1934: Thanksgiving Dinner (Colonial Style)
Clam Chowder Pickles
Wild Turkey Stuffed with Chestnuts
Roast Spare Ribs (Pork) Pumpkin Sauce
Succotash Mashed Turnips Onions
Mashed Potaoes Cole Slaw
Boston Brown Bread Rye Bread
Pumpkin Pie Apple Pie Cheese
Thanksgiving Pudding
Fruit
Cider Cup
- Hill, Janet McKenzie, 1852-1933. Practical Cooking And Serving: a Complete Manual of How to Select, Prepare, And Serve Food. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Doran, 1912-1934.
1935: Thanksgiving Dinner
Oyster Broth
Roast Chicken or Turkey Dressing Gravy
Mashed Potatoes Buttered Onions Mashed Squash
Coleslaw
Cranberry Sauce Peach Pickles Celery
Rolls Strawberry Jam Butter
Pumpkin Pie Apple Pie
- Harris, Florence La Ganke, 1886-, and Hazel Hanna Huston. The Home Economics Omnibus. Boston: Little, Brown, 1935.
1936: Thanksgiving
Fruit Cocktail
Celery Olives
Cream of Corn Soup with Crisp Crackers
Roast Turkey Chestnut Stuffing
Mashed Potatoes Baked Stuffed Onions
Cranberry Sauce
Pumpkin Pie Cheese
Coffee
- Splint, Sarah Field, 1883-1959. The Art of Cooking And Serving. Cincinnati, Ohio: Procter & Gamble, 1936.
1937: General Foods Thanksgiving Dinner
Tomato Juice Cocktail
Roast Turkey Chestnut Stuffing
Cranberry Mold
Brussels Sprouts Riced Potatoes
Down South Biscuits
Lettuce Salad Cheese Straws
Delicious Pumpkin Pie
Coffee
Buts Cream Wafers Raisins
- General Foods Corporation. Consumer Service Dept. General Foods Cook Book. 5th ed. New York: Consumer Service Department, General Foods Corporation, 193
1937: Women's World Thanksgiving Dinner
Thanksgiving Fruit Cocktail
Roast Stuffed Turkey Giblet Gravy
Mashed White or Sweet Potatoes
New England Creamed Onions
Mashed Turnips
Cranberry Jelly or Frappe Celery
Pumpkin Cream Pie
Coffee
Candies
- Woman's World. Three Meals a Day At Home: the Woman's World Book of Home Cookery for 1937. New York: Woman's World, 1937.