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Old 09-11-2013, 08:07
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there`s a vintage theme [for a reason].

vegetarian, no quorn.

it`s that or indoor garden party, interesting cocktail recipes if you please.
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Old 09-11-2013, 08:22
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Woo woos.

No idea about vintage vegetarian food. It's all a bit new fangled to be vintage.
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Old 09-11-2013, 08:29
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ooo yes, yummy, that would make a luscious jelly.

i could make a chicken dish with quorn for the guests and something different for me.
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Old 09-11-2013, 08:33
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You said no quorn so that stumped me lol
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Old 09-11-2013, 08:53
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Old 09-11-2013, 08:58
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Linda McCartney sausage and pineapple porcupine / hedgehog.

Quiche is very vintage.

Bruschetta

Brocolli & Stilton / Gruyere soup.

Chilli con carne without the carne?

Ratatouille & cous cous.

Stuffed mushrooms.

Mushroom stroganoff (I love)

Mac Cheese.

Vegetable curry.

Kale and mushroom lasagne (in today's Guardian)
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Old 09-11-2013, 14:11
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How about a vintage tea party
Cucumber sandwiches, cheese and silver skin onions on sticks, dishes of egg mayonnaise, cakes?
You could have cocktails in tea cups?
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Old 09-11-2013, 16:53
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some great ideas, thank you both, cocktails in tea cups puts me in mind of prohibition, i`m thinking flappers and ragtime.....
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Old 09-11-2013, 17:49
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You could make it like a vintage village fete and get people to bring cakes for a cake competition
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Old 09-11-2013, 18:07
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Not sure what you mean by 'vintage', but if we're talking about the Victorian or Edwardian period, then Indian finger food.

It was a popular fad among well-off English families during the Victorian period. There are plenty of British Indian recipes without seafood and/or meat.
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Old 09-11-2013, 18:24
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How old is vintage?

But for cocktails, there are loads of old classics you can have - Sidecars, gin rickeys, mint juleps, that sort of thing.
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Old 10-11-2013, 05:10
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before 1940, my challenge is to use all my crockery and glassware at once for food and drink no later than its manufactured date.

that includes nothing from a jar or tin that you couldn`t get thus then.
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Old 10-11-2013, 12:14
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I have my great grandmother's Mrs Beeton from about 1920 - I can have a look later and see what sort of recipes are in there for you.
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Old 10-11-2013, 15:50
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I always find 'build you own' goes down well.

Have a few staples such as quiches, pizzas, vol-au-vents etc, But then perhaps have stuff like jacket potatoes with a variety of veggie fillings, bagels with a variety of fillings so people can pick and choose what they want.

Quiche, vol-au-vents, egg mayo, cheese on sticks, Angel Delight, Trifle, Vienetta are all quite vintage party foods

EDIT: I see we're talking 1940's, ^^^ probably too modern then!
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Old 10-11-2013, 16:18
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During World War Two, people were encouraged to eat lentils and other pulses, as meat was rationed and pulses are high in protein. But because vegetarian food was an unknown quantity to 99% of the population, they made lentil/bean loaves and called them things like 'Mock Goose' ! Doesn't sound very appetising, Might be some recipes if you google that term.
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Old 10-11-2013, 16:20
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And here we are!!


http://1940sexperiment.wordpress.com...29/mock-goose/
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Old 10-11-2013, 17:03
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Having a look at my old Mrs Beeton - there is actually a vegetarian section of 20 or so pages. (It mentions "the Hindoos from remote antiquity... who manage to sustain themselves on a flesh-free existence".

Mrs Beeton says that some vegetarian establishments serve 'mock meat' dishes, but that these are a load of rubbish (well, in so many words) and that you can eat perfectly well with farinaceous products such as pasta or rice dishes.

She has:
Fried bananas - floured and seasoned, fried in butter or oil, and served with poached eggs
Bean fritters - boiled haricot beans, mashed with breadcrumbs , fried chopped onions, shaped into patties, dipped in egg and breadcrumbs and fried. Add parsley/chives/lemon rind added too if preferred.
Steamed carrot pudding - boiled carrots, mashed and mixed with egg and breadcrumbs, formed into a pudding and steamed.

There are all sorts in here! Lentil fritters, cucumber boiled with eggs, bean rissoles, onion pudding, spiced potato rolls, hominy fritters, oatmeal scones...

None of it sounds HUGELY like a fun dinner party, but hey, you never know.
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Old 11-11-2013, 12:23
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Make or buy plain pancakes - spread with a veggie cream cheese, scatter some rocket or/& shredded lettuce - roll up & cut like you would a Swiss roll - any filling within reason works for veggies & meat eaters.
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Old 13-11-2013, 08:34
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So what did you decide AK? A big pile of toast?
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Old 13-11-2013, 08:42
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i`m still in planning, the event is a harvest festival in december/january
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Old 13-11-2013, 08:44
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i`m still in planning, the event is a harvest festival in december/january
Are you other side of the planet? That's usually Sept / Oct, no?
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Old 13-11-2013, 08:51
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Are you other side of the planet? That's usually Sept / Oct, no?
indoor harvest

i`m not sure what planet i`m actually on, allegedly.
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Old 13-11-2013, 08:56
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LOL & LOL again.

I don't think the food is so important then. Just anything to munch on.

Maybe a few special muffins for dessert.
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Old 13-11-2013, 09:01
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chips wrapped in newspaper and give them threepence for the bus home.
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Old 13-11-2013, 09:02
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Omnibus if you are keeping it vintage.
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