White Star Line.
S.S. Calgaric
James Boring's North Cape Cruise 1930
I love the starters and entrees on this menu with political references of the time!
DINNER
Hors d'Oeuvre:
Little Neck Clams a la Byrd
Byrd is a reference to the famous explorer Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. who was an American naval officer that claimed that he was the first expedition to reach the north and south pole. However the majority of polar experts today believe that Roald Amundsen has the first claim to each Pole. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for heroism given by the U.S.
Here is a painting of Byrd in costume
ENTREES
Filet of Turbot Hoover
A tribute to the 31st President of the United of the time, Herbert Clark Hoover
(August 10, 1874 - October 20th, 1964)
Vol Au Vents of Sweetbread, Lindbergh
Charles Augustus Lindbergh was a famous aviator known for his famous flight on May 20 - 21, 1927 from Roosevelt Field Long Island New York to Paris, France which was3.600 miles non stop single engine in a Ryan monoplane called the Spirit of Saint Louis.
Vol au Vents of Sweet Breads Recipe (MaCall's Great American Recipe cards)
Ingredients
6 frozen pastry shells
2 pairs sweetbreads (2lb)
2 carrots, coarsely chopped
2 medium onions, chopped
1/4 cup chopped parsley
1/8 teaspoon thyme
2 bay leaves
2 tablespoons salad oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons butter
Peel of 1/2 small orange, cut in very fine strips
Peel of 1/2 small lemon, cut in very fine strips
2 tablespoons Grand Marnier
3/4 cup orange juice
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon flour
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
2 pairs sweetbreads (2lb)
2 carrots, coarsely chopped
2 medium onions, chopped
1/4 cup chopped parsley
1/8 teaspoon thyme
2 bay leaves
2 tablespoons salad oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons butter
Peel of 1/2 small orange, cut in very fine strips
Peel of 1/2 small lemon, cut in very fine strips
2 tablespoons Grand Marnier
3/4 cup orange juice
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon flour
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 450°. Bake shells as
directed; cool.
2. Place sweetbreads in skillet; cover with water. Bring to boiling; reduce heat; simmer 3 minutes. Cool immediately in cold water. Remove membrane and veins.
3. In bottom of 2-quart, shallow baking dish, combine carrots, onions, parsley, thyme, and bay leaves. Arrange sweetbreads on top. Sprinkle with oil and salt. Bake, uncovered, 35 minutes. Remove sweetbreads; cool slightly. In hot butter in skillet, over medium heat, sauté sweetbreads 2 minutes on each side. Add peels.
4. In ladle, heat Grand Marnier slightly. Ignite; pour over sweetbreads. When flame dies, add juices.
5. Cook, stirring, to reduce liquid to one-half. Combine flour with heavy cream; stir into liquid. Simmer 5 minutes, stirring. Serve in warm shells.
2. Place sweetbreads in skillet; cover with water. Bring to boiling; reduce heat; simmer 3 minutes. Cool immediately in cold water. Remove membrane and veins.
3. In bottom of 2-quart, shallow baking dish, combine carrots, onions, parsley, thyme, and bay leaves. Arrange sweetbreads on top. Sprinkle with oil and salt. Bake, uncovered, 35 minutes. Remove sweetbreads; cool slightly. In hot butter in skillet, over medium heat, sauté sweetbreads 2 minutes on each side. Add peels.
4. In ladle, heat Grand Marnier slightly. Ignite; pour over sweetbreads. When flame dies, add juices.
5. Cook, stirring, to reduce liquid to one-half. Combine flour with heavy cream; stir into liquid. Simmer 5 minutes, stirring. Serve in warm shells.
Serves 6.
Recipe card notes that this recipe originally
came from The Rainbow Room in New York 1974
Buffets Dishes: Sirloin of Beef, Pigeon Pie, Rolled Ox Tongue, Salade Lincoln
Sweet Dishes:
Coolidge Pudding, Pears Hollywood, Congress Tartlets ( What a Pun on words?) Alaska Ice Cream
PROGRAMME OF MUSIC
in the Lounge
Part One
Fantasy ... "In a Chinese Temple Garden" composed by Albert Ketelby
What was happening in 1930:
Independence Day
editorial criticizing post-World War isolationism as a distorted concept of
independence; calls for a middle ground “somewhere between the extremes of
complete isolation and unreserved internationalism.”
House and Senate pass
resolution urging speedup of authorized public works to relieve
unemployment. Treasury announces $87.5M contracts to be awarded before end of
the year.
Researchers for the state
of California
find that girls are more intelligent than boys of the same
age.
Film advertising and
publicity directors pledge to join filmmakers in observing the Hays code,
including “respect for the clergy and the law, avoidance of ... the mention of
specific details of crime, and the featuring of nudity or the use of liquor in
American life.” Also, censoring is not to be mentioned in ad campaigns.
The fashion of 1930:
The History of The White Star Line S. S. Calgaric:
This Ocean liner was first named the Orca in 1918. Built by
Harland and Wolf in Belfast for the Pacific Steam Navigation Co.
In 1927 it was sold to White Star Line and renamed the SS
Calgaric where remained in service till 1934
Tonnage 16m 063 ton gross
12, 703 under deck
9,014 net
Steel construction : With 2 steel decks awing partly sheathed
in teak, wood and steel
10 cemented bulkheads and cruiser stern. Filled with
electric light, submarine signaling device, wireless and direction finder.
Proplusion with triple expansion - 8 cylinder
