It's funny how sophisticated we are now... when TV was black and white, we'd see a tree and accept it as green, and a thick steak as looking delicious. My friend growing up had a color TV... but the color control was super twitchy so David Brinkley was always either green or magenta... and the family was fine with that. Literally did not see a problem unless someone turned the saturation down to make it gray, then they'd be pissed because they had a color TV dammit, put the color back! I'm sure as you flipped thru the black and white magazine and saw this, those hot dogsfrankfurts just looked amazing.
Yeah, that's true - since at least the late '60s print ads have become much more realistic and natural looking. I have ten or so issues of Life magazine from 1939-41; I think I got them in a thrift store. Anyhow, every few pages there is a duo-tone ad, and they do look remarkable by comparison to the rest of the magazine - but better suited for cars or clothing with today's eyes. One issue (Sept.1940) is pretty much a glowing endorsement of Wendell Wilkie with thinly-veiled criticism of FDR, some have women in what may have been considered "risque" swimsuits for the time, one has a photo of Joseph Goebbels and Hermann Göring on the cover.
A friend had a prized copy of the Time magazine cover with Stalin as man of the year. But he was in black and white, not red and white.
eta: my parents refused to get Life magazine which was a pity because of the great photojournalism but I now understand why they took that stand
It's funny how sophisticated we are now... when TV was black and white, we'd see a tree and accept it as green, and a thick steak as looking delicious. My friend growing up had a color TV... but the color control was super twitchy so David Brinkley was always either green or magenta... and the family was fine with that. Literally did not see a problem unless someone turned the saturation down to make it gray, then they'd be pissed because they had a color TV dammit, put the color back! I'm sure as you flipped thru the black and white magazine and saw this, those hot dogsfrankfurts just looked amazing.
Yeah, that's true - since at least the late '60s print ads have become much more realistic and natural looking. I have ten or so issues of Life magazine from 1939-41; I think I got them in a thrift store. Anyhow, every few pages there is a duo-tone ad, and they do look remarkable by comparison to the rest of the magazine - but better suited for cars or clothing with today's eyes. One issue (Sept.1940) is pretty much a glowing endorsement of Wendell Wilkie with thinly-veiled criticism of FDR, some have women in what may have been considered "risque" swimsuits for the time, one has a photo of Joseph Goebbels and Hermann Göring on the cover.
those tomatoes look like some sort of meat product to me
something loaf?
Yeah, they could be some sort of "sausage loaf" thing - it's hard to tell. I couldn't find a larger scan of that ad and enlarging the image doesn't help much (click image to scrutinize further):
I see the fine print says "Frankfurts with Savory Tomatoes" so a stuffed tomato in case a stuffed pepper is too exciting I guess.
Sweet merciful jesus what are those slices on the platter?
And "frankfurts"? What?
I think those are tomato or apple slices; I guess advertisers didn't realize until much later on that duo-tone printing for photos of foodstuffs rarely resulted in an appetizing look. Yeah - "frankfurts"? I thought that maybe in 1940 some people regionally called theme "frankfurts", but I found no evidence of that; even in Germany they were called "frankfurters". That name must've just been Swift's marketing/branding idea.
It's funny how sophisticated we are now... when TV was black and white, we'd see a tree and accept it as green, and a thick steak as looking delicious. My friend growing up had a color TV... but the color control was super twitchy so David Brinkley was always either green or magenta... and the family was fine with that. Literally did not see a problem unless someone turned the saturation down to make it gray, then they'd be pissed because they had a color TV dammit, put the color back! I'm sure as you flipped thru the black and white magazine and saw this, those hot dogsfrankfurts just looked amazing.
those tomatoes look like some sort of meat product to me
something loaf?
Yeah, they could be some sort of "sausage loaf" thing - it's hard to tell. I couldn't find a larger scan of that ad and enlarging the image doesn't help much (click image to scrutinize further):
I think those are tomato slices; I guess advertisers didn't realize until much later on that duo-tone printing for photos of foodstuffs was rarely an appetizing look. Yeah - "frankfurts"? I thought that maybe in 1940 some people regionally called theme "frankfurts", but I found no evidence of that; even in Germany they were called "frankfurters". That name must've just been Swift's marketing/branding idea.
those tomatoes look like some sort of meat product to me
Sweet merciful jesus what are those slices on the platter?
And "frankfurts"? What?
I think those are tomato or apple slices; I guess advertisers didn't realize until much later on that duo-tone printing for photos of foodstuffs rarely resulted in an appetizing look. Yeah - "frankfurts"? I thought that maybe in 1940 some people regionally called theme "frankfurts", but I found no evidence of that; even in Germany they were called "frankfurters". That name must've just been Swift's marketing/branding idea.
We usually get our snags (aka sausages) still attached to each other with the intestine twisted between them.
That's how kielbasa or Italian sausage usually was sold by the local butchers when I was in NY. It probably still would be if one goes to a butcher shop in most places I guess. The Whole Foods I used to work in sold the ones they made locally that way too.
A recipe called "Puppet Franks," involving threading the wieners on a cord before cooking, offering scissors to the guests to "clip off" their wiener as you serve them on the hanger. From the Better Homes & Garden Barbecue Book 1959, pg 77.
We usually get our snags (aka sausages) still attached to each other with the intestine twisted between them.
A recipe called "Puppet Franks," involving threading the wieners on a cord before cooking, offering scissors to the guests to "clip off" their wiener as you serve them on the hanger. From the Better Homes & Garden Barbecue Book 1959, pg 77.
Dammit, I have a story to go along with this but stupid work, I was trying to multitask and wound up closing the window I was typing in. Maybe tonite I'll really embellish polish it instead of just slapping it out.
A recipe called "Puppet Franks," involving threading the wieners on a cord before cooking, offering scissors to the guests to "clip off" their wiener as you serve them on the hanger. From the Better Homes & Garden Barbecue Book 1959, pg 77.
