• Tea lights placed around your home are an easy way to create atmosphere. Don't forget a few flickering flames out on the patio, but make sure they're secure in a votive glass.
• Flapper accessories, feathers and shiny beads, can also be used for decoration. Maintaining black and white is best.
Music
The 1920s was the height of New Orleans and Chicago styles of jazz, sandwiched between the Dixieland sound of the 1900's and the Swing era of the 1930s. Look for any of the following artists for authentic 1920s sound: pianist/bandleader Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five, coronetist Bix Beiderbecke, pianist Earl Hines, pianist James P. Johnson, and saxiphonist-clarinetist Sidney Bechet.
Menu
Here are a few 1920s-inspired selections from The Canadian Living Test Kitchen:
Appetizers
• Gravlax Canapés
• Shrimp Canapés
• Oysters on the Half Shell
• Stuffed Mushroom Caps
Sides
• Tomato Onion Panade
• Smashed Red Potatoes
• Broccoli and Cauliflower with Garlic and Oil
• Rice Pilaf
Main
• Beef Tenderloin with Marinated Walnut Sauce
• Chicken Amandine
• Rack of Lamb with Mustard Sauce
• Magret of Duck with Fig and Port Sauce
Dessert
• Vanilla Rice Pudding
• Chocolate Mousse Truffle Cups
• Create your own fruit salad
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