Can you imagine being invited to a Gatsby party where the music was loud, the dances were rad, and the food was delicious? Jay Gatsby is known for the parties that he threw throughout the book, The Great Gatsby. The 1920s was an era when prohibition was in full spring. The prohibition era is a time when people rebelled just to have fun. A main part of the parties in the 1920’s were the refreshments: non-alcoholic drinks, cocktails, appetizers, main courses, and desserts.
The 1920s was a time when alcohol was very popular, but it was also very illegal. This was a huge time for speakeasies. A speakeasy is a place that lit up during the prohibition era. It was basically a private bar; only a few people were told about it and were given a password
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Coffee is what everybody drank at all times of the day. People drank coffee with everything. According to Fitzgerald, “I knew the other clerks and young bond-salesman by their first names and lunched with them in dark crowded restaurants on little pig sausages and mashed potatoes and coffee (Fitzgerald 61)”. Although, people drank a lot of alcohol at parties, they also drank soft drinks. The real popular soft drinks during the 1920s were Coca-Cola and Ginger Ale. They served these drinks to the people who preferred not to consume …show more content…
During this time they had all types of sandwiches for example, ham, turkey, and chicken sandwiches and much more. They had Medallion of Spring Lamb and Celery Olives. “On Buffet tables, garnished with glistening hard’ oeuvre spiced baked ham, crowded against salads of harlequin designs, pastry pigs, and turkey bewitched to dark gold (Fitzgerald 44). Also, at these parties they had other types of food like Chinese and Italian. However, meat was the main dishes served at the party. Although most guest have had appetizers and their main course desserts usually followed