Judge — November 17, 1917 — page 13: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is an anthropomorphic cartoon depicting vegetables as a family gathered for Thanksgiving dinner. The vegetables—including what appears to be a plum pudding, onions, carrots, and other produce—are personified with human characteristics, seated around a table in a domestic kitchen scene. The satire likely plays on the concept of vegetables "dining together" (a darkly humorous premise, given that they'd normally be *eaten* at such a meal). The subtitle credits this as "Uncle Hiram's Thanksgiving dream," suggesting this is a whimsical fantasy scenario. Without additional context about Uncle Hiram or the magazine's date, the specific social commentary remains unclear. However, the piece appears to be a lighthearted visual pun exploiting the anthropomorphization trend popular in late-nineteenth/early-twentieth-century American humor publications.