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American House

Date
1851-01-01
Restaurant
AMERICAN HOUSE
Venue
HOTEL
Event
DAILY MENU
Physical description
FOLDER, BUFF, ILLUSTRATION [HOTEL?]
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 1

Fish Chowder
Boiled salmon, shrimp sauce
Boiled Ham
Boiled Tongues
Boiled Turkey and Oysters
Boiled corned beef
Boiled Chickens and Pork
Boiled Leg of Mutton and Capers
Stewed Calf's Head, Madeira Sauce
Plain Lobster
Stewed Pigeons
Macaroni
Rice croquettes
Mutton Cutlets
Omelette and Jelly
Rhubarb Pies
Strawberry Puffs
Gooseberry Pies
Dry Fruit
Tapioca Puddings
Roast goose
Roast Sirloin of Beef
Roast Turkey
Roast Lamb, and Green Peas
Roast Chickens
Roast Pig
Roast veal

Page 3

Cider, pints$0.13
Albany Ale, pints$0.13
Scotch Ale, Pints$0.25
London Porter, pints$0.25
Clos de Vougeot$2.00
Chambertin$2.00
Roriz Port$1.50
Brazil Port, dry$2.00
Hunt & Co.'s superior old Port$2.00
White port$2.00
Bordeaux Medoc$0.75
Johnston's St. Julien Claret$1.00
Johnston's St. Julien Claret, pints$0.50
Chateau La Rose Claret$1.00
Chateau La Rose Claret, pints$0.50
Chateau Pomys Claret$1.50
Chateau Pomys Claret, pints$0.75
Chateau Leoville Claret$1.50
Chateau Margaux, very good$2.00
Chateau Margaux, pints$1.00
Chateau Lafitte, of 1844, from Barton & Guestiers$3.00
Sauterne, good$0.75
Count H. de Saluce's Chateau Malle Sauterne, very superior$2.00
Hockheimer hock$1.50
Rudesheimer Hock$2.00
Marcobruner Hock$2.00
Johannesberger Hock$3.00
Schreider's Champagne$2.00
Schreider's Champagne, pints$1.00
Schreider's Champagne, dry$2.00
Heidseick, H. Piper & Co.'s$2.00
Sparkling Burgundy$2.00
Sparkling Hock, or Mousrender Rein Wine$2.50
Harmony's Brown Sherry$1.50
Harmony's Pale Sherry$1.50
Gordon's Pale Sherry$2.00
Gordon's Brown Sherry$2.00
Yriate's Pale Sherry, vintage of 1825$2.00
Yriate's Brown Sherry, vintage of 1825$2.00
Padre, or Priest's Pale Sherry$2.00
Amontillado$2.00
Imperial Pale Sherry, very delicate$2.50
Cabinet Pale Sherry, very delicate$2.50
Romano's Brown Sherry, vin. of 1798$3.00
Monteiros L. P. Madeira$1.50
Monteiros Reserve Madeira$2.00
Newton, Gordon & Murdock's old and delicate Madeira$2.00
Blackburn's Old London Particular Madeira$2.00
Leacock's Old London Particular Madeira$2.00
Victoria Madeira, "March's Wine"$2.50
Wedding Madeira$2.50
Judge Story's M. M., imported in 1836, rich$3.00
Old London Particular, very old Madeira bottled for E. Johns & Co., New Orleans, by Payne & Co.$3.50
Old Virginia Madeira, imported in 1825, from Monteiros$3.50
Judge Story's Judicial Wine, T. M., imported in 1829$4.00
Donaldson's £100 Madeira$4.00
Leacock's East India Madeira$4.00
Honorable Daniel Webster's Madeira, very old, I$4.00

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