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The Hygeia Hotel

OLD POINT COMFORT VA

Date
1881-02-20
Restaurant
THE HYGEIA HOTEL
Place
OLD POINT COMFORT VA
Event
DINNER
Occasion
DINNER
Physical description
FOLDER; ILLUS; 3.5 X 5

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 2

Back Rivor Oysters on Half Shell
Mock Turtle Soup aux Quinels.
Consomme a la Pate Italienne.
Fllet of Sole Fried, Sauce Tartare
Corned Beef and Cabbage
Leg of Mutton, Caper Sauce
Ham and Sauer Kraut.
Beef tongue
Roast Surloin of Beef.
Roast Ribs of Baltimore Beef.
Roast Stuffed Turkey, Cranberry Sauce
Ham, champagne sauce
Roast of Southdown Mutton with Currant Jelly.
Cold Ham
Cold Pressed Corned Beef
Cold roast beef
Cold tongue
Cold Lamb
Cold Mutton
Crab and Lobster Salad, a la Mayonaise.
Lobester, Plain.

Page 3

1-Stewed Diamond Back Terrapin a la Maryland.
2-Tenderloin of Beef Pique aux Champignons.
3-Oyster Paties a la Creme.
4-Queen Fritters, aux Chocolate
Mashed potatoes
Plain Boiled Potatoes
Baked Potatoes
BAKED SWEET POTATOES
Boiled rice
Hominy
Stewed tomatoes
Sugar Corn
Boiled Onions, Cream Sauce
Fried Parsnips
Cucumber Pickles
Chow chow
Assorted Pickles
Worcestershire Sauce
Spiced Oysters
Celery
Spanish olives
Horse Radish
English Plum Pudding, Brandy Sauce
HOME MADE MINCE PIE
Sliced Green Apple Pie
Sponge Cake
Pound cake
Honey cake
ASSORTED CAKE
Wafer jumbles
Jelly Cake
Lady fingers
Vanilla ice cream
Nuts
Raisins
Almonds
Pecan Nuts
English walnuts
Filberts
Florida oranges
Apples
Tea
Cafe, a la Francaise.

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

16,525 menus · 64,352 scanned pages · 1851–2008 · uncatalogued scans

Scans and transcription data from the New York Public Library’s What’s on the Menu? project. This site is not affiliated with NYPL.