The Menu Museum

An archive of historical restaurant menus from the New York Public Library.

16,525 menus
64,352 scanned pages
1851–2008

Scans and transcription data from the New York Public Library’s What’s on the Menu? project.

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Tennessee Centennial Exposition

June 14, 1897

On this menu 35 dishes

Gumbo, Soup
Cucumbers
Consomme, Royal
Broiled Spanish Mackerel
Boiled Jowl
French fried potatoes
String Beans
Prime Roast Beef
Boiled potatoes
Asparagus on Toast
Roast Saddle of Mutton, currant jelly
Mashed potatoes
GREEN PEAS
Roast Squab
Baked Stuffed Tomatoes
Macaroni, with cheese
French Pan Cakes, with jelly
Chicken mayonnaise
Lettuce Salad
Blanc Mange, lemon sauce
Blackberry Roll
Ice cream
English Wafers
ASSORTED CAKE
Preserved figs
Marmalade
DRY CANTON GINGER
Fruit
Edam Cheese
Cafe noir
toasted crackers
Table Water from Lithia Springs, Wolf Trap, Va
ROQUEFORT CHEESE
Graham Wafers
Oatmeal Wafers