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German American Charity Ball

THE AUDITORIUM,CHICAGO,ILL

Date
1896-01-21
Restaurant
GERMAN AMERICAN CHARITY BALL
Place
THE AUDITORIUM,CHICAGO,ILL;
Venue
SOCIAL
Event
BALL
Occasion
CHARITY BALL
Physical description
FOLDER;ILLUS;4.25 X 6.5;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 2

BLUE POINTS$0.25
Little Neck clams$0.25
Consomme en Tasse$0.25
Fried oysters$0.40
Oysters a la Poulette$0.50
Lobster à la Newburgh$0.60
Croquettes of Chicken, with Peas$0.60
Cutlets of Sweetbreads, a la Reine$0.60
Tenderloin of Beef, Potatoes Rissolees$0.60
Tongue$0.50
Ham$0.50
Roast beef$0.50
Turkey$0.60
Westphalia Ham$0.60
Boned Capon, a la Gelee$0.75
Pate de Foie Gras$1.00
German Asparagus$1.00
Chicken salad$0.60
Lobster salad$0.60
Tomatoes, mayonnaise$0.50
Lettuce Salad$0.40
Biscuit Tortoni$0.35
Mixed Ices$0.35
Roast Quail$0.75
Neapolitaine$0.35
ASSORTED CAKE$0.30
French Coffee$0.15

Page 3

Chateau Latour Blanche$3.50
Chateau Yquem$4.50
G H Mumm, Extra Dry$4.00
Moet & Chandon, White Seal$4.00
Pommery & Greno Sec$4.00
Dry Monopole$4.00
Veuve Clicquot, Yellow Label$4.00
Hochheimer$2.00
Liebfraumilch$2.50
Johannisberger$4.00
Chateau Pontet Canet$3.00
Chateau Larose$4.00
Chartreuse$0.25
Cognac$0.25
Apollinaris$0.50

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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