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Battle House

MOBILE,AL

Date
1857-03-04
Restaurant
BATTLE HOUSE
Place
MOBILE,AL.
Event
DAILY MENU
Physical description
ILLUS. BROADSIDE
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Barley Soup
Boiled Redfish, Harvey sauce
Boiled Ham
Boiled Tongue
Corned Beef and Cabbage
Corned Tongue
Boiled Turkey and Oysters
Smoked Jole and Spinach
Boiled Calf's Head Brain sauce
Sirloin of Beef, Piquante sauce
Currie of Beef
Blanquette of Turkey Wings
Musette of Mutton, Tomato sauce
Calf's Head, Italienne sauce
Tripe, a la Lyonnaise
Pork Cutlets Breaded
Macaroni au gratin
Oysters Baked in Shell
Boiled Hominy
Roast beef
Roast chicken
Roast Turkey
Roast Duffield's Ham, Champagne sauce
Roast Pork
Roast Leg of Mutton
Roast veal
Grey Ducks
CAnvas-back ducks
Baked Sago Pudding
Mince Pies
Peach Pies
Huckleberry Pies
Blackberry Meringues
Washington Cake
Confectionery
Raisins
Almonds
Pecans
Figs
Filberts
English walnuts
Oranges
Apples
PORTER AND ALE.Hibbert's London Porter 65$0.65
PORTER AND ALE.Hibbert's Ale - 65$0.65
PORTER AND ALE.Campbell & Co's Ale - 65$0.65
PORTER AND ALE.Pints - 35$0.35
SHERRY.Fine old Duff Gordon, 2 50$2.50
SHERRY.Amontillado - 2 50$2.50
SHERRY.Yriarte's Pale, 1825 - 2 50$2.50
MADEIRA.Monteiros - $1 50$1.50
CHAMPAGNE.Mumm's Imperial - 3 50$3.50
CHAMPAGNE.L. Roederer's superior Ca- Cabinet - 3 00$3.00
MADEIRA.Bemposa - 2 00$2.00
MADEIRA.Sercial - - 2 00$2.00
Madeira.Old London Particular. - 2 50$2.50
MADEIRA.Blackburn - 2 50$2.50
MADEIRA.Monteiro's M. T. high flavor. - 3 00$3.00
MADEIRA.Symington s extra choice old London Particular 3 00$3.00
MADEIRA.Old South Side, delicate - 3 00$3.00
MADEIRA.Wedding Wine - 3 00$3.00
MADEIRA.Emperor of Russia 3 50$3.50
MADEIRA.Georgia, bottled by Jno. D. & M. Williams, 1836. 4 00$4.00
MADEIRA.Revere Vintage, 1835 4 00$4.00
MADEIRA.Victoria, from Howard, March & Co. 4 00$4.00
MADEIRA.Williams' White Top Vin- tage 1830; West India, 4 50$4.50
MADEIRA.Monteiro's Meteor, sup'r 5 00$5.00
MADEIRA.Rapid East India Madeira, imported by J. W. Boott, Esq., in 1819. - 6 00$6.00
MADEIRA."Old Virginia," imported from Monteiros in 1833 6 00$6.00
MADEIRA.Com. Nicholson's Sercial, black seal, bottle racked 1842, - - 5 00$5.00
MADEIRA.Sir John Keene, very old and exceedingly high flavored - 6 00$6.00
MADEIRA.Newton, Gordon & Murdock £100, vintage 1818 7 00$7.00
MADEIRA.Agrella, Vintage of 1818 7 00$7.00
MADEIRA."Old White Top" W. India Madeira, from a private stock - 8 00$8.00
SHERRY.Harmony, Pale - 1 50$1.50
SHERRY.Bloodgood Pale Sherry - 2 00$2.00
SHERRY.Harmony, Brown - 2 00$2.00
SHERRY.Pale D. very delicate 2 00$2.00
SHERRY."Oak Mills," pec. flavor 2 50$2.50
SHERRY.Topaz - 2 50$2.50
SHERRY.Padra Pale - 2 50$2.50
SHERRY.Lobo Pale, 1820 - 2 50$2.50
SHERRY.Yriarte's Pale D. 1825, 2 50$2.50
SHERRY.Yriarte's Gold, imp 1825 2 50$2.50
SHERRY.Cabinet Amontillado, - 3 00$3.00
SHERRY.Pemartin's Superior, - 3 00$3.00
SHERRY.Imperial - - 3 00$3.00
SHERRY.Cabinet Pale, imp 1810 3 00$3.00
SHERRY.Duarte V. S. Gold, 1819, 3 00$3.00
SHERRY."Gipsey", very delicious 4 00$4.00
CHAMPAGNE.Schreider Anchor - 2 50 Pints of the above - 1 25$1.25 – $2.50
Heidsieck, Piper & Co.$2.50
CHAMPAGNE.Charles Heidsieck - 2 50$1.25 – $2.50
CHAMPAGNE.Mumm's Verzenay - 2 50$2.50
CHAMPAGNE.Mumm's Cabinet - 3 00$3.00
HOCK.Niersteiner Hock Wine, 1846, - 1 50$1.50
HOCK.Hockheimer - 2 00$2.00
HOCK.Rudesheimer - 2 00$2.00
HOCK.Liebfraumilch, - 2 50$2.50
Sparkling Hock$2.50
HOCK.Sparkling Moselle - 2 50$2.50
HOCK.Scharzberger (Moselle) '46, 2 50$2.50
HOCK.Marcobrunner, delicate 3 00$3.00
HOCK.Sparkling Scharzberger, 1st quality - 3 00$3.00
HOCK.Sparkl'g Johannisberger, 3 00$3.00
HOCK.Ausbruch Moselwein, 1846 3 00$3.00
HOCK.Nersteiner, pints - 1 00$1.00
HOCK.Liebfrauenmilch, pints 1 50$1.50
HOCK.Prince Metternich's Castle of Johannisberg Cabinet Wine, 1846, yellow seal, 4 00$4.00
HOCK.Steinberger Cabinet (exquisite) - - 5 00$5.00
PORT.Hunt & Co.'s Oporto 2 00$2.00
PORT.Brazil Port 2 00$2.00
PORT.Sandamans, bottled in Oporto (superior.) - 3 00$3.00
BURGUNDY.Romanee, 1846 - 2 00$2.00
BURGUNDY.Clos de Vougeot - 2 00$2.00
BURGUNDY.Chambertin Extra, 1846 2 50$2.50
SAUTERNE.Vin de Graves - 1 00$1.00
SAUTERNE.Haut Sauterne - 1 50$0.75 – $1.50
SAUTERNE.Count Saluce's Superior 2 00$2.00
SAUTERNE.Chablis, very fine - 2 50$2.50
CLARET.St. Estephe - 75$0.75
CLARET.St. Julien, - - 1 00\ " pints, - 50$0.50 – $1.00
CLARET.La Rose, - 1 50 \Do pints, 1846 1 00$1.00 – $1.50
CLARET.Chateau Pomy's - 2 00\do do pints, 1 00$1.00 – $2.00
From Barton & Guestier.Margaux Claret, 1851 - 1 75$1.75
From Barton & Guestier.Batailley Claret, 1851 - 1 75$2.00
From Barton & Guestier.Mouton Claret 1851 - 2 50$2.50
From Barton & Guestier.Chateau Langoa Claret, 1851, 2 50$2.50
From Barton & Guestier.Chateau La Rose Claret, 1851, 2 50$2.50
From Barton & Guestier.Chateau Leoville Claret, 1851 3 00$3.00
From Barton & Guestier.Chateau Margaux Claret, 1851, 3 00$3.00
From Barton & Guestier.Chateau Lafitte Claret, 1844 4 00$4.00
BRANDY.Champagne Cognac, 1805 3 00$3.00
BRANDY.Sup. Dark Cognac, 1795, 3 00$3.00
BRANDY.Hennessey Brandy, Pale and Dark imported by Paran Stevens Esq., 3 00$3.00
SAUTERNE.Haut Sauterne, pints - 75$0.75
Pints of the above$1.25

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