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Beckman & Punchard

PARKER HOUSE, BOSTON,MASS

Date
1887-11-13
Restaurant
BECKMAN & PUNCHARD
Place
PARKER HOUSE, BOSTON,MASS
Venue
COM
Event
SUNDAY DINNER
Physical description
FOLDER; 6X9.5
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 2

Pickled Little Neck Clams$0.30
Oysters on Shell, per doz.$0.40
Stewed Little Neck clams$0.40
Little Neck Clams, per doz.$0.30
Steamed Little Neck Clams$0.40
Green Turtle Soup$0.40
Mock turtle soup$0.20
Tomato Soup$0.20
Solferino soup$0.20
COLD BOUILLON$0.20
Consomme Plain$0.20
Puree Game soup$0.20
Consomme Vermicelli$0.20
Consomme Dropped Egg$0.25
Boiled Tautog, sauce Nonpariel$0.40
Haddock and Pork$0.35
Fried Clams in Crumbs$0.40
Fried Cod's Heads and Port$0.35
Fried Halibut Napes an Pork$0.50
Fried Frog's Legs and Pork$0.50
Fried Perch and Pork$0.35
Fried Scollops and Pork$0.40
Fried Smelts a la Tartar$0.40
Baked English Turbot, sauce Fine Herbs$0.35
Broiled Halibut$0.35
Broiled Finnan Haddock$0.35
Broiled Lobster$0.50
Broiled Sea Flounder$0.35
Broiled Fresh Mackerel$0.40
Broiled bluefish$0.40
Broiled Fresh Penobscot Salmon$0.50
Broiled Whitefish$0.40
Filet Sole, Joinville$0.50
Boiled Chicken and Pork, Celery Sauce$0.65
Boiled young turkey, oyster sauce$0.65
Chicken salad$0.60
Lobster salad$0.50
Shrimp Salad$0.50
French Vegetable Salad$0.75
Potato salad$0.15
Plain lobster salad$0.50
Dressed Chicory$0.25
Plain Celery$0.30
Dressed Celery$0.40
Tomatoes plain$0.40
Dressed Cucumbers$0.50
Cucumbers$0.40
Stuffed olives$0.25
French Dressed Lettuce$0.25
Dressed Lettuce$0.25
PLAIN LETTUCE$0.15
Radishes$0.15
Stewed Cranberries$0.15
Water Cresses Dressed$0.25
Water Cress, plain$0.15
Queen olives$0.15
French Mustard
Pickled beets$0.15
Sardines$0.40
Welsh rarebit$0.40
Dressed Tomatoes$0.50
Cold Filet of beef$0.60
Roast: Chicken, Giblet Sauce$0.65
Broiled Chicken, half$0.75
Roast: Stuffed Green goose$0.65
Roast: Rib of Beef$0.60
Roast: Sirloin of beef$0.60
Roast: Young Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Filet Beef Larded, a la Bordelaise$0.75
Sweetbread Croquettes aux petit pois$0.75
Veal chops a la Chipolata$0.60
Fried Calf's Brains au Beurre Noir$0.50
Vol au Vent Partridge aux Champignons$0.75
Frogs' Legs a la Mariniere$0.75
Chicken Saute a la Marengo$0.60
Baked Beans and Pork$0.40
Broiled Chicken Grouse, half$0.65
Broiled Plover, each$0.75
Broiled English Snipe, each$0.60
Broiled Woodcock, each$1.00
Spinach plain$0.15
Fried Parsnips$0.20
Spinach a la creme$0.25
Cauliflower a la creme$0.30
Boiled rice$0.10
Macaroni, Plain$0.15
French string beans$0.40
Stewed Mushrooms$0.30
Coquille Potato, Gratin$0.20
Carrots$0.15
Stewed potatoes$0.10
Lima beans$0.20
Cabbage$0.10
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.15
Cold Boiled Tongue$0.40
Cold Pressed Corned Beef$0.40
Cold Lamb's tongue$0.35
Pate de Foie Gras$0.75
Cold Boned Turkey, Aspic Jelly$0.75
Cold Roast Turkey$0.65
Cold roast beef$0.60
Cold Roast Chicken$0.65
Cold Boiled Ham$0.40
Cold Boned Chicken, aspic jelly$0.75
Parsnips a la Creme$0.20
Sweet Potatoes$0.15
Boiled potatoes
French fried potatoes$0.10
Round Fried Potatoes$0.15
Saratoga fried potatoes$0.10
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.15
Mashed potatoes$0.10
Fried Egg Plant$0.25
French peas$0.40
Griddle Sweet Potatoes$0.15
Kidney Beans$0.30
Boiled Onions$0.15
Fried onions$0.25
Mashed Turnips$0.15
Mashed Turnips, baked$0.20
Succotash$0.25
Preserved Corn$0.25
Stewed tomatoes$0.15
Macaroni a la Creme$0.25
Beets$0.15
Fried Oyster Plant$0.25
Banana Fritters a la Benedictine$0.25

Page 3

Boiled Apple Pudding, Brandy Sauce$0.15
Baked Indian Pudding, Wine sauce$0.15
Tea Biscuit
Baked cup custard
Broiled Woodcock, each$1.00
Broiled Quail on Toast, each$0.75
Broiled Chicken Grouse, half$0.65
Broiled English Snipe, each$0.60
Filet Beef Larded, sauce Bordelaise$0.75
Vol au Vent Partridge aux Champignons$0.75
Banana Fritters a la Benedictine$0.25
Sweetbread Croquettes aux Petits Pois$0.75
Chicken Saute a la Marengo$0.60
Roast Goose, Apple Sauce$0.65
Boiled Fowl, Puree Spinach$0.65
Roast Sirloin of Beef$0.60
Boiled Tautog, sauce Nonpariel$0.40
Broiled Lobster$0.50
Broiled Sea Flounder$0.35
Broiled Halibut$0.35
Broiled Fresh Penobscot Salmon$0.50
Broiled Fresh Mackerel$0.40
Broiled bluefish$0.40
Broiled Whitefish$0.40
Fried Perch and Pork$0.35
Baked English Turbot, sauce Fine Herbs$0.35
Fried Cod's Heads and Pork$0.35
Fried Cod's Tongues and Pork$0.35
Fried Halibut Napes and Port$0.35
Fried Frog's Legs and Pork$0.50
Fried Haddock and Pork$0.35
Fried Scollops and Pork$0.40
Fried Smelts a la Tartar$0.40
Fried Sole, Joinville$0.50
Mock turtle soup$0.20
Tomato Soup$0.20
Puree Game soup$0.20
Consomme Vermicelli$0.20
Consomme Plain$0.20
COLD BOUILLON$0.20
Solferino soup$0.20
Consomme Dropped Egg$0.25
Oysters on Half Shell, per doz$0.40
Little Neck Clams, per doz.$0.30
Black tea$0.20
Oolong Tea$0.20
GREEN TEA$0.20
Small pot coffee$0.15
Small Pot Tea$0.15
Broma$0.25
Cocoa$0.25
Shells$0.25
Chocolate$0.25
Coffee$0.20
Cream$0.10
Glass cream$0.20
Baked Sw't Apples & Milk$0.30
Walnuts$0.15
Apples$0.25
Delaware Grapes$0.25
Mustard Grapes$0.25
Concord Grapes$0.25
Seckel Pears$0.25
Pears$0.25
Raisins$0.15
Almonds$0.15
shellbarks$0.15
Malaga grapes$0.40
Hamburg Grapes$0.50
Peaches and cream$0.25
Figs$0.25
Bananas$0.25
Oranges$0.25
Vanilla ice cream$0.20
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.20
Lemon ice cream$0.20
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.25
Roman Punch$0.20
Grape sherbert$0.20
Biscuit Glace$0.25
ICE CREAM: Tutti Frutti$0.25
Naples Ices$0.25
Fruit Ices$0.25
Neufchatel$0.15
Roquefort$0.20
Gruyere$0.15
Cheshire Cheese$0.20
Cream Cheese$0.15
Pineapple Cheese$0.20
Dutch cheese$0.20
Sage Cheese$0.10
Gorgonzola$0.25
AMERICAN CHEESE
Brie$0.20
Cheese: English Queen Arms$0.25
Stilton$0.25
Cammenbert$0.25
Vanilla Eclair cakes$0.15
Charlotte ruse$0.20
Champagne Jelly$0.20
Madeira Jelly$0.20
Macaroons and Cocoas$0.15
Omelette Souffle$0.50
Blanc Mange$0.20
French Kisses$0.15
Squash Pie$0.15
Sponge Drops$0.15
Cup Custard$0.15
Cream Cakes$0.15
Assorted cakes$0.15
Chocolate Eclair Cakes$0.15
Cream Pie$0.15
Washington Pie$0.15
Custard Pie$0.15
lemon pie$0.15
Apple Pie$0.15
Cranberry Pie$0.15
Mince Pie$0.15
Baked Indian Pudding, Wine sauce$0.15
Boiled Apple Pudding, Brandy Sauce$0.15
Jamaica Jelly$0.20
Pear Meringues$0.20
Ginger Cream$0.20
Worcestershire Sauce
John Bull sauce
Halford Sauce
Wellington sauce
Yorkshire sauce
King of Oude's sauce
anchovy sauce
India sauce
Beefsteak sauce
Yankee Trick sauce
Pickled Peppers
Cucumbers Pickles
Martinoes
Mushroom Catsup
India chutney$0.10
Pepper hash
Chow-chow$0.10
German Pickles$0.10
Walnut Pickles
Kole Slau
Oriental Pickles$0.10
Mixed Pickles$0.10
Cauliflower$0.10
Cornichons$0.10
Gherkins$0.10
White onions$0.10
Picalily$0.10

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Saddle Rocks oysters, on shell$0.40
Wareham oysters, on shell$0.40
Providence River oysters, on shell$0.40
Little Neck clams, on shell$0.30
Blue Points oysters, on Shell$0.40
Clams Fried in Crumbs$0.50
Oysters Fried in Batter$0.50
Oysters Fried in Batter$0.50
Oysters au Blazer$0.75
Oysters Fried in Crumbs$0.50
Broiled oysters$0.50
Steamed Oysters$0.60
Plain roast oysters$0.50
Fancy Roast oyster$0.60
Native stew oyster$0.40
New York Stew oyster$0.50
Roast in shell oyster$0.30 – $0.60
Penobscot Salmon$0.60
Fried Halibut$0.35
Friend Cod's Head$0.35
Filet de Sole, en Joinville$0.50
Filet de sole, au gratin$0.60
Filet de sole, au vin blanc$0.75
Filet de Sole, a la Normande$0.75
Terrapin a la Creme$1.50
Terrapin au Blazer$1.50
Filet de Sole, a la Chambord$0.75
Broiled Schrod$0.35
Broiled Smoked Salmon$0.35
Broiled Sea Flounder$0.35
Broiled Halibut$0.35
Frog's Legs, Sauté au Vin Blanc$0.75
Frog's Legs, a la Poulette$0.75
Broiled Lobster$0.50
Terrapin, Port Wine$1.50
White Baite$0.60
Pork Chops$0.60
Pork Steak$0.60
Rump Steak$0.55
Rump Steak, Anchovy Sauce$0.65
Rump Steak, sauce Bordelaise$0.65
Sirloin Steak$0.80
Extra sirloin steak$1.00
Sirloin steak, tomato sauce$0.90
Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms$1.00
Sirloin Steak with truffles$1.60
Extra sirloin steak with mushrooms$1.50
Tenderloin Steak$0.80
Tenderloin Steak, tomato sauce$0.90
Tenderloin Steak with Mushrooms$1.00
Tenderloin Steak with olives$1.00
Tenderloin steak with truffles$1.60
Tenderloin Steak, a la Bernaisse$1.00
Tenderloin Steak, a la Bordelaisse$1.00
Porter House Steak$1.30
Porter House Steak with Mushrooms$1.55
Porter House Steak with Olives$1.55
Porter House Steak with Truffles$1.80
Large Porter House Steak$1.55
Large Porter House Steak, Mushr'ms$1.80
Large Porter House Steak with Olives$1.80
Large Porter House Steak with Truffles$2.50
Lamb Chops$0.60
Mutton Chops$0.60
Mutton Cutlets$0.60
Mutton Cutlets, Tomato Sauce$0.65
Mutton Cutlets with French Peas$1.00
Veal Steak$0.50
Veal Cutlets, Tomato Sauce$0.65
Veal Cutlets, Italienne sauce$0.85
Broiled Green Turtle Fins$0.75
Broiled Chicken, whole$1.50
Broiled Chicken, half$0.75
Venison Steak$0.60
Venison on Blazer$1.00
Broiled Chicken's Livers$0.50
Broiled Pig's Feet$0.35
Broiled Pig's Feet, sauce Piquant$0.50
Stuffed Pig's Feet$0.50
Marrow bones on toast$0.40
Calf's Head, a la Viniaigrete$0.60
Broiled Kidneys$0.50
Broiled Calves' Liver and Bacon$0.50
Broiled Honeycomb Tripe$0.40
Sweetbread with French Peas$1.00
Sweetbread en coquille$1.00
Sweetbread en vol-au-vent$1.00
Sweetbread a la financiere$1.25
Sweetbread , Tomato sauce$1.00
Sweetbread a la jardiniere$1.00
Sweetbread with Mushrooms$1.00
Sweetbread aux Truffles$1.30
Broiled Ham$0.40
Broiled Ham with eggs$0.60
Palates of Beef with Olives$0.75
Palates of Beef with Mushrooms$0.75
Palates of Beef au Gratin$0.75
Chicken a la Financiere, half$1.25
Chicken a la Marengo, half$1.25
Chicken Sauté, half$1.25
Filet chateaubriand, plain$2.00
Filet Chateaubriand, a la Bernaise$2.50
Filet Chateaubriand, wtih Mushrooms$2.50
Filet Chateaubriand, a la Bordelais$2.50
Filet Chateaubriand, with truffles$3.00
Broiled Bacon$0.40
Bacon Rasher$0.25
Chicken Croquettes$0.60
Lobster Croquettes$0.60
Sweetbread croquettes$0.75
Friend Claves' Brains
Parker House Sausages$0.40
Venison Chops$0.75
Philadelphia squab$0.75
Snipe, each$0.60
Woodcock, each$1.00
Young Black Duck$1.25
Partridge, each$0.90
Plover, each$0.75
Mongrel Duck, each$2.00
Chicken Grouse, half$0.65
Chicken Grouse, each$1.25
Reed birds on toast$0.75
Fried Spanish style eggs$0.40
Scrambled Eggs$0.35
Poached eggs$0.35
Dropped Eggs$0.35
Dropped on Toast eggs$0.40
Boiled eggs$0.35
Shirred Eggs$0.35
Fried Eggs$0.35
Plain Omelette$0.35
Omelette with herbs$0.35
Omelette with parsley$0.35
Omelette with Ham$0.40
Omelette with mushrooms$0.60
Omelette with bacon$0.40
Omelette with kidneys$0.40
Omelette with Asparagus$0.50
Omelette with onions$0.40
Omelette with cheese$0.40
Omelette with clams$0.60
Omelette with tomatoes$0.40
Omelette with rum$0.50
Omelette with truffles$0.75
Omelette with Jelly, Glazed sugar$0.50
Omelette with Current Jelly$0.50
Apple Sauce$0.10
Guava jelly$0.20
California pears$0.25
California Apricots$0.20
CURRENT JELLY$0.15
Canton Ginger$0.25
Stewed Prines$0.25
Citron preserves$0.20
Pineapple Preserves$0.25
Brandy figs$0.25
Quince Preserves$0.25
Damson Plum$0.20
Blackberry jam$0.10
Raspberry jam$0.15
Cider Apple Sauce, Fine$0.15
Brandy peaches$0.25
butter crackers$0.15
CRUMPETS$0.15
Waffles$0.25
Ginger Snaps$0.15
Crackers and Milk$0.30
Dry Toast$0.15
Cream toast$0.25
Buttered toast$0.15
Anchovy toast$0.25
Water Crackers$0.15
Tea Rolls$0.15
Tea Buns$0.15
Wafer Biscuit$0.15
Soda Biscuit$0.15
Biscuit$0.15
oatmeal biscuit$0.15
Black tea$0.20
Oolong Tea$0.20
GREEN TEA$0.20
Small pot coffee$0.15
Small Pot Tea$0.15
Broma$0.25
Cocoa$0.25
Shells$0.25
Chocolate$0.25
Coffee$0.20
Cream$0.10
Glass cream$0.20
Bowl Milk$0.20

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