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Parker House

BOSTON,MA

Date
1858-01-04
Restaurant
Parker House
Place
BOSTON,MA.
Event
DAILY MENU
Physical description
ILLUS.;FOLDER
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 2

Tomato$0.15
Chicken$0.10
Pea$0.15
Olives$0.10
Coffee$0.10
Turkey, Oyster Sauce$0.35
Stewed Eels$0.25
Fried Cod$0.25
Boiled halibut, egg sauce$0.30
Baked Cod, Port Sauce$0.30
Mock Turtle, per bowl$0.25
Chicken and Pork, Celery Sauce$0.35
Corned Beef and Cabbage$0.30
Mutton Cutlets, Soubise Sauce$0.35
Maccaroni, a la Italienne$0.15
Leg of Mutton$0.35
Chicken$0.35
Stuffed Goose$0.35
Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.35
Pork$0.35
Boiled Ham$0.25
Pressed Corned Beef$0.25
Boiled Tongue$0.30
Roast beef$0.30
Boiled potatoes
Marrow squash
Tomatoes$0.10
Sweet Potatoes$0.05
Boiled Onions
Fried Potatoes
Mashed Turnips
Royal Osborn Sauce
Japan Soy
Pickles
Beef Steak Sauce
Harvey Sauce
French Mustard
Worcestershire Sauce
Soyer's Relish
Peppers
English Mixed Pickles, all kinds$0.05
Chicken salad$0.35
Chicken salad, small$0.25
Celery, Dressed$0.10
Sardines$0.15
Currant Jelly$0.10
Celery, plain$0.10
Lobster salad$0.25
Lobster, plain$0.25
Small Lobster Salad$0.15
Cranberry Sauce$0.05
Apple Sauce$0.05
Cabinet Pudding, Wine Sauce$0.10
Baked Vermacelli Pudding$0.10
Apple Dumplings, Cold Sauce$0.10
Charlotte Russe$0.15
Madeira Jelly$0.15
Champagne Jelly$0.15
Meringues a la Creme$0.10
Apple Pie$0.10
Cranberry Pie$0.10
Squash Pie$0.10
Mince Pie$0.10
Washington Pie$0.10
Blanc Mange$0.10
Macaroons and Cocoas$0.10
ASSORTED CAKE$0.10
Nectarine Ice Cream$0.15
Curacoa Ice Cream$0.15
Figs$0.10
Apples$0.05
Raisins$0.05
Almonds$0.05
Walnuts$0.05
Shelbarks$0.05
Boiled turkey, oyster sauce$0.35
Roast Sirloin of Beef$0.35
Breast of Wild Goose, Jelly Sauce$0.35
Boiled rice$0.05
Veal Cutlets, Tomato Sauce$0.35
Boullie of Beef$0.35
Chicken Pie, with Oysters$0.35
Currie of Mutton, with Rice$0.35
Ragout of Veal$0.35
Rice croquettes$0.10
Beef$0.35
Mock Turtle, per plate$0.15
Beets and Carrots

Page 3

Porter House Steak$0.50
Rump Steak$0.40
Rump Steak, With Truffles$0.60
Rump Steak, with Mushrooms$0.50
Rump Steak, with Olives$0.50
Rump Steak, with Tomato Sauce$0.50
Rump Steak, Spanish Style$0.50
Rump Steak, with Onions$0.50
Tenderloin Steak$0.50
Sirloin Steak$0.50
Mutton Chop$0.40
Mutton Chop with Jelly$0.50
Mutton Chop, Breaded$0.40
Spring chickens, half$0.40
Calves' Liver$0.25
Ham and eggs$0.35
Broiled Veal$0.35
Broiled Ham$0.25
pig's feet$0.25
Tripe$0.25
Devilled Ham$0.25
Omelet, with parsley$0.15
Omelet, with truffles$0.35
Omelet, witd Onions$0.15
Omelet, plain$0.15
Fried Eggs$0.10
Scrambled Eggs$0.10
Dropped Eggs$0.10
Shirred Eggs$0.10
Boiled eggs$0.10
Mutton Cutlets$0.40
Veal Cutlets$0.40
Mutton Cutlets, with mushrooms$0.50
Broiled Kidneys$0.25
Fried Calves' Brains$0.35
Sweet Breads, Larded$0.50
Pork Chops$0.35
Broiled Venison$0.40
Stewed Calves' Feet$0.35
Fried Sausages$0.30
Fried smelts$0.30
Venison on Blazer$0.50
Broiled Mackerel$0.30
Boiled potatoes
Sweet Potatoes$0.05
Fried Potatoes
Tomatoes$0.10
Black Ducks
Brandt
Canvas Back Ducks
Red Head Ducks
Blue Bill Widgeon
Partridges
Grey Ducks
Prairie Grouse
Boned Turkey$0.30
Frogs
Boiled Ham$0.25
Boiled Tongue$0.25
Lambs' Tongues$0.25
Pressed Corned Beef$0.25
Roast beef$0.25
Roast chicken$0.30
Chicken salad$0.35
Lobster salad$0.25
Currie of Lobster$0.30
Stewed lobster$0.30
Welch Rarebits$0.15
Mayonaise of Chicken$0.40
Anchovy toast$0.15
Sardines$0.15
Oysters on Shell, per dozen$0.40
Oysters broiled, per dozen$0.50
Oysters stewed, per bowl$0.25
Oysters On Blazer, per dozen$0.50
Oysters Fried, per dozen$0.50
Oysters Roast, per dozen$0.50
Fancy Roast Oysters$0.25
Oysters Escalloped, per dish$1.00
Waffles
Griddle cakes$0.10
Omelettes, with jelly$0.25
Omelettes, with Fine Herbs$0.25
Omelettes au Comfiture$0.25
MUFFINS$0.10
Preserves: Peaches$0.10
Preserves: Quinces$0.10
Preserves: Baked Sweet Apples$0.05
Preserves: Citron$0.10
Preserves: Raspberries$0.10
Preserves: Apple Sauce$0.05
Preserves: Cranberry Sauce$0.05
Tea Rolls$0.10
Biscuit$0.10
Toast$0.10
Tea$0.10
Coffee$0.10
Shells$0.10
Chocolate$0.10
Broma$0.10
Spring Chickens, each$0.75
Lettuce, plain & dressed$0.10
Celery, Plain and Dressed$0.10

Page 4

SHERRY. Y. Pale...qts. and pints$1.50
SHERRY. Yriarte Pale, 1825...qts. and pts.$2.00
SHERRY. Club Pale...qts. and pts.$2.00
SHERRY. Topaz Pale...qts. and pts.$2.00
SHERRY. Padre Pale...qts. and pts$2.00
SHERRY. Cabinet Pale...qts. and pts.$2.50
SHERRY. Pemartins, superior Pale...qts. and pts.$2.50
SHERRY. Prince Albert, very pale, delicate and dry$2.50
SHERRY. Star and Garter, the best in the country$3.00
SHERRY. Amontillado$2.00
SHERRY. Imperial Amontillado$2.50
SHERRY. Y. Brown$1.50
SHERRY. Yriarte Brown, 1825$2.00
SHERRY. Hidalgo, Gold, rich, old and delicate$3.00
SHERRY. Ashburton Brown, old and rich.$3.00
SHERRY. Muscatel, curiously high flavored, very sweet$3.00
HUNGARIAN. Nerzmelye, 1841$1.50
HUNGARIAN. Budai$1.00
HUNGARIAN. Muscatel$1.25
HUNGARIAN. Kobayai, 1848$1.50
SAUTERNES. Sauterne...qts. and pts.$0.75
SAUTERNES. Haut Sauterne, (from N. Johnson & Son)...qts. and pts.$1.00
SAUTERNES. Chateau de Malle, Haut Sauterne, (from Count Saluce)...qts. and pts.$2.00
SAUTERNES. Haut Sauterne...qts. and pts.$1.00
SAUTERNES. Latour Blanche, sweet$2.00
SAUTERNES.Chateau Yquem, Haut Sauterne, Tete, very rich...qts. and pts.$3.00
BURGUNDY. Sparkling Burgundy...qts. and pts.$2.00
BURGUNDY. Clos de Vougeot$2.50
BURGUNDY. Chambertin$2.50
BURGUNDY. St. George, vintage 1846 {The best Burgundy Wine in existence.}$3.00
BURGUNDY. Chambertin, vintage 1846 {The best Burgundy Wine in existence.}$3.00
BURGUNDY. Romanie, Vintage 1846 {The best Burgundy Wine in existence.}$3.00
HERMITAGE. Red Hermitage$2.00
HERMITAGE. White Hermitage$2.00
HERMITAGE. White Chablis$2.00
MOSELLE. Moelwein Wine...qts. and pts.$1.50
MOSELLE. Sparkling Moselle Muscatel$2.00
MOSELLE. Grunhauser, (from D. Leiden, Cologne)$2.00
MOSELLE. Scharlachberger, (from D. Leiden, Cologne)$2.00
HOCK.Sparkling Hock...qts. and pts$2.50
HOCK.Laubenheimer$1.50
HOCK.Niersteiner...qts. and pts$1.50
HOCK.Hockheimer...qts. and pts$2.00
HOCK.Liebfraumilch...qts. and pts$2.00
HOCK.Marcobruner...qts. and pts$2.00
HOCK.Cabinet Johannisberger$3.00
HOCK.Johanisberger...qts. and pts$2.50
HOCK.Cabinet Steinberger$3.00
HOCK.Stein Wine, in box bottles (From D. Leiden, Cologne)$2.00
HOCK.Niersteiner$2.00
HOCK.Rudesheimer$2.00
HOCK.Johannisberger, Prince Metternich's yellow seal, 1846$3.50
HOCK.Cabinet Johannisberger, Prince Metternich's Castle, bottled, gold bronze seal, 1834$8.00
BRANDIES.Lonndo Dock, from the wood, in half and quarter pints$2.00
BRANDIES.Hennessey's London Dock, in glass, Dark and Pale$2.00
BRANDIES.Hennessey's Dark and Pale, Gold Seal, very superior, quarts and pints$2.50
BRANDIES.H-D, very fine dark$3.50
BRANDIES. 1810, very fine pale$4.00
BRANDIES. X-O-H, very, very old$5.00
PORTER, &c. London Brown Stout...qts. and pts$0.50
PORTER, &c.Muirs Scotch Ale, Pints$0.25
Porter, &c. Allsopps India Ale, pints$0.25
PORTER, &c.Allsopp's India Ale, on draught$0.15
PORTER, &c.Muir's Pale India$0.25
PORTER, &c.Pale Ale$0.15
PORTER, &c. Cider...pts$0.15
PORTER, &c.Taylor's Ale on Draught$0.10
PORTER, &c.Swain Parker's Refined Cider, qts$0.50
Marischino, Kirschwasser, White Curacoa,
Annisette, Absynthe, Vermouth
Ginger Wine
Seltzer Water, Congress Water.
MADEIRA. Webster...qts. and pts$1.50
MADEIRA. Monteiro's Old L. P.......qts. and pts.$1.50
MADEIRA. Leacock...qts. and pts.$2.00
MADEIRA. Don Pedro...qts. and pts.$2.00
MADEIRA. Monteiro's Reserve...qts. and pts$2.00
MADEIRA.Monteiro's Nord Polen...qts. and pts.$2.00
MADEIRA. Georgia$2.50
MADEIRA.Palhetinho$2.50
MADEIRA. Victoria$2.50
MADEIRA. Carvalhal, very old and dry$2.50
MADEIRA. Donaldson's old South side £100, very rich$3.00
MADEIRA. Robbin's Coffin warranted 50 years old$8.00
PORT. White Port,$2.00
PORT. Hunt & Co's Black Seal$2.00
PORT. Hunt & Co's bottled in Oporto$2.00
PORT. Brazil, pale, dry, and very old$2.00
PORT. Victoria, highest London standard$2.00
CHAMPAGNE.Schreider, dry and standard...qts. and pts$2.00
CHAMPAGNE.Moet & Chandon...qts. and pts$2.00
CHAMPAGNE.Moet & Chandon, Vin de Anglais,...qts. and pts$2.50
CHAMPAGNE.Moet & Chandon, Imperial...qts. and pts$2.50
CHAMPAGNE.Moet & Chandon, Imperial... pts$1.50
CHAMPAGNE.Heidsieck, H. Piper & Co...qts. and pts$2.00
CHAMPAGNE.Irroy...qts. and pts$2.00
CHAMPAGNE.G. H. Mumm's & Co. Verznay...qts. and pts$2.00
CHAMPAGNE.G. H. Mumm's & Co., Cabinet...qts. and pts$2.50
CHAMPAGNE.G.H. Mumm & Co.,Imperial...qts. and pts$2.50
CHAMPAGNE.Gold Lack$2.50
CHAMPAGNE.L. Roederer's Superior Cabinet$2.50
CHAMPAGNE.Foucher, Vct. Olivier & Co$2.00
CHAMPAGNE.Vieux Ceps...qts. and pts$2.50
CHAMPAGNE.Bouche Fils & Drouet Cabinet$2.00
CHAMPAGNE.Bouche Fils & Drouet Bouzy$2.50
CHAMPAGNE.Bouche Fils & Drouet Magnum$4.00
CHAMPAGNE.Bouche Fils & Drouet Imperial$2.50
CHAMPAGNE.Bouche Fils & Drouet Minimum$0.50
NATIVE WINES. Sparkling Catawba$2.00
NATIVE WINES. Sparkling Isabella$2.00
NATIVE WINES. Sparkling Isabella, Pts$1.00
NATIVE WINES. Dry Still Catawba$1.50
NATIVE WINES. Common Wine$1.00
CLARET. Estephe (From Cruse and Filsfreres.)...qts. and pts$0.75
CLARET.St. Julien...qts. and pts$1.00
CLARET.Pomys d' Estournel...qts. and pts$1.50
CLARET.Chateau la Rose...qts. and pts$1.50
CLARET.Margaux...qts. and pts$2.00
CLARET.Chateau Lafitte, 1847...qts. and pts$3.00
CLARET.Chateau Margaux, 1847...qts. and pts$3.00
CLARET.Chateau Latour, 1847...qts. and pts (From Nathaniel Johnson & Sons.)$3.00
CLARET.Chateau Margaux, 1844...qts. and pts$3.00
CLARET.Chateau Lafitte, 1844...qts. and pts (From Barton & Guestier)$3.00
CLARET.Leoville...qts. and pts$1.50
CLARET.Chateau Lafitte, 1848...qts. and pts$3.00
SAUTERNES, Chateau de Malle, Haut Sauterne, (from Cruse and Filsfreres.)$2.00

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