The Menu Museum

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

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

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Red Star Line

En route aboard SS Friesland · January 9, 1900

On this menu 54 dishes

Blue Point Oysters
Olives
Norwegian Anchovies
Creme du Barry
Baked Haddock, Drawn Butter
Pommes Chateau
Fricassee of Chicken a la Toulouse
Roast Leg Mutton Currant Jelly
cauliflowers
Grouse
Celery Salad
Gateau St. Honore
Compote of Apricots, Geneva Wafers
Vanilla ice cream
Stilton Cheese
Dessert
Cafe noir
Cheddar Cheese
G. H. Mumm & Co, Extra Dry6.50 FF – 12.00 FF
Moet & Chandon5.50 FF – 10.00 FF
Sparkling Rhine3.00 FF – 5.00 FF
Claret, Fine vintage (yellow seal)7.50 FF
Claret, Good, Bordeaux (green seal)4.00 FF
Claret, Light (red seal)1.25 FF – 2.00 FF
Sauterne5.00 FF
Rudesheimer5.00 FF
Hochheimer4.00 FF
Mosel1.25 FF – 2.00 FF
Sherry, Dry4.00 FF
PORT6.00 FF
Cognac Brandy, Hennessy & Martell0.50 FF – 7.50 FF
Whiskey Scotch & Irish0.30 FF – 4.50 FF
Whiskey American Rye0.50 FF – 7.50 FF
Schiedam0.20 FF – 4.00 FF
Very Old Geneva (Erven Lucas Bols)0.25 FF – 5.00 FF
RUM0.40 FF – 6.00 FF
Curacao (Wynand Fockink)0.75 FF – 12.50 FF
Cocktail0.50 FF
Ale, Bass0.75 FF
Porter, Guiness0.75 FF
Porter, Guiness0.75 FF
Munich, Tivoli0.50 FF – 0.75 FF
Lager, Tivoli0.50 FF
Lager, American0.50 FF
Congress Water1.25 FF
Ginger Ale (Belfast)0.75 FF
Saint-Galmier0.75 FF
Soda0.50 FF
Apollinaris0.75 FF – 1.00 FF
Apenta1.00 FF
Cigars: Havanah imported0.35 FF – 1.00 FF
Cigars: othere0.10 FF – 0.40 FF
Cigars: Pygmees1.00 FF
Cigarettes0.50 FF – 1.00 FF