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

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1851–2008

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National Lancers

Hotel Essex, Boston, MA · April 6, 1905

On this menu 22 dishes

Oysters
Radishes
Olives
SALTED ALMONDS
Consomme Julienne
Filets of Halibut, Mornay
Cucumbers
Potatoes Viennoise
Coffee
ASSORTED CAKE
HARLEQUIN ICE CREAM
Fried hominy
Lettuce-Tomato Salad
Red currant jelly
Roast Beef Tenderloin with Mushrooms
French peas
Potatoes Parisienne
CREME DE MENTHE PUNCH
Breast of Wild Duck
Swiss cheese
Moet & Chandon, White Seal
ROQUEFORT CHEESE