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Gilsey House

Date
1889-04-28
Restaurant
GILSEY HOUSE
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
DINNER
Physical description
FOLDER; 6.5X10.5;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Blue Points, half shell$0.25
Roast oysters on toast$0.40
Clams, roast on toast$0.40
Clam Fritters$0.40
Shrewsburys, half shell$0.25
Rockaways, half shell$0.25
Saddle Rocks, half shell$0.40
Fried oysters$0.40
Stewed Oysters$0.30
Soft clams, fried$0.40
Clams, stewed$0.30
Little Necks, half shell$0.20
Green turtle soup, clear$0.40 – $0.75
Consomme Printanier Royal$0.25 – $0.40
Julienne of Pea Soup$0.20 – $0.30
Chicken with rice soup$0.25 – $0.40
Tomato Soup$0.25 – $0.40
Mock turtle soup$0.25 – $0.40
Green Turtle Soup$0.30 – $0.50
Consomme$0.20 – $0.30
Consomme with Egg$0.25 – $0.40
Consomme with vermicelli$0.25 – $0.40
Consomme with macaroni$0.25 – $0.40
Long Island brook trout$0.60 – $1.00
North River shad$0.35 – $0.60
Stewed Terrapin$2.00
Spanish mackerel$0.35 – $0.60
Whitebait$0.35 – $0.60
Frog's legs$0.35 – $0.60
Pompano$0.35 – $0.60
Filet de Boeuf a la Godard$1.00
Supreme de Volaille a la Dauphine$1.00
Ris de Veau en caisse a la Bernaise$0.90
Spring Lamb Chops with asparagus tips$1.00
English Snipe en salmi au chasseur$0.90
Omelette a la Celestine$0.60
Canvas Back Duck$3.00
Red Head Duck$1.75
Mallard Duck$1.25
Widgeon Duck$0.75
Teal duck$0.75
Doe Bird$0.75
Plover$0.75
Squab$0.75
English snipe$0.75
Rice Birds$0.60
Spring Lamb$1.00
Turkey, Cranberry Sauce$0.40 – $0.75
Duck$1.00 – $2.00
Young Pig$0.40 – $0.75
Chicken$1.00 – $2.00
Mutton, Beef or Veal$0.30 – $0.50
Lamb$0.35 – $0.60
Capon$0.60 – $1.00
New beets$0.30
Salmon boiled, sauce Hollandaise$0.35 – $0.60
Corned Beef and Cabbage$0.30 – $0.50
Salmon$0.35 – $0.60
Lima beans$0.30
Filet de Sole, Joinville$0.35 – $0.60
Pompano a la Maitre D'Hotel$0.35 – $0.60
Croquettes of Lobster a la Victoria$0.35 – $0.60
Turnips$0.20
Spinach$0.30
New Carrots$0.30
Filet of sole fried$0.30 – $0.50
Halibut steak$0.30 – $0.50
Codfish$0.25 – $0.40
Lobster, stuffed$0.35 – $0.60
Lobster Croquettes$0.35 – $0.60
Crabs, stuffed$0.35 – $0.60
Crab croquettes$0.35 – $0.60
Mutton, Caper Sauce$0.35 – $0.60
Beef a la Mode$0.60
Ham, champagne sauce$0.40 – $0.60
Chicken, egg sauce$1.25
Turkey boiled, egg or oyster sauce$0.40 – $0.75
Cauliflower$0.60
Pate de foie-gras$1.00
Cold Corned Beef$0.25 – $0.40
Cold Ham$0.25 – $0.40
Cold Roast Duck$1.00 – $2.00
Cold Roast Chicken$1.00 – $2.00
Cold Lamb$0.35 – $0.60
Cold tongue$0.20 – $0.30
Cold Roast Veal$0.30 – $0.50
Cold Roast Turkey$0.40 – $0.75
Cold roast beef$0.30 – $0.50
Cold Boned Turkey truffe$0.40 – $0.75
Cold Corned Beef Sandwich, each$0.15
Cold Tongue Sandwich, each$0.15
Cold Ham Sandwich, each$0.15
Cold Roast Beef Sandwich, each$0.20
Cold Chicken Sandwich, each$0.20
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Potatoes, boiled$0.15
Potatoes, mashed$0.15
Potatoes, mashed, baked$0.25
Potatoes, sautees$0.20
Potatoes, parisienne$0.25
Potatoes, Jul'ne (Julienne)$0.20
Potatoes, lyonnaise$0.25
Potatoes, griddled$0.25
Potatoes, hashed, browned$0.25
Potatoes, hashed with cream$0.25
Potatoes, croquettes$0.25
French asparagus$0.50
French peas$0.40
French string beans$0.40
French Flageolet Beans$0.40
French Celeri au jus$0.40
French mushrooms, stewed$0.50
Asparagus$0.40
Succotash$0.25
Egyptian Sweet Corn$0.20
Stewed tomatoes$0.20
Rice croquettes$0.30
New Mushrooms$0.60
New string beans$0.50
GREEN PEAS$0.50
New asparagus$0.60
Striped bass$0.30 – $0.50
Bluefish$0.25 – $0.40
Fresh Mackerel$0.25 – $0.40
Smelts$0.30 – $0.50
Pickerel$0.30 – $0.50
Shad Roes$0.35 – $0.60
Squash$0.20
Boiled Onions$0.25
Boiled rice$0.20
Corn fritters$0.25
Parsnips, stewed or fried$0.35
OYSTER PLANT$0.35
Egg plant$0.35
Bermuda Onions$0.30
Potatoes, Fried$0.15
Potatoes, baked$0.15
Potatoes, stewed$0.20
Potatoes, Saratoga$0.20

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Cucumber$0.30 – $0.50
Roquefort$0.20 – $0.30
Strawberries and Cream$0.40
Stewed prunes$0.25
Stewed rhubarb$0.20
Tenderloin Steak$0.60 – $1.00
Tenderloin steak with tomato sauce$1.25
Tenderloin steak a la Bearnaise$1.25
Tenderloin Steak with Mushrooms$1.25
Tenderloin steak with truffles$1.25
Tenderloin steak a la Bordelaise$1.25
Mutton Chops$0.30 – $0.50
English Mutton Chops$0.40 – $0.75
Chow chow$0.15
Fruit pudding, rum sauce$0.25
Plain Custard a la creme$0.20
Gelee macedoine aux fruits$0.25
Cream of Filberts, cornets$0.25
Apple Pie$0.20
cocoanut pie$0.20
Apricot Tartelettes$0.20
Petits fours$0.20
Mixed Candy$0.20
Strawberry short cake$0.20
Apple or Cranberry Sauce$0.15
Soft lemon custard$0.20
Charlotte Russe$0.25
Charlotte glacée$0.30
Fancy Kisses$0.20
Lettuce Salad$0.25 – $0.50
New Tomatoes Salad$0.30 – $0.50
Lobster salad$0.30 – $0.50
Chicken salad$0.50 – $0.80
Potato salad$0.25 – $0.40
Dandelion Salad$0.25 – $0.40
Watercress Salad$0.25 – $0.40
Anchovy or Shrimp Salad$0.40
Herring Salad$0.40
Italian Salad$0.50
Cold Slaw$0.20
Mayonnaise, extra$0.10
East India Gherkins$0.10
Russian caviar$0.50
French olives$0.25
Pickl'd (Pickled) Mushrooms$0.25
Sardines$0.30
Watkins' Relish$0.25
English pickles$0.15
American pickles$0.10
Pickled onions$0.15
Stuffed olives$0.25
Spanish olives$0.15
Queen olives$0.15
Pickled Walnuts$0.30
Radishes$0.15
Stuffed peppers$0.15
Fruit of Sponge Cake$0.20
Lady fingers$0.20
Macaroons$0.20
Ginger Snaps$0.20
Pound or Lady Cake$0.20
Small Dessert Cakes, ass'td. (assorted)$0.20
Soft Ginger Bread$0.20
Champagne Wine Jelly$0.25
Meringue panachee$0.40
Meringue glacee$0.35
Meringue a la creme$0.30
Omelette soufflée$0.40
Omelette with rum or maraschino$0.50
Apple Meringue, hot or cold$0.30
Apricot Meringue$0.35
Preserved figs$0.25 – $0.40
Preserved Ginger$0.20 – $0.30
Preserved damsons$0.20 – $0.30
Preserved Green Gages$0.20 – $0.30
Preserved quinces$0.20 – $0.30
Preserved Apricots$0.40
Preserved Cherries$0.20 – $0.30
Blackberry jam$0.20 – $0.30
Raspberry jam$0.20 – $0.30
Strawberry jam$0.20 – $0.30
Brandy figs$0.25 – $0.40
Brandy peaches$0.25 – $0.40
Canned Pears$0.20 – $0.30
Canned Peaches$0.20 – $0.30
canned egg plums$0.20 – $0.30
Currant Jelly$0.15
Orange marmalade$0.25
Calf's foot jelly$0.30
Catawba Grapes$0.25
Malaga grapes$0.40
Figs$0.20
Oranges$0.20
Bananas$0.20
MIXED NUTS$0.25
Apples$0.20
French coffee, small cup$0.15
Chocolate$0.30
Tea$0.25
Vanilla ice cream$0.25
Coffee Ice Cream$0.25
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.25
Pistache ice cream$0.25
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.25
Neapolitan ice cream$0.30
Mixed ice cream$0.30
Lemon water ice$0.25
Orange Water Ice$0.25
Raspberry Water Ice$0.25
Tutti frutti$0.30
Biscuit Tortoni$0.30
Biscuit Glace$0.30
Roman Punch$0.35
Cardinal Punch$0.35
Siberian Punch$0.35
PUNCH AU KIRSCH$0.35
Lalla Rookh$0.35
Gorgonzola$0.20 – $0.30
Brie$0.15 – $0.25
Holland Cheese$0.15 – $0.25
Gruyere$0.15 – $0.25
Camembert$0.20 – $0.30
Cream Cheese$0.10 – $0.20
Stilton$0.20 – $0.30
English Cheese$0.10 – $0.15
Neufchatel$0.10
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.10
Chedder (Cheddar)$0.15 – $0.25
Broiled Chicken$1.00 – $2.00
Beefsteak$0.50
Beefsteak with Onions$0.65
Beefsteak anchovy sauce$0.75
Beefsteak a la Bordelaise$0.75
Sirloin Steak$0.75
sirloin steak tomato sauce$0.85
Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms$1.00
Extra sirloin$1.50
Porterhouse Steak$1.25
Porterhouse steak with mushrooms$1.75
Porterhouse Steak for Two$1.75
Family porterhouse steak$2.50
Family Porterhouse Steak mushrooms$3.50
Filet Chateaubriand$2.00
Filet Chateaubriand with mushrooms$3.00
Fricandeau of Veal$0.60
Fricandeau jardiniere$0.75
Calf's brains fried, tomato sauce$0.30 – $0.50
Macaroni, baked or Milanaise$0.30
Spaghetti baked or Milanaise$0.30
country sausages$0.25 – $0.40
Lamb Chops$0.40 – $0.60
Lamb Chops with Mushrooms$0.85
Veal Cutlet$0.30 – $0.50
Veal Cutlet Tomato Sauce$0.60
Veal Cutlet Milanaise$0.75
SWEETBREADS$0.75
Sweetbreads en Coquille$0.85
Sweetbreads en vol-au-vent$1.00
Sweetbreads Tomato Sauce$0.85
Sweetbreads a la jardinière$0.90
Sweetbreads a la Financiere$1.25
Calf's Head$0.60
Calf's head en tortue$0.75
Calf's head au gratin$0.60
Chicken Croquettes$0.50 – $0.75
Chicken en Coquille$0.75
Chicken vol-au-vent$1.00
Chicken Fricassee$1.00
Chicken Fricassee with Mushrooms$1.25
Chicken Currie with rice$1.25
Chicken Saute a la Marengo$1.50
Chicken with Mushrooms$1.25
Chicken with Truffles$1.75
Welch (Welsh?) Rarebit$0.30 – $0.45
Golden buck$0.35 – $0.60
pig's feet$0.25 – $0.40
Lamb Fries$0.30 – $0.50

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Benedictine$0.20
Chartreuse$0.20
Vermouth$0.20
Maraschino or Curacao$0.20
Otard Brandy, V. O. P., per bottle$0.00
Anisette$0.20
Absinthe$0.20
Kirschwasser$0.20
Kummel$0.20
Creme de Cacao$0.20
Best Brandy, pony$0.25
Rochester Beer on draught$0.10
Yuengling's Lager Beer$0.20
Milwaukee or Kaiser Beer$0.25
Anheuser's Lage Beer$0.25
Rochester Brew'g (Brewing) Co.'s Beer$0.25
Culmbach Beer$0.25
Belfast Ginger Ale$0.25
Muir & Sons Scotch Ale$0.35
Bass's India Pale Ale$0.35
Guinness's Extra Dublin Stout$0.35
Evans' India Pale Ale$0.25
Barclay, Perkins & Co., London Stout$0.35
Russet Cider$0.35 – $0.50
Jericho Cider$0.50 – $0.75
Imported German Seltzers$0.30 – $0.50
Imported French Vichy$0.50
Seltzers and Vichy, in syphons$0.25
Apollinaris Water$0.25 – $0.50
Congress or Hathorn Water$0.25
Bethesda Water$0.25 – $0.50
Poland Water$0.50
Geyser Water$0.25
Old London Dock Port$0.50 – $2.00
Burmeister Port$0.75 – $3.00
Kingston & Sons$1.00 – $4.00
Particular$1.00 – $4.00
Sandeman's Sons, very old Port$1.00 – $4.00
Sercial Madeira$0.75 – $3.00
Blackburn's Reserve, 1925 Madeira$5.00
Welch 1810 Port$6.00
Table Sherry$0.40 – $1.50
Topaz Sherry$0.50 – $2.00
Yriarte Sherry$0.75 – $2.50
Romanee Cabinet Sherry$1.00 – $3.00
Gonzales Oloroso Sherry$0.75 – $3.00
Gonzales Vino de Pasto Sherry$0.75 – $3.00
Gonzales Palma Sherry$1.00 – $3.50
Gonzales Amontillado Sherry$1.00 – $4.00
Macon Burgundy$0.75 – $1.50
Chablis Ordinaire, white Burgundy$1.00 – $2.00
Beaune Burgundy$1.25 – $2.50
Nuits Burgundy$1.75 – $3.50
Pommard Burgundy$1.50 – $3.00
Beaujolais Burgundy$1.00 – $2.00
Chambertin Burgundy$2.00 – $4.00
Clos de Vougeot Burgundy$2.50 – $5.00
Chablis, white Burgundy$1.50 – $3.00
Moussirender Moselwein Sparkling Moselle$1.50 – $3.00
Dry Catawba Wine, Still$0.50 – $1.00
Johannisberger, yellow seal Prince Metternich's Cabinet Wine$2.00 – $4.00
Johannisberger, red seal Prince Metternich's Cabinet Wine$2.50 – $5.00
Laubenheimer Rhine Wine$0.50 – $1.00
Niersteiner Rhine Wine$1.00 – $2.00
Hochheimer Rhine Wine$1.25 – $2.50
Rudesheimer Rhine Wine$1.50 – $3.00
Liebfraumilch Rhine Wine$1.25 – $2.50
Marcobrunner Rhine Wine$1.75 – $3.50
Steinberger Cabinet Rhine Wine$4.00
Rudesheimer Berg Rhine Wine$5.00
Sauternes, A. M. & C. White Wine$0.50 – $1.00
Haut Sauternes, A. M. & C. White Wine$1.00 – $2.00
Chateau Sauterne B. F. White Wine$1.25 – $2.50
Latour Blanche, Brand'b'g Freres White Wine$1.50 – $3.00
Chateau Yquem, Brand'b'g Freres White Wine$2.50 – $5.00
Chat. Latour Blanche White Wine$2.00 – $4.00
G. H. Mumm's Extra Dry Champagne$1.75 – $3.50
Veuve Clicquot, Yellow Label Champagne$1.75 – $3.50
Piper Heidsieck Champagne$1.50 – $3.00
Giesler, Special Sec Champagne$1.75 – $3.50
Urbana Wine Co., Gold Seal, Ex. Dry Champagne$1.00 – $2.00
Cook's Imperial St. Louis Champagne$1.00 – $2.00
L. Roederer, Grand Vin Sec Champagne$1.75 – $3.50
Ayala Chateau d'Ay, Ex. Sec Champagne$1.75 – $3.50
Ruby Royal, Sec (red) Champagne$1.75 – $3.50
Binet, Sec Champagne$1.75 – $3.50
Perrier Jouet & Co. Champagne$1.75 – $3.50
Delbeck & Co., Extra Dry Champagne$1.75 – $3.50
Duminy, Extra Dry Champagne$1.75 – $3.50
Dry Monopole champagne$1.75 – $3.50
Pommery Sec Champagne$1.75 – $3.50
Moet & Chandon Champagne$1.75 – $3.50
Ruinart Brut champagne$1.75 – $3.50
Ernest Irroy Champagne$1.75 – $3.50
Brunswick, Private Stock Champagne$1.00
Private Club Champagne$1.75 – $3.50
Medoc Claret, J. Calvet & Co.$0.40 – $0.75
St. Gervais Claret, J. Calvet & Co.$0.50 – $1.00
Chateau de Montlys Claret, J. Calvet & Co.$0.75 – $1.50
Smith-Haut-Lafite Claret, J. Calvet & Co.$1.00 – $2.00
Chateau Lagrange Claret, J. Calvet & Co.$1.25 – $2.50
Chateau Mouton Rothschild Claret, J. Calvet & Co.$2.50 – $5.00
Pauillac Claret, Brandenburg Freres$0.50 – $1.00
St. Julien Claret, Brandenburg Freres$0.65 – $1.25
Margaux Claret, Brandenburg Freres$0.75 – $1.50
St. Estephe Claret, Brandenburg Freres$0.75 – $1.50
Chateau Larose Claret, Brandenburg Freres$1.50 – $3.00
Pontet Canet Claret, Brandenburg Freres$1.00 – $2.00
Chateau Bouliac Claret, Cruse & Fils Freres -- Schmidt & Peters$0.75 – $1.50
St. Remi Claret, Cruse & Fils Freres -- Schmidt & Peters$0.75 – $1.50
Chateau Laujac Claret, Cruse & Fils Freres -- Schmidt & Peters$1.00 – $2.00
Chateau Pontet Canet Claret, Cruse & Fils Freres -- Schmidt & Peters$1.25 – $2.50
Lafite Claret, Cruse & Fils Freres -- Schmidt & Peters$1.50 – $3.00
Larose Claret, Cruse & Fils Freres -- Schmidt & Peters$1.50 – $3.00
Chateau Larose Claret, Cruse & Fils Freres -- Schmidt & Peters$2.00 – $4.00
Chateau Margaux Claret, Cruse & Fils Freres -- Schmidt & Peters$2.50 – $5.00
Chateau Lafite, vintage 1870 Claret, Cruse & Fils Freres -- Schmidt & Peters$3.00 – $6.00
St. Julien Claret, Barton & Guestier$0.75 – $1.50
Pontet Canet Claret, Barton & Guestier$1.25 – $2.50
Leoville Claret, Barton & Guestier$2.00 – $4.00
St. Emilion, A. M. & C. Claret, Barton & Guestier$0.50 – $1.00
Chateau Larose Claret, Barton & Guestier$2.00 – $4.00
Chateau Margaux Claret, Barton & Guestier$2.50 – $5.00
Chateau Dillon, Seignouret Freres Claret, Barton & Guestier$0.75 – $1.50

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