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Kensington Hotel

NY

Date
1900-01-18
Restaurant
KENSINGTON HOTEL
Place
NY
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
CARTE DU JOUR
Physical description
BROADSHEET; 6.25 X 9.75;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Consomme with vermicelli$0.25 – $0.35
Fried scallops with bacon$0.40 – $0.60
Daily Dish - Boiled smoked beef tongue with spinach$0.35 – $0.60
Demi-tasse$0.10
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.15
Camembert$0.25
Cream Cheese, Philadelphia$0.15
Gruyere$0.25
Roquefort$0.25
Edam$0.25
Canned Pears$0.25
Canned apricots$0.25
Canned Peaches$0.25
Canned Cherries$0.25
Oranges$0.10 – $0.20
Stewed prunes$0.15 – $0.25
Grapes$0.20
Apples$0.15
Baked apples with cream$0.15 – $0.25
Bananas with cream$0.20
Grape fruit$0.30
Vanilla ice cream$0.20
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.20
Neapolitan ice cream$0.25
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.20
Sorbets$0.20
Assorted cakes$0.20
Wine Jelly$0.10
Apple Pie$0.15
Peach tartelette$0.15
Charlotte Russe$0.15 – $0.25
Vanilla Eclairs$0.10 – $0.20
Chocolate Eclairs$0.10 – $0.20
Plum Pudding, Hard Sauce$0.25
Plum Pudding, Brandy Sauce$0.25
Tapioca Pudding$0.15
Mince Pie$0.15
rice pudding$0.15
Cup Custard$0.15
Blanc-mange with cream$0.20
Bar-le-Duc jelly, red$0.40
Bar-le-Duc jelly, white$0.40
SALMON SALAD, MAYONNAISE$0.40 – $0.60
Cold Slaw$0.15
Lettuce Salad$0.25
Mixed Salad$0.25
Macedoine$0.50
Hothouse tomato salad$0.30
Anchovy Salad$0.50
Celery Salad$0.35
Lobster salad$0.35 – $0.60
Chicken salad$0.40 – $0.65
Potato salad$0.15
Cucumber salad$0.20
Mayonnaise dressing, extra$0.10
Baked Potatoes$0.15
Boiled potatoes$0.15
Mashed potatoes$0.15
String Beans$0.25
Stewed Corn$0.20
Fried Parsnips$0.25
Stewed tomatoes$0.15
GREEN PEAS$0.25
Minced Spinach$0.25
Boiled Sweet Potatoes$0.20
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Cauliflower, cream sauce$0.25
Stuffed tomatoes$0.25
Squash$0.25
Lima beans$0.20
Stewed Beets$0.15
Succotash$0.20
Macaroni, italienne$0.25
French peas$0.35
Onions$0.15
Boiled rice$0.15
Fried Egg Plant$0.25
French string beans$0.30
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.50
Stewed Celery$0.25
Stuffed green peppers$0.25
Broiled Squab on Toast$0.60
Broiled Young Chicken on Toast$0.70 – $1.25
Broiled golden birds on toast$0.50
English prairie chicken$0.80 – $1.50
Long Island Duckling, Apple sauce$0.70 – $1.25
Roast ribs of prime beef$0.35 – $0.60
Lamb, mint sauce$0.35 – $0.60
Baked chicken pie, Kensington style$0.50 – $0.75
Honey-comb tripe stewed with oysters$0.30 – $0.50
Lamb Hash with Green Peppers$0.40 – $0.60
Country sausages with mashed potatoes$0.25 – $0.40
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms on Toast$0.75
Turkey livers en brochette on toast$0.40 – $0.60
Broiled Sweetbreads on toast$0.40 – $0.60
Peach fritters glaces au cognac$0.20
Lobster a la Newburg$0.75
BAKED BLUEFISH A L'ITALIENNE$0.40 – $0.60
Broiled Fresh Mackerel, Maitre d'Hotel$0.35 – $0.60
Fried smelts, sauce tartare$0.30 – $0.50
Diamond-Back Terrapin, Maryland$0.80 – $1.50
Radishes
Cucumbers
Pim-olas$0.25
Chow chow$0.15
Olives, French$0.15
Olives, Spanish$0.15
Pickled beets$0.15
English pickles$0.15
Stuffed Mangoes$0.25
Pickled Walnuts$0.15
Stuffed olives$0.25
Caviar$0.25
Celery$0.40
Sardines$0.25
Anchovies$0.25
Clear green turtle soup$0.30 – $0.50
Puree of Tomatoes with rice$0.25 – $0.35
Little Neck clams$0.25
Blue Points on half shell$0.25
Oyster cocktail$0.30
Clam cocktail$0.30

Page 2

C. & C. Club Soda, imported$0.25
Apollinaris, imported$0.25 – $0.40
Clysmic$0.50
Celestins Vichy, Imported$0.40
Hunyadi Janos$0.40
Buffalo Lithia, half gallon$0.60
Londonderry Lithia$0.25
Hathorn$0.25
Congress$0.25
Wood's Sparkling Champagne Cider$0.30 – $0.50
Belfast Ginger Ale, C. & C.$0.25
Hygeia Ginger Ale$0.15
Hygeia Sarsaparilla$0.15
Hygeia Vichy, in syphon$0.25
Hygeia Seltzer in syphon$0.25
Hygeia Carbonic in syphon$0.25
Hygeia Lemon Soda$0.15
Hygeia Club Soda$0.15
Milwaukee Beer, Pabst$0.20
Rochester Beer, Rienzi$0.15
Wiener Beer, Schafer$0.15
Allsopp's India Pale Ale$0.30
Allsopp's India Pale Ale, drawn from the wood$0.10 – $0.15
Beadleston & Woerz, Imperial Beer$0.15
Piel Bros. Real German Lager$0.15
Guinness' Stout$0.30
Bass' Ale, Dog's Head$0.30
Bass' Ale, White Label$0.30
Pilsner, Imported$0.25
St. Louis Beer, Anheuser Busch$0.25
Lemp's St. Louis, Extra Pale$0.20
Milwaukee Beer, Joseph Schlitz$0.20
Vermouth$0.20
Calisaya$0.20
Peychaud$0.20
Bonekamp$0.20
Boker's$0.20
Hostetter's$0.20
Angostura$0.20
Orange Bitters$0.20
Creme de Cacao$0.20
Benedictine$0.20
Maraschino$0.20
Kirschwasser$0.20
Kummel$0.20
Anisette$0.20
Absinthe$0.20
Chartreuse, green$0.20
Chartreuse, Yellow$0.20
Curacao, Orange$0.20
Curacao, White$0.20
Creme de Menthe, Green$0.20
Creme de Menthe, White$0.20
Medford Rum$1.75
Jamaica Rum$2.00
St. Croix Rum$2.00
Plymouth Gin, Coate's$2.00
Holland Gin, John De Kuyper$1.50
Schiedam Gin, Holstkamp's$2.00
Sloe Gin, London Club$2.00
Old Tom Booth's Gin$2.00
Old Crow Whiskey$2.00
Hunter's Rye$2.00
Scotch, Dewar's$1.75
Scotch, Jas. Watson & Co., Glenlivet$1.75
Scotch, Black & Ferguson's$2.00
Scotch, John Robertso & Son, Dundee$2.50
Scotch, King William$3.00
Irish Whiskey, very old$2.75
Jameson's Irish Whiskey$2.00
Brandy, R.S.S. Co.'s Hennessy, V.V.S.O.$0.30 – $5.00
Brandy, James Hennessy & Co.'s *$0.15 – $2.50
Brandy, James Hennessy & Co.'s ***$0.20 – $3.00
Blackberry Brandy$0.15 – $1.75
Apple Jack$0.15 – $1.75
Rye, Monogram$2.00
Rye, Special Reserve$2.50
Canadian Club Whiskey$2.00
Howard Port$3.50
Sandeman's V.S.P.M.$2.50
Table Port$0.75 – $1.50
Sherry, <> V.P.$0.50 – $1.00
Amontillado Seco$2.50
Sherry, <> <> <> V.P.$0.75 – $1.50
Domestic Sauterne$0.40 – $0.75
Las Palmas$0.55 – $1.00
Domestic Zinfandel$0.40 – $0.75
Szgeszardi$0.55 – $1.00
Chianti$0.50 – $1.00
Tokay Berg$3.00
Rudesheimer, C. Lauteren Sohn$0.90 – $1.75
Hochheimer, 1884, Deinhard & Co.$1.00 – $2.00
Bodenheimer, D. Leiden$0.60 – $1.00
Niersteiner$0.60 – $1.15
Brauneberger$0.65 – $1.15
Zeltinger$0.50 – $1.00
Rauenthaler Berg Auslese, Deinhard & Co.$6.00
Marcobrunner Cabinet, 1884$1.50 – $3.00
Schloss Vollradser, '86, Est. of Count Matuschka, Griefenklau$1.25 – $2.50
Steinwein in Bocksbeutel, from the Royal Bavarian Cellars, Wuerzburg$2.00
Nuits, R. Bruninghaus$1.50
Nuits, '84, Bouchard, Pere & Fils$1.35 – $2.50
Pommard, 1885, F. Chauvenet$1.00 – $2.00
Macon, 1885, F. Chauvenet$0.75 – $1.25
Beaujolais, J. Calvet and Co.$1.00
Clos de Vougeot, 1887, Bouchard Pere & Fils$1.75 – $3.50
Chambertin, 1884, Bouchard Pere & Fils$1.75
Chablis$1.25 – $2.50
Chateau Latour Blanche$2.50
Haut Sauternes, 1881$1.00 – $2.00
Chateau Doisy Haut Barsac, 1884$0.80 – $1.50
Haut Sauternes, Signouret Freres$2.50
Chateau Yquem, 1885, Marquis de Lur Saluces$3.00
St. Julien, 1887, J. Calvet & Co.$0.70 – $1.25
St. Julien, Brandenburg Freres$0.70 – $1.25
Cotes de Bourg, J. Calvet & Co.$0.45 – $0.75
Kensington, Special$0.25 – $0.50
Chateau Lafite, 1870$4.50
Chateau Lafite, Grand Vin, 1878$4.00
Chateau Leoville Lascases, 1878$4.00
Medoc, Brandenburg Freres$0.75 – $1.25
Pontet Canet, Du Vivier & Co.$1.25 – $2.00
Piper Heidsieck Sec$2.00 – $3.50
Cook's Imperial$1.00 – $2.00
Veuve Clicquot, Gold Label, Brut$2.00 – $3.75
Pol Roger Dry, Special$2.00 – $4.00
Perrier-Jouet & Co., Reserve Dry$2.00 – $3.50
G.H. Mumm & Co., Extra Dry$2.00 – $3.50
Moet & Chandon, Dry Imperial$2.00 – $3.75
Pommery & Greno, Ex. Sec. '89$2.00 – $3.50

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