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Albermarle Hotel

NEW YORK CITY, MADISON SQUARE

Date
1882-02-02
Restaurant
ALBERMARLE HOTEL
Place
NEW YORK CITY, MADISON SQUARE;
Venue
COMM.
Event
DINNER
Physical description
FOLDER; ILLUS;6.5 X 9
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 2

OYSTERS ON HALF SHELL$0.25
Fried oysters$0.40
Oyster Stew$0.30
Little Neck clams$0.25
Clam Stew$0.30
Consommé soup$0.30
Mock turtle soup$0.30
Tomato Soup$0.30
Julienne Soup$0.30
Chicken okra soup$0.40
Family soup$0.35
Printanier Colbert soup$0.35
Stuffed crabs$0.50
Lobster farci$0.50
boiled salmon, sauce hollandaise$0.60
Filet of sole fried, tomato sauce$0.45
broiled shad$0.50
Boiled Black Bass, oyster sauce$0.50
Whitefish, maître d'hôtel$0.40
Eels en matelote$0.45
Roast Ham, sauce madère$0.50
Fricassée of Chicken à la Reine$1.00
Lamb Chops breaded, sauce Soubise$0.75
Sirloin grillé à la Moelle$0.85
Squab en crapaudine$0.75
Terrapin Stew à la Maryland$1.00
Calf's head à la poulette$0.65
Roast Young Turkey stuffed, giblet sauce$0.65
Half Roast Spring Chicken$0.75
Whole Roast Spring Chicken$1.50
Roast beef$0.50
Plover$0.60
English snipe$0.60
Reed birds on toast$0.75
Squab on toast$0.70
pigeon$0.50
Canvas-Back Duck$2.50
Fresh asparagus$0.75
Bermuda potatoes$0.35
Onions$0.25
Cèpes à la Bordelaise$0.50
Spinach$0.30
Potatoes$0.15
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
Succotash$0.25
French string beans$0.35
Fried Parnsips$0.35
Preserved asparagus$0.35
Macédoine$0.35
Stuffed tomatoes$0.40
Preserved Corn$0.20
Boiled rice$0.15
Stewed tomatoes$0.20
Potato Croquettes$0.20
Potatoes Parisienne$0.20
French peas$0.35
Mashed Potatoes, browned$0.25
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Mashed Turnips$0.25
New beets$0.25
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.30
New squash$0.25
Fried Oyster Plant$0.35
Pea Soup$0.30
Mallard Duck$1.25
Stewed Parsnips$0.35
BAKED SWEET POTATOES$0.30
Stewed oyster plant$0.35
Broiled oysters$0.40

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extra coffee, small cup$0.15
Pears
Nuts$0.15
Raisins$0.15
Oranges$0.20
Malaga grapes$0.35
Bananas$0.20
Catawba Grapes$0.30
Preserved Strawberries$0.30
Baked Apples and Cream$0.25
Apple Sauce$0.25
Scotch Marmalade$0.25
Brandy peaches$0.30
Stewed prunes$0.25
Preserved Peaches$0.25
Preserved plums$0.20
Preserved Quince$0.25
Brandy jelly$0.25
Meringue glacée$0.30
Bombe napolitaine$0.30
Omelette Soufflée au Maraschino$0.50
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.25
Peach Meringue$0.40
PUNCH AU KIRSCH$0.30
Biscuit Glacé$0.30
Mixed cream$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.25
Pistache ice cream$0.25
Lemon water ice$0.25
Vanilla ice cream$0.25
Charlotte glacée$0.30
Siberian Punch$0.30
frozen lemon pudding$0.25
Cream Cake$0.20
Molasses Pound Cake$0.20
Pound cake$0.20
Lemon Snaps$0.20
Almond Cake$0.20
Lady fingers$0.20
Macaroons$0.20
Jelly Cake$0.20
génoise cake$0.20
Sponge Cake$0.20
Pumpkin Pie$0.20
Mince Pie$0.25
Cranberry Pie$0.20
Apple Pie$0.20
ginger pudding, wine sauce$0.25
Neufchatel$0.20
Brie$0.25
Gruyère$0.15
Roquefort$0.25
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.10
Camembert$0.25
Horseradish
Cold Slaw$0.20
Cucumber Pickles$0.10
Chow chow$0.15
queen spanish olives$0.20
French olives$0.15
Stuffed olives$0.25
Gherkins$0.10
Mixed Pickles$0.10
Sardines$0.30
COLD CHICKEN, HALF$0.75
Cold turkey$0.60
Cold Pressed Corned Beef$0.30
Cold roast beef$0.40
Cold tongue$0.30
Cold Mutton$0.40
Cold Ham$0.30
TOMATOES MAYONNAISE$0.40
Lobster Mayonnaise$0.60
Lettuce Mayonnaise$0.40
Chicken mayonnaise$0.75
Celery Mayonnaise$0.50
Potato salad$0.30
Cucumbers salad$0.50
Tomatoes salad$0.35
Celery Salad$0.40
Watercress Salad$0.30
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Vegetable Salad$0.30

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Heidsieck & Co., Dry Monopole Champagne$1.75 – $3.50
G. H. Mumm and Co.'s Dry Verzenay Champagne$1.50 – $3.00
G.H. Mumm and Co.'s Extra Dry Champagne$1.75 – $3.50
Maraschino$0.20
Moet & Chandon, Sillery Champagne$1.50 – $3.00
Moet & Chandon, Cremant d'Ay Champagne$1.75 – $3.50
Piper Heidsieck Champagne$1.50 – $3.00
Vin Ordinaire claret$0.40 – $0.75
H. Piper & Co., Sec Champagne$1.75 – $3.50
Veuve Clicquot, Ponsardin Champagne$1.75 – $3.50
St. Seurin Medoc Claret$0.75 – $1.50
Perrier, Jouet & Co., Extra Dry Champagne$1.75 – $3.50
Schreider Champagne$1.75 – $3.50
Medoc Vieux, J. Clavet & Co. Claret$0.75 – $1.50
Delmonico champagne$1.75 – $3.50
L. Roederer's Dry Sillery Champagne$1.75 – $3.50
L. Roederer's Imperial Champagne$1.75 – $3.50
L. Roederer's Carte Blanche Champagne$1.75 – $3.50
Giesler & Co., Extra Superior Dry Champagne$1.75 – $3.50
Pommery "Sec" Champagne$1.75 – $3.50
Duc de Montebello, Carte Blanche Champagne$1.50 – $3.00
Imperial American Wine Co., St. Louis Mo. Champagne$1.25 – $2.00
Duminy & Co., Extra Sec Champagne$1.75 – $3.50
Napoleon's Cabinet Champagne$0.75
Old Garvey Sherry$1.50 – $2.50
Table Sherry$1.00 – $2.00
Topaz Sherry$2.50
Oloroso Sherry$2.50
Vino de Pasto, very pale Sherry$2.50
Amontillado, very dry Sherry$3.50
Pemartin, dry and delicate Sherry$3.50
Imperial, pale Sherry$4.00
Howard Madeira$4.00
South Side Madeira$5.00
Blackburn's Reserve Madeira$5.00
Tinta Madeira$6.00
Old Sercial Madeira$6.00
Old Bual Madeira$6.00
Cockburn's Port$3.50
London Dock Port$3.50
Sandeman's very old Port$4.00
Old White Port$4.00
Otard Brandy, Dupuy & Co., 1812$0.25 – $6.00
Otard Brandy, Dupuy & Co., 1840$0.25 – $3.50
Jonzac Legion of Honor Brandy$4.00
O. P. Rye Whisky$3.50
Rye Whisky$2.00
Bourbon$2.00
Old Double Canned St. Croix Rum$4.00
Jamaica Rum$2.50
Old Scotch Whisky$2.50
Holland and Old Tom Gins$2.00
Younger Ale$0.35
Bass & Co., Pale Ale$0.35
Sauternes, J. Calvet & Co.$0.50 – $1.00
London Porter, Brown Stout$0.35
Haut Barsac Sauterne, J. Calvet & Co.$0.90 – $1.75
Guinness's Extra Dublin Stout$0.35
Tivoli Berlin Beer$0.30 – $0.60
Château Suduiraut Sauterne, J. Calvet & Co.$1.75 – $3.50
Kaiser Bier$0.25
American Ale in bottle$0.15
Château Sauternes, Brandenburg Frères$1.00 – $2.00
Champagne Cider$0.25 – $0.50
Soda Water in Syphons$0.25
Kissingen Water in Syphons$0.25
Sauternes, Latour Blanche Freres$4.00
Vichy Water in syphons$0.25
Seltzer Water in Syphons$0.25
Sauternes Yquem Sauternes, N. Johnston & Son$5.00
Sauternes, Yquem Clossman & Co.$6.00
Carbonic Acid Water in Syphons$0.25
Sauternes Yquem Sauternes, N. Johnston & Son, 1858$7.00
Congress Water in bottles$0.25
Hathorn Water$0.25
Côtes de Fronsac, J. Calvet & Co. Claret$0.90 – $1.75
German Seltzer Water$0.25 – $0.40
Imported Vichy Water$0.50
Château Lagrange, J. Calvet & Co. Claret$1.25 – $2.50
Apollinaris Water$0.25 – $0.40
Medoc, Brandenburg Frères claret$0.50 – $1.00
Clysmic Water$0.40
Château Dillon Seignouret Frères Claret$0.65 – $1.25
Imported Ginger Ale$0.20
St. Julien, Barton & Guestier claret$0.75 – $1.50
Friedrichshall Bitter Water$0.30
Pontet Canet, Barton & Guestier Claret$0.75 – $1.50
Milwaukee Lager$0.20
Burgundy Chablis, 1864$1.25 – $2.50
Chateau Beychevelle, Barton & Guestier Claret$1.50 – $3.00
Leoville, Barton & Guestier Claret$2.00 – $4.00
Kirschwasser$0.20
Burgundy Beaujolais$0.75 – $1.50
Château Larose, Barton & Guestier Claret$1.75 – $3.50
Burgundy Chablis, R. Bruninghaus, a Nuits$1.75 – $3.50
Burgundy Nuits$1.75 – $3.50
Niersteiner, Henkell & Co. German Wine$0.75 – $1.50
Budai, Imp. 1868 Hungarian Wine$2.00
Deidesheimer, Henkell & Co. German Wine$0.75 – $1.50
Somlayai, Imp. 1868 Hungarian Wine$2.50
Tokayer Ausbruch, 1868 Hungarian Wine$4.00
Hochheimer, Henkell & Co. German Wine$1.00 – $2.00
Burgundy Clos de Vougeot, R. Bruninghaus, a Nuits$2.00 – $4.00
Liebfraumilch, Henkell & Co. German Wine$1.25 – $2.50
Burgundy Romanée, R. Bruninghaus, a Nuits$2.50 – $5.00
Rüdesheimer, Henkell & Co. German Wine$1.25 – $2.50
Orange Curaçao$0.20
Marcobrunner, Henkell & Co. German Wine$3.50
Absinthe$0.20
Johannisberger, Henkell & Co. German Wine$4.00
Benédictine$0.20
Sparkling Mosel Muscatel, Henkell & Co. German Wine$1.50 – $3.00
Kümmel$0.20
Sparkling Hochheimer German Wine$1.50 – $3.00
Anisette
Vermouth
Château Lafite, Barton & Guestier, 1865 Claret$2.50 – $5.00
Château Margaux, Barton & Guestier, 1870 Claret$2.50 – $5.00
Burgundy Chambertin, R. Bruninghaus, a Nuits$2.00 – $4.00
Chartreuse$0.20
Château Latour, Barton & Guestier, 1858 Claret$3.00 – $6.00

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