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Tennessee Centennial Exposition

Date
1897-06-12
Restaurant
TENNESSEE CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION
Place
[SR RR]ENROUTE NASHVILLE TO WASHINGTON [DC]
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
DINNER
Occasion
COMPLIMENTARY/TESTIMONIAL
Physical description
CARD;5.5X7.5;

Pages

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Dishes

Little Neck clams
Mock turtle soup
Clear consomme
SALTED ALMONDS
Olives
Broiled Pompano, Potatoes Julienne
Cucumbers
Soft Shell Crabs
Sliced Tomatoes
BOILED PHILADELPHIA CAPON, SALT PORK
TENDERLOIN OF BEEF, LARDED, CHAMPIGNONS
Rice croquettes, currant jelly
Roast beef
Roast Spring Lamb, Mint Sauce
Mashed potatoes
New Potatoes, in Cream
Asparagus Tips
String Beans
Lemon Sherbet
Fresh Lobster Salad
COTTAGE PUDDING, STRAWBERRY DIP
CHILLED WATERMELON
Neapolitan ice cream
ASSORTED CAKE
English Wafers
Graham Wafers
Oatmeal Wafers
FIGS, AU JUS
Preserves
CRYSTALIZED GINGER
FRESH FRUIT
ROQUEFORT CHEESE
Edam Cheese
Bent's Crackers
Coffee
Table Water from Lithia Springs, Wolf Trap, Va

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

16,525 menus · 64,352 scanned pages · 1851–2008 · uncatalogued scans

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