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Pennsylvania Railroad

PRESIDENTIAL TRAIN NY TO DC

Date
1889-05-01
Restaurant
Pennsylvania Railroad
Place
PRESIDENTIAL TRAIN NY TO DC
Venue
COM.
Event
DINNER
Physical description
FOLDER; COL; 5X5.25;

Pages

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Dishes

Little Neck clams
Purée of Tomato
Consommé à la Bourdalaise
Celery
Boiled California Salmon, Egg Sauce
Potatoes à la duchesse
Boiled Fresh Beef Tongue, Tomato Sauce
English Rib Ends of Beef
Roast beef
spring lamb, mint sauce
ROAST TURKEY, CRANBERRY SAUCE
Chicken Cutlets à la Villeroi
Squabs, Roasted à la Gallicienne
APPLE FRITTERS, wine sauce
Roast Mallard Duck with Currant Jelly
Chicken salad
Lobster salad
Sliced Tomatoes
Dressed Lettuce
Cucumbers
Gherkins
Chili Sauce
Queen olives
Chow chow
Bermuda Potatoes in cream
Mashed potatoes
Asparagus on Toast
Boiled potatoes
New green peas
String Beans
Spinach
cocoanut pie
Apple Pie
Baked Tapioca Pudding, Hard Sauce
Indian River Oranges
Grapes
Bananas
Ice cream
DRY CANTON GINGER
Raisins
Preserves
ASSORTED CAKE
Marmalade
Figs in Cordial
English Graham Wafers
Strawberries and Cream
Edam Cheese
Water Crackers
Café Noir
Table Water from the Silurian Springs, Waukesha
ROQUEFORT CHEESE
Oatmeal Wafers

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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