Menu Plan (1875)
Title
Menu Plan (1875)
Description
A handwritten listing of the food to be ordered for the 1875 Centennial banquet.
Transcription:
Viz: cold roast turkey and chicken; cold roast, stuffed veal; cold boiled ham, tongue, and corned beef; lobster and salmon salads; hot escalloped oysters; brown, white, and Graham bread, and white rolls; mince, apple, lemon, and Washington pies; a suitable variety of cake; mustard, salt, and pepper; butter and cheese; hot tea and hot coffee; ice-water; and milk and sugar upon the tables. Also, cranberry sauce and fruit jellies; and ice-cream of different kinds, at the rate of one gallon for every forty persons for whom provision is to be made as is herein provided. Also, apples, oranges, a variety of nuts, and raisins.
Transcription:
Viz: cold roast turkey and chicken; cold roast, stuffed veal; cold boiled ham, tongue, and corned beef; lobster and salmon salads; hot escalloped oysters; brown, white, and Graham bread, and white rolls; mince, apple, lemon, and Washington pies; a suitable variety of cake; mustard, salt, and pepper; butter and cheese; hot tea and hot coffee; ice-water; and milk and sugar upon the tables. Also, cranberry sauce and fruit jellies; and ice-cream of different kinds, at the rate of one gallon for every forty persons for whom provision is to be made as is herein provided. Also, apples, oranges, a variety of nuts, and raisins.
Date
1875
Format
Image
Files
Citation
“Menu Plan (1875),” William Munroe Special Collections at the Concord Free Public Library, accessed July 12, 2025, https://mail.sc.concordlibrary.org/items/show/5330.