This section is from the book "The Table: How To Buy Food, How to Cook It, and How to Serve It", by Alessandro Filippini. Also available from Amazon: The Table: How To Buy Food, How To Cook It And How To Serve It.
At The ASTOR HOUSE, DECEMBER 6, 1852.
Green Turtle. Macaroni with Cheese.
Baked Cod, Italian style. Boiled Striped Bass, Hollandaise sauce.
Turkeys, Giblet sauce. Capons, Truffle sauce. Hani, Cherry-wine sauce. Beef, with Croquettes of Potatoes. Venison, with Currant Jelly.
Partridges, with Sour Krout. Leg of Mutton, Dutch Style. Leg of Pork, with Cabbage. Turkey, with Oysters. Lee of Veal with Mushrooms.
Chicken Pot-pie, Farmer' s style.
Olives. Pickles. Anchovies. Sardines.
Broiled Quails with Green Peas.
Lamb Chops with Mashed Potatoes.
Fillet of Veal, larded, Gardiner's sauce.
Breast of Chicken a la Conde.
Vol-au-Vent, garnished with Veal and Celery.
Oysters Baked in the Shell.
Chartreuse of Game. Madeira sauce.
Legs of Chickens, inform of birds, Soubise sauce. Curry of Veal, Indian mode. Small Cakes of Fish with Oysters. Fricassee of Chicken, Chevalier style. Cotelettes of Halibut, German style. Mayonnaise of Lobster. Turkish Pillau.
American Pate-de-Foie-Gras with Truffles. cheese, made of Veal in Jelly on a Socle. Bastion made of Fish, with Holland colors. Stuffed Chickens in form of a Fountain.
Boned Turkey with Jelly.
Plain Boiled Potatoes. Onions. Baked Mashed Pot;
Cauliflower. Turnips. Baked Sweet Potati
Potatoes Fried, German style. Parsnips. *
Croquettes of Rice. Fried Oysters.
Roast Canvas-back Ducks. Wild Goose.
Red-head Ducks. Wild Turkey.
Brant. Wild Rabbits.
Rolletjies. Smoked Goose.
Smoked Sausages. Spack and Applejes.
Head Cheese. Krullers.
Kookies. Doughnuts and Oly Kooks.
Mince Pie. Charlotte Russe. Swiss Meringue
Blanc Mange. Rum Jelly. Apple Pie.
Poor Man's Pudding.
Visit of Santa Claus. City Hall of New Amsterdam.
Stuyvesant and his Dwelling. Knickerbocker Comfort.
Washington Monument. Holland Pavilion.
Macaroons. Lady-fingers.
Almond Cakes. Kisses.
Brandy Peaches. Ginger. Chow-Chow.
Schnaps and Pipes. St. Nicholas Punch.
Coffee. Anchovy Toast.
 
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