The American Menu
Monday, April 26, 2010
The Grub of 1859
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Denver, 1881 When the Society of Colorado Pioneers gathered for its first reunion in 1881 at the Windsor Hotel in Denver, the menu ...
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Hot-House Tomatoes
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New York City, 1897 The Café Au Bon Goût on the corner of Fifth Avenue and 30th Street features an enormous buffet that is open 24...
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Corny
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Iowa, New York & Connecticut, 1886-1888 T wo corn cobs were walking along, and the first cob noticed that they were being follow...
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Nearly to the Jumping Off Place
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El Paso, Texas 1883 Shortly after moving to El Paso, Texas in October 1883, J. T. Stevens sent a letter, along with this hotel men...
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Andersonville Beans
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Lackawanna County, 1886-1890 It was startling to discover a dish called “Andersonville beans” on the menu from a Union Ex-Prisoners ...
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Friday, March 19, 2010
Taft is Notified; Cincinnati Joyful
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Cincinnati, 1908 This daily menu from the Sinton Hotel in C incinnati reflects the city's exuberant mood o n July 28, 1908, whe...
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Sunday, March 14, 2010
Oriental Hospitalities
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San Simeon, 1940 Newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst sent to San Francisco for the good linens and china in September 19...
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