On one of the recent departures of a great liner from this port her
larder was stocked as follows:
20,000 pounds of fresh beef (a portion of this, although all was
available, was intended for the return trip, beef being cheaper
here than in Liverpool); fresh pork, 500 pounds; mutton, 3,500
pounds; lamb, 450 pounds; veal, 500 pounds; sausage, 200 pounds;
liver, 230 pounds; corned beef, 2,900 pounds; salt pork, 2,200
pounds; bacon, 479 pounds; hams, 500 pounds; tongues, 8 dozen;
sweetbreads, 200; fish, assorted, 2,100 pounds; oysters, 5,000;
clams, 5,000; soft-shell crabs, 500; green turtle, 200 pounds;
turkeys, 50; geese, 50; fowls, 248; chickens, 150; squabs, 300;
snipe, 500; quail, 500; ducklings, 216; wild game, 108 pair. Butter,
1,500 pounds; eggs, 1,200; condensed milk, 400 quarts; fresh milk,
1,000 quarts; ice cream, 400 quarts. Apples, 12 barrels; pears,
10 boxes; musk-melons, 100; water melons, 60; oranges, 16 boxes;
peaches, 10 crates; bananas, 10 bunches; huckleberries, 100 quarts;
gooseberries, 100 quarts; cherries, 250 quarts; currants, 100 pounds;
grapes, 75 pounds; lemons, 14 cases; pineapples, 100; plums, 150
quarts; strawberries, 250 quarts; raspberries, 250 quarts. Flour,
125 barrels; potatoes, 140 barrels; lettuce, 72 dozen; asparagus,
30 dozen; green peas, beans, tomatoes, 15 crates each; Brussels
sprouts, 10 baskets. Crackers, cakes in large variety, and a quantity
of pickles, sauces, spices, extracts, pâtés de foie gras, truffles,
caviare, canned and dried and fresh vegetables, and general groceries
in the most generous quantity. About 500 other items appeared on her
list of stores, besides wines, spirits, beer, mineral waters, cigars,
etc.
* * * * *
One of the bills of fare presented to first-cabin passengers from
such a commissariat is here given.
SOUPS.
Turtle and Spring.
FISH.
Scotch Salmon and Sauce Hollandaise.
ENTRÉES.
Blanquettes de Poulet aux Champignons.
Filets de Bœuf à la Bordelaise.
Cailles sur Canapés.
JOINTS.
Saddle of Mutton and Jelly.
Beef and Yorkshire Pudding.
York Ham and Champagne Sauce.
POULTRY.
Roast Turkey and Truffles.
Spring Ducklings.
VEGETABLES.
Pommes de Terre Duchesse.
Asparagus. Potatoes. Parsnips.
SWEETS.
International Pudding.
Rhubarb with Custard.
Strawberry Jam. Tartlets. Sandwich.
PASTRY.
Genoese Pastry. Marlborough Pudding.
Gooseberry Soufflés.
Lemon Cream.
DESSERT.
Seville Oranges. Black Hamburg Grapes.
English Walnuts. Madeira Nuts. Cantaloupes.
Café Noir.
Following is a literal copy of a bill of fare for a second-cabin dinner
on a favorite steamship:
SOUP.—Julienne.
FISH.—Boiled Rock Fish, butter sauce.
MEATS.—Haricot of mutton; roast beef, baked potatoes; boiled mutton,
caper sauce; mashed turnips; potatoes.
Rice pudding; apple tart; small pastry. Biscuits and cheese.
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