Want to know what folks ate in the 1850s and 1860s?

The Digital Library published a collection of restaurant and hotel menus from the 1850s and 1860s!

1850s and 1860s Hotel and Restaurant Menus

These mid nineteenth century menus located in the Hospitality Industry Archives, located at the Hilton College of the University of Houston reveal a treasure trove of historical information. The menus relate not only the regional cuisine of the particular restaurant but also show some of the cultural and social norms of society. The menus are from hotel restaurants, stand alone restaurants and steamships.

Click here to view the collection!

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Posted on August 24th, 2010 by Nicci Westbrook and filed under Announcements | Comments Off on Want to know what folks ate in the 1850s and 1860s?