2 Cents Worth.....Please!
Items on the first printed menu in America, for the resturant Delmonico's in 1834:
- Tea or coffee......................1 cent
- Soup...................................2 cents
- Beef Stew...........................4 cents
- Corn Beef and Cabbage.....4 cents
- Beef Steak..........................4 cents
- Pork Chops........................4 cents
- Chicken Stew.....................5 cents
- Roast Beef or Veal............5 cents
- Ham and Eggs...................10 cents
- Roast Chicken...................10 cents
- 1/2 Pie................................2 cents
- Regular Dinner..................12 cents
Does this fit with today's prices, considering that the top wage in 1834 was $1 per day?
Solution:
Source: H. Prochnow's 1000 Quips, Stories, & Illustrations, 1972, pp. 68
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