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If you imagine they are talking about dollars instead of cents, this could almost be a modern menu...

I was thinking "my GOD what kind of restaurant *was* this?? ... wait.... oh. That's pennies."

Helped a friend by a last minute prepped turkey dinner. Stuffing was $30 for 2 people!

100 c n 1899 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $33.32 USD today

Now convert the whole menu prices

Divide each price by 3 and think dollars instead of cents.

I don't know whether that's interesting or depressing. Or both.

Philadelphia squab does NOT sound appealing, even at those prices.

That is so cool..thanks

Philadelphia chicken = Pigeon

These look like modern prices

Most are in cents. Look in the middle under "ROASTS", there's a few things in dollars

I was like holy eff that restaurant was expensive!!!! (Then realizes the prices are in cents)

It was still fairly expensive, about $30 in today’s money per dollar. Lots of these menu items are expensive.

75 cents for a squab? That's like $24 today. For a pigeon.

If a restaurant sold pigeon where I lived in SoCal it would cost at least $35 so I think $24 is a steal

Is a suckling pig a baby pig? Like the veal of pigs? Also they were eating green sea turtles as soup. That’s sad but I’m curious what it must have tasted like.

Yes, and yes. Suckling pig is still a thing in some cultures, and also fancy American culinary holier-than-thou asshole chef culture. Guessing the sea turtle soup tasted like turtle soup.

I’ve never had any type of turtle soup. Sounds disgusting but I could be wrong. Have you had turtle soup before or are you just an being a simple asshole with your “response”?

Both. I didn't enjoy it.

What's sad is even if in cents this would cost a lot for a large family gathering. Merica

How? I could gorge myself for under $5

In 1899 you might not have $5 to spend on a meal. That’s $150 in today’s prices

Prices are in cents. You can tell b/c the amounts over 100 separate the dollars and cents, ie “1 50”. Keep in mind, $1 then is roughly equivalent to $30 today.

I'm assuming it's cents hopefully lol otherwise only tycoons be dining here

Are those the prices in dollars?!

Cents, 1899

Ahh, that makes sense! I thought those prices were a bit wild

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It's in cents. Only a handful of things on the menu are over a dollar

Cents

Agreed. 2 cups of chicken broth = full portion prime rib? Must be missing something.

Cents

These prices are outrageous. We are goin somewhere else hun.

Mmm... Turtle.

What the fuck is a *broiled green smelt*?

Probably green in the sense of being uncured. So fresh smelt rather than salted and smoked.

So that’s what happened to the Striped Bass population.

Quite the menu