Liverpool cafe finds menu from 1913 during refurb

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[mylife]

From Irish stew to grilled kidneys and boiled fowl, a menu dating back more than 100 years has been found during renovation work at a cafe.

Workmen peeling back old walls discovered the delicate piece of culinary history at the eatery in Liverpool.

The menu, from Wednesday 15 January 1913, is from the former Yamen Cafe in Bold Street.

Staff at the cafe standing at the same site said it had "blown their minds".

The menu offers a selection of appetising "refreshments, luncheons and afternoon teas".

The cafe which is currently based at the site, called LEAF, now plans to recreate some of the dishes in tribute to the Yamen.

[SamAdams76]

And he almost had half-a crown deducted from it for taking Christmas Day off.

[attiladhun2]

Wonder bread makes the best pbj sandwiches though, and not bad French toast.

[SaveFerris]

Looks like everything was thrown in there

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I particularly like the Guinea. The Guinea was 21 shillings, while a pound was 20. Auctions were conducted in Guineas, with the consigner receiving the bid price in pounds, the auctioneer keeping the extra shilling. Professional fees, like doctors and lawyers were priced in Guineas. The terms comes from the Guinea pounds of the 18th century, made in British Guinea, that consisted of exceptionally fine gold.

Your crib sheet:

[oldvirginian]

It was worse than I thought!
No wonder they went decimal.

[captain_dave]

An old silver dollar has about 0.77 troy ounces of silver.

[Oatka]

I understand that. I was pointing how how some eBay sellers use Advp ounces instead of Troy when quoting silver prices. IMO, misleading naive people.