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Liverpool cafe finds menu from 1913 during refurb
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Posted on 05/06/2021 10:54:44 AM PDT by 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.

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To: Mariner
That should have read "one click above Denny's."
41 posted on 05/06/2021 11:34:53 AM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: mylife

lobster patties... kinda like lobster nuggets?


42 posted on 05/06/2021 11:36:23 AM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there is no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. P144:1)
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To: mylife

Looks like a pretty posh menu compared to what regular working people would have for their diet back then.


43 posted on 05/06/2021 11:39:49 AM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: mylife

Tommy Beresford’s wife! ;-)


44 posted on 05/06/2021 11:43:54 AM PDT by mewzilla (Those aren't masks. They're muzzles. )
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To: Steely Tom

But considering the average wage was 10/6 (ten shillings/six pence)for a laborer per week.


45 posted on 05/06/2021 11:44:29 AM PDT by SkyDancer (If At First You Don't Succeed ~ So Much For Skydiving)
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To: Chode

dunno


46 posted on 05/06/2021 11:45:42 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Chode
lobster patties...

I'm obviously not quite right in my head - I thought it said lobster panties.

Now that's a mental image I won't soon be able to erase...

47 posted on 05/06/2021 11:46:37 AM PDT by Quality_Not_Quantity ("...for the sake of His name." Psalm 23:3)
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To: Quality_Not_Quantity

ooof! at least it dint say crabs...


48 posted on 05/06/2021 11:48:35 AM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there is no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. P144:1)
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49 posted on 05/06/2021 11:49:35 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Steely Tom

Yes, and by my calculations, 1 pence from 1913 equals 68.5 cents of today’s American dollars. So about $6.85 for the “Boiled Cod Hollandaise”.


50 posted on 05/06/2021 11:50:08 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: mylife

Two pence.


51 posted on 05/06/2021 11:50:58 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: SkyDancer
But considering the average wage was 10/6 (ten shillings/six pence)for a laborer per week.


52 posted on 05/06/2021 11:55:33 AM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: mylife

Yeah, the loin or.chump chops had me scratching my head.

But note they also had a fast food “ten minute menu”.


53 posted on 05/06/2021 11:58:03 AM PDT by Covenantor (We are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and fools who can not govern. " Chesterton)
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To: mylife

I’ll have the Scotch Broth, followed by the Scotch Broth. To drink, I’ll have the Scotch Broth.


54 posted on 05/06/2021 11:59:39 AM PDT by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: mylife

Matches the Brit food, then.


55 posted on 05/06/2021 12:01:48 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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To: monkeyshine
Svotch broth is not what you think it is.

No mellow buzz from that....

56 posted on 05/06/2021 12:04:08 PM PDT by Covenantor (We are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and fools who can not govern. " Chesterton)
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To: Covenantor

Oh man. So depressing. I think I need some Scotch Broth.


57 posted on 05/06/2021 12:08:42 PM PDT by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: SkyDancer

They printed a new dated menu every day?


58 posted on 05/06/2021 12:10:51 PM PDT by fidelis (Defeatism and despair are like poison to men's souls. If you can't be positive, at least be quiet.)
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To: Steely Tom

At that time gold was about $20 per troy ounce. FDR devalued the dollar to $35 per ounce.

There are 12 troy ounces to a troy pound. The troy pound is about the same as a pound avoirdupois, which makes a troy ounce greater than an ounce avoirdupois.


59 posted on 05/06/2021 12:11:09 PM PDT by captain_dave
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To: mylife

Why does British food suck?


60 posted on 05/06/2021 12:13:49 PM PDT by Signalman
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