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[Great read, thanks /samclemens!] The menus are out of control! https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2btNg0R6uCFyZlpBihPwuQjEcy1jP1lhH5

• krisoft 3y ago
  True. Altough that is the menu of a special event. The annual Game Dinner at the Grand Pacific Hotel, Chicago. You probably shouldn’t expect Antelope Steak there everyday.
  • kevinmchugh 3y ago
    In the middle of the 19th century, the US was known as a place where animals were in such abundance that you could get an incredible variety of meats. Check out The Market Assistant: https://books.google.com/books?id=2z4EAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=market+assistant&hl=en&ei=eGxYTOWNAYy2ngfln4znCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=2z4EAAAAYAAJ&printsec=fron... The game section is where the goods are, and starts getting good around page 123
    • zgluck 3y ago
      With a 15x smaller (human) US population in 1850 compared to today that makes sense.