Creator
Winthrop House
Title
Hasty Pudding Club
Coverage
Boston
Date
January 12, 1852
Description
Mock turtle soup was a common imitation of green turtle soup. It was made with a calf’s head or a calf’s foot (a sweet dish called “calves’ feet jelly” is shown in the confectionery section). The cuisine at the finer American hotels might be described as “Frenchified English cooking” (as one British visitor put it) with an emphasis on wild game. The focal point of this dinner was provided by the seven varieties of game birds listed in a pyramid shape at the center of the menu.