This section is from the book "The Epicurean", by Charles Ranhofer. Also available from Amazon: The Epicurean, a Complete Treatise of Analytical and Practical Studies on the Culinary Art.
Sherry, Bitters, Cocktails.
Haut Sauterne, Amontillado, Sherry, Barsac, Pontet-Canet,
Perrier-Jouet Brut, Liquors.
Sherry and Bitters, Vermuth, Absinthe.
Graves, Xeres, Lafaurie, St. Pierre, Yellow Cliquot,
Beaujolais, Liquors.
No wines or mineral-waters in the reception-room.
Niersteiner, Sherry, Hochheimer, St. Estephe,
Pommery Sec. Beaune, Liquors.
American service, like the Russian, must be served quickly and hot. As easily understood by the following card, a dinner of ten minute intervals can be served with fourteen courses in two hours and twenty minutes and if at eight minute intervals, in one hour and fifty-two minutes, the same as an eight course dinner of ten minute intervals will take one hour and twenty minutes, so at eight minute intervals it will take one hour and four minutes.
Figure 1 - 36 covers. 10 minutes. 2 hours 20 8 minutes. 1 hour 51. | Figure 2-24 covers. 10 minutes. 2 hours 10. 8 minutes. 1 hour 44. | Figure 3-16 covers. 10 minutes. 2 hours. - 8 minutes. 1 hour 36. | Figure 4 - 12 covers. 10 minutes. 1 hour 50 8 minutes. 1 hour 28. | |
1 | Oysters. | Oysters. | Oysters. | Oysters. |
2 | 2 Soups. | 2 Soups. | 2 Soups. | 2 Soups. |
3 | S. I>, hot and cold. | S. D. hot and cold. | S. D. hot and cold. | S. D. hot and cold. |
4 | 2 Fish, potatoes. | 1 Fish, potatoes. | 1 Fish, potatoes. | 1 Fish, potatoes. |
5 | 1 Remove, vegetables. | 1 Remove, vegetables. | 1 Remove, vegetables. | 1 Remove, vegetables. |
6 | 1 Entree, vegetables. | 1 Entree, vegetables. | 1 Entree, vegetables. | 1 Entree, vegetables. |
7 | 1 Entree, vegetables. | 1 Entree, vegetables. | 1 Entree, vegetables. | 1 Entree, vegetables. |
8 | 1 Entree, vegetables. | |||
9 | 1 Punch. | 1 Punch. | 1 Punch. | 1 Punch. |
10 | 1 or 2 Roasts. | 1 Roast. | 1 Roast, salad. | 1 Roast, salad. |
11 | 1 or 2 Colds, salad. | 1 Cold salad. | ||
12 | 1 Hot sweet dessert. | 1 Hot sweet dessert. | 1 Hot sweet dessert. | 1 Hot dessert. |
18 | 1 or 2 Cold sweet des'rts | 2 Cold sweet desserts. | 2 Cold sweet desserts. | |
14 | 1 or 2 Ices. Dessert. | 2 Ices. Dessert. | 2 Ices. Dessert. | 1 Ice. | Dessert. |
Figure 5 - 10 covers, 10 minutes. 1 hour 42. 8 minutes, l hour 20. | Figure 6 - 8 covers. 16 minutes. 1 hour 30. 8 minutes. 1 hour 12. | Figure 7 - 6 covers. 16 minutes. 1 hour 20. 8 minutes. 1 hour 10. | Figure 8-4 covers. 10 minutes. 1 hour 10. 8 minutes. 56. | Figure 9 - 4 covers. 10 minutes. 1 hour. 8 minutes. 48. | |
1 | Oysters. | Oysters. | Oysters. | Oysters. | Oysters. |
2 | 2 Soups. | 2 Soups. | 1 Soup. | 1 Soup. | 1 Soup. |
3 | S. D, hot and cold. | ||||
4 | 1 Fish, potatoes. | 1 Fish, potatoes. | 1 Fish, potatoes. | 1 Fish, potatoes. | 1 Fish, potatoes. |
5 | 1 Remove, veg'bles, | ||||
6 | 1 Entree, veg'bles. | 1 Entree, veg'bles. | 1 Entree, veg'bles. | 1 Entree, veg'bles. | 2 Entree, veg'bles. |
7 | 1 Entree, veg'bles. | ||||
8 | |||||
9 | 1 Punch. | 1 Punch. | 1 Punch. | 1 Punch. | |
10 | 1 Roast, salad. | 1 Roast, salad. | 1 Roast, salad. | 1 Roast, salad. | 1 Roast, salad. |
11 | |||||
12 | 1 Hot sweet dess'rt. | 1 Hot sweet dess'rt. | 1 Hot sweet dess'rt. | ||
13 | |||||
14 | 1 Ice. Dessert. | 1 Ice. Dessert. | 1 Ice. Dessert. | 1 Ice. Dessert. | Dessert. |
 
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