Fine antique imperial Russian luncheon menu in honour of Prince Nicholas Nikolaevich Obolensky (1833-1898), commemorating the Russo-Turkish War 1876-1877, tenth year anniversary dated 1st November 1886
"Lunch
1st November 1886
Coat of Arms of the Obolensky family.
Nikolay Nikolaevich Obolensky – Imperial Russian Commander of Preobrazhensky Regiment (1.11.1876 -26.02.1887).
1877
Etropole
Balkans
Tashkessen
1878
Philippopolis (Plovdiv)
(List of operations in which the regiment and its commander took part during Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878))
(A strong soup popular with 19th century nobles, especially the military. Cooked from several types of meat with the addition of roots, spices, mushrooms, as well as rum and Madeira)
Hazel Grouse puree
Sterlet cooked in Russian style
Poularde du Mans
(Poularde is a culinary term for a chicken that is at least 120 days old at the time of slaughter and fattened with a rich diet that delays egg production)
Salad
Artichokes
Paris Plombières (creamy ice cream made from whole milk or cream with an increased amount of milk fat, eggs, aromas and flavors)
Fruits"