Bill of Fare, 1838, York Factory

An Xmas Ball in Bachelor's Hall HBCA N-41

Here's a sample of a monthly menu for the officers at the Hudson's Bay Company York Factory, along the coast of Hudson Bay, December 1-31, 1838. It was reported that the food was varied and substantial. Beef, potatoes and pork were raised locally. Country provisions, venison, fish, geese, rabbits and partridges appear to have been plentiful. The menu for breakfast and dinner reads as follows:

Date	Breakfast	Dinner
Dec. 1	Fried fish	Soup, stewed partridge, pork chops, potatoes, cheese
Dec. 2	Beef steak	Soup, roast beef, potatoes, pudding, cheese
Dec. 3	Fried fish	Soup, stewed rabbit, boiled partridge, potatoes
Dec. 4	Fried fish	Soup, venison pie. broiled partridge, potatoes, tart
Dec. 5	Fried fish	Soup, roast beef, potatoes, cheese
Dec. 6	Fried fish	Soup, roast pork, curried partridge, potatoes
Dec. 7	Fried fish	Soup, salt beef, potatoes, pudding, cheese
Dec. 8	Fried fish	Soup, roast venison, beef steak, potatoes, cheese
Dec. 9	Beef steak	Soup, roast beef, pudding, cheese
Dec. 10	Fried fish	Soup, stewed rabbits, partridges, potatoes
Dec. 11	Fried fish	Soup, venison pie, venison steak, potatoes, tart
Dec. 12	Fried fish	Soup, roast beef, potatoes, cheese
Dec. 13	Fried fish	Soup, roast pork and partridge, potatoes
Dec. 14	Fried fish	Soup, salt geese, ducks, potatoes, pudding
Dec. 15	Fried fish	Soup, roast venison, curried partridge, potatoes
Dec. 16	Beef steak	Soup, roast beef, potatoes, pudding, cheese
Dec. 17	Fried fish	Soup, roast partridge, stewed rabbits, potatoes
Dec. 18	Fried fish	Soup, venison pie and steaks, potatoes, tart
Dec. 19	Fried fish	Soup, roast beef, potatoes, cheese
Dec. 20	Fried fish	Soup, roast pork, potatoes, cheese
Dec. 21	Fried fish	Soup, salt geese, curried fish, potatoes, pudding
Dec. 22	Fried fish	Soup, roast partridge, stewed rabbits, potatoes
Dec. 23	Beef steak	Soup, roast beef, potatoes, pudding, cheese
Dec. 24	Fried fish	Soup, roast venison, potatoes, cheese
Dec. 25	Fried fish	Soup, roast beef, geese, potatoes, mince pies, beef steak pudding
Dec. 26	Fried fish	Soup, roast beef, potatoes, cheese
Dec. 27	Fried fish	Soup, roast beef, potatoes, boiled ham and tongues, mince pies
Dec. 28	Fried fish	Soup, boiled pork, potatoes, peas, suet pudding
Dec. 29	Fried fish	Soup, roast venison, potatoes, cheese
Dec. 30	Fried fish	Soup, roast beef, potatoes, pudding, cheese
Dec. 31	Fried fish	Soup, curried rabbit, roast partridge, potatoes
On Sundays only, wines, madeira and port were served. Porter and spruce beer were supplied during the week.