--- title: Easter Menus From History: Spring Lamb to Sea Turtle description: From the collection of the New York Public Library canonical: https://time.com/4257813/easter-menus-history/ author: Lily Rothman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-25T12:00:25.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:00:16.161Z article:section: History og:title: See 8 Tasty Easter Menus From History og:description: From the collection of the New York Public Library og:url: https://time.com/4257813/easter-menus-history/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2ed144ed8a32a715/69888ad5bc6cfcd1ef3dc1f7/160314-easter-menus-nypl-06.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: Vintage Easter Menu og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: See 8 Tasty Easter Menus From History twitter:description: From the collection of the New York Public Library twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2ed144ed8a32a715/69888ad5bc6cfcd1ef3dc1f7/160314-easter-menus-nypl-06.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # See 8 Tasty Easter Menus From History > Sponsored content. 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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription.  by [Lily Rothman](https://time.com/author/lily-rothman/)  ## Lily Rothman Rothman is managing editor at TIME. Mar 25, 2016 12:00 PM UTC  Easter Sunday lunch held by Princess Hotel in Hamilton, Bermuda. 1899. Easter Sunday lunch held by Princess Hotel in Hamilton, Bermuda. 1899. Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library  by [Lily Rothman](https://time.com/author/lily-rothman/)  ## Lily Rothman Rothman is managing editor at TIME. Mar 25, 2016 12:00 PM UTC The traditional American Easter menu as we know it today revolves solidly around lamb, with its ritual references to Jesus Christ and the springtime season. These historic restaurant menus are just one more piece of evidence that the ritual is nothing new. Spring lamb appears on turn-of-the-century bills of fare, too. But at the same time, there’s a lot more going on back then. These menus are also full of odder dishes, like Deerfoot sausage, pickled pig feet and green sea turtle. These menus are from the vast collection digitized by the New York Public Library—[the same source of the amazing Thanksgiving menus we revisited last fall](http://time.com/4125260/historic-thanksgiving-menus/).  Easter dinner held by Wiley & Haskell at Stanwix Hall in Albany, NY. 1893\. From the Buttolph collection of menus. Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library  Easter dinner held at the Hawk & Wetherbee at The Windsor in New York, NY. 1893\. From the Buttolph collection of menus. Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library  Easter dinner menu held at the Hawk & Wetherbee at The Windsor in New York, NY. 1893\. From the Buttolph collection of menus. Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library  Easter breakfast held by Haddon Hall in Atlantic City, NJ. 1905. Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library  Easter Sunday dinner held by Cincinnati's Grand Hotel in Cincinnati, Ohio. 1896. Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library  Easter Sunday lunch held by Princess Hotel in Hamilton, Bermuda. 1899. Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library  Easter Sunday lunch held by Princess Hotel in Hamilton, Bermuda. 1899. Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library  Easter Sunday dinner at the Princess Anne Hotel in Virginia Beach, VA. 1898. 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