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Southern Railway; Norfolk & Western Railway; Alabama Great Southern Railw3ay; New Orleans & Northeastern Railroad;

CAFE CAR

Date
1900-05-01
Restaurant
SOUTHERN RAILWAY; NORFOLK & WESTERN RAILWAY; ALABAMA GREAT SOUTHERN RAILW3AY; NEW ORLEANS & NORTHEASTERN RAILROAD;
Place
CAFE CAR;
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
LUNCHEON;
Physical description
CARD; 5.5X6.5;
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

Shell Oysters, 1/2 doz. ; dozen$0.25 – $0.40
Stewed Oysters$0.30
Fried Oysters, 1/2 doz. ; doz.$0.35 – $0.60
Consomme$0.20
Club sandwich$0.25
Tomato Soup$0.25
Cold Roast Chicken, half$0.40
Chicken Soup$0.25
Cold Roast Chicken, whole$0.75
Tongue$0.25
Celery$0.20
Ham$0.25
Olives$0.10
Sardines$0.25
Gerkins$0.10
Raw Tomatoes$0.25
Baked Beans (Hot or Cold)$0.20
Sweet Pickles$0.20
Boiled Salt Mackerel$0.35
Broiled Salt Mackerel$0.35
Edam Cheese$0.20
Small Sirloin Steak$0.50
Canadian Club Cheese$0.20
Roast Young Chicken, half$0.40
Cocoa, per cup$0.15
Roast Young Chicken, whole$0.75
Milk$0.10
Extra sirloin steak$0.90
Extra Porterhouse Steak$1.25
Cream$0.20
Mutton Chops$0.50
Tea, per cup$0.10
Rasher of Bacon with steaks or chops$0.10
Tomato Sauce with steacks or chops$0.10
Tea, per pot$0.25
Mushroom Sauce with steaks or chops$0.15
coffee, per cup$0.10
mushrooms$0.25
Peas$0.15
Coffee, per pot$0.25
Corn$0.15
Tomatoes$0.15
Potatoes, French fried$0.10
Potatoes, German fried$0.10
Oranges$0.10
Omelet, plain$0.25
Omelet with rum$0.40
Oranges sliced$0.15
Omelet with Jelly$0.40
Preserves with cream$0.25
Bread and Butter$0.10
Marmalade$0.15
Milk toast$0.15
Rolls, hot$0.10
Mince Pie$0.10
Rolls, cold$0.10
Apple Pie$0.10
Cream toast$0.20
Plum Pudding, Brandy Sauce$0.25
Griddle Cakes with Maple Syrup$0.15
Toast, Dry$0.10
Toast, Buttered$0.10
Bent's Water Crackers, plain$0.10
Bent's Water Crackers, toasted$0.10

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

16,525 menus · 64,352 scanned pages · 1851–2008 · uncatalogued scans

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