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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
SUPPER;
Physical description
CARD; 5.5X6.5;
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

Consomme$0.20
Chicken salad$0.30
Extra Porterhouse Steak$1.25
Ham, broiled or fried$0.30
Preserves with cream$0.25
mushrooms$0.25
Potatoes, German fried$0.10
Potatoes, French fried$0.10
Potatoes, au gratin$0.15
Baked Beans (Hot or Cold)$0.20
Eggs, Boiled, two$0.15
Eggs, boiled, three$0.20
Eggs, Fried, scrambled, shirred$0.25
Eggs, Poached on toast$0.30
Omelet, plain$0.25
Omelet with cheese, parsley, jelly$0.40
Baked apples with cream$0.20
Orange marmalade$0.15
Oranges$0.10
Oranges, sliced$0.15
Oatmeal, with Milk$0.15
Oatmeal, with Cream$0.20
Bread and Butter$0.10
Shell Oysters, 1/2 doz.$0.25
Shell Oysters, 1 doz.$0.40
Stewed Oysters$0.30
Fried oysters$0.35 – $0.60
Broiled Young Chicken, half$0.40
Broiled Young Chicken, whole$0.75
Small Sirloin Steak$0.50
Mutton Chops$0.50
Extra sirloin steak$0.90
Rasher of Bacon or Tomato Sauce with Steaks or Chops$0.10
Mushrooms, with Steaks or Chops$0.15
Sausage$0.30
Ham, with Eggs$0.40
Bacon, broiled or fried$0.30
coffee, per cup$0.10
Coffee, double pot$0.25
Tea, single cup$0.10
Potato salad$0.15
Raw Tomatoes$0.25
Lettuce$0.20
Celery$0.20
Olives$0.10
Gerkins$0.10
Pin Money Pickles$0.20
Tea, double pot$0.25
Cocoa, per cup$0.15
MILK, PER GLASS$0.10
Cream, per glass$0.20
Club Cheese$0.20
Edam Cheese$0.20
Waffles, with Maple Syrup$0.15
Toast, Cream$0.20
Toast, Milk$0.15
Chicken Sandwich$0.20
Ham Sandwich$0.15
Tongue Sandwich$0.15
Rolls, hot or cold$0.10
Toast, Dry$0.10
Chicken$0.40 – $0.75
Ham$0.25
Tongue$0.25
Bacon, with Eggs$0.40
Sardines$0.25
Toast, Buttered$0.10

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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