The Menu Museum

An archive of historical restaurant menus from the New York Public Library.

16,525 menus
64,352 scanned pages
1851–2008

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B&O Blue Line

Dining Car "Palmer" · May 1, 1900

On this menu 55 dishes

Fried Fresh Shad$0.40
Fried Fresh Shad$0.40
Queen olives$0.15
Old Virginia Stuffed Mangoes$0.20
Spring Onions$0.10
Iced Cucumbers$0.20
Sliced Tomatoes$0.20
Prime Roast Beef$0.40
Prime Roast Beef, extra cut$0.50
Small Steak$0.50
Small steak with mushrooms$0.70
Rasher, Bacon$0.60
Mutton Chops, Three$0.50
Mutton Chops, Three, with Tomato Sauce$0.60
Ham$0.40
Roast beef$0.40
Ox Tongue$0.40
imported sardines$0.40
GREEN PEAS$0.15
Stewed tomatoes$0.15
Mashed potatoes$0.10
Honey Drop Corn$0.10
Eggs
Boiled eggs$0.25
Fried Eggs$0.25
Scrambled Eggs$0.25
Poached Eggs on Toast$0.35
Omelet, with Bacon$0.40
Cheese Omelet$0.30
Rum Omelet$0.40
Chicken salad$0.40
Lobster salad$0.40
Boston Brown Bread$0.10
Boston baked beans$0.20
Vienna Bread$0.10
Graham bread$0.10
Dry Toast$0.15
English Wafers$0.10
Graham Wafers$0.10
Oatmeal Wafers$0.15
Vanilla ice cream$0.15
Cake$0.10
Apple Pie$0.10
California Peaches and Cream$0.20
Marmalade$0.20
Figs, in Syrup$0.20
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.20
Edam Cheese$0.20
Bent's Water Crackers$0.10
[Cheese] served with Bent's Crackers$0.30
Coffee$0.10 – $0.25
Tea$0.10 – $0.25
MILK, PER GLASS$0.10
Chocolate, per cup$0.15
Cocoa, per cup$0.15