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Lehigh Valley Railroad

BLACK DIAMOND EXPRESS

Date
1900-10-02
Restaurant
LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD
Place
BLACK DIAMOND EXPRESS
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
DINNER
Occasion
DAILY;
Physical description
FOLDER;ILLUS;COL;5.5X8.25
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 2

Tenderloin Steak$0.65
Sirloin Steak$0.65
PORTERHOUSE STEAK WITH POTATOES$1.50
Mutton Chops, Plain or Breaded, With Tomato Sauce$0.50
Club sandwich, double or single$0.30 – $0.50
Chicken Sandwich$0.20
Saratoga Chips$0.15
Sweet Potatoes$0.15
Lamb Chops$0.50
Ham, broiled or fried$0.35
Ham, Broiled or Fried with Eggs$0.50
Hashed Brown Potatoes$0.15
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.20
German fried potatoes$0.15
Boiled potatoes$0.10
Mashed potatoes$0.10
Lamb Chops with Green Peas$0.60
Ham Sandwich$0.15
Tongue Sandwich$0.15
Porterhouse steak with mushrooms$1.75
Extra sirloin steak$0.90
Extra Sirloin Steak (With mushrooms, 15c. extra)$1.05
PHILADELPHIA CHICKEN, BROILED, HALF$0.50
Sardines$0.30
Broiled bluefish$0.40
Consomme$0.25
Chicken Soup$0.25
CLAM BOUILLON, CUP$0.15
FRICASSE OF CHICKEN$0.50
ROAST RIBS OF PRIME CITY DRESSED BEEF$0.50
BLUE POINT OYSTERS, HALF SHELL$0.25
OYSTERS, STEWED, PANNED OR FRIED$0.40
SOUP, WHEN SERVED WITH MEAT ORDER$0.15
Clam Chowder$0.25
Tomato Soup$0.25
MUTTON CHOPS, PLAIN OR BREADED$0.40
Welsh rarebit$0.35

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GREEN PEAS$0.15
Sweet corn$0.15
Stewed tomatoes$0.10
SLICED HOT HOUSE TOMATOES$0.25
Lettuce$0.20
Chicken salad$0.50
Baked Beans$0.20
Celery$0.15
HOMEMADE PIES$0.15
rice pudding$0.15
Baked Apple Dumpling$0.15
Grapes$0.15
Ice cream$0.15
RASPBERRY PRESERVES$0.15
Brandy peaches$0.30
Cup of Coffee$0.10
A Pot of Coffee, for one$0.15
Cup of Tea$0.10
A POT OF TEA, FOR ONE$0.15
A CUP OF AFTER DINNER COFFEE$0.10
A CUP OF CHOCOLATE$0.10
A GLASS OF CREAM$0.25
Queen olives$0.15
CROSSE & BLACKWELL'S GHERKINS$0.15
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.20
Edam Cheese$0.15
The water used on this car is from the Glen Summit Mountain Spring.
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.10
A POT OF TEA, FOR TWO$0.25
Oranges$0.15
A POT OF COFFEE, FOR TWO$0.25
A glass of pure country milk$0.10
Chow chow$0.15
Bread or Rolls and Butter

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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