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Electric Tower Restaurant Bailey Catering Co.

PAN MERICAN EXPOSITION

Date
1901-08-06
Restaurant
ELECTRIC TOWER RESTAURANT - BAILEY CATERING CO.
Place
PAN MERICAN EXPOSITION
Venue
COM
Event
DAILY MENU
Physical description
BROADSHEET; 6X8.5;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Lamb Hash with Green Peppers$0.60
Calf's Sweetbreads Glace a la Portugaise$0.80
Filets of Beef larded, Tomatos faicies$0.90
Pudding Printaniere, Sauce fine Champagne$0.30
Prime rib of beef$0.50
Young Turkey with Dressing$0.60
Spring Lamb Mint Sauce$0.60
Corned Beef and Cabbage$0.60
Fried Halibut Steakt Anchovy Butter$0.60
Soft Shell Crabs, Sauce Tartare$0.60
Planked Whitefish, Superior$0.60
Radishes$0.20
Clam cocktail$0.30
Little Necks$0.30
Clam Broth hot or Cold$0.30
Consomme Barokine$0.30
Scotch Broth with Barley$0.40
Consomme in Cup (hot or cold)$0.25
Young Onions$0.20
Olives$0.25
Chow chow$0.20
Canape Cavair$0.50
Sardines$0.40
boiled new potatoes$0.25
Mashed potatoes$0.15
Butter Beans$0.25
Stewed New Carrots and Peas$0.25
BAKED SWEET POTATOES$0.25
Green Corn$0.30
NEW BUTTERED BEETS$0.25
Fried Egg Plant$0.25
Roast beef$0.50
Beef tongue$0.45
Corned beef$0.40
Swifts Premium Ham$0.45
Spring Chicken half$0.75
Roast Lamb$0.60
Chicken$0.75
Lobster$0.75
Potato$0.30
Cucumbers$0.30
Lettuce$0.40
Lettuce and Tomatoes$0.50
Sliced Tomatoes$0.30
Cream Puffs glace au Chocolat$0.25
Coffee Eclairs$0.25
Assorted cakes$0.25
Chocolate Eclairs$0.25
Raspberry Short Cake$0.35
Apple Pie$0.15
BLUEBERRY PIE$0.15
Pie a la Mode$0.30
Bailey's Beaten Biscuit$0.15
Black Raspberries and Cream$0.30
Red Raspberries and Cream$0.30
Fresh Peaches and Cream$0.40
Blackberries and Cream$0.30
Watermelon$0.25
Canteloupe$0.30
NEW YORK ICE CREAM$0.25
Lemon Ice$0.25
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.25
Vanilla ice cream$0.25
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20
Swiss$0.25
Mc Larens Imperial$0.25
Camembert$0.30
Neufchatel$0.25
Roquefort$0.30
Edam$0.30
"Gregg's Brand" Mocha and Java Coffee cup$0.10
Demi Tasse$0.10
Special Coffee$0.25
Liptons Ceylon Tea black or green small pot, large$0.15 – $0.25
Iced tea$0.15
Iced coffee$0.15
Cream per glass$0.20
Milk glass$0.10
Cocoa$0.15
Buttermilk$0.10
Chocolate$0.15
Appollinaris, Splits, Pints, Quarts$0.15 – $0.40
Cantrell & Cochrans Belfast Ginger Ale$0.25
Cantrell & Cochrans Sarsaparilla$0.25
Cantrell & Cochrans Imported Club Soda$0.25
Vartray Ginger Ale$0.20
Vartray Sarsaparilla$0.20
Crystal Syphons$0.20

Page 2

G. H. Mumm & Co., Extra Dry$2.50 – $5.00
Creme de Menthe$0.25
Moet & Chandon, White Seal$2.50 – $5.00
Moet & Chandon, Brut Imperial$2.75 – $5.50
Urbana Wine Co., Gold Seal Special Dry$1.00 – $2.00
Urbana Wine Co., Gold Seal Brut$1.25 – $2.50
Montferrand$0.50 – $1.00
St. Julien$0.75 – $1.00
St. Julien$0.75 – $1.50
Margaux$0.90 – $1.75
La Rose$0.90 – $1.75
Chateau Pontet Canet 1887$1.00 – $2.00
Chateau Smith-Haut-Lafite$1.25 – $2.50
Chateau Larose 1877$1.50 – $3.00
Graves D. B.$0.65 – $1.50
Sauternes$0.75 – $1.50
Haut Sauternes$1.00 – $2.00
Chateau Yquem$2.00 – $4.00
Macon Vieux$0.75 – $1.50
Pommard$1.00 – $2.00
Chambertin$1.50 – $3.00
Chablis 1889 (white)$1.00 – $2.00
Zeltinger$0.75 – $1.50
Berncastler$1.25 – $2.50
Niersteiner$0.75 – $1.50
Hochheimer$0.75 – $1.50
Rauenthaler$1.00 – $2.00
Liebfraumilch 1893$1.25 – $2.50
Otard, Dupuy & Co, One Star$0.30
Otard, Dupuy & Co, O. P.$0.40
Meadville Pa., Distilling Co., "Puryo" Rye$0.20
Old Pepper Bourbon '93$0.20
Glenlivet Scotch$0.25
Fine Old Irish$0.25
Dry Gin$0.25
Old Tom Gin$0.25
Dry Sloe Gin$0.25
Buffalo Brewing Association Beer, Glass, Stein$0.05 – $0.10
Lemp's St. Louise (Brewery Bottling) Light$0.15 – $0.25
Lemp's St. Louise (Brewery Bottling) Dark$0.20
E. & J. Burke Ltd., Bass Ale$0.30
E. & J. Burke Ltd., Guiness Stout$0.30
Ginger Ale Cantrell & Cochranes$0.25
Sarsaparilla Cantrell & Cochranes$0.25
Club Soda Cantrell & Cochranes$0.25
Ginger Ale, Vartray$0.20
Sarsaparilla, Vartray$0.20
Seltzer, Vartray Syphon$0.20
Apollinaris, Qts., Pints, Splits$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis Lithia, Pints$0.25
Apenta (Aperient), Glass, Bottle$0.10 – $0.40
Absinthe$0.25
Benedictine$0.25
Curaco$0.25
Chartreuse$0.25
Kummel$0.25
Whiskey Cocktail$0.25
Gin Cocktail$0.25
Manhattan Cocktail$0.25
Martini Cocktail$0.25
Gin Rickey$0.25
Vermouth Cocktail$0.25
Whiskey Rickey$0.25
Brandy Cocktail$0.25
High Ball$0.25
Seltzer and Lemon$0.15
Whiskey Sour$0.25
Gin Sour$0.25
Apollinaris Lemonade$0.25
Gin Fizz$0.25
Plain Lemonade$0.15
Whiskey Fizz$0.25
Whiskey Fizz$0.25

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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