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Proctor's Cafe

NEW YORK, NY

Date
1901-04-26
Restaurant
PROCTOR'S CAFE
Place
NEW YORK, NY
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
DINNER
Physical description
CARD; 7X11;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Whole planked shad$1.00 – $2.00
Spanish olives$0.20
Macedoine salad$0.40
Potato salad$0.25
Lettuce Salad$0.35
Beef salad$0.35
Extra sirloin steak$1.25
Extra sirloin steak à la Trianon$1.70
Extra sirloin steak mushrooms$1.60
Extra sirloin steak marrow sauce$1.60
Oyster Stew$0.35
Oyster Box Stew$0.40
oysters pan roast$0.40
oysters broiled$0.40
Oysters Broiled on toast$0.40
Roast oysters$0.40
Oysters en brochette$0.50
Boston Stew$0.40
Potatoes, soufflées$0.40
Potatoes, lyonnaise$0.25
Caviar$0.25
Sardines$0.25
Anchovies in Oil$0.25
Celery$0.40
Chincoteauges$0.25
Jimmy Jones' Lynnhaven Bay Pickled Oysters$0.40
Strawberry short cake$0.40
Vanilla ice cream$0.25
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.25
Spring lamb steak, Montebello$1.00
Lamb, mint sauce$0.60
Saratoga Chips$0.25
Puree of split peas aux croutons$0.35
Tomato$0.40
Radishes$0.15
English walnuts$0.20
Chow chow$0.10
Bengal chutney$0.20
Clam broth, whipped cream$0.25
Cold clam broth cup$0.25
Asparagus$0.35
Chicory$0.35
Escarole$0.35
Tongue$0.40
CLAM CHOWDER, BOSTON STYLE$0.35
Consomme en Tasse$0.20
Consomme glace$0.20
Lobster$0.60
Farina fritters$0.25
Chafing dish cream stew a la Dewey$0.50
Chafing dish a la Newburg with Madeira$0.60
Romaine$0.35
Chicken$0.60
Ham$0.50
Watercress$0.25
Shrimp$0.60
Siberian tomatoes$0.40
Cucumber$0.40
Brussels Sprouts$0.35
Lima beans$0.25
Cauliflower, Hollandaise$0.40
Asparagus, Hollandaise$0.40
Top Sirloin$0.80
French mutton chops$0.50
English Mutton Chops$0.50
Imported Frankfurter with Sauerkraut or Potato Salad$0.60
spring lamb, mint sauce$1.10
Oyster Soup$0.35
Consomme, Vermicelli$0.30
Blue-Points$0.25
Buzzard's Bays$0.25
Rockaways$0.25
Shrewsburys$0.25
Freeports$0.25
Cape Cods$0.25
Little-Neck clams$0.25
Fried oysters with bacon$0.50
Crumb fry of oysters$0.40
Fricasee of oysters$0.50
Oyster fricassee with scallops$0.50
Fricassee with frogs' legs$0.60
Fried [oysters]$0.40
Steamed [oysters]$0.40
Soft clams a la Proctor$0.70
Little Neck clams$0.25
Clam Stew$0.35
Steamed clams$0.50
Fried Soft Clams with Bacon$0.70
Clam cocktail$0.25
Fried Little Neck clams, olive oil$0.50
broiled shad$0.60
Shad Roe with Bacon$0.75
Bluefish$0.50
Yarmouth Bloater$0.50
Lobster saute, Newburg$0.75
Lobster farci$0.50
Fried eels, tartar sauce$0.50
Boiled salmon, anchovy sauce$0.50
Boiled Salt Mackerel$0.50
BROILED LIVE LOBSTER$0.75
Cold Lobster$0.75
Kingfish$0.60
Stuffed Crab$0.50
Broiled sea bass$0.50
Boiled codfish, oyster sauce$0.50
Oyster patty a la creme$0.50
Broiled salmon steak, maitre d'hotel$0.50
Pickled eels in jelly$0.50
Cold salmon, mayonnaise$0.50
Lobster saute a la Newburg$0.75
Short loin of beef, souveraine$0.90
Turkey livers sautees with mushrooms$0.60
Honeycomb tripe fricassee a la creme$0.60
Roast beef hash with green peppers$0.60
Broiled veal kidney, sauce Colbert$0.70
Oeufs, bonne feme$0.50
Broiled salmon steak, maitre d'hotel$0.50
Spring turkey, cranberry sauce$0.80
Ribs of beef$0.50
Lamb, mint sauce$0.60
Cafe frappe au kirsch$0.25
Half Phila. chicken$0.75
Glass of Cream$0.20
Pickled lamb's tongue, tartar sauce$0.40
Beef$0.50
Large cup of Coffee$0.15
Tongue$0.50
Half Philadelphia chicken$0.75
Large cup of coffee with cream
Corned beef$0.45
Tea per pot$0.25
[tea per pot] with cream$0.30
Pig's knuckles in jelly, potato salad$0.60
Demi-tasse
Extra Porterhouse Steak$2.50
Porterhouse Steak$1.50
Entrecote à la Proctor$1.75
Small sirloin$0.60
Chateaubriant$1.50
Cepes Bordelaise$0.40
Sterilized milk$0.10
Large filet, broiled$0.90
Iced tea$0.20
Small filet, broiled$0.60
Lamb Chops$0.60
Iced coffee$0.20
Sweetbread braisé, French peas$1.00
Broiled kidney en brochette$0.60
Calf's liver with bacon$0.50
young american [cheese]$0.15
Marrow sauce$0.35
Spring lamb Chops$1.00
ponequett [cheese]$0.25
Broiled Spring Chicken$1.50
Brie$0.25
Half spring chicken$0.75
Roquefort$0.25
Whole fried chicken à la Maryland$2.00
Gruyere$0.25
Half fried chicken à la Maryland$1.00
Camembert$0.25
Whole chicken sauté, bordelaise$2.20
Half chicken sauté, bordelaise$1.10
Gorgonzola$0.25
Chickens' Livers en Brochette$0.60
Trianon sauce$0.40
port du salut [cheese]$0.25
mushrooms$0.40
Baked Welsh rarebit a la Snelling$0.70
Hortley's English marmalade$0.30
Welsh rarebit$0.40
Golden buck$0.50
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.25
Yorkshire golden buck$0.60
Phila. white squab on toast$0.75
Phila. broilers$0.75 – $1.50
Phila. broilers$0.75 – $1.50
New asparagus$0.50
Spinach a la creme$0.25
New string beans$0.30
Stewed tomatoes$0.25
Stewed Corn$0.25
French artichoke$0.40
Cauliflower au Gratin$0.35
Spaghetti, Italienne$0.35
Corn fritters$0.40
French peas$0.35
String Beans$0.25
Stuffed green peppers$0.40
Fried Egg Plant$0.30
Succotash$0.25
Stewed tomatoes$0.25
Celery au jus$0.35
New Bermuda potatoes$0.30
Boiled or baked sweet potatoes$0.30
Potatoes French fried$0.25
Potatoes German Fried$0.25
Potatoes sautees$0.20
Potatoes Julienne$0.25
Potato Croquettes$0.25
Potatoes, hashed with cream$0.15
Potatoes, hashed with cream au gratin$0.25
Potatoes, hashed browned$0.25
Potatoes, stewed in cream$0.20
Potatoes, mashed$0.15
Potatoes, baked$0.15
Potatoes, broiled$0.25
Potatoes, boiled$0.15
Hot mince pie$0.15
Hot mince pie with apple-jack$0.30
Hot mince pie with brandy$0.35
Strawberries in cream$0.30
Baked Apples and Cream$0.25
Apple dumpling$0.25
Assorted Pies$0.10
Hortley's English Damson$0.30
Hortley's English strawberry$0.30
Lalla Rookh$0.35
Charlotte panachee$0.30
Meringue glacee$0.30
Charlotte glacée$0.30
Charlotte Russe$0.25
Oranges$0.25
Brandy peaches$0.40
Baked apples with cream$0.25
Stewed prunes$0.25
Rice cake$0.10
Coffee Cake$0.10
Boiled rice$0.25
Boiled Rice with Cream$0.35
Omelette au rhum$0.50
Omelette a la Proctor$0.50
Omelette au Kirsch$0.50

Page 2

Ruinart Brut$2.00 – $4.00
Pommery Brut$2.00 – $4.00
Krug Brut, 1880$6.00
Irroy Brut$1.75 – $3.50
Veuve Clicquot Brut$1.75 – $3.50
Tokay Imperial$2.50 – $5.00
Premiere [Port]$0.75 – $1.50
London Dock$1.50 – $3.00
Comendador$1.75
George Goulet$1.75 – $3.50
Mumm's Extra Dry$1.75 – $3.50
Pommery Sec$1.75 – $3.50
Perrier-Jouet$1.00 – $3.50
Piper Heidsieck, White Label$1.75 – $3.50
Veauve Clicquot, yellow label$1.75
Moet & Chandon, White Seal$1.75 – $3.50
Champagne Cup$2.50 – $4.50
Lemp's St. Louis Beer$0.15
Smith's Phila. Porter$0.20
Smith's Phila Half and Half$0.20
Half Pint Dog's Head Bass$0.15
Half Pint Dog's Head Porter$0.15
URBANA GOLD SEAL, SPECIAL DRY PINT$1.00
Urbana Gold Seal, Special Dry, Half Pint$0.50
Proctor's Vin Ordinaire$0.30 – $0.60
Fronsac, Cunliffe & Dobson$0.50 – $1.00
Hungarian Claret, Budai$0.50 – $1.00
St. Julien Superior$0.75 – $1.50
Chateau Malleret, 1890$0.75 – $1.50
Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte$2.50
Chateau Lagrage, 1887$1.25 – $2.50
Pontet Canet$1.25 – $2.50
Chateau Margaux 1877$2.00 – $4.00
Chateau Lafite$6.00
Claret Cup$1.00 – $2.00
Chateau Mouton Rothschild, 1881$1.50 – $3.00
Myrat Barsac$0.75 – $1.50
Sauternes$0.50 – $1.00
Graves$1.00 – $2.00
Haut Sauternes$1.25 – $2.50
Haut Barsac$1.25 – $2.50
Chateau Yquem$2.50 – $5.00
Sauterne Cup$1.00 – $2.00
Macon$0.50 – $1.00
Macon Vieux$1.00
Beaune, 1889$2.00
Pommard$1.25 – $2.50
Nuits$1.75 – $3.50
Chambertin, Grand Vin$2.50 – $5.00
Chablis$0.75 – $1.50
Beaune, Calvet & Cie, 1881$1.00 – $2.00
Laubenheimer$0.50 – $1.00
Niersteiner$0.75 – $1.50
Assmannshaeuser red$1.00 – $2.00
Rudesheimer Berg$1.25 – $2.50
P.A. Mumm's Rauenthaler Berg$2.00
Marcobrunner Auslese, 1874$2.00 – $4.00
RHINE WINE CUP$1.00 – $2.00
Zeltinger$1.00 – $2.00
Graacher$1.25 – $2.50
Sparkling Moselle$1.25 – $2.50
Brauneberger$0.75 – $1.50
Scharzhofberger$1.25 – $2.50
Erdner Treppchen$1.25 – $2.50
Premiere [sherry]$0.50 – $2.00
Vino de Pasto$2.50
Amontillado$3.00
Old Reserve [Madeira]$2.50 – $5.00
Premiere [Madeira]$0.75 – $3.00
Creme de Mandarines$0.25
Creme de Vanille$0.25
Eau de Vie de Dantzic$0.25
Ginger Ale Cup$0.40 – $0.75
Cider Cup$0.50 – $1.00
Cafe frappe au kirsch$0.25
Sam Ward$0.25
Pousse Cafe$0.25
Vermouth$0.15
Absinthe$0.25
Maraschino$0.25
Anisette$0.25
Curacao$0.25
Chartreuse, green$0.25
Smith's Philadelphia Ale$0.20
Old Burton Ale$0.35
Dog's Head Porter$0.30
Yuengling's Beer, Half & Half$0.15
Dog's Head Bass's Ale$0.30
Piel Bros. Dortmunder Bier$0.10
Burke's Light Sparkling Pale$0.25
Bass's Ale, White Label$0.30
Schlitz's Extra Pale Milwaukee Beer$0.20
Guinness's Porter$0.30
Betz's Beer$0.10
Kaiser Beer$0.25
Milwaukee Beer$0.20
St. Louis Beer, Anhuser Busch$0.20
Liquid Bread$0.35
Liquid Bread$0.35
Cider$0.30 – $0.60
Scotch Ale$0.30
Siphon Seltzer$0.15 – $0.25
Philadelphia Porter$0.10
Chartreuse, Yellow$0.25
Royal Cabinet No. 1$0.15
King William V. O. P.$0.20
Noyau$0.25
Usher's Glenlivet$0.15
Kirsch$0.25
Wilson's Whiskey$0.15
Kummel$0.25
Union Club Whiskey$0.15
Benedictine$0.25
Monticello Whiskey$0.15
Creme de Menthe$0.25
Old Cabinet Whiskey 1876$0.20
Medoc$0.25
Old Sherwood Whiskey 1879$0.20
Peruvian Bitters$0.15
Baltimore Club$0.15
Hostetter's Bitters$0.15
Medford Rum$0.15
Old Otard Dupuy Brandy 1848$0.25 – $0.40
St. Croix Rum$0.15
Old Martell Brandy$0.20 – $0.25
St. George Jamaica Rum$0.15
J. Henry Denis Mounie Brandy$0.25 – $0.40
V. O. P. Brandy$0.25 – $0.40
Plymouth Gin$0.15
Old Apple Brandy$0.15
Holland Swan Gin$0.15
Geneva Holland Gin$0.15
Booth's Tom Gin$0.15
Poland Water$0.20 – $0.40
Siphon Carbonic$0.15 – $0.25
Imported German Seltzer$0.25 – $0.50
Ginger Ale, Imported$0.20
Plain Soda$0.10
Imported Vichy$0.50
Apollinaris Water$0.10 – $0.40
White Rock Lithia$0.20 – $0.40
Londonderry Lithia$0.20 – $0.40
Buffalo Lithia$0.10

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