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Northern Steamship Company/Great Northern Ry Line.

ON BOARD SS NORTH WEST

Date
1900-01-01
Restaurant
NORTHERN STEAMSHIP COMPANY/GREAT NORTHERN RY LINE.
Place
ON BOARD SS NORTH WEST
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
A LA CARTE
Physical description
FOLDER; ILLUS; 7.0X11.0;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 2

Little Neck clams, half shell$0.25
Little Neck Clams,stewed$0.35
Clams and Shell Fish
Plain Lobster, cold$0.60
Broiled Lobster$0.60
Stewed Lobster, a la Newburg$0.75
Soft Shell Crabs$0.60
Soups
Eggs, boiled (2)$0.25
Eggs, fried$0.25
Cold Consomme in Cup$0.20
Eggs, shirred$0.25
Consomme$0.30
Eggs, Poached on toast$0.35
Eggs, Scrambled$0.30
Consomme with eggs$0.30
Eggs, with mushrooms$0.45
Consomme with rice$0.30
Eggs, fried with bacon or ham$0.50
Cold Consume Julienne$0.30
Eggs, with frizzled beef$0.40
Eggs, with tomatoes$0.40
Macaroni$0.30
Eggs, with truffles$0.60
Vermicelli Soup$0.30
Omelette, plain$0.30
Omelette, with onions$0.35
Pate d'Italie Soup$0.30
Omelette, with cheese$0.35
Tomato$0.30
Green Turtle Soup$0.50
Omelette, with ham$0.40
Eggs, Scrambled$0.30
Eggs, fried with bacon or ham$0.50
Broiled Lobster$0.60
Macaroni soup$0.30
Soft Shell Crabs$0.60
EGGS AND OMELETTES
Fish
Pk'd-up Codfish, cream$0.35
Fish cakes$0.40
Whitefish, broiled$0.50
Bluefish$0.50
Spanish Mackeral$0.60
Fried Filet of Sole$0.50
Halibut steak$0.60
Kennebec salmon$0.60
Whitefish, planked$0.60
STEAKS, CHOPS, Ete
Small Steak$0.50
Small steak tomato sauce$0.60
Small steak with onions$0.60
Small steak with mushrooms$0.75
Sirloin Steak$0.75
Sirloin Steak with Onions$0.85
sirloin steak tomato sauce$0.85
Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms$1.00
Double Sirloin$1.50
Double Sirloin tomato sauce$1.75
Double Sirloin with truffles$2.00
Tenderloin Steak$0.90
Tenderloin steak tomato sauce$1.00
Tenderloin Steak with olives$1.10
Tenderloin steak a la Bearnaise$1.15
Tenderloin steak a la Bordelaise$1.15
Hashed Chicken on toast$0.75
Tenderloin Steak with Mushrooms$1.15
Tenderloin steak with truffles$1.40
Pork Chops$0.40
Porterhouse steak, single$1.50
Spring chickens, saute a la Marengo$1.25
Porterhouse Steak, tomatoes or onions$1.60
Spring chicken, fried a la Maryland$1.25
Porterhouse Steak, with Mushrooms$1.75
Spring Chicken broiled on toast$1.25
Porterhouse Steak, with truffles$2.00
Porterhouse steak, extra$2.00
Sweetbreads au jus$0.90
Filet Chateaubriand$2.00
Omelette au Rum$0.50
Filet Chateaubriand with truffles$2.50
Omelette aux rognons$0.40
Hamburg steak$0.60
Mutton Chops$0.50
Omelette aux tomatoes$0.40
Mutton chops tomato sauce$0.60
Mutton Chops breaded$0.60
Omelette with jelly$0.40
Mutton chops French peas$0.65
Omelette with mushr'ms$0.55
Lamb Chops$0.60
Veal Cutlets, Plain or Breaded$0.50
Omelette with chicken livers$0.50
Veal Cutlets, Tomato Sauce$0.60
Sweetbreads with peas$1.15
Sweetbreads with peas$1.15
English mutton chop$0.75
Calf's head a la poulette$0.60
Yorkshire Buck$0.45
Yorkshire Buck$0.45
Golden buck$0.45
Calf's head a la financiere$0.75
Welsh rarebit$0.35
Canape Lorenzo$0.60
Calf's brains fried, tomato sauce$0.45
Broiled Sardines, on toast$0.50
Calf's brains au beurre noir$0.45
Lamb Fries, tomato sauce$0.50
Chicken patties$0.55
Calf's liver broiled or fried$0.40
Broiled Pigs Feet$0.40
Calf's Liver and Bacon$0.50
Lamb kidneys en brochette$0.40
Frizzled Beef, with Cream
Stewed Kidneys, Madeira sauce$0.40
Honey Comp Tripe, a la Lyonaise$0.45
Stewed Kidneys with Mushrooms$0.50
Honey Comb Tripe, broiled or fried$0.40
Broiled or fried ham or bacon$0.40
Corned or Roast Beef Hash and eggs$0.50
Lamb hash, poached eggs$0.60
Corned or Roast Beef Hash browned$0.45
Ham or Bacon and Eggs$0.50
Corned or Roast Beef Hash$0.40

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Game
Squab$0.75
Quail$0.75
Red Head Duck$1.50
Teal duck$1.25
Prairie Chicken$1.25
Canvasback Duck$2.00
Vegetables
Potatoes, Fried$0.15
Potatoes Saratoga$0.15
" sautees$0.20
a la Lyonaise$0.20
" stewed$0.20
" Julienne$0.25
" hashed, brown'd$0.25
" au gratin$0.30
Potatoes, Hashed in cream$0.25
Stewed tomatoes$0.25
Butter Beans$0.25
Peas$0.25
Beef sandwich$0.20
String Beans$0.25
Lima beans$0.25
Succotash or Corn$0.25
Macaroni, au Gratin$0.40
Richelieu Asparagus$0.35
French peas$0.35
" String Beans$0.35
" Flageolets$0.35
Macedoine de Legumes$0.40
Crepes a la Bordelaise$0.50
Fresh mushrooms$0.75
Cold Dishes
Cheese
American$0.15
Edam$0.20
Fromage de Brie$0.25
Neufchatel$0.20
Roquefort$0.25
Camembert$0.25
Club Cheese$0.25
Swiss$0.25
PASTRY, CAKES, Etc
Quail$0.75
Potatoes Saratoga$0.15
Potatoes sautees$0.20
Potatoes a la Lyonaise$0.20
Potatoes, stewed$0.20
Potatoes Julienne$0.25
Potatoes, hashed, browned
Potatoes au Gratin$0.30
Beef sandwich$0.20
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.15
Edam Cheese$0.20
Fromage de Brie$0.25
Red Head Duck$1.50
Teal duck$1.25
Vegetables
Potatoes, Hashed in cream$0.25
Stewed tomatoes$0.25
Peas$0.25
String Beans$0.25
Lima beans$0.25
Succotash or Corn$0.25
Macaroni, au Gratin$0.40
Cold Dishes
Richelieu Asparagus$0.35
French peas$0.35
Wine Jelly$0.20
Pound cake$0.20
Angel Cake$0.20
Sponge Cake$0.20
Macaroons$0.20
Assorted fancy cakes$0.25
French Pancakes$0.30
Omelette Celestine$0.50
" Confiture$0.40
RELISHES
Radishes$0.15
Chow chow$0.20
Pearl Onions$0.20
Queen olives$0.20
Stuffed olives$0.25
Mayonnaise$0.10
Sardines$0.30
Russian Cavair$0.50
Fruits
Raisins$0.15
Figs$0.15
Oranges$0.25
Bartlett Pears$0.30
peaches$0.30
Bananas$0.20
Stewed prunes$0.20
Pineapple$0.25
MIXED NUTS$0.20
Assorted Fruit$0.35
California Cherries$0.30
Canteloupe$0.30
ICE CREAM AND ICES
SALADS
Potato$0.20
Lettuce$0.25
Watercress$0.25
Turkey$0.65
Tomato$0.30
Cucumber$0.25
Onion$0.30
Shrimp$0.55
Mayonnaise$0.10
Chicken$0.65
Lobster$0.70
Macedoine$0.50
Preserves
Honey, strained$0.20
Raspberries$0.25
Green Gages$0.25
Apricots$0.25
Orange marmalade$0.25
Canton Ginger$0.30
Quince Jam$0.25
Preserved Peaches$0.25
Preserved Pears$0.25
Strawberries$0.25
Preserved plums$0.25
Strawberry jam$0.25
Brandy peaches$0.35
Brandy pears$0.35
Brandy cherries$0.35
Tutti frutti$0.30
Vanilla or Chocolate$0.25
Punch, Muscovite$0.25
Punch, Romaine$0.25
PUNCH AU KIRSCH$0.25
Punch Marasquino$0.25
Punch cardinal$0.25
Charlotte Glace$0.30
Meringue Glace$0.30
Meringue panachee$0.30
Tongue Sandwich$0.15
Ham Sandwich$0.15
Chicken Sandwich$0.20
Roast beef$0.60
Smoked Beef Tongue$0.45
Westphalia Ham$0.60
Corned beef$0.45
Ham Sandwich$0.45
Chicken$0.70
Pate de foi-gras$0.70
Boned Turkey$0.65
Roast Quail$0.75
Roast Squab$0.75
Tea, Coffee and Chocolate
Glass of Mild$0.10
Cafe demi-tasse$0.15
Glass of Cream$0.20
Pot of Tea, single$0.20
Pot of Coffee, single$0.20
Pot of Tea, large$0.30
Pot of Coffee, large$0.30
Demi-tasse$0.15
Pot of chocolate$0.25
Pot of cocoa$0.25
Pot of broma$0.25

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