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Congress Hotel Association

CHICAGO, IL

Date
1907-06-28
Restaurant
CONGRESS HOTEL ASSOCIATION
Place
CHICAGO, IL
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
CARTE DU JOUR
Physical description
CARD; ILLUS; COL; 7X11;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Little Neck clams$0.25
Clam cocktail$0.25
Lobster Cocktail$0.50
Cold Chicken Broth, per cup$0.30
Strained gumbo, per cup$0.30
Consomme, per cup$0.30
Clear green turtle$0.50 – $0.90
Mock turtle soup$0.30 – $0.50
Mongol Soup$0.30 – $0.50
Tomato with rice soup$0.30 – $0.50
Onion Soup, Gratinee$0.30 – $0.50
Chicken okra soup$0.30 – $0.50
Vermicelle Soup$0.30 – $0.50
Split pea soup$0.30 – $0.50
Clam Chowder$0.30 – $0.50
CONSOMME BARLEY$0.30 – $0.50
Southern Crab Gumbo$0.30 – $0.50
Croute au pot$0.35 – $0.50
Pim-olas$0.25
Queen olives$0.25
French olives$0.35
Stuffed Olives (in Oil)$0.50
Ripe Olives$0.25
Radishes$0.25
Young Onions$0.25
German Dill Pickles$0.25
Stuffed Mangoes$0.25
Bon Appetit$0.25
Sardines$0.50
Russian caviar$0.50
Sardelles$0.35
Thon marine$0.35
Anchovies$0.50
Fresh Astrakhan Caviar$1.75
SALTED ALMONDS$0.35
Lyon Sausage$0.35
Major Gray's Chutney$0.25
Royan a la Bordelaise$0.35
Imported Maquereaux a l'Huile$0.50
Salami$0.50
Shad roe$0.60 – $1.00
Soft Shell Crabs$0.60 – $1.00
Fresh Shad, with Roe$0.80 – $1.50
Cold Whitefish, Sauce Tartare$0.60 – $1.00
Cold Salmon, Sauce Mayonnaise$0.50 – $0.90
Scallops$0.40 – $0.75
Black Bass$0.60 – $1.00
Broiled Whitefish$0.60 – $1.00
Brook Trout$0.75 – $1.25
Filet of Black Bass, au Chablis$0.60 – $1.00
Brook Trout au Bleu$0.60 – $1.00
Broiled Spanish Mackerel, with Bacon$0.50 – $0.90
Fried Frog Legs, Tartar sauce$0.50 – $0.90
Baron of Beef larded, Renaissance$0.80 – $1.50
Lobster Cotelettes, Fresh Mushrooms$0.50 – $0.90
Spring Chicken, Chambord$0.90 – $1.75
Filet Mignon, Stanley$0.80 – $1.50
Sweetbreads braise, St. Germain$0.80 – $1.50
Calves Head, Vinaigrette$0.65 – $1.15
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.75 – $1.25
Roast Spring Lamb 07, Mint Sauce$0.80 – $1.50
Roast ribs of beef$0.50 – $0.90
ROAST TURKEY STUFFED, CRANBERRY SAUCE$0.80 – $1.50
Roast Domestic Duck$1.25 – $2.00
Broiled Spring Chicken$0.80 – $1.50
New York Squab$1.00
Squab Chicken$1.00
Philadelphia squab$0.75
Broiled Capon$1.75 – $3.00
Imported English Plover$1.00
SALADS (WITH MAYONNAISE, 10c.EXTRA)
Lettuce and grape fruit salad$0.60
Tomato Salad$0.50
Lettuce Salad$0.40
Cucumber salad$0.50
Watercress Salad$0.35
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.50
COMBINATION SALAD$0.60
Chiffonade Salad$0.75
Macedoine salad$0.60
Romaine Salad$0.50
Romaine and Cherries$0.80
Head Lettuce$0.40
Waldorf Salad$0.60
POTATOES: New$0.30
POTATOES: New$0.30
Potatoes: Baked$0.20
POTATOES: Special Baked$0.30
POTATOES: Browned$0.30
Potatoes: Mashed$0.20
POTATOES: Saute$0.30
Potatoes: boiled$0.15
New Potatoes in Cream$0.40
TOMATOES: Stewed$0.25
TOMATOES: Broiled$0.60
TOMATOES: Stuffed$0.60
Stuffed green peppers$0.60
Sweet Peppers$0.60
New squash$0.35
ASPARAGUS: New Green$0.75
ASPARAGUS: New White$0.75
ASPARAGUS: American$0.75
Asparagus: German$1.00
ASPARAGUS: Tips$0.90
New Telephone Peas$0.40
Spanish Onions$0.50
Bermuda Onions in Cream$0.35
Succotash$0.30
Flageolets$0.40
New Wax Beans$0.40
Lima beans$0.30
Imported Celery Rave$0.60
Cepes, Bordelaise$0.75
Spinach$0.30
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
American Peas$0.30
French peas$0.45
French string beans$0.45
Wax Beans$0.35
Stewed Sweet Corn$0.30
Boiled rice$0.25
Spaghetti a l'Italienne$0.30
Macaroni au gratin$0.30
New beets$0.30
Egg plant$0.35
Rice Pudding, Sabayon Sauce$0.30
Strawberry Short Cake with Sauce$0.40
STRAWBERRY TARTLETS$0.25
Apple Pie$0.15
Raspberry Meringue Pie$0.15
Blackberry Pie$0.15
Rhubarb Tartlets$0.20
Pudding Renaissance$0.30
Baba au rhum$0.30
Madeira Jelly$0.25
Vanilla Eclairs$0.25
Chocolate Eclairs$0.25
Cafe Eclairs$0.25
Fruit Cake$0.25
Pound cake$0.25
Lady Cake$0.25
ASSORTED CAKE$0.25
Charlotte a la Russe$0.30
Creme renversee au caramel$0.25
Meringue Chantilly$0.30
Cup Custard$0.25
Raspberry sherbet$0.25
Fresh Strawberry Sherbet$0.25
Buster Brown$0.40
Fresh Strawberry Parfait$0.40
Peach Melba, Raspberry Sauce$0.60
Mikado$0.40
Strawberry$0.25
Strawberry mousse$0.35
Jockey Club$0.40
Orange en Surprise$0.35
Napolitaine$0.30
Nesselrode Pudding$0.35
Vanilla pudding$0.25
Pistache Pudding$0.25
Chocolate Pudding$0.25
Cafe Pudding$0.25
Biscuit Glace$0.35
Biscuit Tortoni$0.35
Tutti frutti$0.30
Parfait au Cafe$0.25
Philadelphia$0.25
Coupe St. Jaques, Macedoine$0.40
Hazel Nut$0.25
Salade De Fruits$0.75
Roman Punch$0.35
Maraschino Punch$0.35
Punch a la Czarine$0.35
Sorbet au Kirsch$0.35
Creme de Menthe$0.35
Punch Lala Rookh$0.35
Orange Water Ice$0.25
Lemon water ice$0.25
Pine-apple Water Ice$0.25
BRANDIED FRUITS: Pears$0.40
BRANDIED FRUITS: Peaches$0.40
BRANDIED FRUITS: Cherries$0.40
BRANDIED FRUITS: Figs$0.40
Bat le Duc$0.50
Guava jelly$0.40
PRESERVED FRUITS: Cherries
PRESERVED FRUITS: Raspberries
PRESERVED FRUITS: Figs$0.25
Ginger$0.25
Marrons in syrup$0.50
Auditorium Cheese$0.30
Port du Salut cheese$0.25
Gorgonzola Cheese$0.25
Royal Canadian Pargaon Cheese$0.25
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.15
Caprera Cheese$0.25
Stilton Cheese$0.25
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25
Neufchatel cheese$0.25
Edam Cheese$0.25
Gruyere Cheese$0.25
German Camembert Cheese$0.30
Eagle Cream Cheese$0.25
Brie cheese$0.25
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.30
Fresh Strawberries$0.35
Cantaloupe$0.40
Cakufornia Plums$0.40
New Cherries$0.40
Sliced Peaches$0.35
Watermelon$0.40
Oranges$0.25
Raspberries$0.35
Blueberries$0.35
Blackberries$0.35
Apples$0.20
Figs$0.25
Fresh Pine-apple$0.35
Bananas$0.20
Stuffed Dates$0.25
Assorted Fruit$0.50
MIXED NUTS$0.25
Cafe noir$0.15
Cafe Turque$0.20
Special Demi-Tasse$0.25
MILK, PER GLASS$0.10
Cream, per glass$0.20
Buttermilk$0.10
Horrick's Malted Milk$0.15
Horrick's Malted Milk with Egg$0.20
Imported beer on draught
Original Pilsner$0.15 – $0.25
Wurzburger Hofbrau$0.15 – $0.25

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