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Congress Hotel Association

CHICAGO, IL

Date
1907-06-26
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
Fresh Strawberries$0.35
Imported Celery Rave$0.60
COLD Chicken Broth, Strained Gumbo or Conomme, per cup$0.30
Orange Water Ice$0.25
Blackberry Dumpling, Sherry Wine Sauce$0.30
Strawberry Short Cake with Sauce$0.40
STRAWBERRY TARTLETS$0.25
Apple Pie$0.15
Pudding Renaissance$0.30
Vanilla Eclairs$0.25
Charlotte a la Russe$0.30
rhubarb pie$0.15
Custard Pie$0.15
Plum Tartlets$0.20
Baba au rhum$0.30
Madeira Jelly$0.25
ASSORTED CAKE$0.25
Fruit Cake$0.25
Creme renversee au caramel$0.25
Meringue Chantilly$0.30
Cup Custard$0.25
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
Anchovies$0.50
Thon marine$0.35
Russian caviar$0.50
Sardines$0.50
Bon Appetit$0.50
Fresh Astrakhan Caviar$1.75
SALTED ALMONDS$0.35
Lyon Sausage$0.35
Salami$0.50
Imported Maquereaux a l Huile$0.50
Royan a la Bordelaise$0.35
Major Gray's Chutney$0.25
Raspberries$0.35
Oranges$0.25
Cafe noir$0.15
Cafe Turque$0.20
Bananas$0.20
Blueberries$0.35
Cantaloupe$0.40
California Plums$0.40
Blackberries$0.35
Stuffed Dates$0.25
Special Demi-Tasse$0.25
Horlick's Malted Milk, per glass$0.15
Horlick's Malted Milk with Egg$0.20
Original Pilsner$0.15 – $0.25
Wurzburger Hofbrau$0.15 – $0.25
Sardelles$0.35
MILK, PER GLASS$0.10
Assorted Fruit$0.50
Apples$0.20
New Cherries$0.40
Cream, per glass$0.20
MIXED NUTS$0.25
Figs$0.25
Sliced Peaches$0.35
Watermelon$0.40
Fresh Pine-apple$0.35
Grape fruit$0.20 – $0.40
Buttermilk$0.10
Camembert$0.30
Edam$0.25
Brie$0.25
Neufchatel$0.25
Royal Canadian Pargaon Cheese$0.25
Eagle Cream Cheese$0.25
Roquefort$0.25
Gorgonzola$0.25
German Camembert$0.30
Stilton$0.25
Port du Salut$0.25
Gruyere$0.25
Cheese, American$0.15
Cheese, Auditorium$0.30
Preserved Cherries$0.25
Preserved raspberries$0.25
Preserved figs$0.25
Preserved Ginger$0.25
Marrons in syrup$0.50
Guava jelly$0.40
Guava jelly$0.40
Lemon water ice$0.25
Pine-apple Water Ice$0.25
Bar le Duc$0.50
Brandied Pears$0.40
Brandied Peaches$0.40
Brandied cherries$0.40
Brandied Figs$0.40
Punch Lala Rookh$0.35
Creme de Menthe$0.35
Roman Punch$0.35
Maraschino Punch$0.35
Punch a la Czarine$0.35
Sorbet au Kirsch$0.35
Salade De Fruits$0.75
Ice Cream, Hazel Nut$0.25
Coupe St. Jaques, Macedoine$0.40
Biscuit Glace$0.35
Biscuit Tortoni$0.35
Ice Cream, Tutti frutti$0.30
Parfait au Cafe$0.25
Ice Cream, Philadelphia$0.25
Ice Cream, Cafe$0.25
Ice Cream, Chocolate$0.25
Ice Cream, Pistache$0.25
Ice Cream, Vanilla$0.25
Nesselrode Pudding$0.35
Ice Cream, Napolitaine$0.30
Ice Cream, Mikado$0.40
Ice Cream, Strawberry$0.25
Strawberry mousse$0.35
Ice Cream, Jockey Club$0.40
Ice Cream, Orange en Surprise$0.35
Peach Melba, Raspberry Sauce$0.60
Fresh Strawberry Parfait$0.40
Ice Cream, Buster Brown$0.40
Fresh Strawberry Sherbet$0.25
Chocolate Eclairs$0.25
Cafe Eclairs$0.25
Pound cake$0.25
Lady Cake$0.25
Egg plant$0.35
New beets$0.30
Macaroni au gratin$0.30
Spaghetti a l'Italienne$0.30
Boiled rice$0.25
American Peas$0.30
French peas$0.45
French string beans$0.45
Wax Beans$0.35
Stewed Sweet Corn$0.30
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
Spinach$0.30
Cepes, Bordelaise$0.75
Lima beans$0.30
Spanish Onions$0.50
Bermuda Onions in Cream$0.35
Succotash$0.30
Flageolets$0.40
New Wax Beans$0.40
New Telephone Peas$0.40
Asparagus Tips$0.90
Asparagus, German$1.00
Asparagus, American$0.75
Asparagus, White$0.75
Asparagus, New Green$0.75
Tomatoes, stewed$0.25
Tomatoes, broiled$0.60
Tomatoes, stuffed$0.60
Stuffed green peppers$0.60
Sweet Pepper$0.60
New squash$0.35
Imported Artichokes$0.75
Cauliflower$0.40
New Green Corn$0.40
New string beans$0.40
New Potatoes in Cream$0.40
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
Salad, Waldorf$0.60
Salad, Macedoine$0.60
Salad, Watercress$0.35
Salad, Head Lettuce$0.40
Salad, Chiffonade$0.75
Salad, Cucumber$0.50
Clear green turtle soup$0.50 – $0.90
Mock turtle soup$0.30 – $0.50
Mongol Soup$0.30 – $0.50
Tomato soup with rice$0.30 – $0.50
Onion Soup, Gratinee$0.30 – $0.50
Chicken okra soup$0.30 – $0.50
Vermicelle Soup$0.30 – $0.50
Cream of Spinach Soup Florentine$0.30 – $0.50
Split pea soup$0.30 – $0.50
Mulligatawny$0.30 – $0.50
Consomme Solferino$0.30 – $0.50
Pot au feu$0.35 – $0.60
Shad roe$0.60 – $1.00
Soft Shell Crabs$0.60 – $1.20
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
Pompano, sauce fleurette$0.60 – $1.00
Fried filet of sole, sauce Dorothy$0.50 – $0.90
Boiled salmon, sauce genoise$0.50 – $0.90
Frog legs sauté, provencale$0.60 – $1.00
Leg of spring lamb braise, flageolets bretonne$0.75 – $1.25
Sweetbreads a la Pompadour$0.80 – $1.50
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.75 – $1.25
Spring Chicken saute, Rejane$0.90 – $1.75
Roast Beef a la Diable$0.50 – $0.90
Filet Mignon, Mazarin$0.80 – $1.50
Glazed Magnolia Ham, au Champagne$0.60 – $1.00
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
Broiled Capon$1.75 – $3.00
New York Squab$1.00
Squab Chicken$1.00
Philadelphia squab$0.75
Imported English Plover$1.00
Lettuce and grape fruit salad$0.60
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.50
Romaine Salad$0.50
Tomato Salad$0.50
Lettuce Salad$0.40
COMBINATION SALAD$0.60
Romaine and Cherries Salad$0.80

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