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Murray Hill Hotel

NY

Date
1900-01-13
Restaurant
Murray Hill Hotel
Place
NY
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
DAILY SPECIALS
Physical description
BROADSIDE; ILLUS; COL; 6.5 X 10;
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

Rockaways$0.25
Oysters, Narragansetts$0.30
Beef tea$20.00 – $40.00
Tomato with rice$20.00 – $35.00
Murray Hill oyster cocktail$0.50
Cream of salmon in form, oyster crab sauce$30.00 – $50.00
Consomme with Italian Paste$20.00 – $30.00
Plain Celery$30.00
Oyster cocktail$0.30
Oysters, Princess Bays$0.30
BLUE POINTS$0.25
Little Necks$0.25
Roast Clams$0.50
Cape Cods$0.30
Irish mutton soup$20.00 – $35.00
Plain Consomme$15.00 – $25.00
Chicken broth with vermicelli$25.00 – $40.00
Mock turtle, quenelles$25.00 – $40.00
Stuffed olives$50.00
Sardines$25.00
Stuffed Mangoes$30.00
Radishes$20.00
Fried scallops with bacon, tartare$40.00 – $60.00
SWEET GHERKINS$20.00
Plain olives$15.00
Gherkins$15.00
Lyon Sausage$30.00
French anchovies$50.00
Caviar on Toast$30.00
Caviar Canape$50.00
Grilled boneless smelts a la diable$40.00 – $60.00
Boiled redsnapper, hollandaise$30.00 – $50.00
Crab flakes a la Newburg$75.00
Baked whitefish, Champagne sauce$30.00 – $50.00
Fried white perch, sauce tomate$40.00
Planked Shad with roe$75.00
Boiled turkey, celery sauce$50.00 – $75.00
Smoked beef tongue, Port wine$25.00 – $40.00
Terrapin, Maryland style$150.00 – $250.00
Timbales of chicken, supreme$40.00 – $60.00
Sweetbreads with corn fritters, cream sauce$75.00 – $100.00
Stewed Lobster with Rice, East Indies$75.00
Salmis of pheasant, olives farcies$100.00
Compote of Pigeon, Jardiniere$60.00
Lamb Hash with Poached Eggs$50.00 – $80.00
Cerealine Fritters a la Vanille$20.00 – $30.00
Ribs of beef$35.00 – $50.00
Long Island Duckling, Apple sauce$75.00 – $125.00
Philadelphia capon$50.00 – $75.00
Stuffed chicken, Giblet sauce$75.00 – $125.00
Young Turkey, Cranberry Sauce$50.00 – $75.00
Saddle of Southdown Mutton, Currant Jelly$40.00 – $60.00
Suckling pig$30.00 – $50.00
Young Turkey$50.00 – $75.00
Foie-gras with jelly$40.00 – $75.00
Cold lobster in shell$30.00 – $50.00
Boned Chicken with Jelly$40.00 – $75.00
Baked Pork and Beans$40.00
Red-head duck$250.00
Golden plover$60.00
Boneless Squab$75.00
Mallard Duck$125.00
Widgeon$100.00
Teal duck$75.00
English snipe$60.00
Reed-Birds$75.00
Squab$60.00
Hothouse tomatoes$25.00 – $40.00
Mixed Salad$40.00
Salad En surprise$0.60
Apples filled with celery$0.50
Escarole Salad$20.00 – $30.00
Cold Slaw$20.00
Cucumbers$25.00 – $40.00
Macedoine salad$30.00
Bermuda potatoes$20.00
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms on Toast$0.50 – $75.00
Mushrooms, Stewed in Cream$0.50
Canned asparagus$50.00
French$75.00
Potatoes, stewed in cream$0.25
Sautees Potatoes$0.25
Potatoes, Hashed and Browned$0.30
French peas$35.00
Gem Peas$25.00
Boiled rice$15.00
Lima beans$25.00
Broiled Parsnips$25.00
Macaroni, italienne$25.00
Potatoes:--boiled$0.15
Parisienne Potatoes$0.20
Sweet potatoes:--boiled$0.15
Stewed tomatoes$20.00
Samp$25.00
Sprouts$25.00
Spaghetti wlth mushrooms$25.00
Murray Hill potaotes$0.20
Saratoga Chips$0.15
Fried Potatoes$0.20
Stewed Corn$20.00
Cabbage$20.00
Cauliflower$40.00
Fried Egg Plant$25.00
Mashed au gratin potatoes$0.20
Julienne potatoes$0.15
Sautees Potatoes$0.25
English plum pudding, hard and brandy sauce$30.00
Indian Pudding, Maple Syrup Sauce$25.00
Cherry Tarts$20.00
Sauterne Wine Jelly$25.00
Calf's foot jelly$25.00
Chocolate or vanilla eclairs$25.00
Biscuit Glace$20.00 – $35.00
Orange Water Ice$0.15 – $0.25
Neapolitan ice cream$0.20 – $0.35
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.15 – $0.25
Custard Pie a la Vanille$15.00
Mince Pie$20.00
Green Apple Pie$15.00
Sherry Wine Punch$25.00
Coffee Eclairs$20.00
Charlotte Russe$30.00
Baked Alaska Ice cream$75.00
Lemon water ice$15.00 – $25.00
Meringue glacee panachee$35.00
Cup Custard$25.00
Omelette soufflée$75.00
Strawberry water ice$15.00 – $25.00
Cafe frappe$20.00
Frozen Nesselrode Pudding$0.20 – $0.35
Biscuit Tortoni$0.20 – $0.35
French vanilla ice cream$0.15 – $0.25
Tutti frutti$0.20 – $0.35
Pommes de Terre Farcies$0.30
California fresh strawberries$0.50 – $0.75
Grapes:--Concord or Malaga$0.25 – $0.40
Apples$0.20
Compote of Assorted Fruits$0.75
Coffee:--demi-tasse$0.10
Wurtzburger and Pilsner$0.10
New York, Milwaukee and Rochester$0.10
Buttermilk$0.10
Mandarines$0.30
Tangerines$0.30
Pears$0.30
Grape fruit$0.30 – $0.50
Oranges$0.25
Sliced Bananas with Cream$0.25 – $0.40
Baked apples$0.25
Baked apples with cream$0.35
Grapefruit au rhum$0.40 – $0.60
Chicory Salad$0.20 – $0.30
Romaine Salad$0.20 – $0.30
Lettuce Salad$0.20 – $0.30
Tomatoes filled with Celery$0.50
Clam cocktail$0.30
Potatoes, baked$0.15
Mashed potatoes$0.15
Broiled potatoes$0.20
Sweet Potatoes, Baked$0.15
American vanilla ice cream$0.15 – $0.25

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

16,525 menus · 64,352 scanned pages · 1851–2008 · uncatalogued scans

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