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Planters Hotel

ST. LOUIS, MO

Date
1905-11-14
Restaurant
Planters Hotel
Place
ST. LOUIS, MO
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
DAILY MENU
Physical description
FOLDER; ILLUS; 6.5 X 10.5;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 2

Rockaways$0.35
BLUE POINTS$0.25
Little Neck clams$0.25
Clam cocktail$0.30
Clam Stew$0.35
Stuffed Clams, a la Nantaise (1 Doz.)$0.60
Blue Point Cocktail$0.30
Minced Clams on Toast$0.60
Steamed Clams in Shell$0.60
Fried Clams in Crumbs$0.40
Clam Fritters$0.40
Bouillon, en Tasse$0.25
Chicken Broth, en Tasse$0.25
Mock Turtle, Madere$0.25 – $0.40
Chicken okra, Creole$0.25 – $0.40
Tomato, aux Croutons$0.25 – $0.40
Chicken Broth, with Rice$0.25 – $0.40
Clam Broth, en Tasse$0.25
clear green turtle, en tasse$0.40
Gumbo Passe, en Tasse$0.25
Onion, au Gratin (20 Minutes)$0.30
Planters Broth$0.30
Green Turtle, au Madere$0.40 – $0.75
SALTED ALMONDS$0.25
Caviar Russe$0.40
Sardines$0.25
Olives$0.20
Olives, stuffed$0.25
Anchovy, in Oil$0.35
Canape, Lorenzo (Crab Meat)$0.35
Consomme, with Poached Egg$0.25 – $0.40
Salted Pecans$0.25
Mangoes$0.20
Celery$0.30
Planters' Appetizer$0.25
Radishes$0.20
Sliced Tomatoes$0.25
Chow-chow$0.20
salted peanuts$0.25
Cucumbers$0.25
Water Cress$0.25
Indian chutney$0.20
Smoked Salmon$0.40 – $0.75
Smoked Halibut$0.40 – $0.75
Kippered Herring$0.30
Broiled Pompano$0.50 – $0.90
Salmon steak$0.50 – $0.90
Salmon boiled, Hollandaise$0.50 – $0.90
Broiled Spanish Mackerel$0.40 – $0.75
Bluefish, broiled$0.40 – $0.75
Broiled halibut, maitre d'hotel$0.40 – $0.75
Boiled Halibut, Anchovy Sauce$0.40 – $0.75
Black Bass, Fried$0.60
Black Bass, Steamed$0.60
Black Bass, Broiled$0.60
Black Bass, Meuniere$0.60
Red Snapper$0.40 – $0.75
Red Snapper, Court-bouillon$0.40 – $0.75
Filet of Lake Trout, Tomato Sauce$0.40 – $0.75
Boiled Lake Trout, Butter Sauce$0.40 – $0.75
Filet of Black Bass, Planters$0.50 – $0.90
Filet of Sole, au vin blanc$0.40 – $0.75
Fried Filet of Sole, Horly$0.40 – $0.75
Stuffed Hard Crab, (each)$0.30
BROILED LIVE LOBSTER$1.00
Deviled Live Lobster$1.00
Lobster, Newburg$0.65 – $1.25
Lobster, Americaine$0.65 – $1.25
Lobster Pattie, Neptune (1)$0.40
Shrimps, Creole$0.40 – $0.75
Broiled Salt Mackerel$0.40 – $0.75
Boiled Salt Mackerel$0.40 – $0.75
Brook Trout, Meuniere$0.50 – $0.90
Soft shell crabs, tartare sauce$0.60
Rump Steak$0.50
Small Sirloin Steak$0.75
Small Sirloin Steak, Bacon$0.90
Small sirloin steak, Onions$0.90
Small Sirloin Steak, Mushrooms$1.00
Small Sirloin Steak Stanley$1.00
Sirloin Steak for two$1.25
Sirloin Steak for two, Bacon$1.50
Sirloin Steak for Two, Mushrooms$1.75
Sirloin Steak for two, Fresh Mushrooms$1.75
Sirloin Steak for two, Bordelaise$1.75
Extra sirloin$2.00
Extra Sirloin, Mushrooms$2.75
Extra Sirloin, Bordelaise$2.50
Extra Sirloin, German Style$2.50
Porterhouse$1.75
Porterhouse, Mushrooms$2.50
Porterhouse, Creole$2.50
Extra porterhouse$2.75
Extra porterhouse, mushrooms$3.50
Extra Porterhouse, German Style$3.50
Small tenderloin$0.75
Small Tenderloin, Mushrooms$1.00
Small Tenderloin, Fresh Mushrooms$1.25
Small Tenderloin, Bearnaise$1.00
Small Tenderloin, Bordelaise$1.00
Planked Sirloin Steak, extra per person$0.30
Filet Mignon, plain$0.50
Filet Mignon, Cheron$0.65
Filet Mignon, Rossini$0.65
Filet Mignon, Bordelaise$0.65
Filet Mignon, Othello$0.75
Filet Mignon, Casserole$0.75
Filet Mignon, Sous Cloche$0.75
Tenderloin Steak$1.00
Tenderloin steak, Bearnaise$1.25
Tenderloin steak, bordelaise$1.25
Tenderloin Steak, Mushrooms$1.25
Tenderloin Steak, Fresh Mushrooms$1.50
Chauteaubriant$2.00
Chauteaubriant Parisienne$2.50
Hamburger Steak$0.60
Hamburger Steak, Crisped Onions$0.70
Hamburger Steak Tartare$0.70
English Mutton Chop and Kidney$0.60
Mutton chops (2)$0.50
Lamb Chops (2)$0.50
Veal Chops (Each)$0.30
Veal Cutlets, Holstein$0.50
Wiener Schnitzel$0.40 – $0.75
Pork Chops$0.35 – $0.65
Pork Chops,, Sauce Piquante$0.40 – $0.75
Pork tenderloin$0.40 – $0.75
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.50 – $0.90
Sweetbreads Braised with Peas$0.60 – $1.00
Sweetbreads, Planters,in Cream$0.60 – $1.00
Calf's Brains, Au Beurre Noir$0.35 – $0.65
Calf's head, a la poulette$0.35 – $0.65
Calf's Head a la Vinaigrette$0.35 – $0.65
Welsh rarebit$0.40
Yorkshire rarebit$0.50
Golden buck$0.50
Macaroni, au Gratin$0.25
Pigs feet, broiled$0.35 – $0.65
Pigs Feet, Fried$0.35 – $0.65
Broiled Ham$0.40
Broiled Bacon$0.40
Lamb Kidney, en Brochette$0.35 – $0.65
Lamb Kidney, with Mushrooms$0.40 – $0.75
Lamb Hash with Green Peppers$0.40 – $0.75
Lamb Hash with Poached Eggs$0.45 – $0.85
Roast Beef Hash$0.35 – $0.65
Roast Beef Hash, Poached Eggs$0.40 – $0.75
Corned Beef Hash$0.35 – $0.65
Southern Hash$0.40 – $0.75
Scotch Woodcock$0.50
Spaghetti Italienne$0.25
Spaghetti Milinaise$0.25
Spaghetti gratin$0.25

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English Breakfast Tea, per pot$0.20
Oolong tea, per pot$0.20
Japan Tea, per Pot$0.20
Cocoa$0.20
Chocolate$0.20
Coffee per cup$0.15
Iced Tea, per Glass$0.15
Coffee, per glass$0.15
Horlick's Malted Milk (Hot)$0.10
Horlick's Malted Milk (Cold)$0.10
Coffee, per pot$0.25
Cream, per glass$0.20
Demi Tasse$0.10
Fresh Buttermilk, glass$0.10
Keyes' Aereated Milk$0.10
Planters Deviled Cheese$0.15 – $0.25
Brie$0.15 – $0.25
Gruyer$0.15 – $0.25
Philadelphia Cream Cheese$0.20
Edam$0.15 – $0.25
Roquefort$0.15 – $0.25
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.15 – $0.25
Philadelphia Cream Cheese, with Guava Jelly$0.35
McLaren's Imperial Cheese$0.25
Camembert$0.15 – $0.25
Gorgonzola$0.15 – $0.25
Neufchatel$0.15 – $0.25
Broiled Spring Chicken$0.60 – $1.00
Chicken Fricassee,with Mushrooms$0.60 – $1.00
Fried Spring Chicken, Maryland$0.60 – $1.00
Fried Spring Chicken, Viennoise$0.60 – $1.00
Fried Spring Chicken, Country Style$0.60 – $1.00
Fried Spring Chicken, Planters$0.60 – $1.00
FRIED CHICKEN, GENUINE SOUTHERN STYLE with "Old Kaintuck" Corn Dodgers (To Order 25 minutes)$0.60 – $1.00
Spring Chicken, Saute, Marengo$0.75 – $1.25
Spring Chicken, Saute, With Cepes$0.75 – $1.25
Spring chicken en Casserole$1.50
Curry of Chicken, Indienne$0.60 – $1.00
Chicken hash$0.50 – $0.90
Chicken Hash, poached egg$0.60 – $1.00
Chicken Hash, Pattie, Reine (2)$0.65
Guinea Squab$0.75 – $1.50
Philadelphia squab$0.75
Squab, en Crapaudine$0.75
Bacon and eggs$0.50
Omelette, plain$0.35
Omelette a la Creole$0.40
Omelette, fine herbs$0.40
Omelette, chicken livers$0.50
Omelette, mushrooms$0.50
Omelette, kidneys$0.50
Omelette, cheese$0.50
Spanish omelette$0.50
Eggs, Scrambled with kidneys$0.50
Eggs, scrambled with ham$0.50
Eggs, a la Mornay$0.50
Eggs, en Cocotte$0.50
Eggs, Rossini$0.60
Eggs, A la Tripe$0.50
Eggs Meyerbeer$0.50
Eggs a la Turque$0.50
Hamand Eggs$0.50
Boiled eggs$0.30
Fried Eggs$0.30
Shirred Eggs$0.30
Poached Eggs on Toast$0.40
Eggs, Poched Anchovy Toast$0.50
Scrambled Eggs$0.35
Eggs, Scrambled, Asparagus Tips$0.50
Eggs, scrambled, mushrooms$0.50
California Asparagus$0.40
German Asparagus$0.90
French peas$0.25

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