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STEAMER RHODE ISLAND

Date
1899-10-17
Restaurant
PROVIDENCE LINE
Place
STEAMER RHODE ISLAND
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
BREAKFAST MENU
Physical description
BROADSHEET; ILLUS; COL; 11X8.5;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Tea with Rolls$0.20
MILK, PER GLASS$0.05
Chocolate, pot$0.20
English Bkfst. Tea, pot$0.15
Coffee$0.10
Green Tea, pot$0.15
Oolong Tea, pot$0.15
Tea, cup$0.10
Griddle Cakes, Maple Syrup$0.15
Waffles, Maple Syrup$0.25
Bent's Water Biscuit$0.10
Soda Wafers$0.10
Pilot Biscuit$0.10
Graham Wafers$0.10
Graham bread$0.10
Vienna Bread$0.10
Rice and cream$0.20
Rice and milk$0.15
Corn bread$0.10
Biscuits$0.10
Boston Brown Bread$0.10
Hominy and Cream$0.20
Hominy and milk$0.15
Fried hominy$0.15
Oatmeal, with Cream$0.20
Oatmeal, with Milk$0.15
Cream toast$0.25
Milk toast$0.15
French fried potatoes$0.10
Potatoes, with Cream$0.15
Saratoga Potatoes$0.10
Stewed potatoes$0.15
Julienne potatoes$0.15
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.15
Saute Potatoes$0.15
Hashed Brown Potatoes$0.15
Sweet Potatoes, Fried$0.15
Buttered toast$0.15
Fresh Mackerel$0.35
Dry Toast$0.10
Bacon Garniture with Fish, extra$0.15
Brown Bread Toast$0.15
Omelet, with Currant Jelly$0.45
Omelet, with Kidneys$0.40
Omelet, with French Peas$0.40
Omelet, with cheese$0.35
Omelet, with oysters$0.35
Omelet, with Tomatoes$0.35
Omelet, with Mushrooms$0.40
Omelet, with Ham$0.35
Omelet, with parsley$0.30
Omelet, plain$0.25
Scrambled Eggs, with smoked beef$0.45
Shirred Eggs, two$0.30
Scrambled eggs, two$0.25
Hamburg steak$0.50
Small Beef Steak$0.40
Sirloin Steak$0.60
Sirloin Steak, with Onions$0.75
Sirloin Steak, with tomato sauce$0.75
Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.85
Extra sirloin steak$0.90
Extra Sirloin Steak, with onions$1.10
Extra Sirloin Steak, with Mushrooms$1.15
Tenderloin Steak$0.60
Tenderloin Steak, with Tomato Sauce$0.75
Tenderloin Steak, with Mushrooms$0.85
Porterhouse Steak$1.25
Porterhouse Steak, with Mushrooms$1.50
Extra Porterhouse Steak$1.75
Extra Porterhouse Steak, with Mushrooms$2.00
Broiled Spring Chicken (half)$0.50
Lamb Chops$0.50
Fried Spring Chicken (half)$0.50
Mutton Chops$0.35
English Mutton Chops$0.50
Pork Chops$0.35
Poached eggs on toast, two$0.25
Boiled or Fried Eggs, two$0.20
Pineapple, sliced$0.25
Mayonnaise$0.10
Kennebec salmon$0.50
Oranges (two)$0.15
Oranges, Sliced (two)$0.15
Bananas (two)$0.10
Bananas, sliced, with Cream$0.20
Grapes$0.15
Apples$0.10
Panfish$0.25
Salt mackerel$0.35
Fried Fresh Cod$0.25
Broiled bluefish$0.30
Fish balls$0.25
Oysters, stewed$0.25
Oysters, broiled$0.35
Oysters, broiled, with French Peas$0.45
Oysters, fried in crumbs$0.30
Oysters, fried in batter$0.35
Oysters, Boston stew$0.35
Oyster cocktail$0.25
Oyster Fritters$0.35
Clams, stewed$0.25
Clams, fried$0.30
Clam Fritters$0.30
Veal cutlets, plain$0.40
Veal cutlets, Breaded$0.40
Veal Cutlets Breaded with Tomato sauce$0.50
Stewed Kidneys$0.25
Broiled Ham$0.30
Broiled ham and eggs$0.40
Broiled Bacon$0.30
Broiled bacon and eggs$0.40
Calf's Liver and Bacon$0.35
Chicken Hash on Toast$0.45
Chicken hash with poached egg$0.50
Corned Beef Hash, Browned$0.25
Corned Beef Hash with Poached Egg$0.30
Broiled Fresh Tripe$0.30
Newport Sausage$0.30
Lettuce, plain$0.15
Lettuce, with Mayonnaise or French Dressing$0.25
Tartar Sauce$0.10
Celery$0.15
Coffee with Rolls$0.20
Radishes$0.10
Tomatoes, sliced$0.15
Bermuda Onions$0.20
Cucumber, Sliced$0.15

Page 2

Richmond Straight Cut Cigarettes$0.10
Sweet Caporal Cigarettes$0.10
Egyptian Dieties, Gold Tips$0.25
Egyptian Dieties, Number 1$0.30
Apollinaris Water$0.25 – $0.40
Poland Spring Water, Plain, Qts.$0.25
Poland Spring Water, Aerated, Qts.$0.25
Londonderry Lithia Water$0.20 – $0.30
Hunyadi Janos Water, Glass$0.15
Congress Water$0.25
Vichy$0.20
Seltzer Siphon$0.20
Club Soda$0.10
Domestic Ginger Ale$0.10
Champagne Cider$0.25 – $0.50
Muir's Scotch Ale$0.30
Bass's Ale, "White Label"$0.30
Bass's Ale, "Dog's Head"$0.30
Bass's Ale, "Bull Dog"$0.25
Guinness's Brown Stout, "Burke"$0.30
Guinness's Stout, "Bull Dog"$0.25
Belfast Ginger Ale, C. & C.$0.25
Belfast Ginger Ale, Cochran & Co$0.20
Pabst Milwaukee Lager Beer$0.20
Lemps Extra Pale St. Louis Lager Beer$0.20
Beadleston & Woerz Imperial$0.15
Ballantine's Pale Ale$0.20
Brauneberger, Gebrueder Heymann$0.65 – $1.25
Laubenheimer, Carl Acker$0.60 – $1.00
Rüdesheimer, Carl Acker$1.00 – $1.75
Niersteiner, CARL ACKER$0.75 – $1.50
Sauterne, C. & F. F$0.60 – $1.00
Haut Sauterne, C. & F. F$0.75 – $1.50
Claret or Sauterne cup, 75 cts. in additional to cost of different bottlings, quarts or pints
Beaune, Jules Regnier & Co.$1.00 – $1.50
Chablis, Jules Regnier & Co.$1.00 – $2.00
Nuits, Jules Regnier & Co.$1.00 – $2.00
Chambertin, Jules Regnier & Co.$1.50 – $3.00
Moet & Chandon Brut Imperial$2.00 – $4.00
G.H. Mumm's Extra Dry$2.00 – $3.50
Pommery Sec$2.00 – $3.50
Perrier Jouet Reserve Dry$2.00 – $3.50
Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label$2.00 – $3.50
Dry Monopole Ex$2.00 – $3.50
Cook's Imperial$1.00 – $2.00
Medoc, Cruse & Fils Freres Claret$0.60 – $1.00
Margaux, Cruse & Fils Freres$0.75 – $1.25
CATAWBA$0.65
Hock, "Sunset"$0.60 – $1.00
Pony"Sunset" Claret$0.15
Angelica$1.00
Pony "Sunset" Sauterne$0.15
Otard Dupuy, Three Star Brandy, Miniature$0.25
Roderick Dhu, Scotch Whiskey, JORUM$0.25
Dreadnought Scotch Whiskey, Individual$0.20
Dewar's Scotch Whiskey, Individual$0.20
Ramsay Scotch Malt Whiskey, Individual$0.20
Dunville's Old Irish Whiskey, Individual$0.20
Wilson Rye Whiskey, Individual$0.20
Canadian Club Whiskey, Individual$0.20
Vermouth, Individual$0.25
Paul Jones' Rye Whiskey, Individual$0.20
St. Croix Rum, Individual$0.20
Hermitage Rye Whiskey, Individual$0.20
Hermitage Bourbon Whiskey, Individual$0.20
Old Crow Bourbon Whiskey, Individual$0.20
Old Tom Gin, Individual$0.20
Red Lion London Gin, Individual$0.20
Ivison's Oloroso Sherry, Individual$0.20
Chateau la Rose, Cruse & Fils Freres$1.25 – $2.50
Médoc, Cruse & Fils Frères$0.60 – $1.00
St. Julien, Cruse & Fils Freres$0.60 – $1.00
california claret$0.25 – $0.50
Private Stock Claret$0.60 – $1.00

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