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STEAMER RHODE ISLAND

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

Pages

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  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Consomme, Royal$0.25
BLUE POINTS$0.25
Consomme, plain$0.20
Puree of Tomato$0.20
Pumpkin Pie$0.10
Small Beef Steak$0.40
Sirloin Steak$0.60
Sirloin Steak, with Onions$0.75
Sirloin Steak, with Mushrooms$0.85
Sirloin Steak, with tomato sauce$0.75
Sirloin steak en casserole$1.00
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
TENDERLOIN STEAK, WITH ONIONS$0.75
Porterhouse Steak$1.25
Porterhouse steak with mushrooms$1.50
Extra Porterhouse Steak$1.75
Extra Porterhouse Steak, with Mushrooms$2.00
Hamburg steak$0.50
Broiled Spring Chichken (half)$0.50
Fried Spring Chicken (half)$0.50
Stewed Kidneys$0.25
Broiled Ham or Bacon$0.30
Broiled or Fried Ham or Bacon and Eggs$0.40
Mutton Chops$0.35
Mutton Chops, Breaded, with Tomato Sauce$0.50
English Mutton Chops en Casserole$0.90
Lamb Chops$0.50
Broiled Fresh Tripe$0.30
Pork Chops$0.35
Veal Cutlet, plain or breaded$0.40
Veal Cutlet, breaded, with Tomato Sauce$0.50
Calf's Liver and Bacon$0.35
Newport Sausage$0.30
Welsh rarebit$0.35
Golden buck$0.40
Kennebec salmon$0.50
Panfish$0.25
Salt mackerel$0.35
Fresh Mackerel$0.35
Fried Fresh Cod$0.25
Broiled bluefish$0.30
Fish balls$0.25
Bacon Garniture with Fish, extra$0.15
Oysters, stewed$0.25
Oysters, broiled$0.35
Oyster cocktail$0.25
Oysters, Boston stew$0.35
Oysters, broiled, with French Peas$0.45
Lobster a la Newburg$0.75
Oysters, pan roast$0.35
Oysters, fried in batter$0.35
Oysters, fried in crumbs$0.30
Oyster Fritters$0.35
Clams, stewed$0.25
Clams, fried$0.30
Clam Fritters$0.30
Clams a la Newburg$0.75
Lobster, plain$0.40
Lobster, Broiled Live$0.75
Scallops$0.30
Ribs of beef$0.40
Fillet of Beef, Larded$0.50
Lobster salad$0.50
Chicken salad$0.50
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.30
Lettuce, plain$0.15
Lettuce with Mayonnaise or French Dressing$0.25
Tomatoes, sliced$0.15
Sardines$0.25
Tomatoes with Mayonnaise or French Dressing$0.25
Radishes$0.10
Cucumbers$0.15
Celery$0.15
Bermuda Onoins$0.20
Mayonnaise$0.10
Tartar Sauce$0.10
Pickles$0.10
Queen olives$0.10
Sweet Breads, Plain$0.60
Sweet Breads, with Mushrooms$0.75
Sweet Breads, with French Peas$0.75
Lamb chops breaded, with tomato sauce$0.60
Fried Spring Chicken, with Cream Sauce$0.60
Rice croquettes$0.25
Macaroni with cheese$0.25
Petite marmite$0.40
Julienne$0.20
Chicken gumbo$0.25
Bisque of Clam$0.20
Mock Turtle$0.25
Chicken$0.20
Apple Fritters$0.25
Peach Fritters$0.25
Banana fritters$0.25
Pineapple Fritters$0.25
Orange Fritters$0.25
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.20
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.15
Edam Cheese$0.20
Jar Admiral Cheese$0.20
Hot Coffee
Assorted nuts and raisins$0.20
Pineapple, sliced$0.25
Bananas, sliced, with Cream$0.20
Bananas (two)$0.10
Oranges, sliced, two$0.15
Apples$0.10
Grapes$0.15
Oranges, two$0.15
Preserved Figs and Cream$0.20
Preserved Pineapple$0.20
Currant Jelly$0.15
Preserved Peaches$0.20
Preserved Ginger$0.20
Roman Punch$0.30
Lemon Sherbet$0.15
Vanilla ice cream$0.15
Neapolitan ice cream$0.15
Apple Sauce$0.15
Cup Custard$0.15
Assorted fancy cakes$0.15
Sponge Cake$0.10
Fruit Cake$0.15
Pound cake$0.15
Charlotte Russe$0.15
Chocolate Eclairs$0.15
lemon pie$0.10
Apple Pie$0.10
Sweet Potatoes, Boiled, Grilled or Fried$0.15
Stewed potatoes$0.15
Hashed Brown Potatoes$0.15
French fried potatoes$0.10
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.15
Mashed potatoes$0.10
Saute Potatoes$0.15
Grilled potatoes$0.15
Saratoga Potatoes$0.10
Julienne potatoes$0.15
Stewed tomatoes$0.15
Egg plant$0.20
Succotash$0.15
French peas$0.25
GREEN PEAS$0.15
Stewed Corn$0.15
Onions, fried$0.20
Onions, boiled$0.15
Roast beef$0.40
Beef tongue$0.35
Lambs' Tongue$0.25
Roast chicken$0.50
Corned beef$0.25
Roast Mutton$0.35
Ham$0.30
Ham Sandwich$0.10
Pate de foie gras sandwich$0.40
Sardine Sandwich$0.25
Tongue Sandwich$0.15
Chicken Sandwich$0.20
Roast Beef Sandwich$0.15
Cheese Sandwich$0.10
Club sandwich$0.25
Club Sandwich with Bacon$0.40
Chocolate, pot$0.20
Eggs, Boiled or Fried, two$0.20
Poached on Toast, two$0.25
Scrambled, two$0.25
Shirred, two$0.30
Scrambled, with Smoked Beef$0.45
Omelet, plain$0.25
Omelet, with parsley$0.30
Omelet, with Ham$0.35
Omelet, with oysters$0.35
Omelet, with Tomatoes$0.35
Omelet, with Mushrooms$0.40
Omelet, with French Peas$0.40
Omelet, with Kidneys$0.40
Omelet, with Currant Jelly$0.45
Omelet, with rum$0.50
Omelet, with cheese$0.35
Milk toast$0.15
Dry Toast$0.10
Buttered toast$0.15
Brown Bread Toast$0.15
Cream toast$0.25
Plain Bread and Butter$0.10
French & Vienna Rolls$0.10
Boston Brown Bread$0.10
Graham bread$0.10
Corn bread$0.10
Biscuits$0.10
Pilot Biscuit$0.10
Graham Wafers$0.10
Soda Wafers$0.10
Vienna Bread$0.10
Bent's Water Biscuits$0.10
Tea, cup$0.10
Oolong Tea, pot$0.15
Green Tea, pot$0.15
English Breakfast Tea, pot$0.15
MILK, PER GLASS$0.05
Tea or Coffee with Rolls$0.20
Coffee$0.10
Pickles$10.00

Page 2

Dry Monopole Ex$2.00 – $3.50
Moet & Chandon Brut Imperial$2.00 – $4.00
Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label$2.00 – $3.50
Pommery Sec$2.00 – $3.50
Perrier Jouet Reserve Dry$2.00 – $3.50
Perrier Jouet Reserve Dry$2.00 – $3.50
Pony "Sunset" Claret$0.15
Otard Dupuy, Three Star Brandy, Miniature$0.25
Mineral Waters
Poland Spring Water Plain or Aerated, Qts.$0.25
Veuve Cliquot Yellow Label$2.00 – $3.50
Cook's Imperial$1.00 – $2.00
CATAWBA$0.65
Angelica$1.00
Zinfandel "Sunset"$0.30 – $0.60
Médoc, Cruse & Fils Frères$0.60 – $1.00
St. Julien, Cruise & Fils Freres$0.60 – $1.00
Margaux, Cruse & Fils Freres$0.75 – $1.25
Chateau la Rose, Cruse & Fils Freres$1.25 – $2.50
Sauterne, Cruse & Fils Freres$0.60 – $1.00
Haut Sauterne, Cruse & Fils Freres$0.75 – $1.50
Muir's Scotch Ale$0.30
Bass's Ale, "White Label"$0.30
Bass's Ale, "Bull Dog."$0.25
Guinness's Brown Stout, "Burke"$0.30
Guinness's Stout, "Bull Dog"$0.25
Domestic Ginger Ale$0.10
Belfast Ginger Ale, C. & C.$0.25
Belfast Ginger Ale, Cochran & Co$0.20
Pabst Milwaukee Lager Beer$0.20
Beadleston & Woerz Imperial$0.15
Lemps Extra Pale St. Louis Lager Beer$0.20
Ballantine's Pale Ale$0.20
Champagne Cider$0.25 – $0.50
Apollinaris Water$0.25 – $0.40
Congress Water$0.25
Londonderry Lithia Water$0.20 – $0.30
Londonderry Lithia Water$0.20 – $0.30
Vichy Siphon$0.20
Seltzer Siphon$0.20
Club Soda$0.10
Richmond Straight Cut Cigarettes$0.10
Sweet Caporal Cigarettes$0.10
Egyptian Dieties, Gold Tips$0.25
Egyptian Dieties, Number 1$0.30
Graham's Oporto Port, Individual$0.20
Curacao Miniature Marie Brizard$0.25
Creme de Champagne, Miniature Marie Brizard$0.25
Chartreuse, Individual, Green or Yellow$0.25
Creme de Menthe, Miniature Marie Brizard$0.25
Creme de Menthe, Miniature Marie Brizard$0.25
Beaune Burgundy, Jules Regnier & Co.$1.00 – $1.50
Chablis Burgundy, Jules Regnier & Co.$1.00 – $2.00
Nuits Burgundy, Jules Regnier & Co.$1.00 – $2.00
Chambertin Burgundy, Jules Regnier & Co.$1.50 – $3.00
Laubenheimer Rhine, Carl Acker$0.60 – $1.00
Rudesheimer Rhine, Carl Acker$1.00 – $1.75
Niersteiner Rhine, Carl Acker$0.75 – $1.50
Roderick Dhu, Scotch Whiskey, JORUM$0.25
california claret$0.25 – $0.50
Hock, "Sunset"$0.60 – $1.00
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
Wilson Rye Whiskey in flasks, 1/4 pints$0.30
Cumberland Rye Whiskey in flasks, pints$1.00
Cumberland Rye Whiskey in flasks, 1-2 pints$0.50
Apple and Honey, Individual$0.20
York Club Cocktails, Individual$0.20
Tom Gin Club Cocktails, Individual$0.20
Martini Club Cocktails, Individual$0.20
Manhattan Club Cocktails, Individual$0.20
Vermouth Club Cocktails, Individual$0.20
Benedictine Bijou$0.25
Kimmel (Eckau) Miniature$0.25
Cacao Chouao, Miniature Marie Brizard$0.25
Maraschino, Miniature Marie Brizard$0.25
Brauneberger, Moselle, Gebrueder Heymann$0.65 – $1.25
Claret or Sauterne cup, in addition to cost of different bottlings, quarts or pints$0.75

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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