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Chicago And Alton Rr

EN ROUTE

Date
1899-06-01
Restaurant
CHICAGO AND ALTON RR
Place
EN ROUTE
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
BUFFET TRAIN LUNCH
Physical description
CARD; ILLUS; COL; 3.75 X 6;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  2. Page 2

Dishes

Chicken gumbo$0.25
Soup, Mock Turtle$0.25
Puree of Tomato$0.25
Four Ounces Ham Served with Bread and Butter$0.25
Four Ounces Tongue Served with Bread and Butter$0.25
Pickled Lambs' Tongues, Two Served with Bread and Butter$0.25
Box sardines Served with Bread and Butter$0.25
Fried Ham and Eggs, with Bread and Butter$0.35
Breakfast Bacon$0.25
French Game Pates served with Bread and Butter$0.40
Braised Beef, a la Jardiniere served with Bread and Butter$0.40
Veal Saute, with Green Peas served with Bread and Butter$0.40
GREEN PEAS$0.15
Stewed Corn$0.15
Stewed tomatoes$0.15
Saratoga Chips$0.10
Two boiled eggs$0.10
Two Fried Eggs$0.15
Boston Baked Beans, Hot$0.15
Six Queen Olives$0.10
Ham Sandwich$0.10
Bread and Butter$0.10
English Plum Pudding, Brandy Sauce$0.20
Pie, per cut$0.10
preserved figs, with cream$0.20
Preserved Peaches$0.15
Preserved Strawberries$0.15
Preserved Cherries$0.15
M'Laren's Imperial Cheese$0.15
Tea$0.10
Coffee$0.10
Chocolate$0.10
Milk, Pint in Pitcher$0.10
Selected Cigars$0.10 – $0.15
Tongue Sandwich$0.10
Boston Baked Beans, Cold$0.15
Three Boiled Eggs$0.15
Three Fried Eggs$0.20

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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