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Missouri Pacific Lines

Dining Car, Missouri Pacific Lines

Date
1940-06-16
Restaurant
Missouri Pacific Lines
Place
Dining Car, Missouri Pacific Lines
Venue
RAILROAD
Event
dinner
Physical description
8 x 6 1/2 in.
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 2

Shrimp Cocktail$0.35
Fruit Cocktail Maraschino$0.35
Hearts of Celery$0.25
Ripe Olives$0.25
Grapefruit Juice$0.10
Tomato Juice$0.25
SWEET GHERKINS$0.25
Cream of Fresh Tomato, Tureen$0.35
Cream of Fresh Tomato, Cup$0.25
Consomme Hot or Jellied$0.25
Baked Fresh Fish, Creole, Timbale Rice$0.65
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, au jus$0.75
Baked Sugar-Cured Ham Steak, Spaghetti Milanaise$0.75
Our Special Fried Spring Chicken, Southern$0.80
Broiled Ham$0.70
Ham and eggs$0.70
Broiled Bacon$0.70
Bacon and eggs$0.70
Small Sirloin Steak$1.25
Extra sirloin steak$2.00
Cold Baked Sugar-Cured Ham, Potato Salad$0.75
Imported Sardines with Crackers$0.50
CHICKEN SALAD, MAYONNAISE$0.65
The Salad Bowl (Per Person)$0.25
New Rissole Potatoes$0.25
Corn, Saute O'Brien$0.25
Hot Biscuits$0.15
Bread and Butter$0.10
Ry-Krisp (Non-Fattening)$0.10
Dry or buttered toast$0.15
Milk toast$0.35
Cream toast$0.50
Old-Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake, Whipped Cream$0.25
Preserved Figs in Syrup, Wafers$0.25
Vanilla ice cream$0.25
Chocolate Sundae, Cake$0.30
American Cheese, Toasted Ry-Krisp$0.25
Roquefort Cheese, Toasted Ry-Krisp$0.35
Coffee: Pot for One$0.25
Coffee: Cup$0.15
Malted Milk$0.25
Cocoa: Pot for One$0.25
Tea: Pot for One$0.25
Malted Milk$0.25
Milk (Individual Bottle)$0.15
Instant Postum: Pot for One$0.25
Iced Coffee or Tea$0.25
Sanka Coffee: Pot for One$0.25
Green olives$0.25

Page 3

Baked Fresh Fish Creole, Timbale of Rice$0.90
Omelet with Creamed Asparagus$1.00
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, au jus$1.25
Our Special Fried Spring Chicken, Cream Gravy$1.25
Baked Sugar-Cured Ham, Spaghetti Milanaise$1.10
Broiled Sirloin Steak, Fresh Mushroom Sauce$1.50
SUPREME OF FRUIT, GRENADINE
CREAM OF FRESH TOMATO, CROUTONS
Consomme, hot
CONSOMME, JELLIED
NEW POTATOES, RISSOLE
Buttered string beans
LETTUCE AND TOMATO SALAD, LORENZO DRESSING
Assorted Bread
FRESH STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE, WHIPPED CREAM
Vanilla ice cream
Chocolate Sundae
Cake
Preserved Figs in Syrup, Wafers
Roquefort Cheese, Toasted Ry-Krisp
Coffee
Tea, hot
Tea, iced
Milk

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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