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New York Central Lines

Restaurant
New York Central Lines
Venue
RAILROAD
Event
daily menu
Physical description
10 x 7 in. fold. ; ill.
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  5. Page 5
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  7. Page 7
  8. Page 8
  9. Page 9
  10. Page 10

Dishes

Page 1

Relish
Fruit Cocktail
Soup (Cup)
Tomato Juice
Breaded Lamb Chops (2), Potato and One Vegetable
Rolls and butter
Tea
Coffee
Cocoa
Grade A Pasteurized Milk

Page 2

Relish
Fruit Cocktail
Soup (Cup)
Tomato Juice
Fresh Shad Roe Grille with Bacon, Potato and One Vegetable
Rolls and butter
Tea
Coffee
Grade A Pasteurized Milk
Cocoa

Page 3

Assorted Fresh Vegetables with Poached Egg$0.85
New Cauliflower with Butter$0.35
New Celery Bordelaise$0.35
New Green Peas in Butter$0.35
New Green Asparagus, Drawn Butter$0.35
Veloute of New Spinach$0.35
New Lima Beans Vichy$0.35
Potatoes, Plain Boiled$0.25
Potatoes, French fried$0.25
Potatoes, mashed$0.25
Potatoes, au gratin$0.35
Potatoes, hashed browned$0.30
Royal Mushrooms on Toast$0.50
Olives Stuffed with Anchovies$0.35
Stuffed olives$0.35
Ripe or Green Olives$0.25
Celery Hearts, Iced$0.35
Celery Hearts Stuffed with Roquefort Cheese$0.50
French Sardines in Olive Oil$0.60
Genuine Russian Caviar on Toast$0.65
Fruit Salad, N.Y.C.$0.40
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, Potato Salad$0.85
Assorted Cold Cuts, Potato Salad$0.85
Filets of Sturgeon, 20th Century$0.65
Chicken Salad with Toasted Whole Wheat Bread$0.85
Sliced Chicken, Potato Salad$1.00
Cold Roast Country Ham, Mexican Salad$0.85
Mayonnaise of Shrimps$0.50
Boiled Eggs on Hearts of Lettuce, Tartare Sauce$0.50
Sliced Tomatoes$0.40
COMBINATION SALAD$0.45
Lettuce$0.35
Lettuce and Tomato$0.45
Pineapple Salad, N.Y.C., French Dressing$0.45
Hearts of Artichokes Vinaigrette$0.35
Chiffonade Salad$0.30
Chiffonade Salad$0.30
Celery and Beet Salad$0.30
Celery and Beet Salad$0.30
Mexican salad$0.30
Roquefort Dressing$0.20
Thousand Island Dressing$0.20
Mayonnaise dressing$0.20
(All Dressings Made with Olive Oil)
lemon meringue pie$0.25
LEMON MERINGUE PIE with Cheese$0.30
FRESH STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE with Whipped Cream$0.35
N.Y.C. Special Ice Cream$0.30
N.Y.C. SPECIAL ICE CREAM with Cookies$0.35
Magnum Prunes with Cream$0.35
Fig Pudding, Hard Sauce$0.25
Pineapple in Syrup$0.30
Apricots in Syrup$0.30
Pears in Syrup$0.30
Peaches in Syrup$0.30
Figs in syrup$0.30
Red Current Jelly$0.15
Orange$0.15
Sliced Orange$0.25
ORANGE JUICE, ICED$0.25
Grape Fruit Juice, Iced$0.25
Sliced Bananas with Cream$0.25
Assorted Cookies$0.15
Preserved Strawberries$0.25
Orange marmalade$0.25
EXTRACTED HONEY$0.25
Guava jelly$0.25
Roquefort, Hard or Soft Biscuits$0.35
Liederkranz, Hard or Soft Biscuits$0.35
Imported Cheddar, Hard or Soft Biscuits$0.35
American Cheese, Hard or Soft Biscuits$0.25
CREAM CHEESE with Toasted Whole Wheat Bread, Guava Jelly$0.35
Cream Cheese with Toasted Rye Bread, Guava Jelly$0.35
ROLLS (2)$0.15
RYE BREAD, PLAIN$0.15
RYE BREAD, TOASTED$0.20
Whole Wheat Bread$0.15
Ry-Krisp$0.10
Cream toast$0.50
French Toast with Jelly$0.40
FRENCH TOAST WITH HONEY$0.50
Crackers$0.10
YEAST CAKE$0.10
Brown bread$0.15
Raisin Bread$0.15
Toast, Dry$0.20
Toast, Buttered$0.20
Milk toast$0.35
Orange Pekoe Tea (Pot for One)$0.25
India Tea (Pot for One)$0.25
English Breakfast Tea (Pot for One)$0.25
Green Tea (Pot for One)$0.25
Oolong Tea (Pot for One)$0.25
N.Y.C. Special Coffee with Cream (Pot)$0.25
Coffee (demi-tasse)$0.15
Kaffee Hag Coffee (Pot for One)$0.25
Postum (Pot for One)$0.25
Sanka Coffee (Pot for One)$0.25
Cocoa (Pot for One)$0.25
Malted Milk (Pot for One)$0.25
Grade A Pasteurized Milk, Bottle$0.15
Buttermilk, Bottle$0.20
CANADA DRY'S SPARKLING WATER

Page 4

Ginger Ale, Imported, C & C$0.40
Ginger Ale, Canada Dry$0.15 – $0.30
Ginger Ale, Clicquot Club Sec$0.30
Ginger Ale, C & C Imperial Dry$0.30
Sarsaparilla, Imported$0.40
Sarsaparilla, Domestic$0.30
Coca-Cola$0.15
Grape Juice$0.20
Lemonade, Plain$0.25
Lemonade, Apollinaris$0.35
Lemonade, White Rock$0.35
Angostura Bitters$0.25
Bottled Beer$0.25
Imported beer$0.35
Apollinaris$0.10 – $0.30
White Rock$0.20 – $0.30
Perrier Water$0.20 – $0.30
Gerolsteiner Mineral Water$0.30
Celestins Vichy mineral water$0.25 – $0.40
Poland Water still$0.30 – $0.45
Saratoga Hathorn Water$0.25
Saratoga Geyser Water$0.25
"Pluto" Water$0.25
Bromo Seltzer$0.15
Cigars, Imported, Tampa and Domestic$0.05 – $0.50
Cigaretts$0.15 – $0.30

Page 6

Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer

Page 8

Budweiser Beer

Page 9

FRUIT COCKTAIL, N.Y.C.
ASSORTED RELISH
Tomato Juice
Clam Juice Cocktail
Tomato Juice Cocktail
Chicken Soup with Noodles
Consomme Printemps
Clam Bouillon, Hot
Clam Bouillon, Cold
DEVILLED HAM STEAK ROBERT, FRENCH FRIED POTATOES, NEW CORN SAUTE
INDIVIDUAL BEEFSTEAK AND FRESH MUSHROOM PIE
FRESH LAKE SUPERIOR WHITEFISH, HASHED BROWNED POTATOES, AND NEW CAULIFLOWER POLONAISE
BROCHETTE OF CALF'S LIVER, 20TH CENTURY
PAPRICA OF CHICKEN, NEW PEAS AND POTATOES
EGG AND BEET SALAD, French Dressing
Cream Cheese and Guava Jelly WITH TOASTED BISCUITS, RYE BREAD OR WHOLE WHEAT BREAD
Roquefort WITH TOASTED BISCUITS, RYE BREAD OR WHOLE WHEAT BREAD
AMERICAN CHEESE WITH TOASTED BISCUITS, RYE BREAD OR WHOLE WHEAT BREAD
IMPORTED CHEDDAR WITH TOASTED BISCUITS, RYE BREAD OR WHOLE WHEAT BREAD
LEIDERKRANZ CHEESE WITH TOASTED BISCUITS, RYE BREAD, OR WHOLE WHEAT BREAD
Plum Pudding, Hard Sauce
HALF GRAPE FRUIT, Iced
Apricots in Syrup
lemon meringue pie
N.Y.C. SPECIAL ICE CREAM with Cookies
FRESH STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE with Whipped Cream
N.Y.C. Special Coffee
Tea
Cocoa
Grade A Pasteurized Milk
Rolls and butter
Chicken Soup with Noodles$0.30 – $0.50
CONSOMME PRINTEMPS, Cup$0.35
Jellied Consomme, Cup$0.45
Grilled French Sardines, Toasted Whole Wheat Bread, Sliced Tomatoes$0.75
Fruit Cocktail$0.40
Tomato Juice$0.30
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.30
CLAM BOUILLON, Hot, Cup$0.30
CLAM BOUILLON, Cold, Cup$0.30
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.30
SHRIMP COCKTAIL, 20th Century$0.45
GRILLED LAMB CHOPS (2), Potatoes and 1 Vegetable$0.90
SMALL STEAK SAUTE, Potatoes and 1 Vegetable$1.25
FRIED SPRING CHICKEN (Half), Potatoes any style$1.25
BROILED SPRING CHICKEN (Half), Potatoes any style$1.25
ROAST RIBS OF PRIME BEEF with Potatoes and 1 Vegetable$0.90
SIRLOIN STEAK (15 Minutes) with Potatoes$1.65 – $3.25
COLD BOILED SMOKED TONGUE, Chiffonade$0.85
Oven Baked Beans (Hot or Cold), Brown Bread$0.40
Frankfurters (Hot or Cold), Potato Salad$0.50
HALF GRAPE FRUIT, Iced$0.25
Iced tea$0.25
Iced coffee$0.25
Bottled Beer$0.25
Imported beer$0.35
Canada Dry Ginger Ale

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