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Pennsylvania Railroad

Date
1934-09-01
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

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Consomme (Jellied)$0.35
Celery$0.25
Olives$0.20
Tomato Juice$0.30
Sliced Tomatoes$0.35
Broiled Bluefish, Maitre d'Hotel$0.75
A Platter of Assorted Vegetables with Poached Egg$0.85
New green peas$0.30
Fresh Spinach$0.30
Creamed celery$0.30
Sardines on Lettuce, Sliced Cucumbers$0.65
Cold: Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, Potato Salad$0.95
Chicken Sandwich$0.50
Chicken salad$0.80
Asparagus Tips, Vinaigrette$0.45
COMBINATION SALAD$0.45
Sardines$0.50
Steamed Fig Pudding, Lemon Sauce$0.30
Chilled Melon$0.30
Stewed prunes$0.30
Sliced Bananas with Cream$0.30
Ice cream$0.30
Toast$0.20
Ham$0.35 – $0.70
Ham with Eggs$0.70
Boiled eggs$0.35
Poached Eggs on Toast$0.40
Tea$0.25
Coffee$0.25
Cocoa$0.25
Postum$0.25
Kaffee-Hag$0.25
SANKA COFFEE$0.25
Sweet Milk$0.25
Buttermilk$0.25
Bread: White$0.15
Bread: Whole Wheat$0.15
Bread: Raisin$0.15
Rye$0.15
Bisque of Fresh Shrimps$0.30 – $0.40
Consomme Hot$0.30 – $0.40
Broiled Minute Sirloin Steak$1.25
Broiled Minute Sirloin Steak with potatoes$1.40
Double Rib Lamb Chop$0.55
Double Rib Lamb Chop with Bacon$0.70
bacon$0.35 – $0.70
Bacon with Eggs$0.70
Fried Eggs$0.35
Scrambled Eggs$0.35
New Potatoes: Hashed in Cream$0.25
NEW POTATOES: Lyonnaise$0.25
New Potatoes: Browned$0.25
Omeletes: Plain$0.50
Omeletes: with Creamed Asparagus Tips$0.65
Omeletes: Mushrooms, Creole Sauce$0.65
Ham Sandwich$0.30
American Cheese Sandwich$0.30
Head Lettuce and Tomato Salad, French Dressing$0.45
Frankfurters$0.50
Frankfurters with Potato Salad$0.65
Apple Pie (baked on Car to-day)$0.25
Apple Pie with Cheese$0.30
Roquefort Cheese, Toasted Wafers$0.35
Swiss Gruyere Cheese, Toasted Wafers$0.35

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Broiled Bluefish, Maitre D'Hotel, New Green Peas, French Mixed Salad$1.25
Mushroom Omelet, Creole Sauce, Browned Potato, Creamed Celery$1.25
Grilled Sugar Cured Ham Steak, Apple Compote, Fresh Spinach, Sliced Tomatoes$1.30
Roast Stuffed Milk Fed Chicken, Pan Gravy, Potatoes Mashed in Cream, Asparagus Tips Vinaigrette$1.35
Cold Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, Potato Salad, Pickled Beets$1.30
Shrimp salad, Mayonnaise with Hard Boiled Egg and Capers, Sweet Relish$1.25
Apple Pie
Chilled Melon
Tea - Iced
Coffee - Iced
Steamed Fig Pudding, Lemon Sauce
Ice cream
Shrimp salad, Mayonnaise, Hard Boiled Egg and Capers, Saltine Wafers$0.65
"PRR SALAD BOWL" French Mixed Salad$0.35
Cigars: La Corona Perfectos$0.20
Cigars: La Corona Belvederes$0.15
Cigars: Bock y Ca Panetelas$0.10
Cigars: Antonio y Cleopatra Tonys (2)$0.25
Lucky Strike Cigarettes$0.15
Bisque of Fresh Shrimps
Consomme: Hot
Bottled Beer$0.30
Bottled Ale$0.30
Coffee, Hot
Tea, iced
Consomme: Jellied

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Grape Juice (Individual)$0.20
Coca Cola (Split)$0.10
Carbonated Waters: Split$0.20
Carbonated Waters: Half Bottle$0.30 – $0.35
Natural Waters: Half Bottle$0.30 – $0.40
Natural Waters: Quarts$0.45
Bromo Seltzer (Individual)$0.15
Cigars--Domestic$0.05 – $0.25
Ginger Ale: Split$0.15
Ginger Ale: Half Bottle$0.30 – $0.40
Lemonade (Glass)$0.25
Aspirin$0.25
Malted Milk$0.25
Cigarettes, Assorted Brands$0.15 – $0.30
Waters, Purgative$0.25
Sparking Water, Split$0.10
Pop$0.10
Club Soda$0.15
Orangeade (Glass)$0.25
Bottled Beer$0.30
Bottled Ale$0.30
Chewing gum$0.05

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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