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New York Central System

The Mercury

Date
1930-01-01
Restaurant
New York Central System
Place
The Mercury
Venue
RAILROAD
Event
daily menu
Physical description
9 x 6 in. fold. ; ill.
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 1

Consomme, hot, cup$0.30
Jellied Tomato Madrilene$0.35
Jellied Consomme, Cup$0.35
Clam Bouillon, Hot or Cold$0.25
Fruit Cup$0.35
Iced Tomato Juice$0.25
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.30
Chilled Prune Juice$0.25
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.25
Individual Flounder Saute Meuniere, Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.90
Minute Steak Grilled with Potatoes$1.35
Small Sirloin Steak with Potatoes$1.75
Unjointed Milk Fed Chicken Saute, Country Gravy, Corn Fritter, New Beets in Butter, O'Brien Potatoes$1.00
Broiled Spring Chicken (Half) with Potatoes$1.10
Royal Mushrooms on Toast$0.45
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef with Potatoes$1.15
Imported Frankfurters (Hot or Cold), Potato Salad$0.70
Grilled Lamb Chops (2) with Potatoes$1.10
Mulligatawney with Rice
Assorted Vegetables with Poached Egg$0.85
Fried Spring Chicken (half) with potatoes$1.10
New beets in butter$0.30
EGGS-Boiled$0.35
Potatoes-Whipped$0.20
O'Brien, Lyonnaise or French Fried$0.25
Chicken Mulligatawney with Rice, Cup$0.25
Escalloped Egg Plant$0.35
New Lima Bean$0.35
Caramel custard$0.25
Stewed prunes$0.30
Figs in syrup$0.35
N.Y.C. Special Peach Ice Cream$0.25
FRESH PEACH PIE$0.20
Fresh Peach Pie a la Mode$0.30
Apricots in Syrup$0.25
Pears in Syrup$0.25
Pineapple in Syrup$0.25
Cantaloupe on Ice$0.30
Honeydew Melon on Ice$0.30
Cantaloupe a la Mode$0.40
Honeydew Melon a la Mode$0.40
Orange$0.15
Sliced Orange$0.25
Orange marmalade$0.25
ORANGE JUICE, ICED$0.25
Sliced Bananas with Cream$0.30
EXTRACTED HONEY$0.25
Assorted Cookies$0.15
Oka$0.40
Roquefort$0.40
Camembert$0.40
Cream Cheese with Toasted Rye Bread, Guava Jelly$0.35
Ripe Olives$0.25
Green olives$0.25
Celery Hearts, Iced$0.35
French Sardines in Olive Oil$0.60
Chicken salad$0.90
Sliced Chicken, Potato Salad$1.00
Tea, hot
Tea, iced
Milk
Sliced Smoked Tongue, Potato Salad$0.85
NYC Special Coffee, Hot
Assorted Cold Cuts, Potato Salad$1.15
NYC Special Coffee, Iced
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, Potato Salad$1.15
Cold Country Ham, Mexican Salad$0.85
Sliced Tomatoes$0.35
COMBINATION SALAD$0.45
Mexican salad$0.30
Potato salad$0.30
Lettuce$0.35
Lettuce and Tomato$0.40
Pineapple Salad N.Y.C., French Dressing$0.50
Roquefort Dressing$0.25
Chiffonade Salad$0.35
Thousand Island Dressing$0.15
Mayonnaise dressing$0.15
White Bread$0.15
Whole Wheat Bread$0.15
Rye Bread$0.15
Ry-Krisp$0.15
ROLLS (2)$0.15
Toast, Dry$0.15
Toast, Buttered$0.15
YEAST CAKE$0.10
French Toast with Jelly$0.40
FRENCH TOAST WITH HONEY$0.40
Milk toast$0.30
Madrilene
Cream toast$0.45
Crackers$0.10
N.Y.C. Special Coffee with Cream (Pot)$0.25
Coffee (demi-tasse)$0.15
Coffee Hag Coffee (Pot for One)$0.25
Postum (Pot for One)$0.25
Malted Milk (Pot for One)$0.25
Milk (Individual Bottle)$0.15
Sanka Coffee (Pot for One)$0.25
Orange Pekoe, Tea (Pot for One)$0.25
India, Tea (Pot for One)$0.25
English Breakfast Tea (Pot for One)$0.25
Oolong Tea (Pot for One)$0.25
Green Tea (Pot for One)$0.25
Cocoa (Pot for One)$0.25
Buttermilk, Bottle$0.15
Iced tea$0.25
Iced coffee$0.25
Individual Flounder Saute, Meuniere, Escalloped Egg Plant, Lyonnaise Potatoes$1.35
Breaded Lamb Chops, Cucumber Sauce, Noodles Lido, New Lima Beans, Whipped Potatoes$1.45
Unjointed Milk Fed Chicken Saute, Country Gravy, Corn Fritter, New Beets in Butter, O'Brien Potatoes$1.50
Assorted Cold Cuts with Julienne of Celery and Beets$1.50
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, Au Jus, Escalloped Egg Plant, Lyonnaise Potatoes$1.65
Grilled Selected Sirloin Steak, French Fried Onions, New Lima Beans, O'Brien Potatoes$2.25
Chiffonade Salad, Salad Bowl Dressing
Sultana Sticks
Assorted Rolls
FRESH PEACH PIE
Caramel custard
N.Y.C. Special Peach Ice Cream
Cantaloupe on Ice
Honeydew Melon on Ice
Pears in Syrup
Cream Cheese with Toasted Rye Bread, Guava Jelly
Cheese with Toasted Biscuits
Clam Bouillon, Hot
Chilled Celery Hearts
Radishes Rosette
Ripe Olives
Green olives
Clam Juice Cocktail
Tomato Juice Cocktail
Iced Tomato Juice
Canape of French Sardines
Fruit Cup
Consomme Printemps
Consomme en gelee
Eggs - Poached on Toast$0.40
Omelettes - Plain$0.50
Omelettes - Parsley$0.65
Omelettes - Jelly$0.65
Omelettes - Chopped Ham$0.65
Omelettes - Bacon$0.65
ROYAL MUSHROOM OMELETTE$0.65
Oven Baked Beans (Hot or Cold), Brown Bread$0.50
Broiled Ham$0.70
Broiled Bacon$0.70
Broiled Ham, Half Portion$0.35
Broiled Bacon, Half Portion$0.35
Broiled Ham with eggs$0.70
Broiled bacon with eggs$0.70
Grilled French Sardines, Toasted Whole Wheat Bread, Sliced Tomatoes$0.75
The 20th Century Salad Bowl Ry-Krisp (Per Person)$0.50
Martini Cocktail$0.40
Manhattan Cocktail$0.40
Old Fashioned Cocktail$0.50
Creme de Menthe$0.60
Apricot Brandy$0.55
Benedictine$0.55
Medoc$0.60
Grand Marnier$0.60
Canapes of French Sardines$0.65
Riesling, 1/4 Bottle, Dom.$0.40
Domestic Ale or Beer$0.30
Sauterne 1/4 Bottle, Imp.$0.75 – $0.75
Rhine Wine, 1/4 Bottle, Imp.$1.00
Moselle Wine, 1/4 bottle, Imp.$1.00 – $0.40
Claret, 1/4 Bottle, Imp.$0.85 – $0.85
Moselle Wine, 1/4 bottle, Imp. Dom.$0.40 – $1.00
Sauterne 1/4 Bottle, Dom.$0.40
Claret, 1/4 Bottle, Dom.$0.40
Eggs, fried$0.35
Eggs, Scrambled$0.35

Page 2

Soup (Cup) or Tomato Juice, CHEF'S SPECIAL With Fresh Garden Vegetable and Potato, Bread and Butter, Tea, Coffee, Grade A Pasteurized Milk (Individual Bottle)$1.15

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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