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Pennsylvania Railroad

Restaurant
Pennsylvania Railroad
Venue
RAILROAD
Event
dinner
Physical description
10 x 7 in. fold. ; ill.
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 1

Fresh Vegetables (per portion)$0.35
Mashed potatoes$0.30
Tomato, Stuffed with Chicken Salad$0.65
Chicken salad$0.90
Imported Sardines with Potato Salad$0.65
Asparagus Tips, Vinaigrette$0.45
Fruit salad$0.65
PRR Salad Bowl with Ry-Krisp
Italian Spaghetti with meat sauce, rolls and coffee$0.95
Celery$0.35
Vegetables (Per Portion)$0.35
Olives$0.35
Tomato Juice$0.30
Cream of tomato soup$0.30 – $0.40
Sliced Tomatoes$0.35
Sirloin Steak$1.75
Celery and Olives (Mixed Portion)$0.35
Minute Sirloin Steak$1.25
Minute Sirloin Steak with Potatoes$1.40
Lamb Chops (2)$1.10
Omelets: Plain$0.50
Broiled ham or bacon with eggs$0.70
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef$0.90
Omelet with Fresh Mushrooms$0.65
Filets of Fresh Fish$0.85
Baked Beans with Ham and Brown Bread$0.55
Fresh Vegetable Dinner with Poached Egg$0.85
Clam Chowder$0.30 – $0.40
Consomme$0.30 – $0.40
White Bread$0.15
Whole Wheat Bread$0.15
Raisin Bread$0.15
Rye Bread$0.15
Toast$0.20
Ry-Krisp$0.10
Chateau Potatoes$0.30
Parsley Potatoes$0.30
Pie (Baked on Car To-day)$0.25
Cream Cheese, Guava Jelly with RY-Krisp$0.50
Cream Cheese, Guava Jelly with Wafers$0.50
Guava jelly$0.25
Baked Apple$0.35
Ice cream$0.30
Camembert Cheese with Ry-Krisp$0.35
Camembert Cheese with Crackers$0.35
Grapefruit$0.30
Coffee$0.25
Cocoa$0.25
Chocolate$0.25
ORANGE PEKOE TEA$0.25
GREEN TEA$0.25
ENGLISH BREAKFAST TEA$0.25
Postum$0.25
SANKA COFFEE$0.25
Sweet Milk (Bottled)$0.15
Buttermilk (Bottled)$0.20

Page 2

Grapefruit, Maraschino
Olives
Celery
Cream of tomato soup
Consomme Julienne
GRILLED FILETS OF FISH, MAITRE D'HOTEL
ROAST PRIME RIBS OF BEEF, NATURAL
Martini Cocktail$0.40
ROAST YOUNG TURKEY, STUFFING, CRANBERRY JELLY
Sherry Wine$0.35
Manhattan Cocktail$0.40
SAUTE PORK CHOPS, GREEN APPLE SAUCE
Fresh Mushroom Omelet
Mashed potatoes
Chateau Potatoes
Fresh Vegetable
Dinner Rolls
HEAD LETTUCE, RUSSIAN DRESSING
Apple Pie
Preserved figs
Ice cream
CHEESE WITH RY-KRISP OR WAFERS
Baked Apple
Pumpkin Pie
Tea
Coffee
Milk
Cognac$0.50
Creme de Menthe Frappe$0.50
Benedictine$0.50

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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