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Southern Pacific

Dining Car, Southern Pacific

Date
1942-08-01
Restaurant
Southern Pacific
Place
Dining Car, Southern Pacific
Venue
RAILROAD
Event
dinner
Physical description
8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. fold. ; ill. col.
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 1

Bran Muffins
Bisque of Oysters
Consomme, Brunoise
The Casserole (Spring Lamb, Fresh Vegetables and Potatoes$1.10
Omelet with Fresh Shrimp, Spanish$1.15
Baked Fresh Fish, au Gratin$1.20
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, au jus$1.45
New York Cut Sirloin Steak, Charcoal Grilled$1.75
Whipped Potatoes
Buttered Young Beets
Prune Bread
The Salad Bowl
Tea Biscuits
Grapefruit (Half)
Milk
Tea
Coffee
Baked Prunes with Cream
Fruit Pie (Baked on Car)
Vanilla ice cream
The Cheese Crock with Toasted Crackers
Cocoa

Page 2

Ripe Olives$0.30
Sweet Pickles$0.25
Celery$0.30
Orange Juice$0.20
Soup in Tureen$0.35
Consomme (Cup)$0.25
Tomato Juice$0.20
Grilled Sardines (Imported) on Toast$1.00
Grilled Sardines (Domestic) on Toast$0.75
Fresh Fish, Du Jour$0.85
Broiled Dinner Steak$1.50
Select Lamb Chops (1)$0.55
Select Lamb Chops (2)$1.00
Fried Chicken (Half)$1.00
Ham with potato salad$0.90
Cold Ham and Chicken with Salad Bowl$1.30
Sardines (Imported)$0.90 – $0.90
Hot Boston Baked Beans with Brown Bread$0.60
Potatoes: Hashed and Browned$0.20
Stewed tomatoes$0.25
Lima beans$0.20
Stewed Corn$0.25
GREEN PEAS$0.20
Hot asparagus$0.45
Sardines (Domestic)$0.60
The Salad Bowl (Per Person)$0.40
Hearts of Lettuce$0.35
Lettuce and Tomato$0.45
Potato salad$0.30
Special Combination Salad$0.50
Chicken salad$0.95
Ry Krisp$0.15
Dry Toast$0.15
Milk toast$0.35
Cream toast$0.50
Dry Cereals with Cream$0.30
Fresh Baked Pie$0.20
Figs in syrup$0.40
Sliced Hawaiian Pineapple$0.30
Strained Honey (Individual)$0.25
Ice cream$0.25
Ice Cream with Cake$0.35
Assorted Preserves$0.30
Table Fruits: Peaches in Syrup$0.30
Assorted Fresh Fruit$0.25
Baked Prunes$0.25
Domestic Cheese with Toasted Crackers$0.30
Roquefort Type Cheese, Toasted Crackers$0.30
Coffee$0.15 – $0.25
Coffee, demi tasse$0.15
CEREAL COFFEE$0.25
Decaffeinated Coffee (Cup)$0.15
Southern Coffee (Cup)$0.15
Teas: English Breakfast (Pot)$0.25
Chocolate (Pot)$0.25
Malted Milk$0.25
Buttermilk (Half Pint Bottle)$0.15
Full Cream Milk (Bottle)$0.15
French fried potatoes$0.20
Raisin Bread and Butter$0.15
Prune Bread and Butter$0.15
Rye Bread and Butter$0.15
Graham Bread and Butter$0.15
White Bread and Butter$0.15
Buttered toast$0.15
Grapefruit Juice$0.20
Cold Boston Baked Beans with Brown Bread$0.60
Cold Asparagus$0.45
Table Fruits: Pears in Syrup$0.30
Table Fruits: Apricots in Syrup$0.30
Teas: Orange Pekoe (Pot)$0.25
Teas: Green (Pot)$0.25
Cocoa (Pot)$0.25

Page 3

Beer, Domestic$0.30
Beer, Mexican$0.40
Half and Half (Half Ale and Half Porter)$0.20
White Rock water$0.20 – $0.30
Shasta Water$0.25
Canada Dry Water$0.25
Calso Water$0.25
Apollinaris Water$0.50
Perrier Water$0.40
Vichy Water$0.40
Poland Water (Natural)$0.30
Plain Lemonade$0.15
Shasta Lemonade$0.25
White Rock Lemonade$0.30
Orange Juice (Glass)$0.20
Ginger Ale$0.25
Grape Juice, Red (4 oz. Bottle)$0.20
Grape Juice Highball$0.25
Coca-Cola$0.10
Dr. Pepper$0.10
7-Up$0.10
Pepsi-Cola$0.10
Red Raven Water$0.20
Pluto Water$0.15
Alka-Seltzer$0.10
Bromo-Seltzer$0.15
Cigars
Cigarettes

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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