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Pennsylvania Railroad

Restaurant
Pennsylvania Railroad
Venue
RAILROAD
Event
lunch
Physical description
11 x 7 in.
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  2. Page 2

Dishes

Martini Cocktail$0.40
Sherry Wine$0.35
Manhattan Cocktail$0.40
Cup of Soup
Tomato Juice
Fruit Cocktail
Bread and Butter
Pudding
Fruit
Ice cream
Roast Loin of Pork, Apple Sauce, Mashed Potatoes and a Fresh Vegetable$1.35
Fricassee of Chicken, Supreme, buttered Rice and a Green Vegetable$1.25
Grilled Filets of Fish, Lemon butter, French Fried Potatoes and Cole Slaw$1.20
Omelet a la Creole with French Fried Potatoes$1.10
PRR Salad Bowl with Ry-Krisp$0.50
American Claret$0.40
Sauterne Wine$0.40
Fresh vegetable soup$0.30 – $0.40
Clam Chowder$0.30 – $0.40
Consomme$0.30 – $0.40
Celery$0.35
Sliced Tomatoes$0.35
Olives$0.25
Tomato Juice$0.25
Celery and Olives (Mixed Portion)$0.35
Lamb Chops (2)$1.10
Broiled Ham with eggs$0.65
Broiled bacon with eggs$0.65
Omelet: Plain$0.40
Omelet a la Creole$0.55
Filets of Fresh Fish$0.75
Baked Beans, Ham and Brown Bread$0.55
Ham and Cheese Sandwich$0.35
Ham and Egg Sandwich$0.50
bacon and tomato sandwich$0.40
Ham Sandwich$0.30
American Cheese Sandwich$0.25
Chicken (Lettuce and Mayonnaise) Sandwich$0.55
Fresh Vegetable (per portion)$0.30
French fried potatoes$0.25
Mashed potatoes$0.25
Tomato Salad$0.45
Lettuce Salad$0.35
Imported Sardines with Potato Salad$0.65
Chicken salad$0.90
Fruit salad$0.65
Sliced Ham and Chicken, Potato Salad$0.80
COMBINATION SALAD$0.45
Egg Salad$0.45
Asparagus Tips, Vinaigrette$0.45
Pie (Baked on Car To-day)$0.25
Guava jelly$0.25
Pie a la Mode$0.40
Camembert Cheese, Ry-Krisp$0.25
Camembert Cheese, Wafers$0.25
Cream Cheese, Guava Jelly, Ry-Krisp$0.40
Cream Cheese, Guava Jelly, Crackers$0.40
PRR Ice Cream$0.25
Baked Apple$0.35
Bread and Butter Pudding$0.25
Chilled Grapefruit$0.30
Fresh Berries$0.35
Coffee$0.25
Cocoa$0.25
Chocolate$0.25
ORANGE PEKOE TEA$0.25
GREEN TEA$0.25
ENGLISH BREAKFAST TEA$0.25
Sweet Milk (Individual)$0.15
Buttermilk$0.20
White Bread$0.15
Whole Wheat Bread$0.15
Raisin$0.15
Toast$0.20
Ry-Krisp$0.10
Benedictine$0.60
COGNAC (Brandy)$0.55
BEER$0.30
Ale$0.30

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

Scans and transcription data from the New York Public Library’s What’s on the Menu? project. This site is not affiliated with NYPL.