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Southern Pacific

Dining Car, Southern Pacific

Date
1940-01-01
Restaurant
Southern Pacific
Place
Dining Car, Southern Pacific
Venue
RAILROAD
Event
breakfast
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

Broiled Lamb Chop (Includes Potatoes, Saute, and Two Fruits Listed Above or One Fruit and Cooked or Dry Creal with Cream)$1.00
Grilled Breakfast Steak, Hoteliere (Includes Potatoes, Saute, and Two Fruits Listed Above or One Fruit and Cooked or Dry Cereal with Cream)$1.00
Ham and Eggs (Includes Two Fruits Listed Above or One Fruit and Cooked or Dry Cereal with Cream)$0.90
Bacon and Eggs (Includes Two Fruits Listed Above or One Fruit and Cooked or Dry Cereal with Cream)$0.90
Shirred Eggs with Little Pig Sausage, Bercy (Includes Two Fruits Listed Above or One Fruit and Cooked or Dry Cereal with Cream)$0.90
Two Eggs: Boiled (Includes Two Fruits Listed Above or One Fruit and Cereal with Cream)$0.75
Ham (Reduced Portion) with One Egg (Includes Two Fruits Listed Above or One Fruit and Cereal with Cream)$0.75
Bacon (Reduced Portion) with One Egg (Includes Two Fruits Listed Above or One Fruit and Cereal with Cream)$0.75
Griddle Cakes with Sausage (Includes Two Fruits Listed Above or One Fruit and Cereal and Cream)$0.75
One Fruit Listed Above and Cooked or Dry Cereal with Cream$0.65
One Fruit Listed Above and French Toast with Jelly$0.60
One Fruit Listed Above$0.50
Cooked or Dry Cereal With Cream$0.50
Kraut Juice
Baked Prunes
Fresh grapefruit juice
Sliced Bananas with Cream
Chilled Melon (Portion)
Sliced Fresh Figs with Cream]
Sliced Fresh Peaches with Cream
Pineapple Juice
Cantaloupe (Half)
Grapefruit
Tomato Juice
Fresh orange juice
Fresh berries with cream
Hot Muffins
Toast
Tea
Coffee
Decaffeinated Coffee
Cocoa
Milk
The Marmalade Jar (Per Person)$0.10
BREAKFAST SELECT
SELECTIONS
Two Eggs, Fried (Includes Two Fruits Listed Above or One Fruit and Cereal with Cream)$0.75
Two Eggs, Scrambled (Inludes Two Fruits Listed Above or One Fruit and Cereal with Cream)$0.75
Two Eggs, Shirred (Includes Two Fruits Listed Above or One Fruit and Cereal with Cream)$0.75

Page 2

Fresh grapefruit juice$0.15
Kraut Juice$0.25
Tomato Juice$0.25
Fresh orange juice$0.15
Sliced Bananas with Cream$0.25
The Marmalade Jar (Per Person)$0.10
Fresh berries with cream$0.35
Sliced Oranges$0.25
Grapefruit$0.25
Pineapple Juice$0.25
Sliced Hawaiian Pineapple$0.30
Fruit Preserves (Individual)$0.25
Figs in syrup$0.30
Baked Prunes$0.25
Sliced Fresh Figs with Cream$0.35
Sliced Fresh Peaches with Cream$0.35
Strained Honey (Individual)$0.25
Apricots in Syrup$0.30
Pears in Syrup$0.30
Peaches in Syrup$0.30
Cantaloupe (Half)$0.25
Chilled Melon (Portion)$0.25
Breakfast Cereals, Dry or Cooked, with Cream$0.30
Ham$0.40 – $0.70
bacon$0.40 – $0.70
Bacon or sausage$0.75
Full Cream Milk (Bottle)$0.15
Malted Milk$0.25
Select Lamb Chops (1)$0.45
Select Lamb Chops (2)$0.85
Fillet of Fresh Fish, Maitre d'Hotel$0.75
Two Eggs, Boiled$0.30
Shirred Eggs with Sausage, Bercy$0.75
Bacon and eggs$0.70
Omelet (3 Eggs), Plain$0.50
Omelet (3 Eggs): With Jelly or Minced Ham$0.65
Poached Eggs (2) on toast$0.45
French fried potatoes$0.25
Dry or buttered toast$0.15
Milk toast$0.35
Bran Muffins$0.15
Corned Beef Hash with Poached Egg$0.70
Cream toast$0.45
French Toast with Wine Jelly$0.45
CINNAMON RAISIN BREAD TOAST$0.25
Griddle Cakes with Syrup; Honey$0.35 – $0.45
Coffee (Pot); (Cup)$0.15 – $0.25
CEREAL COFFEE$0.25
Decaffeinated Coffee (Pot)$0.25
Chocolate (Pot)$0.25
Green Tea (Pot)$0.25
Cocoa (Pot)$0.25
Orange Pekoe$0.25
ENGLISH BREAKFAST TEA$0.25
Two Eggs, Fried$0.30
Two Eggs, Scrambled$0.30
Two Eggs, Shirred$0.30
Ham and eggs$0.70
Hashed and Browned Potatoes$0.25
Potato Saute$0.25

Page 3

White Rock water$0.20 – $0.30
Shasta Water$0.25
Canada Dry Water$0.25
Calso Water$0.25
Apollinaris Water$0.30
Perrier Water$0.30
Vichy Water (Celestins)$0.35
Poland Water (Natural)$0.30
Plain Lemonade$0.15
Shasta Lemonade$0.25
White Rock Lemonade$0.30
Apollinaris Lemonade$0.30
Fresh Orange Juice (Glass)$0.15
Ginger Ale$0.25
Grape Juice, Red (4 oz. Bottle)$0.20
Grape Juice Highball$0.25
Coca-Cola$0.10
Red Raven Water$0.20
Pluto Water$0.15
Alka-Seltzer$0.10
Bromo-Seltzer$0.15

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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