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Southern Pacific

Dining Car, Southern Pacific · January 1, 1942

On this menu 101 dishes

Broiled Fillet of Lake Trout, Lemon Butter$1.20
Pot Roast of Beef, Potato Pancake$1.25
Spring Chicken (half), Saute, Southern Style$1.40
Ham Stak, Cream Gravy, Corn Fritters$1.65
Louisiana Gumbo
Consomme, Hot or Cold, en Tasse
American fried potatoes
Vegetable
The Fruit Salad Bowl
Hearts of Artichokes, Vinaigrette
HOT CORN BREAD
Assorted Bread
Fresh Baked Pie
Ice Cream with Cake
Peach Fritter, Vanilla Sauce
Chilled Melon (Portion)
Tea
Coffee
Decaffeinated Coffee
Cocoa
Milk
Iced tea
Iced coffee
Assortment of Sausage (Liver, Pimiento and Lyon's), Potato and Egg Salad, Sliced Calavo, Cheese Crock, Toasted Crackers, Tea, Coffee, Chocolate or Milk$1.10
Potato and Egg Salad, Sliced Calavo, Cheese Crock,$1.10
Ripe Olives$0.30
Sweet Pickles$0.25
Celery$0.30
Fresh orange juice$0.20
Fresh grapefruit juice$0.20
Tomato Juice$0.20
Soup in Tureen$0.35
Consomme (Cup)$0.25
Grilled Sardines (Imported) on Toast$1.00
Grilled Sardines (Domestic) on Toast$0.75
Fresh Fish, Du Jour$0.85
Broiled Luncheon Steak$1.50
Select Lamb Chops (1) (2)$0.55 – $1.00
Fried Chicken (Half)$1.00
Ham with potato salad$0.90
Boston Baked Beans (Hot or Cold) with Brown Bread$0.60
Sardine (Imported)$0.90
Sardines (Domestic)$0.60
Potatoes: Hashed and Browned$0.20
Potatoes: French fried$0.20
Stewed tomatoes$0.25
Stewed Corn$0.25
Lima beans$0.20
Asparagus (Hot or Cold)$0.45
The Salad Bowl (Per Person)$0.40
Hearts of Lettuce$0.35
Lettuce and Tomato$0.45
GREEN PEAS$0.20
Potato$0.30
Special Combination$0.50
Chicken salad$0.95
Chicken$0.60
Ham$0.30
Cheese$0.30
Club$0.85
Bread and Butter: (Raisin, Prune, Rye, Graham or White)$0.15
Ry Krisp$0.15
Dry or buttered toast$0.15
Milk toast$0.35
Cream toast$0.50
Dry Cereals with Cream$0.30
Fresh Baked Pie$0.20
Sliced Hawaiian Pineapple$0.30
Ice cream$0.25
Ice Cream with Cake$0.35
Figs in syrup$0.40
Strained Honey (Individual)$0.25
Assorted Preserves$0.30
Peaches in Syrup$0.30
Pears in Syrup$0.30
Apricots in Syrup$0.30
Baked Prunes$0.25
Domestic Cheese with Toasted Crackers$0.30
Roquefort Type Cheese, Toasted Crackers$0.30
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 (Celestins)$0.40
Poland Water (Natural)$0.30
Plain Lemonade$0.15
Shasta Lemonade$0.25
White Rock Lemonade$0.30
Fresh Orange Juice (Glass)$0.20
Ginger Ale$0.25
Grape Juice$0.20
Grape Juice Highball$0.25
Coca-Cola$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