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New York Central System, Boston & Albany Railroad

Date
1939-11-15
Restaurant
New York Central System, Boston & Albany Railroad
Venue
RAILROAD
Event
daily menu
Physical description
9 x 6 1/2 in. fold. ; ill.
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Page 1

Cream of Tomatoes Soup
Fresh Clam Bouillon Soup
Iced Tomato Juice
Fruit Cup with Ginger
Shrimp Cocktail
Cape Cod Oysters
Chicken and Celery$0.75
RELISH TRAY
GRILLED HALIBUT STEAK, Hashed Browned Potatoes, Buttered Broccoli, Green Salad Bowl, Choice of Soups, etc., Dessert and Beverage$1.25
SLICED VIRGINIA HAM, Home Style, Scrambled Eggs, Fried Sweet Potato, Tomato and Lettuce Salad, Choice of Soups, etc., Dessert and Beverage$1.35
CALF'S LIVER AND BACON, Fried Onions, Hashed Browned Potatoes, Green Salad Bowl, Choice of Soups, etc., Dessert and Beverage$1.35
ROAST YOUNG TURKEY, Chestnut Dressing, Stewed Cranberries, Whipped Potatoes, Hubbard Squash, Stuffed Celery Salad, Choice of Soups, etc., Dessert and Beverage$1.45
Plum Pudding, Hard Sauce
Chocolate Ice Cream
Vanilla ice cream
Hot Mince Pie with Cheese
Baked Apple with Cream
Stewed Kadota Figs with Cream
Cream Cheese
Camembert
ROQUEFORT CHEESE
Tea
Coffee
Milk
Ginger Ale
Celery Hearts$0.30
Boneless Sardines$0.50
Shrimp Cocktail$0.35
Iced Tomato Juice$0.25
Fresh Opened Oyster Stew$0.65
Green olives$0.25
Ripe Olives$0.25
ICED PRUNE JUICE$0.25
Cream of Mushrooms in Cup, Tureen$0.25 – $0.35
Creole Vegetable Soup in Cup, Tureen$0.25 – $0.35
Consomme, hot$0.25
Consomme, Cold$0.25
Omelette with Marmalade, Buttered Potato, Toasted English Muffins$0.70
Panned Filet of Flounder, Whipped Potato, Garden Salad$0.70
Grilled Eastern Halibut, Hashed Browned Potatoes, Green Salad Bowl$0.75
Grilled Ham and Eggs, Fried Sweet Potato$0.75
Grilled Bacon and Eggs, Fried Sweet Potato$0.75
Chicken a la King, Hashed Browned Potatoes$0.80
Fried Chicken with Bacon, Fried Sweet Potato$0.85
Grilled Lamb Chops, Fresh Vegetables, Whipped Potatoes$0.90
Grilled Club Sirloin, Fresh Vegetable, Hashed Browned Potatoes$1.35
Cold Baked Ham, Potato Salad, Lettuce and Tomatoes$0.75
Welsh Rarebit, Buttered Toast, Green Salad Bowl$0.75
Toasted Chicken, Lettuce and Bacon Sandwich, Tea, Coffee, Milk$0.65
Hot Roast Turkey Sandwich with Vegetables, Tea, Coffee, Milk$0.65
Hubbard Squash$0.25
Toasted ham and cheese$0.50
Chicken Salad with Sliced Tomato$0.65
Sliced Tomato with Egg and Lettuce$0.50
New Broccoli$0.30
Fried onions$0.25
Baked Potato$0.25
Chicken and Celery Salad$0.75
Cream Cheese with Pineapple Salad$0.35
Shrimp with Mayonnaise$0.45
Lettuce and Tomatoes$0.35
Mixed Garden Salad$0.35
Potato and Egg Salad$0.30
Chocolate or
Chocolate or
Chocolate or Vanilla Ice Cream$0.25
Plum Pudding, Hard Sauce$0.25
HotMince Pie$0.20
Baked Apple with Cream$0.30
Stewed Prunes with cream$0.30
Sliced Bananas with Cream$0.30
Ice Cream and Cake$0.30
Cream Cheese with Crackers$0.30
camembert or roquefort cheese$0.35
Coffee, Cup/Pot$0.15 – $0.25
Tea, Pot$0.20
cocoa, pot$0.25
Certified Milk$0.15
Malted Milk$0.25
Sanka or Postum, Pot$0.25
Buttermilk$0.15
Graves Superior Sauterne, 1/4 Bottle$0.65
Graves Superior Sauterne, 1/4 Bottle$0.65
A. de Luze & Fils Medoc, 1/4 Bottle$0.65
California Sherry$0.25
Martini or ManhattanCocktail$0.35
Duff Gordon Sherry$0.35
Creme de Menthe Frappe$0.50
Courvoisier or Remy Martin Cognac$0.50
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Martini Cocktail$0.35
Manhattan Cocktail$0.35
Tom Collins$0.45
Bacardi Cocktail$0.45
CUBA LIBRA$0.40
Dry Gin$0.35
Bronx Cocktail$0.40
Whiskey Sour$0.40 – $0.60
Gin Rickey$0.40
Booth's Old Tom Gin$0.35
Apricot Liqueur$0.50
Old Fashioned$0.40 – $0.60
Creme de Menthe$0.50
Canadian Bonded$0.45
Remy Martin Brandy$0.50
Canadian Bonded$0.45
Courvoisier Cognac$0.50
Blended Rye$0.35
Bourbon$0.35
Scotch, 8 years old$0.45
Scotch, 12 years old$0.55
D.O.M. Benedictine$0.50
Jameson's Irish Whiskey$0.50
Felton's Crystal Spring Rum$0.35
Barcardi Rum$0.45
Pommery & Greno Champagne$3.50
St. Julien, Bordeaux, 1/2 bottle$1.25
Pol Roger Champagne, 1/4 bottle$1.75
Liebfraumilch Rhine Wine, 1/2 bottle$1.60
Great Western Champagne, 1/2 bottle$1.75
Medoc, A. De Luze, 1/4 bottle$0.65
Haut Sauterne, Bordeaux, 1/2 bottle$1.25
Duff Gordon Sherry, Individual$0.35
Sauterne, Graves, 1/4 bottle$0.65
American Port$0.25
Sherry$0.25
Cockburn Smithes Oporto Port$0.35
Pontet Canet Chateau, 1/2 bottle$1.25
Pluto Water$0.25
Beer, Domestc$0.25
Ale, Domestic.25
Bass Ale, Nips$0.30
Ginger Ale$0.15 – $0.30
Moxie$0.15
Plain Lemonade$0.25
Welch's Grape Juice$0.25
Alka Seltzer, Package$0.15
Bromo Seltzer$0.15
Apollinaris$0.20 – $0.30
White Rock$0.20 – $0.30
French Vichy$0.40
Poland Water, still$0.30 – $0.45
Sparkling Water, Splits$0.10
Corona Belvideres$0.15
Bock Panatelas$0.10
7-20-4 Londres$0.10
Peter Schuyler Perfectos$0.10
Cigarettes$0.20
Playing Cards$0.45
Upmann Singulares
Hoyo de Monterey, Perfectos$31.00
Antonio y Cleopatra, Empress$3.50
La Carolina Puritanos$2.25
Overland Perfectos$2.25
Blackstone Perfectos$2.25
Ginita, Perfecto Especial$3.25
N. Y. C. Special$65.00

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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