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Southern Pacific

Dining Car, Southern Pacific

Date
1941-07-01
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 2

Omelette, au Confiture$0.90
Fillet of Fresh Fish, Saute, Beurre Noir$1.00
The Casserole (Per Person) (Choice Cuts of Spring Lamb, Saute, with Fresh Vegetables and Browned Potatoes)$1.00
Veal Pot Pie, Family Style, Parsley Dumplings$1.10
Broiled Jumbo Squab on Toast, Strip Bacon$1.35
Grilled Sirloin Steak, Smothered in Onions$1.75
Cold Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, Potato and Egg Salad$1.25
Julienne of Fresh Vegetable Soup
Cold Beef Consomme
Demi French Fried Potatoes
Sweet Potatoes, Candied
Creamed Lime Beans, au Gratin
Tea Biscuits
The Salad Bowl
HOT CORN BREAD
Bran Muffins
Fresh Baked Pie
Ice Cream with Cake
Rice and Raisin Cup Custard, Lemon Sauce
Cafe Parfait
The Cheese Crock, Toasted Crackers
Tea
Coffee
Decaffeinated Coffee
Cocoa
Milk
Iced tea
Iced coffee

Page 3

Ripe Olives$0.25
Sweet Pickles$0.25
Celery$0.25
Fresh orange juice$0.15
Grapefruit Juice$0.15
Tomato Juice$0.15
Soup in Tureen$0.30
Consomme (Cup)$0.20
Grilled Sardines (Imported) on Toast$0.60
Grilled Sardines (Domestic) on Toast$0.50
Fresh Fish, Du Jour$0.75
Club Steak$1.00
Tenderloin Steak$1.25
Sirloin Steak$1.50
Select Lamb Chops (1)$0.45
Select Lamb Chops (2)$0.85
Fried Chicken (Half)$1.00
Ox Tongue with Potato Salad$0.85
Ham with potato salad$0.80
Boston Baked Beans (Hot or Cold) with Brown Bread$0.45
Sardines (Imported)$0.50
Sardines (Domestic)$0.40
Hashed and Browned Potatoes$0.25
French fried potatoes$0.25
Stewed tomatoes$0.25
Stewed Corn$0.25
GREEN PEAS$0.25
Lima beans$0.25
Asparagus (Hot or Cold)$0.35
The Salad Bowl (Per Person)$0.25
Hearts of lettuce salad$0.25
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.25
Potato salad$0.25
Special Combination Salad$0.50
Chicken salad$0.75
All White Meat Chicken Salad$1.00
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
Ry Krisp$0.15
Dry or buttered toast$0.15
Milk toast$0.35
Cream toast$0.45
Dry Cereals with Cream$0.30
Fresh Baked Pie$0.20
Figs in syrup$0.30
Sliced Hawaiian Pineapple$0.30
Strained Honey (Individual)$0.25
Ice cream$0.25
Ice Cream with Cake$0.35
Assorted Preserves$0.25
Peaches, Pears or Apricots in Syrup$0.30
Assorted Fresh Fruit$0.25
Baked Prunes$0.25
Domestic Cheese with Toasted Crackers$0.25
Swiss Cheese with Toasted Crackers$0.35
Coffee (pot)$0.25
Coffee (Cup)$0.15
Coffee, demi tasse$0.15
CEREAL COFFEE$0.25
Decaffeinated Coffee (Pot)$0.25
Southern Coffee (Pot)$0.25
Southern Coffee (Cup)$0.15
English Breakfast Tea (Pot)$0.25
Orange Pekoe Tea (pot)$0.25
Green Tea (Pot)$0.25
Chocolate (Pot)$0.25
Cocoa (Pot)$0.25
Ice Tea (Pot)$0.25
Malted Milk$0.25
Buttermilk (Half Pint Bottle)$0.15
Full Cream Milk (Bottle)$0.15

Page 4

White Rock water$0.20 – $0.30
Shasta Water$0.25
Canada Dry Water$0.25
Calso Water$0.25
Apollinaris Water$0.20 – $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$0.20
Grape Juice Highball$0.25
Coca-Cola$0.10
7-Up$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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