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Pennsylvania Railroad

Date
1938-01-16
Restaurant
Pennsylvania Railroad
Venue
RAILROAD
Event
lunch
Physical description
11 x 7 in. ; ill.
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Boston baked beans with ham$0.45
Martini Cocktail$0.40
Freshly Made Pie$0.25
Pie with Cheese$0.30
Baked Apple with Cream$0.35
Grape-Nut Pudding, Lemon Sauce$0.25
Guava jelly$0.25
Grapefruit$0.25
Ice cream$0.30
Cheese with Toasted Wafers$0.30
Coffee$0.25
Cocoa$0.25
Hot Chocolate$0.25
ORANGE PEKOE TEA$0.25
GREEN TEA$0.25
ENGLISH BREAKFAST TEA$0.25
Sweet Milk$0.15
Buttermilk$0.15
Sugar Cured Bacon and Eggs Fried, Country Style, Hashed Browned Potatoes and Lettuce and Tomato Salad$1.40
Individual Veal and Ham Pie, PRR Mixed Salad$1.35
Roast Leg of Lamb, Pan Gravy, Currant Jelly, Rissole Potatoes and Creamed Green Peas au Gratin$1.40
Grilled Fresh Fish, Lemon Butter, Potatoes and Head Lettuce, Thousand Island Dressing$1.30
PRR Salad Bowl per person$0.45
Chilled Peeled Tomato, Stuffed with Chicken Salad$0.65
Lettuce and Tomato Salad, French Dressing$0.40
Sliced Sugar Cured Ham and Chicken with Potato Salad$0.80
Lettuce and Egg Salad$0.45
Head Lettuce, French Dressing$0.35
Salad Princesse$0.45
COMBINATION SALAD$0.45
Ham and egg sandwich on toast$0.50
Bacon and Tomato Sandwich on Toast$0.50
Ham Sandwich$0.30
American Cheese Sandwich$0.25
Chicken Sandwich (Lettuce and Mayonnaise)$0.55
Sherry Wine$0.35
Manhattan Cocktail$0.40
Onion Soup, Cheese Croutons$0.30 – $0.40
Consomme$0.30 – $0.40
Hot Minced Chicken Sandwich, Fricassee Sauce, Stewed Sugar Corn and Sliced Tomatoes, Vinaigrette$1.30
Celery$0.35
Olives$0.25
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.25
Sliced Tomatoes$0.35
Celery and Olives (Mixed Portion)$0.35
BUTTERED BEETS$0.25
Stewed Corn$0.25
Creamed Peas au Gratin$0.25
Potatoes: Hashed Browned, Rissole or Delmonico$0.25
Cognac$0.50
Lamb Chops (2)$1.00
Claret or Sauterne Wine 1/4 Bot., Domestic 40; Imported 60$0.40 – $0.60
Benedictine$0.50
Creme de Menthe Frappe$0.50
Plain Omelet$0.50
Omelet with Broiled Bacon$0.65
Broiled ham or bacon with eggs$0.70
One Dollar Special--Hot Minced Chicken Sandwich, Fricassee Sauce, Stewed Corn, Sliced Tomatoes and a pot of coffee$1.00
Toast$0.20
White Bread$0.15
Whole Wheat Bread$0.15
Raisin Bread$0.15
Rye Bread$0.15

Page 2

Bottled Beer (Domestic)$0.30
Imported Ale$0.50
Cocktail, Martini or Manhattan$0.40
Gin Fizz (with Sparkling Water)$0.45
Gin Tom Collins (with Sparkling Water)$0.45
Government House Rum$0.25
Collins$0.40
Old Fashion, Scotch or Irish$0.60
Old Fashion, Bonded Bourbon$0.60
Whiskey, Bonded, Bourbon$0.50
Orangeade or Lemonade (Glass)$0.25
Grape Juice (Individual)$0.20
Coca Cola, Split$0.15
Pop, Split$0.10
Bromo Seltzer (Individual)$0.15
Alka-Seltzer (Individual)$0.15
Purgative Water$0.25
Malted Milk$0.25
Sherry (Individual)$0.35
Claret$0.60 – $1.20
Sauterne$0.60 – $1.20
CHAMPAGNE$3.00
Benedictine$0.50
Apple Brandy ("Apple Jack")$0.25
Gin, Dry (Domestic)$0.30
Club Soda$0.15
Whiskey, Bonded, Rye$0.50
Creme de Menthe Frappe (Domestic)$0.40
Whiskey, Bonded, Canadian$0.45
Whiskey, Bonded, Scotch$0.50
Creme de Menthe Frappe (Imported)$0.50
Whiskey, Bonded, Irish$0.50
Brandy, Apricot, Cordial (Domestic)$0.40
Brandy, Apricot, Cordial (Imported)$0.50
Brandy, Cognac$0.50
Old Fashion, Rye$0.60
Bacardi (Rum)$0.50
Collins$0.65
American Champagne$1.50
American Sauterne$0.40 – $0.80
American Claret$0.40 – $0.80
Port (Individual)$0.25
Carbonated Waters: Split$0.10 – $0.20
Carbonated Water Half Bottle$0.30
Natural Waters: Half Bottle$0.30 – $0.40
Natural Water Quarts$0.45
Ginger Ale$0.15 – $0.30
Imported Pilsner Beer$0.50
Imported Stout$0.50
Bottled Ale (Domestic)$0.30
Cigars (domestic)$0.05 – $0.10
Cigars (domestic) 2$0.15 – $0.25
Cigars (domestic) (3 for .50)$0.20
Cigarettes (assorted brands)$0.15
Cigarettes (State of Pennsylvania)$0.17

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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