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Pennsylvania Railroad

Date
1942-01-01
Restaurant
Pennsylvania Railroad
Venue
RAILROAD
Event
breakfast
Physical description
11 x 7 in. ; ill.
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1

Dishes

Grapefruit Juice$0.25
Sliced Orange$0.30
Stewed prunes$0.25
Orange Juice$0.30 – $0.40
Baked Apple$0.35
Chilled Grapefruit$0.30
Tomato Juice$0.25 – $0.40
Marmalade$0.10
Preserves$0.10
Whole Wheat Cereal with Cream$0.30
oatmeal with cream$0.30
Wheat Cereal with Cream$0.30
Dry Cereal with Cream$0.30
Tea: Pot for One$0.25
Postum: Pot for One$0.25
"Matte" (Brazilian Tea): Pot for One$0.25
Chocolate: Pot for One$0.25
Milk (Individual)$0.15
Coffee (Cup)$0.15
Orange Juice
Chilled Grapefruit
Baked Apple
Stewed prunes
Tomato Juice
Grapefruit Juice
Omelet with Creamed Minced Chicken$1.00
Filets of Fish, Saute, American Fried Potatoes$1.00
Bacon with Eggs "as Desired"$1.00
Griddle Cakes, Fried Link Sausage, Maple Syrup$1.00
KIPPERED HERRING WITH SCRAMBLED EGGS$1.00
Toast
Tea
Postum
Coffee (Cup)
Matte
Cocoa
Milk
Chocolate
Fruit
Toast
Tea
Postum
Coffee (Cup)
Matte
Milk
Poached Eggs on Toast$0.45
Omelets: Plain$0.50
Omelets with Creamed Minced Chicken$0.65
White toast$0.20
French Toast with Maple Syrup$0.45
Griddle Cakes, Maple Syrup$0.45
Boiled eggs$0.85
Fried Eggs$0.85
Scrambled Eggs$0.85
Poached eggs$0.85
Hot Cereal with Cream$0.85
Dry Cereal with Cream$0.85
Hot Cereal with Cream
Dry Cereal with Cream
Scrambled Eggs$0.35
Fried Eggs$0.35
Boiled eggs$0.35
Fruit juice
Whole Wheat Toast$0.20
Rye Toast$0.20

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

Scans and transcription data from the New York Public Library’s What’s on the Menu? project. This site is not affiliated with NYPL.