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Wabash [Railway Company]

Date
1941-01-01
Restaurant
Wabash [Railway Company]
Venue
RAILROAD
Event
daily menu
Physical description
10 x 7 in. fold. ; ill. col.
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 2

Creole Gumbo Soup
Fruit Cocktail
Consomme Madrilene, Hot
Consomme Madrilene, Jellied
Radishes
Cucumbers
Celery
FRIED FILETS OF FRESH FISH, TARTAR SAUCE$1.15
ROAST TOP SIRLOIN OF BEEF, MUSHROOM SAUCE$1.25
ROAST YOUNG TURKEY, GIBLET GRAVY, JELLY$1.35
American fried potatoes
Boiled potatoes
Mashed potatoes
Stewed Tomatoes with Okra
Butter Beans
Lettuce and Fruit Salad
Assorted Bread
Apple Pie
Ice cream
Melon
Fresh Peach Cobbler
Cheese and Crackers
Coffee
Tea, hot
Tea, iced
Milk
PLATE MEAL -$0.90
Soup or Tomato Juice
Omelet with Creamed Turkey or Baked Stuffed Green Peppers, Tomato Sauce
Potatoes
One Other Vegetable
Pie
Ice cream
Coffee
Tea
Milk
One Mutton Chop, Hashed Brown Potatoes, Bread and Butter and Coffee$0.65
Hot Turkey Sandwich, Giblet Gravy, Ice Cream and Coffee$0.75
Baked Beans with Hard Boiled Eggs, Brown Bread and Coffee$0.85
THE SALAD BOWL SPECIAL DRESSING PER PERSON$0.50
Soup, Toureen$0.20 – $0.30
Consomme Madrilene, Hot, Cup$0.20
Consomme Madrilene, Jellied, Cup$0.20
Cucumbers$0.20
Dill Pickles$0.20
Olives$0.25
Tomato Juice$0.20
Grapefruit Juice$0.20
Radishes$0.20
Celery$0.25
Mutton chops (2)$0.90
Mutton chops (1)$0.50
Ham and eggs$0.70
Broiled Filets of Fresh Fish$0.85
Roast Turkey$0.90
Omelet with Jelly and Toast$0.65
Ham$0.75
Ox-tongue$0.75
Ham, with Potato Salad$0.90
Ox-Tongue with Potato Salad$0.00
Baked Beans with Brown Bread$0.45
Chicken Sandwich$0.50
Club sandwich$0.75
imported sardines$0.35
Ham Sandwich$0.30
Tongue Sandwich$0.30
Cheese Sandwich$0.30
Potatoes, as Selected$0.25
BUTTERED BEETS$0.20
Butter Beans$0.25
Spinach with egg$0.25
Stewed tomatoes$0.20
String Beans$0.25
Head Lettuce$0.40
Sliced Tomatoes$0.40
Fruit Salad with Crackers$0.50
Head Lettuce, Reduced Portion$0.25
Sliced Tomatoes, Reduced Portion$0.25
Chicken salad$0.80
Chicken Salad, Reduced Portion$0.50
French$0.10
Rye$0.10
Raisin$0.10
Whole Wheat$0.10
Ry-Krisp$0.10
Ice Cream with Wafers$0.25
Fresh Peach Cobbler$0.25
Preserved figs$0.30
Melon$0.25
Apple Pie$0.25
Apple Pie with Cheese$0.30
Liederkranz Style Cheese with Crackers$0.35
Roquefort Style Cheese with Crackers$0.35
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.25
Swiss cheese$0.30
Coffee, Pot for One$0.25
Tea, Pot for One$0.25
Cocoa, Pot for One$0.25
Sanka Coffee, Pot for One$0.25
Demi-tasse coffee$0.15
Plain Milk$0.25
Chocolate Malted Milk$0.25
Milk, Individual Bottle$0.15
Buttermilk$0.20

Page 3

Cup of Soup
Tomato Juice
Celery
Fried Green Apples with Salt Pork
American fried potatoes
Lima beans
Pineapple Slaw
Bread and Butter
Pie
Ice cream
Ice cream
Coffee
Tea
Milk

Page 4

Cabernet, California Claret...Bottle$0.75
Port, California...Bottle$0.75
SAUTERNE, California...Bottle$0.75
Tablets of Aspirin Box$0.15
Playing Cards$0.50
Tipo Red, California...Split$0.50
Sherry, California...Individual Bottle$0.30
Camel Cigarettes$0.20
Chesterfield Cigarette$0.20
Benedictine, Imported...Individual Bottle$0.60
Lucky Strike Cigarette$0.20
Creme de Menthe, Imported...Individual Bottle
Old Gold Cigarette$0.20
Southern Comfort...Individual Bottle$0.40
Philip Morris Cigarette$0.20
Pall Mall Cigarette$0.20
Imported Run...Individual Bottle$0.35
Rum Collins...Special Made$0.50
Poland Water$0.30
Cuba Libre...Special Made$0.50
Mountain Valley Water$0.30
Bonded Bourbon...Individual Bottle$0.45
Blended Bourbon...Individual Bottle$0.45
Apollinaris Water$0.20 – $0.35
White Rock water$0.20 – $0.35
Irish Whiskey, Imported...Individual Bottle$0.50
Perrier, Imported Water$0.20 – $0.35
Scotch, Imported...Individual Bottle$0.50
French Vichy Water$0.35
Scotch, Imported, 12 years old...Individual Bottle$0.60
Pluto Water$0.25
Canadian Rye...Individual Bottle$0.45
Cigars$0.10 – $0.25
Bonded Rye...Individual Bottle$0.45
Bromo-Seltzer$0.15
Brandy, Imported...Individual Bottle$0.60
Grape Juice$0.20
BRANDY, California...Individual Bottle$0.40
Lemonade$0.25
GIN, Domestic...Individual Bottle$0.35
Root Beer$0.20
Tom Collins...Special Made$0.45
Soda, Club$0.15
Manhattan...Individual Bottle$0.40
Soda Domestic$0.15
Martini...Individual Bottle$0.40
Coca-Cola$0.15
Old-Fashioned Whiskey...Special Made$0.50
7-Up$0.15
Ginger Ale, Pale Dry$0.15 – $0.25
Selected Brews$0.25
Imported Stout Ale$0.35
Domestic Ale$0.30

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