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Hampshire House

Date
1959-10-07
Restaurant
Hampshire House
Place
Hampshire House
Venue
HOTEL,RESTAURANT
Event
a la carte; dinner
Physical description
folder; 9 x 12.5 inches; water stain (bottom, center)
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Crab Meat salad$3.65
Maine Lobster Salad$4.15
Chicken salad$3.40
Chef's Salad$2.90
Caesar Salad$2.90
Sliced Beef Tenderloin Stragonoff, Wild Rice, Buttered French Peas$6.00
Chateaubriand, Sauce Bearnaise, Souffle Potatoes (for 2)$14.00
Special Sirloin Steak sur Planche Bouquetiere (for 2)$15.50
Roast Rack of Lamb Bouquetiere (for 2)$9.75
Whole Chicken Mascotte (for 2) Roasted in Casserole with Fresh Mushrooms, Noisette Potatoes, Artichoke and Truffles$8.40
Roast Prime Rib of Beef Served with Baked Idaho Potato, String Beans with Toasted Sliced Almonds$4.95
Shashlik Caucasian with Wild Rice, Baked Tomato, New String Beans with Almonds, Generous Morsels of Tender Lamb Marinated in Wine and Bay Leaves$5.00
Half spring chicken$2.95
York Ham Steak$3.40
Calf's liver with bacon$3.75
Steak sandwich$5.25
PRIME MINUTE STEAK$6.00
Prime Sirloin Steak$6.95
Pork Chops$3.10
Double Lamb Chop Mixed Grill$3.95
Double Lamb Chop$3.75
Filet Mignon Henri IV$6.75
Whole Maine Lobster, Butter Sauce$5.50
Twin Chopped Prime Beef Steak Imperial a la Hampshire House Garnished with Fresh Garden Vegetables$3.75
Fresh Seafood Maharajah Served in the Chafing Dish with Patna Rice Pilaw$4.00
Chicken Curry with Chutney Served in the Chafing Dish with Patna Rice Pilaw$3.75
Chicken a la King Served in Chafing Dish with Patna Rice Pilaw$3.75
Fresh Maine Lobster a la Newburgh served in the Chafing Dish with Patna Rice Pilaw$4.50
Speckled Mountain Brook Trout Saute$3.75
Virginia Frog Legs, Saute a la Provencale$4.00
Maine Lobster, Thermidor$5.00
Whole Imported English Sole Saute Meuniere$4.00
Cold Senegal Soup$0.85
Cold Vichyssoise$0.75
Clear Green Turtle Soup au Sherry$1.00
Boula Boula Soup au Gratin$1.00
Cold Madrilene$0.75
Petite Marmite Soup Henri IV$1.00
Onion Soup au gratin$0.95
Smoked Nova Scoia Salmon$2.25
Grapefruit in Season$0.65
Impored Fresh Astrakhan Caviar$5.25
Supreme of Fresh Fruit Hampshire house$0.95
V-8 Cockail$0.50
Clam or Tomato Juice$0.55
crab meat cocktail$2.00
Cherrystone Clams$1.00
Cape Cod Oysters$1.25
Impored Bismark Herring$0.95
Melon in Season$0.90
Imported Terrine de Foie, Strasbourg$4.25
Pate Maison$1.60
Jumbo Louisina Shrimp Cocktail$1.85
Lobster Cocktail$2.35
Seafood Cocktail$2.35
Little Neck clams$1.00
Blue Point Oysters$1.10
Served with French Fried Potatoes
Served with French, Mayonnaise or Russian Dressing
A La Carte
Appetizers
Consommes and Soups
From the Lakes and Seas

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Bread and Butter$0.35
Demi-tasse$0.50
Instant Decaf or Sanka$0.45
Irish Mist Coffee$1.50
Coffee$0.50
Iced coffee$0.55
Cafe Diable p.p.$1.50
Tea$0.45
Iced tea$0.50
Iced tea$0.50
Chocolate or Cocoa$0.50
Milk$0.40
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.75
Cheddar Cheese$0.70
Cream cheese with Bar-le-Duc$0.90
Liederkranz Cheese$0.75
Swiss Cheese, Imported$0.85
Bel Paese Cheese$0.85
Swiss Gruyere cheese$0.75
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.85
Baked Apple with Cream$0.75
Raspberry Sherbet with Petit Fours$0.75
Orange Sherbet with Petit Fours$0.75
Lemon Sherbet with Petit Fours$0.75
Vanilla Ice Cream with Petit Fours$0.85
Chocolate Ice Cream with Petit Fours$0.85
Coffee Ice Cream with Petit Fours$0.85
Mango Ice Cream with Petit Fours$0.85
Rum Raisin Ice Cream with Petit Fours$0.85
Strawberry Ice Cream with Petit Fours$0.85
Pistachio Ice Cream with Petit Fours$0.85
Biscuit Tortoni$0.90
spumoni ice cream$0.85
Sliced Fresh Strawberries a l'Adriatic$1.00
Apple Pie with Cheese$0.75
Fresh Strawberries, Whipped Cream Chantilly$1.25
Baked Alaska (For 2)$3.50
Crepes Suzette$2.25
Compote of Assorted Fruit$0.95
Pear Belle Helene$1.00
COCOANUT CUSTARD PIE$0.65
Souffle au Grand Marniere (for 2)$3.50
Souffle Rothschild (for 2)$3.50
Cherry Jubilee$2.00
Coupe Suzette$1.00
Lemon Snow Pudding$0.65
Parfait Nougatine$0.90
Rum cake$0.75
Genuine Virginia Ham$3.75
Sliced Breast of Chicken$3.40
Proscuitto Ham$3.15
Special Pate Maison with Sherry Jelly, Bouquet of Asparagus, Parmentier Salad$3.00
Italienne Plate - Imported Salami and Proscuitto Ham, Served with Vegetable Salad, Sliced Tomato, Hard Boiled Egg$3.75
Baked Sugar Cured York Ham$2.90
Steak Tartare$6.00
Assorted Cold Cuts$3.75
Fresh Jumbo Shrimp Salad Plate, Lamaze$3.50
Half Fresh Maine Lobster Bellevue, Served with Vegetable Salad, Slice of Tomato and Half Boiled Egg, Russian Dressing$3.75
Dinner Portion Sliced Tomato with Onions Served with French Dressing or Vinaigrette$0.65
Baked Potato$0.75
Boiled potatoes$0.50
Mashed potatoes$0.65
Hashed Brown Potatoes$0.75
Carrots$0.65
Peas$0.75
green beans$0.75
Corn Saute Mexicaine$0.65
Broiled Center Cut Pork Chops a la Stanley Served with Fried Banana, Horseradish Sauce, Croquettes Potato and Green Beans in Butter$3.95
Paprika Chicken Saute Hungarian Style Served with Saffran Rice and Garden Leaf Spinach$3.75
Baked Supreme of Sliced Turkey Breast and Smithfield Virginia Ham Served on Wild Rice, Buttered French Peas, Cranberry Sauce$4.00
Braised Lamb Chops in Casserole Champvallon with Sliced Bermuda Onions, Leeks and Potatoes, Buttered String Beans$3.75
Filet of English Sole Grille a la Aurora Served with Parsley Potato, Asparagus Tips and Sauce Aurora$3.75
From Hawaii: Broiled Mahi=Mahi Dolphin Served with Sauted Almonds, Parsley Potatoes, Sauce Mousseline and Pressed Cucumbers$3.50
Consomme Diablotins$0.70
Chicken broth with rice$0.60
Lentil Soup with Frankfurters$0.60
Tunafish Canapes$1.50
Stuffed Eggs with Caviar$1.75
Avocado Pear Cocktail$1.25
Dinner Served in Guest Room 50c. each person$0.50

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