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Dinner Held By Pennsylvania Railroad

Date
1943-01-01
Restaurant
Dinner held by Pennsylvania Railroad
Venue
NULL
Occasion
NULL
Physical description
#N/A
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 1

Pot Roast of Beef, Brown Gravy$1.65

Page 2

Chilled Tomato Juice
Chicken broth with rice
Broiled Filets of Fresh Fish$1.50
Poultry Entree (if available)$1.70
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms on Grilled Tomatoes$1.50
PAN BROWNED POTATOES
Fresh Vegetable
Dinner Rolls
Lettuce and Egg Salad, French Dressing
Pie
PRR Ice Cream
Fresh Berries (in season)
Chilled Grapefruit
Cheese, Ry-Krisp or Wafers
Tea (Hot or Iced
Postum
Coffee (Cup)
Matte
Milk
Buttermilk
Saccharin Tablets
Chilled Tomato Juice$0.25
Chicken broth with rice$0.30
Filets of Fish with Potatoes$1.00
Omelet with Fresh Mushrooms$0.65
PRR Salad Bowl with Wafers or Ry-Krisp$0.60
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.45
Chicken Salad, Pennsylvania$0.90
CHOCOLATE MERINGUE PIE$0.25
Chilled Grapefruit$0.30
Cheese with Crackers or Ry-Krisp$0.35
PRR Ice Cream$0.30
Fresh Berries (in season)$0.35
Tea (Hot or Iced), Pot for One$0.25
"Matte" (Brazilian Tea), Pot for One$0.25
Chocolate, Pot for One$0.25
POSTUM, POT FOR ONE$0.25
Coffee (Cup)$0.15
Milk (Individual)$0.15
Buttermilk (Individual)$0.15
White Bread$0.15
Rye Bread$0.15
Whole Wheat Bread$0.15
Rolls$0.15
Toast$0.20

Page 3

American Champagne, 1/2 Bot.$1.50 – $1.56
Foreign Champagne, 1/2 Bot.$4.50 – $4.56
Sauterne or Claret, 1/4 Bot.$0.40
Sauterne or Claret, 1/2 Bot.$0.80
Rye or Bourbon - Bonded (4-6 yrs.)$0.50 – $0.53
Rye - Bonded (8-10 yrs.)$0.60 – $0.63
Rye Whiskey - Canadian$0.55 – $0.57
IRISH WHISKEY$0.55 – $0.57
Bordeaux (White or Red), 1/4 Bot.$0.85
Port or Sherry (Ind.)$0.40
Martini Cocktail$0.45 – $0.47
Manhattan Cocktail$0.45 – $0.47
Southern Comfort$0.50 – $0.53
Grand Marnier$0.50 – $0.51
Creme de Menthe$0.50 – $0.51
Apricot Cordial$0.65 – $0.66
Scotch Whiskey (8 yrs.)$0.55 – $0.57
Scotch Whiskey (10 yrs.)$0.65 – $0.67
Apple Brandy$0.35 – $0.37
Purgative Water$0.15
Brandy - American$0.50 – $0.51
Bromo Seltzer$0.15
Alka Seltzer$0.15
Brandy - Portuguese$0.50 – $0.51
Coca Cola$0.15
Pepsi-Cola$0.15
Grape Juice (Individual)$0.25
Orangeade$0.25
"Old Fashion" Cocktail 10 cents in Addition to Price of Liquor Plus Tax as Shown Above
Lemonade (Glass)$0.25
Ginger Ale$0.15 – $0.30
Carbonated Waters$0.20 – $0.30
Club Soda$0.15
Natural Water 1/2 Bot.$0.25
Bottled Beer - Domestic$0.30
Bottled Ale - Domestic$0.30
Rum (Jamaica) Collins$0.67
Rum (Cuban) Collins$0.67
Rum (Domestic) Collins$0.52
Tom Collins$0.52
Rum - Jamaica$0.52
Rum - Cuban$0.52
Rum - Domestic$0.37
Gin - Domestic$0.37
Cigars$0.06 – $0.18
Cigars$0.19
Cigarettees (assorted brands)$0.20

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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