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Dinner held by Pennsylvania Railroad (Railroad) -- (English)

Pennsylvania Railroad

Restaurant
Dinner held by Pennsylvania Railroad (Railroad) -- (English)
Venue
NULL
Occasion
NULL
Physical description
10 x 7 in. fold. ; ill.
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 1

Menu
Pennsylvania
RAILROAD
SAFETY - SPEED - COMFORT
RPR

Page 2

Soups, Onion$0.30 – $0.40
Celery$0.35
Olives$0.25
Tomatoe juice$0.25
Sliced Tomatoes$0.35
Celery and Olives (Mixed Portion)$0.35
Sirloin Steak$1.75
Minute Sirloin Steak$1.25
Minute Sirloin Steak with Potatoes$1.40
Lamb Chops (2)$1.10
Broiled Ham with eggs$0.65
Soup, Cheese Crouton$0.30 – $0.40
Soup, Clam Chowder$0.30 – $0.40
Consomme$0.30 – $0.40
Bacon with Eggs$0.65
Roast Stuffed Turkey, Cranberry Jelly$1.00
Omelet, plain$0.40
Omelet a la Creole$0.55
Filet of Fresh Fish$0.75
Baked Beans with Ham and Brown Bread$0.55
Fresh Vegetable Dinner with Poached Egg$0.85
Imported Sardines with Potato Salad$0.65
Chilled Peeled Tomato, Stuffed with Chicken Salad$0.65
Fruit salad$0.65
Chicken salad$0.90
Asparagus Tips, Vinaigrette$0.45
COMBINATION SALAD$0.45
Ry-Krisp$0.10
Toast$0.20
Rolls$0.15
White Bread$0.15
Whole Wheat Bread$0.15
Raisin Bread$0.15
Rye Bread$0.15
Buttermilk (Bottled)$0.20
Sweet Milk (Individual)$0.15
Postum$0.25
SANKA COFFEE$0.25
Coffee (Pot for One)$0.25
Cocoa (Pot for One)$0.25
Chocolate (Pot for One)$0.25
Orange Pekoe Tea (Pot for One)$0.25
Green Tea (Pot for One)$0.25
English Breakfast Tea (Pot for One)$0.25
Freshly Made Pie (Baked on Car Today)$0.25
Guava jelly$0.25
Baked Apple$0.35
Pie a la Mode$0.40
PRR Ice Cream$0.25
Camembert Cheese with Ry-Krisp$0.25
Chilled Grapefruit$0.30
Cream Cheese and Guava Jelly, Ry-Krisp$0.40
PRR Salad Bowl with Ry-Krisp$0.50
Fresh Garden Vegetables (per portion)$0.30
Mashed sweet potatoes$0.25
Hash Browned Potatoes$0.25
Parsley Potatoes$0.25
Camembert Cheese with Wafers$0.25
Cream Cheese and Guava Jelly, Wafers$0.40
P R R Salad Bowl with Ry-Krisp$0.50

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Sherry Wine$0.35
Martini Cocktail$0.40
Manhattan Cocktail$0.40
Chilled Grapefruit with Honey
Celery
Olives
Onion Soup, Cheese Crouton
Consomme Julienne
Pan Fried Filets of Fish, Tartare,
Roast Stuffed Young Turkey, Cranberry Jelly
Broiled Combination, Pennsylvania (Lamb Chop, Lamb Kidney, Bacon and Mushrooms)
BREADED VEAL CUTLET, TOMATO SAUCE
Mashed sweet potatoes
Hashed browned potatoes
Fresh Vegetable
American Claret Wine$0.40
Sauterne Wine$0.40
Mountain Valley Water (Still)$0.25
Poland Water (Still)$0.25
Dinner Rolls
Asparagus Tips, Vinaigrette
Apple Pie
Cheese with Ry-Krisp
Cheese with Wafers
Baked Apple
PRR Ice Cream
Preserved figs
lemon meringue pie
Tea
Coffee
Milk
Benedictine$0.60
COGNAC (Brandy)$0.55
BEER$0.30
Ale$0.30
Fresh Vegetable Dinner with a Poached Egg, Rolls and Coffee$1.00

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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