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Dinner Held By Pennsylvania Railroad

Date
1931-11-01
Restaurant
Dinner held by Pennsylvania Railroad
Venue
NULL
Occasion
NULL
Physical description
#N/A
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Veal broth with barley$0.25 – $0.35
Consomme with Vegetables$0.25 – $0.35
Toast$0.20
Clear green turtle soup$0.25 – $0.35
Celery$0.30
Ripe Olives$0.25
Green olives$0.25
Stuffed olives$0.25
Melon Mangoes$0.30
Bran Muffins$0.15
BREAD$0.15
Tomato Juice$0.25
Tomato Cocktail$0.30
Clam Juice, Hot$0.30
Clam Juice, Iced$0.30
Buttermilk (Bottle)$0.20
Clam Juice Cocktail, Pennsylvania$0.35
Fresh Vegetable Plat with Poached Egg$0.85
Malted Milk (Hot or Cold)$0.30
Lamb Chop$0.65
Sirloin Steak$1.75
Minute Steak, French Fried or Hashed Browned Potatoes$1.25
Milk (Bottle)$0.20
Two Eggs with Ham$0.80
Two Eggs with Bacon$0.80
BUTTERED BEETS$0.30
String Beans$0.25
Fresh Spinach$0.30
Hashed browned potatoes$0.30
Glazed Sweet Potatoes$0.30
Creamed Potatoes$0.25
imported sardines$0.50
Imported Sardines with Sliced Tomatoes$0.70
Assorted Cold Cuts with Potato Salad$1.25
Frankfurters (Hot or Cold)$0.50
Frankfurters (Hot or Cold) with Potato Salad$0.65
Hearts of Lettuce with French Dressing or Mayonnaise$0.35
Hearts of Lettuce with Tomato with French Dressing or Mayonnaise$0.45
Combination Salad with French Dressing or Mayonnaise
Apple and Celery Salad with French Dressing or Mayonnaise$0.50
Vegetable and Egg Salad, Mayonnaise$0.50
Roquefort Dressing$0.25
Pennsylvania Dressing$0.25
Apple Tapioca Custard Pudding$0.25
Baked Apple with Cream$0.30
Raw Apple$0.15
Chilled Melon$0.35
Grape fruit$0.30
FRENCH ICE CREAM$0.30
Sliced Banana with Cream$0.30
Figs in syrup$0.35
HAWAIIAN PINEAPPLE$0.35
Stewed prunes$0.30
Fresh Apple Pie$0.25
Fresh Apple Pie with Cheese$0.35
Deep Dish Fresh Pear Pie$0.30
Roquefort Cheese with Crackers$0.35
Swiss Gruyere Cheese with Crackers$0.35
Cream Cheese with Crackers$0.30
Imperial Cheese with Crackers$0.30
Coffee$0.25
Tea$0.25
Cocoa$0.25
Postum$0.25
Kaffee Hag$0.25
SANKA COFFEE$0.25
Rolls$0.15
Corn muffins$0.15
Special Dinner - Veal Broth with Barley or Consomme with Vegetables - Broiled Kingfish, Lemon Butter or Omelet with Creamed Shrimps or Roast Fresh Ham, Glazed Apple or Deviled Slice of Roast Beef, Mustard Sauce - Choice of Two Vegetables, Rolls or Muffins$1.25
Special Dinner (cont.) Tea, Coffee, Cocoa or Milk

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Cereal Beverage (Imported) Half Bottle$0.35
Cereal Beverages (Domestic) Half Bottle$0.30
Ginger Ale (Imported) Half Bottle$0.45
Ginger Ale (Domestic) Half Bottle$0.40
Ginger Ale (Dry) Half Bottle$0.40
Sasparilla (Domestic) Half Bottle$0.30
Grape Juice (Individual) Half Bottle$0.20
Lemonade (Carbonated) Half Bottle$0.40 – $0.45
Lemonade (Plain) Glass$0.25
Orangeade (Glass)$0.25
Pale Moonv Half Bottle$0.30
Coca Cola (Split)$0.15
Carbonated Mineral Water, Split$0.25 – $0.30
Carbonated Mineral Waters, Bottle$0.35 – $0.40
Celestins Vichy Mineral Water (French)$0.35 – $0.45
Gerolsteiner Water (German)$0.40
Natural Mineral Water$0.30
Purgative Mineral Water$0.25
Bromo-Seltzer (Individual)$0.20
Aspirin Tablets$0.25
Imported Cigars$0.25 – $0.35
Domestic cigars$0.15 – $0.20
Cigarettes, Assorted Brands$0.20 – $0.30
Pulled Cream Mints$0.25
Ultra Assorted Candies$0.35

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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