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Top Of The Fair

Date
1964-01-01
Restaurant
Top Of The Fair
Physical description
30.5x24cm folded; 30.5x48cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Fresh Fruit Cup Supreme
Pate Maison with Melba Toast
Stuffed Waterfish, Horseradish Sauce
Herring in Cream with Onion Rings
Tomato Juice
V-8 Juice
Pineapple Juice
Shrimp Cocktail Supreme, extra$0.50
Lobster Cocktail, extra$1.00
Cold Vichyssoise
Soup du Jour
Whole English Dover Sole Saute Imperiale - A Large Imported Dover Sole Sauted in Butter, Sprinkled with Julienne Mushrooms and Lobster Meat, Brown Butter Meuniere
Apple Pie
Layer Cake
Chocolate Pudding
Fresh Mushroom Omelette with Sliced Grilled Virginia Ham - Sliced Fresh White Mushrooms Saute in Butter then Blended Together with (3) Three Fresh Eggs Beaten and Fried in Butter to an Omelette Form, Served with a Sliced Virginia Ham
Potted Steak a la Swiss Cooked in Red Wine, Home Made Spaetzle - Three-Quarter Pound Steak, Top Round of Steer, Cooked in Burgundy Wine and Fresh Vegetables Strained to a Fine Gravy, Served with Home Made Spaetzle
Fruit Cake
Stewed Fruit
Mixed Grill with Three Ribs Lamb Chop - Broiled (3) Boned Spring Lamb Chops with Grilled Tomato, Sausage, Bacon, Mushrooms, Maitre d'Hotel
Cold Vichyssoise
Soup du Jour
Broiled Breast of Capon Virginia - Large Breast of Capon on Toast with Virginia Ham, Mushrooms Caps, Sauce Bordelaise
Ricciardi Assorted Ice Cream
Rainbow Parfait
Fresh Fruit Cup Supreme
Pate Maison with Melba Toast
Cold Shrimp Salad, Russian Dressing, Hard Boiled Egg, Lettuce and Tomato - Special Gulf Shrimps with an Excellent Flavor
Chiffon Pie
Coffee with Cream
Shrimp Cocktail
Tea
Milk
Stuffed Waterfish, Red Horseradish
Herring in Cream with Onion Rings
Chicken Salad Platter with Hard Boiled Egg, Lettuce and Tomatoes, Mayonnaise Dressing - Diced Large Size Chicken, Served in a Platter with Hard Boiled Eggs, Crisp Lettuce, Sliced Tomatoes and Cole Slaw, Mayonnaise Dressing
Lobster Cocktail, extra$1.00
Buttered string beans
Carrots vichy
French fried potatoes
Season's Salad, French Dressing
Broiled Floridian Red Snapper Hoteleire - Fresh Red Snapper Broiled to order with Butter and Chopped Parsley$7.50
Veal Cutlet Saute a la Parmigana with Baked Cheese Ravioli - Milk Fed Veal Cutlet Dipped in Beaten Egg, Parmesan Cheese and Parsley, Then Sauted in Sweet Butter, Served with Melted Mozzarella Cheese and Baked Cheese Ravioli$7.50
Roast Cornish Hen, Brown Rice Stuffing, Bigarade - Large Young Cornish Hen Roasted with Chicken Liver, Brown Rice and Sage Stuffing, Wine Sauce made from Orange, Lemon Juice, Real Currant Jelly and Finished with Cointreau$7.50
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef a Jus - A Thick Slice, Carved from Prime Steer and Served to Your Taste$7.50
Armenian Shish Kebab with Rice Pilaff, Broiled on Skewer, Large Cubes of Genuine Spring Lamb, Green Peppers, Onions and Tomatoes, Seasoning, Salt, Pepper, Oregano and Touch of Garlic, Served on a bed of Rice Pilaff, Bread, Butter and Salad$4.00
assorted vegetables
Medium Cut of Selected Broiled Minute Steak, Nature - Broiled to Your Satisfaction$7.50
Whole Italian Zucchini Provencale
BAKED IDAHO POTATO
Combination Seafood, Mayonnaise, Cole Slaw - Half Lobster, King Crab Meat and Jumbo Shrimps Served with Our Own Mayonnaise, Garnished with Cole Slaw, Hard Boiled Egg and Tomato Quarters$7.50
Season's Salad, French Dressing
Cold Roast Beef, Sliced Turkey and Virginia Ham, Garni - Served with Potato Salad, Asparagus Tips Vinaigrette, Hard Boiled Egg, Tomato Wedges$7.50
Sliced Filet of Beef Saute a la Strogonoff - Chopped Very Fine Shallots, Sauted, Large Slices of Filet Mignon in Sweet Butter, apply Madeira Wine, and Finish the Sauce with Heavy Sour Cream, Served in Skillet with Julienne Potatoes, Fresh Cut String Beans, Bread and Butter and Salad$5.25
Cream Cheese Cake
Chiffon Pie
Tricolor Parfait
Apple Pie
Ice cream cake
Fruit Strip Chantilly
Layer Cake
Apple Pie$0.50
Ricciardi Assorted Ice Cream or Sherbet
Chocolate Chiffon Pie$0.60
Coffee with Cream
Pudding du Jour$0.50
Layer Cake$0.60
Tea
Milk
Cream Cheese Cake$0.75
Ricciardi Ice Cream$0.60
61 BURGUNDY$1.75 – $3.00
Ricciardi Sherbet$0.60
Coffee with Cream$0.45
Tea$0.40
63 Rose$1.75 – $3.00
Milk$0.40
72 Chablis$1.75 – $3.00
74 Sauterne$1.45 – $2.75
Ricciardi Assorted Ice Cream
Tomato Juice$0.60
American Southern Fried Chicken - A-1 Graded Spring Chicken Served with Corn Fritters, Bacon, Sauce Supreme, French Fried Potatoes, Bread and Butter and Salad$3.50
Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail$1.75
Fresh Fruit Cup Supreme$0.80
Pound cake
Grapefruit Juice$0.60
Ricciardi Assorted Sherbet
Ricciardi Assorted Sherbet

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