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Pirates' House

Restaurant
Pirates' House
Physical description
26.5x20cm folded; 26.5x49.5
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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BLACK BEAUTY - A Whale of a Slice of Devil's Food Cake topped with a large Scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream, Thick Hot Fudge Sauce, Whipped Cream, Chopped Pecans and a Cherry!$2.75
BIT-OF-HEAVEN - A Thick Slice of Light-as-a-Cloud Angel Cake topped with a Super Scoop of Vanilla Ice Crem...Then Hot Fudge or Butterscotch Sauce...Then Whipped Cream...Then Nuts...Then a Cherry...Then Tomorrow Ye Diet!$2.75
SAVANNAH DELIGHT - A Golden Slice of just-Toasted Pound Cake Groaning Under a heavy load of Vanilla Ice Cream, Hot Fudge or Butterscotch Sauce, a Ton of Whipped Cream, Chopped Pecans and a Cherry!$2.75
RICH CHEESE CAKE - Wonderfully moist and oh-so-Smooth! Smothered with Fresh Glazed Strawberries or Glazed Sliced Peaches!$2.75
CREAMY CHOCOLATE CHEESE CAKE - Even better than the one we discovered way up in Toronto, Canada! And all of the Whipped Cream on top makes it positively irresistible!$2.75
PIRATES' HOUSE TRIFLE - An Old Southern Dessert made with Sherry-Flavored Custard, Angel Cake and Whipped Cream!$2.50
DANDY CANDY SUNDAE - Vanilla, Coffee or Pralines 'n'Cream Ice Cream with a Pitcher of Our Famous Chocolate Butter Pecan Candy Topping that gets Cracklin'Crisp as it hits the Ice Cream$2.75
GIANT SUNDAE - Hot Fudge...Butterscotch...Peach...Strawberry...with Choice of Ice Cream...Whipped Cream Crown and Pecans, Almost a Meal in Itself!$2.75
LARGE ICE CREAM PECAN LOG - With Hot Fudge or Butterscotch Sauce$2.50
LIQUEUR PARFAIT - Amaretto...French Orange...Chocolate Mint...Creme de Menthe...Tia Maria$2.75
PIRATES' HOUSE ICE CREAM Vanilla$2.25
MERRY-GO-ROUND SUNDAE - Vanilla Ice Cream Surrounded with Animal Crackers and Topped with a Tiny Umbrella that Really Works!$0.85
BLAZING ATOMIC SUNDAE - Order One and Be Surprised. It's really Supercalifragilisticexpialidotious!$1.10
ICE CREAM OR SHERBET - Sprinkled All Over with Little Candy Jewels!$0.60
DEADLY SUICIDE SPECIAL A Lethal Concoction made with six scoops Ice Cream, two whole Bananas and enough glop on top to kill an Elephant! Dare to go it alone...or better yet, share it with someone you love. It just may be the last sweet thing you'll ever$6.59
SESATIONAL DO-IT-YOURSELF SUNDAE (For Those Who Like to Live Dangerously!) You'll get a tremendous Dish of Ice Cream plus TWO lazy Susans loaded with Assorted Toppings, Whipped Cream, Nuts and Cherries. From then on it's up to you!$4.25
CHOCOLATE FONDUE A Pot of the Finest Bittersweet Chocolate Fudge...warm and fragrant...surrounded by cubes of Angel, Pound and Devil's Food Cake...Maraschino Cherries and Seasonal Fresh Fruits...All waiting to be dunked and devoured! How can you resist?$4.50
PIRATES' HOUSE ICE CREAM Chocolate$2.25
PIRATES' HOUSE ICE CREAM Strawberr$2.25
PIRATES' HOUSE ICE CREAM Coffee$2.25
INCOMPARABLE CREPE RICARDO - Dessert Supreme! First heated in a Special Fresh Orange - Brown Sugar Syrup then tenderly folded around a Pecan Studded Log of Rich Vanilla Ice Cream, your over-stuffed Crepe is finally and lavishly bathed with a Flaming Bittersweet Chocolate Fudge Sauce! Truly Incomparable!$4.50
PIRATES' HOUSE ICE CREAM Pralines 'n Cream Ice Cream$2.25
orange sherbet$2.25
STRAWBERRY (OR PEACH) CREPE ELEGANTE - A delicate French Crepe heated in Strawberry (or Peach) Syrup, rolled around a Pirate-sized Portion of Whipped Cream, then submerged under a Sea of Glazed Strawberries (or Peaches) blazind with Brandy Crisp Toasted A$4.50
CHERRIES JUBILEE - Dark, delicious Bing Cherries mixed with fine Liqueurs, Blazed with Brandy and poured flaming over a mountain of French Vanilla Ice Cream!$4.50
BANANAS FOSTER - A Golden-ripe Banana sliced and simmerred in a rich Concoction of Butter and Brown Sugar, Set ablaze with Brandy then ladled over a huge dish of Vanilla Ice Cream$4.50
TOLL HOUSE COOKIE PIE - The Magic of Toll House Cookies made into a Wonderful Pie. Lethal Whipped Cream provides the Coup de Grace! Exquisite Torture!$2.50
BLACK BOTTOM PIE - Rich, Chocolate Fudge Custard in a Chocolate Wafer Crust, topped with a Thick Layer of Rum Flavored Chiffon Filling, Whipped Cream and Bitter-Sweet Chocolate Buds! Merely Terrific!$2.50
GEORGIA PEACH ICE CREAM SUNDAE PIE - Smooth Peach Ice Cream piled high in a Crisp Almond Flavored Crust topped with Whipped Cream and Loads of Sugared Sliced Peaches! Huge Savannah Size Slice!$2.75
COFFEE ICE CREAM PIE - Delicious Coffee Ice Cream laced with Swirls of Chocolate Fudge in a Chocolate Crumb Crust plus a Big Blob of Whipped Cream on top and MORE Chocolate Fudge! Wotta Way To Die!$2.75
DIXIE PECAN PIE - Sinfully Rich! And now a Super Secret Ingredient makes it doubly delectable (see if you can guess what it is!)...Comes smothered with Whipped Cream...or try it topped with French Vanilla, Coffee, Pralines 'n' Cream or Chocolate Ice Cream$2.50
Meringue Glacee: A Melt-in-your mouth Meringue Shell filled with Vanilla, Pralines 'n' Cream or Coffee Ice Cream, Topped with a Bittersweet Chocolate Fudge Sauce that's loaded with Crisp Toasted Almonds$2.95
Rich...Pure Espresso From our VERY expensive GAGGIA ITALIAN ESPRESSO MACHINE$1.25
Pecan Praline Ice Cream Sundae Pie, picture a chocolate wafer crust holding crunchy layers of fabled Southern pralines in the Richest of Rich Butterscotch Ice Creams, then topped with Whipped Cream, Chocolate Fudge and Pecans to finish t$2.75
Elegant CAPPUCCINO$1.50
MAOCHACCINO$1.75
Cafe' L'amout Cappuccino with a blend of SIX liquors and a Steamed Whipped Cream$3.95
Fabulous Frozen Lemon Pie, a Lucious Frozen Confection made with Fresh Lemon Juice, Pure Cream, Eggs, and Sugar set in a Crunchy Crust the topped with Whipped Cream and a Curly-cue of Lemon! Tart and Tantalizingly Good!$2.50
Grasshopper Pie A Dazzling Chiffon Concoction made with Creme de Cacao atop a Bittersweet Chocolate Fudge Base in a Chocolate Wafer Crust . . . . crowned with Whipped Cream and Chocolate Buds!$2.50
CONSCIENCE EASER, Tall Crystal Wine Goblet of Seasonal Fresh Fruits Served with a Crown of Refreshing Orange Sherbert$2.25
Cafe Royale - Fresh, Piping Hot Coffee laced with the Liqueur of Your Choice (see list on other side) then glorified with a Crown of Pure Whipped Cream! Served in a specially designed and decorated Irish Coffee Type Mug that's yours to take home!$4.50
ANGEL'S KISS - Creme de Cacao and Cream$3.25
BANANA BANSHEE - Creme de Banana, Creme de Cacao and Cream$3.25
BLACK RUSSIAN - Vodka and Kahlua$3.25
BRANDY ALEXANDER - Brandy, Creme de Cacao and Cream$3.25
BROWN ALMOND - Amaretto, Dark Creme de Cacao and Cream$3.25
Creme de Menthe Frappe$3.25
GODFATHER - Scotch and Amaretto$3.25
GOLDEN CADILLAC - Galliano, Creme de Cacao and Cream$3.25
GRASSHOPPER - Creme de Menthe, Creme de Cacao and Cream$3.25
IRISH COFFEE - Irish Whiskey, Coffee and Whipped Cream$3.25
PINK LADY - Gin, Grenadine and Cream$3.25
PINK SQUIRREL - Creme de Noyaux, White Creme de Cacao and Cream$3.25
POLAR BEAR - Amaretto, Cointreau and Cream$3.25
RUSTY NAIL - Scotch and Drambuie$3.25
STINGER - Cognac and Creme de Menthe$3.25
Cream Drinks made with Ice Cream$0.50
Felton-Empire Late Harvest Riesling - A rare sweet treat for wine lovers who cannot handle dessert!$16.95
Harvey's Bristol Cream Sherry$1.75
Select, Distinguished Port$1.75
FINE CHAMPAGNES$9.95 – $100.00

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Courvoisier V.S.$3.00
Hennessy V.S.O.P.$3.50
Martell Cordon Bleu$5.50
Remy Martin V.S.O.P.$3.50
Amaretto di Saronno (almond)$3.00
Anisette (Licorice)$3.00
Benedictine D.O.M.
BENEDICTINE & BRANDY (B&B) D.O.M.
MARIE BRIZARD Creme de Cassis (Black Currant)$3.00
MARIE BRIZARD Creme de Menthe$3.00
MARIE BRIZARD Mandarine (Tangerine)
MARIE BRIZARD Pear William
Chartreuse, Yellow$3.00
Chartreuse, green
Cherry Heering
COINTREAU (Orange)
CREME DE CACAO (Chocolate)
DRAMBUIE (Scotch)
GALLIANO (Vanilla)
GRAND MARNIER (Orange)
IRISH MIST (Honey)
KAHLUA (Coffee)
MANDARINE NAPOLEON (Tangerine)
Peppermint Schnapps
PERNOD (Licorice)
SAMBUCA ROMANA (Licorice)$3.00
TIA MARIA (Coffee)
VANDERMINT (Minted Chocolate)
WILD TURKEY (Bourbon)
MARIE BRIZARD (France)

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