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The Mississippi Room

Date
1957-07-17
Restaurant
The Mississippi Room
Physical description
31x21cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Butterscotch Pie$0.25
Pickled Beet salad
Business Man's Luncheon, Choice of Appetizer or Soup, Oven Broiled Baby Beef Liver with smothered Onions, Choice of two vegetables, Apple Pie or Ice cream, Beverage$1.35
Shopper's Special, Appetizer and Beverage, Turkey Turnover, Supreme Sauce or Chicken Salad Sandwich$0.75
DAILY SPECIAL PORK BARBECUE Sandwich on hot toasted bun French Fried potatoes, Garni, Beverage$0.85
Low Calorie Luncheon, 350 calories, Grapefruit juice, summer salad plate: totmao, hard boiled egg, cottage cheese, ripe and green olives, heart of celery, sherbert, tea or black coffee$1.15
Broiled Whole Baby Flounder, Lemon Butter.$1.25
Chef's Special Today- BAKED ZESTY BEEF LOAF, TOMATO SAUCE.$1.25
Chicken a la King en Casserole, Toast Points.$1.25
Blueberry Torte$0.25
Our Own Apple Pie$0.20
Coffee Ice Cream$0.20
Chocolate Sundae$0.25
Tomato Juice
Coffee
Tea
Milk
Buttermilk
Iced coffee
Iced tea
Grapefruit Juice
Fresh vegetable soup
Jellied Chicken Consomme
V-8 Juice
Prune Juice
Grape Juice
Cold Borsht
Fluffy Golden Western Omelet.$1.10
Fresh Broccoli Spears on Sugar Cured Ham, Cheese Sauce.$1.25
Tomato Surprise; Large Ripe Tomato stuffed with Salmon Salad, Quartered Egg Wedges, Garni.$1.15
Chef's Salad Bowl with Julienne Ham, Chicken, Tongue and Swiss Cheese, Garni.$1.25
Snowdrift Potatoes
Saute Summer Squash and Tomatoes
Lorette Potatoes
Fried Filet of Ocean Perch, Tartar Sauce.$1.05
Fresh Garden Spinach
Holland Special. Baked Holland Ham, American Cheese, Lettuce and Tomato.$1.25
Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich, Garni.$0.85
Fruited Jello$0.20
Cherry Pie$0.25
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.20
Vanilla ice cream$0.20
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.20
Butter pecan ice cream$0.20
Luncheon
Appetizers
Soups
Entrees- Price of entree includes appetizer or soup, vegetables, beverage, rolls and butter
Cold Plates
Vegetables- Choice of two
Sandwiches- choice of appetizer or soup and beverage
Desserts
Beverages

Page 2

Lobster Newburg$3.00
Lobster Tail$2.25
Fried Shrimp, Newburg$2.50
Welsh rarebit$0.99
Golden buck$1.00
Yorkshire Buck$1.25
Minced Turkey in Cream$1.50
Chicken a la King$1.75
Smothered Onions$0.45
Toast and Butter$0.20
Rolls and butter$0.20
Cinnamon Toast$0.25
French Toast$0.50
SANKA COFFEE$0.15
Postum$0.15
Individual Milk$0.15
Pot of Tea$0.15
Iced tea$0.15
Iced coffee$0.20
Coffee (Cup)$0.10
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.30
Liederkranz Cheese$0.35
Roquefort Cheese, Imported$0.40
Swiss Cheese, Imported$0.40
Swiss Gruyer Cheese, Imported$0.30
Philadelphia Cream Cheese$0.30
Camembert Cheese, Imported$0.35
Apple Pie$0.20
Apple Pie a la Mode$0.35
Ice Creams$0.20
Sherbets$0.20
Parfaits$0.35
Sundaes$0.30
Layer Cake$0.25
Mark Twain club sandwich special (cole slaw, french fried potatoes)$1.25
Toasted Cheese Sandwich$0.40
Cream cheese, jelly sandwich$0.35
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.45
American Cheese Sandwich$0.35
Ham and Swiss Cheese Sandwich$0.65
Bacon, lettuce, tomato sandwich$0.60
Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich$0.40
Fried Ham Sandwich$0.65
Ham Sandwich$0.50
Tongue Sandwich$0.60
Tunafish sandwich$0.60
Sardine Sandwich$0.50
Egg Salad Sandwich$0.35
Chicken Salad Sandwich$0.75
Club sandwich$1.00
Cheeseburger$0.60
Hamburg$0.50
Western Sandwich$0.50
Fried egg sandwich$0.30
Bacon and Egg Sandwich$0.60
Ham and Egg Sandwich$0.65
Roast Ribs of Beef Sandwich, Cold$1.00
Roast Ribs of Beef Sandwich, Hot$1.50
Chicken Sandwich, White Meat Only, Cold$0.85
Chicken Sandwich, White Meat Only, Hot$1.25
Roast Top Sirloin of Beef Sandwich, Cold$0.85
Roast Top Sirloin of Beef Sandwich, Hot$1.25
Chef's Salad$1.25
Tunafish Salad$1.00
Shrimp Salad$1.75
Chicken salad$1.25
Chicken Salad, all White Meat$1.50
Hearts of lettuce salad$0.40
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.50
Italian Salad$0.40
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.85
COMBINATION SALAD$0.60
sliced turkey$2.25
Roast beef$2.75
Assorted Cold Cuts$1.75
Assorted Cold Cuts with Chicken$2.00
Smoked Ox Tongue$1.75
Baked Ham$2.00
New peas$0.25
String Beans$0.30
Asparagus$0.40
Asparagus with Hollandaise$0.70
Spinach$0.25
French Fried Onions$0.45
Baby Lima Beans$0.30
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.30
Candied Potatoes$0.40
Saute Potatoes$0.25
O'Brien Potatoes$0.30
Au Gratin Potatoes$0.35
Potatoes in Cream$0.35
Hashed Brown Potatoes$0.30
French fried potatoes$0.25
Julienne potatoes$0.25
Mashed potatoes$0.25
FRESH VEGETABLE PLATE$1.00
Fresh vegetable plate with egg$1.15
Broiled Half Spring Chicken$2.00
Grilled fresh mushrooms on toast$1.25
Breaded Veal Cutlet$1.75
Calves Liver and Bacon$2.50
U. S. Prime Filet Mignon$5.00
U.S. Prime Steak, Minute$3.50
(2) Broiled Pork Chops$2.00
Minute Steak Sandwich$2.75
U. S. Prime Sirloin Steak$5.00
Single Lamb Chop$1.35
Two lamb chops$2.50
FRIED SHRIMP$2.00
Fried fillet of sole, tartar sauce$1.50
Fried deep sea scallops$1.50
Mushroom Omelette$0.90
Cheese Omelette$0.75
Plain Omelette$0.60
Ham and eggs$1.00
Sausage and Eggs$1.00
Bacon with Eggs$0.90
Spanish omelette$0.80
Vegetable Soup$0.25
Cream of tomato soup$0.25
Green Split Pea Soup$0.25
Tureen of onion soup, au gratin$0.35
Beef consomme$0.20
Chicken broth$0.25
Fruit Cocktail$0.40
Fresh Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail$0.75
Half Grapefruit$0.25
Clam cocktail (6)$0.75
Tomato Juice$0.15
A La Carte
Relishes and Appetizers
Soups (Cup)
Eggs and Rarebits
Fish and Sea Foods
Chops and Steaks - Served with French Fried Potatoes
Entrees- Served with French Fried Potatoes
Potatoes
Vegetables
Cold Buffet- Served with Potato Salad and Cole Slaw
SALADS
Served with French, Russian or Mayonnaise Dressing: Roquefort Dressing 40c extra
Sandwiches- Served on White, Whole Wheat or Rye Bread with Potato Chips and Pickle Slices
Desserts
Cheese- Served with Crackers

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