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Peerce's Plantation

Date
1957-09-30
Restaurant
Peerce's Plantation
Physical description
32.5x23.5cm folded; 32.5x47cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Calves Liver and Bacon, 2 Vegetables$3.00
Chilled Juices-Small$0.20
VICHYSOISSE, HOT OR COLD$0.45
CHILLED CONSOMME$0.45
Soup Du Jour - Cup$0.25
Soup Du Jour - Bowl$0.45
Dill Pickles$0.20
Fresh Fruit Cocktail$0.60
Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail$0.90
crab meat cocktail$1.00
Deluxe Seafood Cocktail$1.25
Cherrystone Clams$0.75
OYSTERS ON THE HALF$0.90
Lobster Cocktail$1.25
Fruit Cup$0.35
Oyster cocktail$0.90
Marinated Herring$0.60
FRENCH ONION SOUP$0.45
French Fried Onions$1.00
Hors d'Oeuvres$1.00
Chopped Chicken Livers$1.00
ROQUEFORT STUFFED CELERY$0.75
Celery and Olives$0.60
Cheese & Crackers$0.75
PLANTATION OVEN BAKED ALL BACK FIN IMPERIAL CRAB, TWO VEGETABLES, HOT PANNED ROLLS & BUTTER$2.50
GOLDEN BROWN BACK FIN CRAB CAKES, TWO VEGETABLES, HOT PANNED ROLLS & BUTTER$2.25
FRENCH FRIED BUTTERFLY JUMBO SHRIMP, TWO VEGETABLES, HOT PANNED ROLLS & BUTTER$2.00
BROILED FILET OF BAY ROCK FISH, TWO VEGETABLES, HOT PANNED ROLLS & BUTTER$2.50
BROILED SHAD ROD TIED IN BACON, TWO VEGETABLES, HOT PANNED ROLLS & BUTTER$3.00
TENDER PRIME RIBS OF BEEF AU JUS, TWO VEGETABLES, HOT PANNED ROLLS & BUTTER$4.00
ROAST YOUNG TURKEY WITH DRESSING, TWO VEGETABLES, HOT PANNED ROLLS & BUTTER$2.50
BROILED SEASHORE PLATTER - ONE HALF CHICKEN LOBSTER, IMPERIAL CRAB, FILET OF SOLE, SHRIMP & SCALLOPS, TWO VEGETABLES, HOT PANNED ROLLS & BUTTER$4.00
CORNISH GAME HEN WITH WILD RICE, TWO VEGETABLES, HOT PANNED ROLLS & BUTTER$4.75
SAUTE CHICKEN LIVERS WITH BACON, TWO VEGETABLES, HOT PANNED ROLLS & BUTTER$2.50
CHICKEN A LA KING IN CASSSEROLE, TWO VEGETABLES, HOT PANNED ROLLS & BUTTER$2.25
FRIED CHICKEN, YOUNG & PAN FRIED, TWO VEGETABLES, HOT PANNED ROLLS & BUTTER$2.50
DOUBLE THICK PRIME RIB OF BEEF WITH BONE, TWO VEGETABLES, HOT PANNED ROLLS & BUTTER$6.00
BROILED NEW YORK STRIP SIRLOIN, TWO VEGETABLES, HOT PANNED ROLLS & BUTTER$5.00
BROILED FILEET MIGNON, TWO VEGETABLES, HOT PANNED ROLLS & BUTTER$4.75
U.S. WESTERN CLUB STEAK, TWO VEGETABLES, HOT PANNED ROLLS & BUTTER$4.00
BROILED DOUBLE LAMB CHOPS, TWO VEGETABLES, HOT PANNED ROLLS & BUTTER$4.35
GRILLED CENTER PORK CHOPS, TWO VEGETABLES, HOT PANNED ROLLS & BUTTER$2.50
BROILED MARYLAND HAM STEAK, TWO VEGETABLES, HOT PANNED ROLLS & BUTTER$2.50
SIZZLE BROILED HAMBURGER STEAK WITH ONIONS, TWO VEGETABLES, HOT PANNED ROLLS & BUTTER$2.00
LOBSTER NEWBURG ALA SHERRY, TWO VEGETABLES, HOT PANNED ROLLS & BUTTER$2.50
LOBSTER CREOLE ALA NEW ORLEAN, TWO VEGETABLES, HOT PANNED ROLLS & BUTTER$2.50
PLANTATION SHRIMP SUPREME, TWO VEGETABLES, HOT PANNED ROLLS & BUTTER$2.50
JUMBO SHRIMP STUFFED WITH BACK FIN CRAB MEAT, TWO VEGETABLES, HOT PANNED ROLLS & BUTTER$2.50
SHRIMP NEWBURG ALA SHERRY, TWO VEGETABLES, HOT PANNED ROLLS & BUTTER$2.25
SHRIMP CREOLE ALA NEW ORLEAN, TWO VEGETABLES, HOT PANNED ROLLS & BUTTER$2.25
SEAFOOD PLATTER - SHRIMP, SOLE, SCALLOPS, CRAB CAKE, TWO VEGETABLES, HOT PANNED ROLLS & BUTTER$2.50
SOFT SHELL CRABS PAN FRIED IN BUTTER, TWO VEGETABLES, HOT PANNED ROLLS & BUTTER$3.00
PRIME FRIED OYSTERS, TWO VEGETABLES, HOT PANNED ROLLS & BUTTER$2.00
FRIED JUMBO FROGS LEGS, TWO VEGETABLES, HOT PANNED ROLLS & BUTTER$3.00
BAKC FIN CRAB MEAT AU GRATIN, TWO VEGETABLES, HOT PANNED ROLLS & BUTTER$2.50
Broiled Whole Lobster - FRESH FROM MAINE, SWEET TASTING, PURE DRAWN BUTTER, HOT ROLLS & BUTTER - PER LB.$2.85
Chicken in the Basket - YOUNG FARM FRESH, COOKED TO ORDER, FRENCH FRIED POTATOES, HOT ROLLS & BUTTER$1.75
Stuffed Lobster - STUFFED WITH ALL BACK FIN CRAB MEAT, PURE DRAWN BUTTER, HOT ROLLS & BUTTER, PER LB.$3.85
All above entrees with two vegetables, hot panned rolls & butter
Appetizers
Entree: Fresh from the Depths of the Sea
Beef, Steaks & Chops at Their Prime Best
Farm Fresh Fowl
Chilled Juices-Large$0.35

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Shrimp Salad$1.50
Lobster salad$2.50
Crab Meat salad$1.75
Strawberry shortcake$0.50
Frozen Eclairs$0.50
Chocolate Nut Sundae$0.50
Butterscotch Sundae$0.40
OPEN CREAM TOPPED PIES$0.40
Shrimp Salad Sandwich$0.75
Crab Cake Sandwich$0.65
Oyster Sandwich$0.60
PLANTATION BARBECUE SANDWICH$0.50
SOFT SHELL CRAB SANDWICH - OPEN FACE WITH LETTUCE, TOMATO & SLAW ON TOAST$1.50
HOT CHICKEN SANDWICH WITH FRENCH FRIES$1.50
Sweitzer Cheese Sandwich$0.60
Breast of Chicken, Smithfield Ham and Wild Rice under glass$3.00
Corned beef sandwich$0.75
Chef's Special Salad Bowl - A MEAL BY ITSELF. JULIENNE MARYLAND HAM, ROAST YOUNG TURKEY, STRIPS OF CHEESE, TOMATO, RADISHES, CELERY HEART, CHOPPED PEPPER, SERVED ON A BED OF FRESH TORN LETTUCE, WITH HOT ROLLS & BUTTER$1.50
Roquefort Cheese Dressing$0.50
Chocolate Sundae$0.50
Fruit Salad Sundae$0.50
HOMEMADE PIES$0.25
Ice Cream & Sherberts$0.25
Parfait$0.50
Pineapple Sundae$0.40
Cherry Sundae$0.40
FRUIT JELLO W/CREAM$0.30
Pie a la Mode$0.50
Cream Cheese & Olive Sandwich$0.40
Hot Beef Sandwich with French Fries$1.50
PLANTATION STEAK SANDWICH WITH FRENCH FRIES & MUSHROOMS$2.50
CHICKEN SALAD - ALL WHITE$2.25
Chicken salad$1.50
Tuna Stuffed Tomato$1.25
Sliced Tomato Salad$0.35
Tuna Salad$1.00
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$1.75
Tossed Green salad$0.35
Club Sandwiches$1.25
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.40
Cheeseburger$0.65
Hamburger$0.50
Cold Chicken$0.75
Grilled Cheese$0.40
Fried Ham$0.75
Ham & Cheese$0.75
Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato$0.60
Chicken salad$0.60
Chicken salad$0.60
Baked Ham$0.60
Tuna Fish Salad$0.60
Vegetables: Side Order- Food served in season$0.25
May we suggest our famous charcoal steak$4.25
Steak for 2$9.50
Salads: Crisp & Fresh
Desserts
Sandwiches
May we suggest our famous charcoal hamburgers, chops, steak, filet, N.Y. strip, Club steak

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Bacardi Cocktail$0.75
Champagne Cocktail$0.85
CUBA LIBRA$0.70
Daiquiri$0.75
Rum Collins$0.75
Sazarac$0.85
Bacardi$0.70
DOM. CHAMPAGNE$0.75 – $5.50
SPKL. BURGUNDY$0.75 – $5.50
Moet & Chandon Brut$10.00
Mumm's Extra Dry$10.00
Mumm's Cordon Rouge$12.00
Piper Heidsieck$10.00
Piper Heidsieck Brut$12.00
Pol Roger$10.00
POL ROGER BRUT$12.00
Blackberry Wine$0.50 – $2.75
Rhine Wine$0.50 – $2.75
Dubonnet Cocktail$0.70
Ruby Port$0.50 – $2.75
Tawny Port$0.50 – $3.50
John Collins$0.75
Tom Collins$0.75
Gin & Tonic$0.80
Brandy Milk Punch$1.00
Canadian Whiskeys$0.75
BONDED WHISKEYS$0.75
FRUIT BRANDY$0.75
FRUIT LIQUEUR$0.75
B. & B.$0.85
Benedictine$0.85
Cherry Heering$0.85
Drambuie$0.85
Grand Marnier$1.00
Grasshopper$1.00
Manhattan$0.70
Martini$0.70
Gin Rickey$0.70
Screwdriver$0.85
Rob Roy$0.80
Old Fashioned$0.70
Orange Blossom$0.85
Pink Lady$0.85
Pink Squirrel$0.85
Sidecar$0.85
Sloe Gin Fizz$0.70
Singapore Sling$1.00
Stinger$0.85
Vodka Martini$0.80
Ward Eight$0.80
Whiskey Sour$0.75
Wine Cobblers$0.70
Planters Punch$1.25
Jack Rose$0.75
Gibson$0.80
Bloody Mary$0.85
French "75"$1.25
Alexander Brandy$0.85
Alexander Gin$0.85
Brandy Collins$1.00
Clover Club$0.85
Frozen Drinks$1.25
GIN BUCK$0.70
Sweet Cocktail$0.75
Muscatel$0.50 – $2.75
Claret$0.50 – $2.75
White Tokay$0.50 – $2.75
Sceneramic$0.85
Martini - Extra Dry$0.80
Mint Julep - Bourbon$1.50
Mint Julep - Bonded$2.00
Ale$0.40
Local Beers$0.30
Premium Beers$0.40
Imported Beers$0.60
Menthe Frappe's$0.75
Vodka$0.70
Melrose$0.60
Carstairs$0.60
Sauterne$0.50 – $2.75
BURGUNDY$0.50 – $2.75
Dry Sherry$0.50 – $2.75
Cream Sherry$0.50 – $2.75
Brandy French$0.75
Remy-Martin V.S.O.P.$1.00
Martell 3-Star$0.85
Hennessy 3-Star$0.85
Courvoisier V.S.O.P.$1.00
Lord Calvert$0.65
Black & White Scotch$0.70
Bells Scotch$0.70
White Horse Scotch$0.70
Seagram's 7 Crown$0.70
Imperial$0.60
Calvert Reserve$0.60
Ballantines Scotch$0.70
Vat 69 Scotch$0.70
TEACHERS SCOTCH$0.70
Old Smuggler Scotch$0.70
Martin's V.V.O. Scotch$0.70
Johnny Walker Red$0.70
Bourbons 86 Proof$0.65
Johnny Walker Black$0.90
Imported Gins$0.80
IRISH WHISKEY$0.85
Jack Daniels No. 7$0.75
Ryebrook$0.60
Haig & Haig Pinch Scotch$0.90
Sherbrook$0.60
Four Roses$0.70
Schenley Reserve$0.60
Haig & Haig 5-star Scotch$0.70
Grants 8 Yr. Scotch$0.80
Ambassador 25 Yr. Scotch$1.25
Dewar's Scotch$0.80
Cutty Sark SCOTCH$0.80
Chivas Regal SCOTCH$1.00
Ambassador 12 Yr. Scotch$1.00
Sauterne Cruse$3.75
Chablis Cruse$3.75
Chianti$0.35 – $3.00
Bristol Cream$1.00 – $11.00
Bristol Milk$0.75 – $8.00
Dry Sack$0.75 – $8.00
D. Gordon Sherry$0.60 – $6.25

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