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Washington Arms

November 24, 1957

On this menu 91 dishes

Chilled Vegetable Juice Cocktail
Fresh Fruit Cocktail
Spanish Baby Rock Lobster Cocktail
Half Grapfruit Royal
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef au jus$4.50
Hawaiian Pineapple Juice
CHERRY STONE CLAMS ON THE HALF SHELL
Chilled Tomato Juice
Roast Stuffed Whole Cornish Game Hen with Spiced Cherries$4.50
Blue Point Oysters on the Half Shell
Half Cold Boiled Maine Lobster
Fried Filet of Sole with Tartar Sauce$3.75
Fresh Lobster Bisque
Chicken broth with rice
Hearts of Lettuce with French Dressing
Pan Broiled Chopped Sirloin Steak-Suteed Mushrooms$3.75
Fresh Broccoli, Hollandaise
Candied Sweet Potatoes
New Garden Peas
Roast Leg of Spring Lamb with Pineapple Mint Conserve$4.00
Whipped Potatoes
Coffee
Roast Half baby Capon with Dressing$3.50
Assorted Miniature Eclairs
Baked Apple with Cream
Bakes Filet of Gray Sole with Fresh Lobster Sauce$4.00
Elberta Peach a la mode - melba sauce
Fruit Jello with Whipped Cream
GREEN APPLE PIE A la Mode
Roast Long Island Duckling with Green Apple Sauce$3.75
Chocolate fudge layer cake with ice cream
Champagne Cocktail$1.25
Clover Club$0.90
Fried Small Long Island Bay Scallops with Tartar Sauce$3.75
Daiquiri$0.75
Compote of Stewed Fruit
Bava ah rhum a la mode
Broiled Fresh Florida Red Snapper with Lemon Butter Sauce$4.00
LIME SHERBET
Broiled Sirloin Steak$6.75
Pistachio Ice Cream
Old fashioned creamy rice pudding
Baked Ham-Virginia Style-Raisin Sauce$4.00
Fresh strawberry whipped cream sundae
Broiled Whole Live Maine Lobster wtih Drawn Butter$6.25
Angel food a la mode - hot butterscotch sauce
Blueberry Pie a la Mode
Broiled Fresh Long Island Bluefish Maitre d'Hotel$3.50
CAMEMBERT CHEESE with Toasted Saltines
HOT FUDGE ICE CREAM PUFF
Home made pumpkin pie with cheddar cheese
Rum Collins$0.85
Cuba Libre$0.85
Bacardi Cocktail$0.80
Dubonnet Cocktail$0.75
Southern Pecan Pie a la Mode
Roquefort cheese with toasted saltines
orange sherbet
Coffee Ice Cream
Old Fashioned$0.85
Rob Roy$0.85
Stinger$0.90
Manhattan$0.75
Orange Blossom$0.75
Sidecar$0.90
Martini$0.75
Royal Sour$0.80
Royal Daiquiri$0.85
Tom Collins$0.85
Gin Fizz$0.75
Sloe Gin Fizz$0.75
Gin Rickey$0.75
BURGUNDY$1.25 – $2.25
Claret$1.25 – $2.25
Sauternes$1.25 – $2.25
Graves$2.00 – $3.75
Chablis$2.75 – $5.00
Sauternes$2.50 – $4.75
Rhine$2.25 – $4.00
BURGUNDY$3.25 – $6.00
Claret$2.25 – $4.00
Chianti$2.00 – $3.50
American Champagnes and Sparkling Burgundies$3.25 – $6.00
Imported Champagnes and Sparkling Burgundies$4.25 – $8.00
Brandy$0.85
Benedictine$0.85
B & B$0.85
Cointreau$0.85
Creme de Menthe$0.85
Apricot$0.85