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Martha Washington Inn

Date
1959-08-15
Restaurant
Martha Washington Inn
Physical description
31x23cm folded; 31x45.5cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Half Grapefruit$0.25
Milk$0.15
Buttermilk$0.15
coffee, per cup$0.10
Tea, hot$0.10
Sanka$0.15
Coca-Cola$0.10
FRUIT Salad - A Plate of Delicious Fruits with Cottage Cheese & Sherbet$1.35
SHRIMP Salad - A Bowl of Seasoned Gulf Shrimp with our Special Dressing$1.35
GREEN Salad - Mixed Greens Topped with Julienne Slices of Chicken, Ham, and Cheese, Garnished with Tomatoes and Hard Boiled Eggs$1.25
CRABMEAT Salad - A Bowl of French Delux Crabmeat, garnished with Hard Boiled Egg and Tomato Wedges$1.50
Fresh Fruit Cup$0.25
Soup du Jour$0.25 – $0.35
Tomato Juice$0.20
Shrimp Cocktail$0.75
Swiss Sandwich$0.40
Ham Sandwich$0.60
Sliced Chicken Sandwich$0.75
Western Sandwich$0.65
Hamburger$0.45
Bacon, lettuce, tomato sandwich$0.60
Chicken Salad Sandwich$0.60
Virginia Country Ham Sandwich$0.75
Martha Washington Three Decker Club$1.00
Home Made Apple Pie$0.20
Home made Apple Pie a la Mode$0.35
Layer Cake$0.25
Fruit Jello$0.15
Peach Halves$0.25
Vanilla ice cream$0.20
Ham Sandwich with Cheese$0.70
7-Up$0.10
Tea, iced$0.10
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.20
Chocolate Sherbet$0.20
Vanilla Sherbet$0.20
Pear Halves$0.25
Stewed prunes$0.25
Garnished with Pickles and Potato Chips
Choice of Dressing
American Cheese Sandwich$0.40
Toast

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Coffee
Tea
Milk
Buttermilk
Hot Biscuits
Corn Sticks
Tossed Green salad
MOULDED VEGETABLE SALAD
Oven Browned Potatoes
CORN PUDDING
Baked Squash
String Beans
Fried Apples
VIRGINIA COUNTRY HAM, RED GRAVY$2.00
Corned Beef Hash, Poached Egg$1.25
HAM HOCKS w CABBAGE$1.25
SAUTE CALF'S LIVER, RASHER OF BACON$1.35
Cheddar Cheese Omelette$1.15
PAN FRIED BUTTERFISH, TARTAR SAUCE$1.20
Chilled Juices$0.20
Vichyssoise$0.25
FRENCH ONION SOUP$0.20
Shrimp Cocktail$0.75
CANTALOUPE WEDGE$0.25
Jellied Consomme$0.25
MARINATED HERRING IN SAUCE$0.40
Cherry Cobbler$0.20
HAM BISCUITS, FRIED APPLES, TOMATO WEDGE, POTATO CHIPS, BEVERAGE$0.90
CHICKEN SALAD PLATE COTTAGE CHEESE, TOMATO WEDGE, PICKLES, OLIVES, POTATO CHIPS, SPICED PEACH, BEVERAGE$1.50
SPECIAL COLD PLATE SLICED TURKEY, SALAMI, BRAUNSCHWEIGER, SWISS CHEESE, COTTAGE CHEESE, TOMATO WEDGE, PICKLES, OLIVES, BEVERAGE$1.50
Crabmeat Cocktail$0.75
Chocolate Sundae$0.30
Watermelon$0.25
Apple Pie$0.20
Butterscotch Pie$0.25
Fresh Peaches & Cream$0.30
Assorted Ice Cream$0.20
JUMBO SHRIMP SALAD BOWL WITH OUT SPECIAL DRESSING$1.50

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Tossed Green salad$0.25
Hearts of lettuce salad$0.35
Hot Chicken Sandwich with Creamy Snowflake Potatoes, Golden Fricassee Sauce$0.90
Hot Roast Beef Sandwich with Velvety Brown Gravy and Snowflake Potatoes$0.95
Jumbo Ground Sirloin Steak with French Fried Potatoes and Sliced Tomatoes$1.15
Sunshine Omelette Cheese, Bacon, or Ham, with French Fried Potatoes$1.10
Fried Chicken, Golden Brown with Country Gravy and Fresh Vegatable$1.50
Virginia Country Ham with Redeye Gravy and Grits and Fresh Vegetable$2.00
Golden Fried Shrimps with Tartar Sauce, French Fried Potatoes, Cole Slaw and Tomato Wedges$1.50
Cold Meat Plate Slices of Turkey, Ham and Cheese with Potato Salad and Sliced Tomato$1.35
Vegetable Plate Three Hot Vegetables Served with Poached Egg$0.95
Ham Biscuits Country Ham Served with Potato Chips, Sliced Tomato and Apples$0.85
Choice of Dressing
BREAD
Butter
Drink

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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