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King's Arms Tavern

August 1, 1951

On this menu 34 dishes

Fruit Shrub$0.25
Soup du Jour, cup$0.25 – $0.40
Chicken Pye$1.50
Shrimps in butter'd Bread-Crumbs$1.75
Virginia Ham in Slices, cold$2.00
Sally Lunn
Assorted relishes
A Sallad of fresh Garden Stuff with Herb Dressing
Virginia Ham Sandwich, assorted relishes$0.95
Virginia Ham Sallad Sandwich, assorted relishes$0.75
Sliced Chicken Sandwich, assorted relishes$1.00
King's Arm Sallad, Herb Dressing, with Sally Lunn and assorted relishes$0.80
Sweets and Pastries$0.35
Coffee$0.20
Tea$0.20
Milk$0.20
Soup du jour, bowl$0.40
Frosted Fruit Shrub
Tomato-juice
Soup du Jour
An Assortment of Relishes
Fine broiled Fish from local Waters$2.75
Dish of escallop'd York River Oysters$3.00
Joint'd Half a Chicken fry'd brown$3.25
English Mutton Chop grill'd over Charcoal$3.50
Virginia Ham bak'd in the approv'd manner$3.75
A Variety of Vegetables
Sallad of fresh Garden Stuff with Herb Dressing
Sally Lunn
Indian-Corn Muffins
Sweets and Pastries
Coffee
Tea
Milk