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Empire Room

Date
1953-10-14
Restaurant
Empire Room
Physical description
28x21.5cm folded; 28x43cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Page 2

French Oyster Stew Cooked in Bouilon with Green Onions and Vermicelli$1.25
Fresh Crabflakes Maryland in Potate Bordure Mornay$1.65
Nutmeg Custard Pie$0.30
Pecan Ball, Hot Fudge Sauce$0.35
Fried Fillet of Pike in Cornmeal, Sauce Tartar$1.65
Barbecued Short Ribs of Beef with a Dill Pickle and Buttered Macaroni$1.70
Fresh Strawberry Shortcake$0.40
Hot Apple Pie$0.30
Red Cherry Pie$0.30
Layer Cake$0.30
French Pastry$0.35
A Hot Fudge Sundae made with Any of Our Special Ice Creams$0.35
BLUEBERRY PIE$0.30
Cottage Pudding$0.30
Old Fashioned Ham and Eggs, Country Style, with a Spiced Crabapple$1.10
French Fried Shrimp and Onion Rings, Sauce Tartar$1.65
Steak Sandwich wit French Fried Potatoes and Sliced Tomato$1.50
Broiled Red Snapper, Maitre d'Hotel, Long Branch Potatoes, New Lima Beans$1.65
Hot Sliced Turkey Sandwich with Spicy Cheese in Potato Bordure Mornay, Asparagus Tips$1.50
Rolls and butter
Coffee
Tea
Milk
Salad Florida - Sliced Pineapple, Orange, Grapefruit, Coconut, Chopped Almonds and Honey Cream Dressing$1.25
Hot Sliced Turkey Sandwich Mornay, in Potato Bordure, with Fresh Asparagus$1.65
French fried potatoes
Parsley Potatoes
Creamed Whipped Potatoes
Blackeyed Peas
Sauerkraut
Miranda's Country Dinner - Creole Style Squash, Blackeyed Peas, Boiled Bacon and Cornsticks$1.35
A Denver Omelette$1.55
Griddled Cubed Steak with Fresh Mushroom Sauce$1.95
Escalloped Sugar Cured Ham and Macaroni with Spicy Cheese au Gratin$1.45
Frankfurters with Sauerkraut$1.55
Coffee
Tea
Milk
Rolls and butter
Fruit salad
Tossed Green Salad, Dressing
Jellied Beef Broth$0.25
Fresh Gulf Shrimp Cocktail$0.55
Bouillon Carolina$0.20
Chilled Tomato Juice$0.20
Fresh Fruit Cocktail$0.50
Old Fashioned Navy Bean Soup$0.20

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Green Turtle Soup au Sherry$0.70
Gumbo Creole$0.30 – $0.50
Bouillon Carolina$0.25 – $0.40
Soft Shell Crabs Fried, Sauce Tartar and Alumette Potatoes$1.95
Broiled Individual Flounder Doria, Long Branch Potatoes$2.50
Supreme of Red Snapper Saute, Veronique$2.25
Supreme of Red Snapper Saute, Almondine$2.25
Casserole of Fresh Gulf Shrimp Creole with Rice$2.25
Florida Pompano in Papilotte$3.00
Pheasant Chicken Parisienne, in Skillet$3.25
CREAM OF FRESH TOMATOES SOUP$0.50
Fresh Gulf Shrimp Cocktail$0.85
Fresh Crabflakes Cocktail$0.85
Chicken Tetrazinni$2.00
Chicken a la King$2.25
Fresh White Crabmeat Maryland$2.25
Lobster a la Newburg$2.50
Bread and Butter$0.15
Pot Coffee$0.25
Demi Tasse$0.20
Hot Tea$0.25
Iced tea$0.25
Milk, Half Pint$0.25
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.50
Imported Roquefort Cheese$0.50
Liederkranz Cheese$0.50
Cherry Jubilee$1.25
Crepes Suzette$1.25
Meringue Glace$0.50
Baked Alaska$1.25
French Pastry$0.35
Ice cream$0.35
Sherbet$0.35
Melon in Season$0.65
Parfaits$0.50
Orange Surprise$0.50
Cottage Pudding$0.30
Coupe St. Jacques$0.50
BLUEBERRY PIE$0.30
Nutmeg Custard Pie$0.30
Rice Fruit Plate$1.50
Hearts of Palm$1.00
Head Lettuce and Tomato$0.60
Avocado Pear Salad$0.75
Tossed Green salad$0.55
Poinsettia Salad$0.65
Blackstone Salad$0.85
Half Avacado Pear$0.60
Au Gratin Potatoes$0.40
New Cauliflower$0.30
Cottage Fried Potatoes$0.50
Fresh Broccoli$0.35
Hashed Brown Potatoes$0.35
BAKED IDAHO POTATO$0.35
Fresh asparagus$0.60
Fresh String Beans$0.30
Creamed Fresh Spinach$0.30
Candied Yams$0.30
Creole Style Squash$0.30
Sauerkraut$0.30
Blackeyed Peas$0.30
Sliced Harvard Beets$0.30
Roast Prime Rib of Blue Ribbon Beef, au Jus$3.25
Milkfed Chicken, Broiled (Half)$2.50
Milkfed Chicken, Fried (Half)$2.50
Broiled Lamb Chops (2), Hawaiian$3.75
Broiled Jumbo Squab with Current Jelly$3.50
Broiled Club Steak$3.25
Broiled Tenderloin Steak$4.25
Broiled Sirloin Steak$4.75
Calf Liver Steak Saute, Potatoes Lyonnaise$2.25
Escallopine of Veal, a la Holstein$2.25
Breast of Guinea Hen, Virginia, Under Bell$2.75
Canadian Bacon and Whole Mushrooms on Fresh Broccoli$2.25
London Style Mixed Grill with French Fried Onion Rings$2.25
Chilled Vichyssoise$0.40
Old Fashioned Bean Soup$0.25 – $0.40
Chilled Celery Hearts$0.35
Stuffed Hearts, Roquefort$0.80
Mixed Jumbo Olives$0.40
Beluga Caviar$2.25
Beluga Caviar au Blinis$2.75
Marinated Herring P.C.$0.90
Smoked Salmon Canape$1.00
Assorted Hors D'oeuvres$1.35
Chilled Melons in Season$0.65

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