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C & L Restaurant

Date
1955-01-09
Restaurant
C & L Restaurant
Physical description
31x21.5cm folded; 31x43cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Hot Minced Pie
Lemon Chiffon Pie
rice pudding
Butterscotch Pudding
Broiled Flounder with Butter Sauce$1.60
Cherrystone Clam Cocktail
Blue Point Oyster Cocktail
Pickled herring
Maaties Herring
Chicken Okra Soup with Rice$0.25
Fried Fresh Sea Scallops with Tartar Sauce$1.95
Diced Roast Beef with Spanish Rice$1.60
Filet of Maatjes Herring with Onions$0.40
TONGUE TEMPTATIONS: Sliced Beef Tongue, Tomato, India Relish$0.85
All Fresh Garden Vegetable Plate with Poached Egg
Turkey Croquettes with Supreme Sauce
Pan Browned Corned Beef Hash with Poached Egg
Baked Breast of Spring Lamb
Steamed Frankfurters with Fresh Sauerkraut
Knockwurst with Fresh Sauerkraut
Fresh Turkey Livers and Mushroom Saute
Creamed Spinach and Eggs au Gratin en Casserole
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms on Toast
Smoked Whitefish, Lettuce, Tomato and Potato Salad, Garni
Smoked Whitefish, Lettuce, Tomato and Potato Salad, Garni
Fried Egg Plant with Rich Tomato Sauce
SMOKED SALMON AND SCRAMBLED EGGS
Omelette with Creamed Chicken
Cold Boiled Carp in Jelly
CHEESE BLINTZES with Heavy Sour Cream
BLUEBERRY BLINTZES with Heavy Sour Cream
Roasted Stuffed Breast of Milk Fed Veal$1.95
Roast or Broiled Spring Chicken (half)$2.35
Chicken and Mushroom Chow Mein with Rice and Noodles$1.75
Hungarian Beef Goulash en Casserole, Browned Egg Barley$2.35
Broiled Liver Steak with Smothered Onions$2.10
Broiled Shoulder Lamb Steak$2.10
Broiled Chopped Steak with Onions$2.35
Creamed Chicken a la King en Casserole$1.95
SPECIAL: Broiled Prime Hip Steak$3.00
Cold Sliced Tongue with Salad, Garni$2.35
Chicken Salad Supreme, Crisp Lettuce, Tomato, Garni$2.10
Breaded Veal Cutlet with Tomato Sauce$2.35
Roast Turkey Leg$2.25
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef au jus$3.00
Roast Turkey Wing$1.75
Roast Half Long Island Duckling with Apple Sauce$2.75
Boiled Half Spring Chicken in Pot$2.50
Chicken Okra Soup with Rice
Chicken Consomme with Noodles
CHICKEN CONSOMME WITH MATZOH BALL
Sliced Ham and Swiss Cheese$0.90
Turkey and Chopped Liver, Garni$1.20
Turkey and Ox Tongue with Cole Slaw and Russian Dressing$1.20
Ox Tongue and Swiss Cheese with Tomato and Russian Dressing$0.95
C & L SPECIAL: Sliced Ham, Turkey and Swiss Cheese with Cole Slaw and Russian Dressing$1.30
Nova Scotia Salmon and Lake Sturgeon$1.50
Turkey and Sliced Ham with Cole Slaw and Russian Dressing$1.20
Corned Beef and Salami with Cole Slaw and Russian Dressing$0.90
PIQUANTE SANDWICH: Imported Filet of Anchovies, Sliced Hard Boiled Egg, Lettuce, Tomato and Russian Dressing$0.85
C & L CLUB SANDWICH$1.20
Nova Scotia Salmon$0.75
NOVA SCOTIA SALMON With cream cheese$0.95
SMOKED SALMON (Lox)$0.60
SMOKED SALMON (Lox)$0.60
Smoked Salmon (Lox) with Cream Cheese$0.80
Genuine Lake Sturgeon with Lettuce, Tomato and Sliced Onion$1.35
Hot Turkey Sandwich with Cranberry Sauce, Green Peas, Sweet Potato$1.50
Hot Roast Beef with Gravy, Green Peas and Potatoes$1.50
Toasted American Cheese with Fruit Salad$0.70
Grilled Hamburger on Toast with French Fried Potatoes$0.95
Crisp Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato$0.70
Corned beef$0.70
Roast beef$0.75
Beef tongue$0.75
Baked Virginia Ham$0.70
Bologna$0.55
Liverwurst$0.55
Rolled Spiced Beef$0.70
Chopped Liver$0.70
Chicken salad$0.80
Turkey with Russian Dressing$0.90
Salmon Salad$0.65
Tunafish Salad$0.65
Salami$0.55
imported sardines$0.65
Egg Salad$0.65
Swiss cheese$0.55
Coffee$0.15
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.50
Tea$0.10
Cream Cheese and Jelly$0.50
Milk$0.15
Hot Chocolate$0.15
Ham and Egg Sandwich$0.75
Iced tea$0.15
Bacon and Egg Sandwich$0.75
Iced coffee$0.20
Potato Pancakes with Apple Sauce$0.70
Vegetables with Sour Cream$0.85
Pot Cheese with Sour Cream$0.85
Berries in Season with Sour Cream$0.85
Fruit in Season with Sour Cream$0.85
CHEESE BLINTZES with Heavy Sour Cream$0.75
BLUEBERRY BLINTZES with Heavy Sour Cream$0.75
French Toast with Syrup$0.60
French Toast with Jam$0.60
Cinnamon Toast$0.30
Milk toast$0.35
Dry Toast$0.15
Buttered toast$0.15
C & L HAM AND EGGS$1.00
Bacon and eggs$1.00
Ham and (1) Egg$0.75
Bacon and (1) Egg$0.75
NOVA SCOTIA SALMON AND EGGS$1.00
Scrambled eggs with chicken livers$1.25
Lake Sturgeon and Eggs$1.25
CORNED BEEF AND EGGS$0.95
Tongue and Eggs$0.95
BOLOGNA AND EGGS$0.85
Jelly omelette$0.65
Minced Ham Omelette$0.75
SALAMI AND EGGS$0.85
Eggs (2) Any Style$0.50
Mushroom Omelette$0.85
Chef's Salad Bowl: Mixed Greens, Julienne of Chicken, Ham, Tongue and Dressing$1.25
Fresh Florida Jumbo Shrimp Salad$1.75
COMBINATION SALAD$0.85
Fruit Salad Bowl with a Ball of Cottage Cheese$1.10
Chicken salad$1.60
Individual Can of Imported Sardines$0.95
INDIVIDUAL CAN OF SALMON$1.25
Individual can of tunafish$1.25
Crisp Hearts of Lettuce and Sliced Tomatoes$0.65
Salmon Salad$1.10
Tunafish Salad$1.10
Sliced Hard Boiled Egg Salad$0.95
Genuine Lake Sturgeon and Nova Scotia Salmon$1.75
Creamy Cheese Cake
C&L Coffee Cake
Parisian Cake
Apple Turnover
Danish Pastry$0.25
Chocolate Pudding$0.25
Pie a la Mode$0.45
Assorted French Pastries$0.25
Baked Apple with Cream$0.30
C & L Creamy Cheese Cake$0.30
C & L COFFEE CAKE$0.25
rice pudding$0.25
C & L FRUIT COMPOTE$0.40
FRENCH ICE CREAM$0.25
Bisquit Tortoni$0.25
Fruit Jello$0.25
Stewed Prunes with cream$0.30
Home Made Pies$0.30
Fruit Cocktail$0.25
All Layer Cakes$0.25
Onion Omelette$0.65
Western Omelette$0.75
Cheese Omelette$0.75
Spanish omelette$0.75
Coffee
Tea
Milk
Chicken Consomme with Noodles$0.25
CHICKEN CONSOMME WITH MATZOH BALL$0.30
Onion Soup with Cheese Croutons$0.45
Bread and Butter$0.15
A GLASS OF SCHLITZ ON DRAUGHT$0.15
Dubonnet Cocktail$0.55
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail$0.85
Cherrystone Clam Cocktail$0.50
Blue point oysters on half shell$0.55
CHILLED APPLE JUICE$0.15 – $0.30
Chilled Prune Juice$0.15 – $0.30
Chilled Tomato Juice$0.15 – $0.30
Chilled V-8 Vegetable Juice$0.15 – $0.30
Chopped Liver$0.60
Half Florida Grapefruit$0.25
Fruit Cocktail$0.25
Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice$0.20 – $0.35
Freshly Squeezed Grapefruit Juice$0.20 – $0.35
Filet of Pickled Herring in Heavy Cream Sauce with Onions$0.45
Bread and Butter served with above$0.15
Cold Boiled Carp in Aspic$0.95
Smoked Whitefish$1.35
Smoked Salmon (Lox) and Cream Cheese$0.95
SLICED BREAST OF TURKEY$2.10
Cold Roast or Boiled Spring Chicken$1.75
Cold Roast Jumbo Turkey Leg$1.60
Cold Corned Beef and Tongue$1.85
Tomato Juice
V-8 Juice
Grapefruit Juice
Prune Juice
Apple Juice
Chopped Liver
Chopped Herring
Fruit Cup
Half Florida Grapefruit (10c additional)$0.10
Baked Apple (15c. additional)$0.15
BLUEBERRY PIE
French Pastry
Brownie
Assorted Danish Pastry
Camembert Cheese and Crackers (15c. additional)$0.15
Fruit cakes
Chocolate Pudding
Stewed prunes
Fruit Jello
Chocolate Sundae
Layer Cake
Fruit Pies
Fruit Compote
French Cruller
Macaroon Tart
Bisquit Tortoni
FRENCH ICE CREAM
C & L COFFEE CAKE
Raspberry sherbet
Roquefort Cheese and Crackers (15c. additional)$0.15
Swiss Cheese and Crackers (15c. additional)$0.15
Gruyere Cheese and Crackers (15c. additional)$0.15
Liederkranz Cheese and Crackers (15c. additional)$0.15
Sunday Dinner - Appetizer, Soup, Entree, Dessert and Coffee, Tea or Milk$1.60
Cold Roast Second Joint of Turkey$1.85
Assorted Cold Cuts$2.00
NOVA SCOTIA SALMON With cream cheese$1.50
Genuine Lake Sturgeon$1.85
Special Steak Sandwich on Toast (served with French Fried Potatoes)$2.25
Broiled Hip Steak (served with French Fried Potatoes)$2.50
Broiled Tenderloin Steak (served with French Fried Potatoes)$3.25
Broiled Sirloin Steak (served with French Fried Potatoes)$3.50
Grilled Virginia Ham Steak Hawaiian with Candied Sweet Potatoes$2.00
Broiled Fresh Jersey Pork Chops with New Apple Sauce (served with French Fried Potatoes)$1.85
Broiled Spring Lamb Chop (1) (served with French Fried Potatoes)$1.40
Broiled Spring Lamb Chop (2) (served with French Fried Potatoes)$2.50
Boiled Spring Chicken in Pot with its Own Broth, Fresh Vegetables, Noodles and Matzoh Ball (with choice of Vegetable and Potatoes)$2.00
Roast Half Spring Chicken (with choice of Vegetable and Potatoes)$1.85
Boiled Half Spring Chicken (with choice of Vegetable and Potatoes)$1.85
Broiled Half Spring Chicken (with choice of Vegetable and Potatoes)$1.85
Fried Half Spring Chicken (with choice of Vegetable and Potatoes)$1.85
Chicken a la King on Toast (with choice of Vegetable and Potatoes)$1.60
Garden Fresh Vegetable Plate with Poached Egg (with choice of Vegetable and Potatoes)$1.10
Broiled Chopped Beefsteak and Onions (with choice of Vegetable and Potatoes)$1.85
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms on Toast (with choice of Vegetable and Potatoes)$1.20
Milk Fed Veal Cutlet (Breaded) with Tomato Sauce (with choice of Vegetable and Potatoes)$1.85
Broiled Liver Steak with Onions (with choice of Vegetable and Potatoes)$1.75
Schnitzel a la Holstein, Garniture (with choice of Vegetable and Potatoes)$2.00
Genuine Fresh Calf's Liver with Onions (with choice of Vegetable and Potatoes)$2.10
Genuine Fresh Calf's Liver with Bacon (with choice of Vegetable and Potatoes)$2.10
Chicken and Mushroom Chow Mein (Home Made) (with choice of Vegetable and Potatoes)$1.10
Frankfurters (Steamed) with Baked Beans (with choice of Vegetable and Potatoes)$1.00
Frankfurters (Grilled) with Baked Beans (with choice of Vegetable and Potatoes)$1.00
Knockwurst (Steamed) with Baked Beans (with choice of Vegetable and Potatoes)$1.00
Knockwurst (Grilled) with Baked Beans (with choice of Vegetable and Potatoes)$1.00
Broiled Fresh Chicken Livers with Onions (with choice of Vegetable and Potatoes)$2.00
Ox Tongue and Swiss Cheese with Tomato and Russian Dressing$0.95

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Dubonnet Cocktail$0.55
Bacardi Cocktail$0.55
Coffee cocktail$0.65
Champagne Cocktail$0.80
Rum Collins$0.60
Cuba Libre$0.65
Carioca Rum$0.55
Red Heart Rum$0.70
Barcardi Rum (White)$0.65
Myer's Jamaica Rum$0.65
CHAMPAGNE$2.75
BURGUNDY$0.25 – $1.75
Bushmill Irish Whiskey$0.70
John Jameson Irish Whiskey$0.70
Sparkling Burgundy$2.75
Philadelphia Rye$0.55
Wilson Rye$0.55
Old Crow Rye$0.55
Imperial Rye$0.55
Hunters Rye$0.55
Ballantine's Scotch$0.70
Jack Rose$0.55
Clover Club$0.65
Martini$0.55
Manhattan$0.55
Brandy Manhattan$0.70
Orange Blossom$0.55
Bronx$0.55
Alexander (Gin)$0.65
Alexander (Brandy)$0.80
Daiquiri$0.55
Rob Roy$0.80
Pink Lady$0.65
Side Car$0.65
Old Fashion$0.55
Stinger$0.80
Whiskey Sour$0.65
Brandy Sour$0.80
Gin Fizz$0.55
Sherry Flip$0.55
Scotch sour$0.80
Rum Sour$0.65
Tom Collins$0.55
Singapore Sling$0.90
Brandy Punch$0.80
Planter's Punch$0.80
Ward Eight$0.65
Sherry Cobbler$0.55
Claret Lemonade$0.55
Claret Punch$0.55
Four Roses$0.60
Whiskey Egg Nog$0.70
Brandy Egg Nog$0.80
Carstair's White Seal$0.55
Lord Calvert$0.60
P. & T. Reserve$0.55
Black and White$0.70
Grand McNish$0.70
Rock and Rye$0.55
Calvert's Reserve Rye$0.55
Seagram's V.O. Whisky$0.70
Canadian Club Whiskey$0.70
I. W. Harper Bourbon$0.70
Vat "69" Scotch$0.70
White Horse Scotch$0.70
Cutty Sark SCOTCH$0.70
House of Lords Scotch$0.70
J. & B. Scotch$0.70
P. & T. Private Stock Rye$0.55
Three Feathers V. S. R. Rye$0.55
Golden Wedding Rye$0.55
Schenley's Reserve Rye$0.55
Old Overholt Bourbon$0.70
Old Crow (100 proof) Bourbon$0.70
Old Grand-Dad Whisky$0.70
Old Taylor Bourbon Whiskey$0.70
Kentucky Tavern Bourbon Whiskey$0.70
Harwood Whiskey$0.65
McNaughton Whiskey$0.70
Dewar's White Label Scotch$0.70
Haig & Haig 5 Star Scotch$0.70
Johnnie Walker, Red Label Scotch$0.70
Johnnie Walker, Black Label Scotch$0.80
King's Ransom Scotch$0.80
Haig & Haig Pinch Bottle Scotch$0.80
Highland Queen Scotch$0.70
Spey Royal Scotch$0.70
Peter Dawson Scotch$0.70
Martin's V. V. O. Scotch$0.70
Martin's (12 years)$0.80
King George Scotch$0.65
King William Scotch$0.70
Bell Royal Vat (12 years) Scotch$0.80
Old Smuggler Scotch$0.70
Coronet Brandy$0.60
Martell Brandy$0.70 – $0.90
Hennessy Brandy$0.70 – $0.90
Fundador Brandy$0.70 – $0.90
Otard Brandy$0.70 – $0.90
Remy Martin Brandy$0.75 – $0.95
Courvoisier Brandy$0.75 – $0.95
Bisquit Doubouche Brandy$0.70 – $0.90
Vodka (Imported) Cordial$0.60
Drambuie Cordial$0.80 – $0.95
Blackberry Brandy$0.50 – $0.65
Creme de Cacao Cordial$0.50 – $0.65
Creme de Cassis Cordial$0.50 – $0.65
Apricot Brandy$0.50 – $0.65
Creme de Menthe Cordial$0.50 – $0.65
Kummel cordial$0.50 – $0.65
Benedictine cordial$0.70 – $0.90
B & B Cordial$0.70 – $0.90
Cherry Heering Cordial$0.80 – $1.05
Cointreau Cordial$0.50 – $0.65
Applejack Cordial$0.55
HARVEY'S BRISTOL MILK SHERRY$0.75
Harvey's Bristol Cream Sherry$0.90
Sandeman's Sherry$0.50
Gonzales Byass Sherry$0.50
Sandeman's Ruby Port$0.50
Sauterne$0.25 – $1.75
Claret$0.25 – $1.75
PORT$0.25 – $1.75
Sherry$0.25 – $1.75
Tokay$0.25 – $1.75
Muscatel$0.25 – $1.75
Dubonnet$0.45
Schlitz Beer (Glass)$0.15
Ruppert's Beer (Glass)$0.15
Budweiser Beer$0.40
Schlitz Beer$0.40
Prior Beer$0.40
Pabst Beer$0.40
Trommer's White Label Beer$0.40
Ballantine's Ale$0.40
Black Horse Ale$0.50
Guinness' Stout (split)$0.40

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