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Jane Davies

Date
1955-04-12
Restaurant
Jane Davies
Physical description
21.5x14cm folded; 21.5x28.5cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 2

Cherry Pie, Criss Cross Topping
Mocha Chiffon Pie
Cocoanut Chiffon Pie
Lady Baltimore Cake
BUTTERSCOTCH BROWNIE A LA MODE, BUTTERSCOTCH SAUCE
BAKED CUSTARD, WHIPPED CREAM
BAKED STRAWBERRY RHUBARB
CHOCOLATE CHARLOTTE RUSSE, WHIPPED CREAM
HOME STYLE CANNED PEACHES
Half Grapefruit
INDIVIDUAL BLEU CHEESE AND CRACKERS
Camembert Cheese and Crackers
CREAM CHEESE AND JELLY AND CRACKERS
Fresh Pineapple Cubes
Coffee Ice Cream
VANILLA ICE CREAM, CRUSHED PINEAPPLE
Sherry Wine Jelly, Whipped Cream
APPLE CRISP, WHIPPED CREAM

Page 3

MULLIGATAWNY SOUP
BRAISED SHORT RIBS OF BEEF, Horseradish$2.20
ROAST STUFFED YOUNG TOM TURKEY, Cranberry Sauce$2.15
ROAST STUFFED YOUNG TOM TURKEY (All White Meat), Cranberry Sauce$2.40
CHICKEN CHOW MEIN, Home Made Toasted Noodles$2.00
Rye Bread
Soft Roll
Hard Roll
BROILED FRESH MUSHROOMS on Toast, Bacon, Cream Gravy$1.85
PLATE OF FRESH VEGETABLES, Poached Egg Center$1.85
PLATE OF FRESH VEGETABLES, Noodles and Chicken Center$1.85
Roast leg of lamb, mint sauce$2.10
ROAST LEG OF LAMB, Gravy$2.10
Buttermilk
Coffee
Tea
Sanka
Milk
Postum
Cold Apple Sauce
Harvard Beets
Green String Beans
Baked Acorn Squash
Baked Potato
COMBINATION FRUIT SALAD, Cottage Cheese$1.85
Fresh Shrimp Salad$1.90
Chicken salad$1.95
BAKED LEG OF LAMB, Mint Sauce or Gravy$2.10
BAKED COTTAGE HAM$2.10
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef$2.95
BROILED SINGLE LAMB CHOP (to order)$2.35
BRAISED HALF CHICKEN$2.25
BROILED SHAD ROE AND BACON (to order)$2.50
Broiled Boneless Shad$2.40
Broiled Striped Bass$1.85
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail$0.40
Hors d'Oeuvres
Chilled Tomato Juice
Chilled Fresh Fruit Cup$0.25
Chilled Prune Juice

Page 4

Canada Dry Ginger Ale$0.15
Heineken Holland Beer$0.50
Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer$0.35
Budweiser Beer$0.35
Miller's High Life Beer$0.35
Schlitz Beer$0.35
Guinness' Stout$0.25
Concord Grape Wine$0.30
Blackberry Wine$0.30
Loganberry Wine$0.30
Liebfraumilch, Rhine$0.40 – $3.50
Riesling Alsatian$0.40 – $3.50
Chablis, Primier Cru$0.40 – $3.50
Sauterne, Chateau Bottled$0.35 – $3.00
Rose Chateau St. Roseline$0.40 – $3.50
Chianti, Classico Selection$0.35 – $3.00
Claret, Chateau Bottled$0.35 – $3.00
Pommard$0.40 – $3.50
Dry Humour Port, Robertson Bros.$0.45 – $5.00
Dry Sack Sherry, Williams & Humbert$0.45 – $6.50
Chianti, Classico Selection$0.90

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

16,525 menus · 64,352 scanned pages · 1851–2008 · uncatalogued scans

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