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Parker House

Date
1945-11-06
Restaurant
Parker House
Physical description
28x21cm folded; 28x42cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Lobster Cocktail$1.00
Cherrystone Clams$0.45
Stuffed Tomato Nelson$0.60
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.25
Assorted Seafood Cocktail$0.90
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail$0.90
Little Neck clams$0.40
Cape Oysters$0.45
Cocktail Sauce$0.05
Queen olives$0.30
Canape of Anchovies$0.75
Native Celery$0.40
Fresh Fruit Cocktail$0.65
ROSE RADISHES$0.20
Ripe California Olives$0.25
Philadelphia Pepper Pot, Tureen$0.50
Consomme Victoria, Tureen$0.40
Jellied Essence of Tomato, Cup$0.30
Jellied Beef Consomme, Cup$0.30
Cold clam broth, cup$0.30
Broiled Live Lobster, Tomato Salad$1.75 – $2.75
Parker House Lobster Stew en Casserole$1.40
Broiled Parker House Schrod, Parsley Butter$0.85
Broiled Fresh Honeycomb Tripe, a la Parker$1.00
Broiled Fresh Swordfish Steak with Parsley Butter and French Fried Potatoes$1.65
Fried Fresh Cape Scallops with Tartar Sauce, Allumette Potatoes and Sliced Tomato$1.60
Parker House Chef's Salad Bowl with Julienne of Turkey$0.95
Parker House Deep Seafood Combination$1.40
Boiled Chicken Lobster, Sliced Tomatoes$1.65
Garden Broccoli on Toast$0.60
NEW BUTTERED BEETS$0.30
Buttered Young Carrots$0.30
GREEN PEAS$0.40
Hubbard Squash$0.40
Fresh String Beans$0.40
Cauliflower$0.40
Cauliflower au Gratin$0.50
Spinach$0.35
Creamed Spinach$0.40
Omelette with Creamed Fresh Spinach, Florentine and Parisienne Potatoes$0.95
Broiled Fresh Shore Cod with Parsley Butter, Hash in Cream Potatoes and Pickled Beet Salad$0.90
Casserole of Beef Stew a la Bourgeoise with Parisienne Potatoes and Chef's Salad$1.10
Fried Fillet of Fresh Haddock, Tartar Sauce, Allumette Potatoes and Chef's Salad$0.80
Native Turkey Wings with Curry Sauce, Baked Whire Rice and Lima Beans$0.90
Broiled Ham on Fresh Broccoli on Toast and Glace Sweet Potato$1.35
Fresh Crab Flakes and Celery Salad with Sliced Egg and Tomato$1.25
Cold Roast Spring Lamb with Potato Salad$1.25
Midnight Alarm$0.48
Champagne Cocktail$0.83
Rum Cocktail$0.48
Manhattan$0.48
Pedro Domecq, Amontillado Selecto Sherry (Imp.)$0.35
Pedro Domecq, Double Century (Imp.)$0.35
Duff Gordon Amontillado$0.40
Philadelphia Pepper Pot$0.25
Half Grapefruit with Honey$0.30
Fresh Crab Flake Cocktail$0.50
Consomme Victoria$0.25
Tomato Juice$0.25
V-8 Cocktail$0.25
Bismark Herrin on Lettuce$0.35
Bread or Parker House Rolls and Butter per Person$0.10
Apple Pie$0.25
Custard Pie$0.25
Cottage Pudding with Wine Sauce$0.25
Chocolate eclair$0.25
Biscuit Tortoni$0.30
Fruit Jello with Whipped Cream$0.20
Cup Custard$0.25
Pie a la Mode$0.45
Cheese for Pie$0.05
Boiled potatoes, each$0.15
Hash Browned Potatoes$0.25
Delmonico Potatoes$0.35
Whipped Potatoes$0.25
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.30
French fried potatoes$0.25
Potatoes hashed in cream$0.25
Candied Sweet Potatoes$0.35
Camembert Cheese with Toasted Crackers$0.35
American Cheese with Toasted Crackers$0.25
Swiss Cheese with Toasted Crackers$0.40
Blue Cheese with Toasted Crackers$0.40
Cream Cheese with Toasted Crackers$0.25
Liederkranz Cheese with Toasted Crackers$0.35
Swiss Cheese and Ham Sandwich$0.55
Parker House Coffee, Pot$0.20
Club sandwich$0.90
Lobster Salad Sandwich$0.90
Ham Sandwich$0.45
Beef tongue sandwich$0.50
Sliced Chicken Sandwich$0.65
Chicken Salad Sandwich$0.50
Corned beef sandwich$0.45
Thousand Island Dressing
Russian Dressing
FRENCH DRESSING
Mayonnaise dressing
Chicken salad$1.25
Lobster salad$1.75
Lettuce Salad$0.50
COMBINATION SALAD$0.75
Potato salad$0.50
Fresh Crabflake Salad$1.50
Fresh Crabflake Salad$1.50
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.90
Chef's Small Salad$0.45
Tomato Salad$0.65
Cucumber salad$0.50
Grapes$0.40
GRAPEFRUIT HALF$0.25
Chilled Casaba Melon$0.45
Vanilla ice cream$0.25
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.25
Frozen Pudding$0.35
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.25
CARAMEL ICE CREAM$0.25
Pistachio Ice Cream$0.25
Lemon Sherbet$0.25
orange sherbet$0.25
Sultana Roll, claret sauce$0.50
Coffee Ice Cream
Coffee Ice Cream$25.00
Coffee Ice Cream$0.25
Sliced Fresh Pineapple$0.35
Orange; Whole, Sliced$0.15 – $0.25
Baked Apple; with Cream$0.25 – $0.35
Milk, Half Pint$0.15
Demi Tasse
Demi Tasse$15.00
Demi Tasse$0.15
sweet cider$0.15
Tea, Pot$0.25
Ovaltine, Pot$0.25
Buttermilk, Half Pint$0.15

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