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The Abraham Lincoln

Date
1946-01-01
Restaurant
The Abraham Lincoln
Physical description
26x17cm folded; 36x34cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3

Dishes

Page 2

Coffee
Milk
Tea
Pickle Chips$0.25
Jumbo Olives$0.25
Golden Omelet with Marmalade$1.25
Baked Fresh Fish$1.35
Egg Salad Sandwich$0.30
Fresh Fruit Salad, Cream Dressing$0.40
Chicken with mayonnaise$0.90
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.40
Ice cream$0.20
Pie$0.20
Fresh Fruit in Season$0.30
Cheese and Crackers$0.30
Iced Celery$0.25
Sliced Tomatoes$0.25
Club sandwich$0.75
Junior Club Sandwich$0.50
Chicken Sandwich$0.40
Fried egg sandwich$0.20
American Cheese Sandwich$0.25
Bacon with Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich$0.40
Pie a la Mode$0.35
Chilled Celery
Olives
Puree of Tomato with Rice
Fruit Cocktail
Consomme
Broiled Pork Chops, Apple Rings$1.50
Fricasse of Chicken with Dumplings$1.50
Whipped Potatoes
Vegetable
Lettuce Salad, Thousand Island Dressing
Rolls
Ginger Muffins
Ice cream
Vanilla pudding
Pie
Stewed Prunes with cream
Cheese
Tea, Pot$0.25
Coffee, cup$0.15
Sanka, Pot$0.25
Milk (Individual)$0.15
Malted Milk, Glass$0.25
TODAY'S SUGGESTION$1.00
Tomato Juice
Junior Club Sandwich
Ice cream
Chef's Special$1.00
Hamburger Steak
Coffee
Milk
Soup, Tureen$0.30
Soup, cup$0.20
Kaffee Hag, Pot$0.25
Instant Postum, Pot$0.25
cocoa, pot$0.25
Buttermilk (Individual)$0.15
Tea
Fried onions
Potatoes
Vegetable
Salad
Bread and Butter
Pudding
Coffee
Milk
Tea

Page 3

Ale (Domestic)$0.30
Old Fashioned Cocktail (Southern Comfort)$0.56
Rum (Imported)$0.45 – $0.60
Cigarettes$0.25
Cigars (Consult Steward or Waiter-in-Charge)
Manhattan Cocktail (2 ounces)$0.59
Manhattan Cocktail (1.6 ounces)$0.47
Martini Cocktail (1.6 ounces)$0.47
Martini Cocktail (2 ounces)$0.59
Old-Fashioned Cocktail (2 ounces)$0.59
Old-Fashioned Cocktail (1.6 ounces)$0.48
Port, Imported (2.5 ounces)$0.41
Port, Domestic (8 ounces)$0.41
Sauterne, Domestic (8 ounces)$0.40
Sherry, Domestic (8 ounces)$0.41
Muscatel, Domestic (8 ounces)$0.41
Tipo, Red (wine)$0.50 – $0.75
Tipo, White (wine)$0.50 – $0.75
PLAYING CARDS, per pack$0.50
Club Soda (Domestic)$0.15
Ginger Ale$0.15 – $0.25
White Rock$0.20 – $0.30
Lemonade$0.15
Orangeade$0.20
Coca Cola, Bottle$0.15
Pepsi-Cola, bottle$0.15
7-Up$0.10
Soft Drinks, assorted$0.10
Citro Nesia, Split (beverage)$0.15
PLUTO, SPLIT (beverage)$0.25
Red Raven, Split (beverage)$0.25
Alka-Seltzer, glass$0.15
Bromo-Seltzer, Individual$0.15
Aspirin (Box of 12)$0.15
Beer (Domestic)$0.25
BRANDY (Imported)$0.65
Gin (Domestic)$0.40
Southern Comfort$0.56
Whiskey, Bourbon (Bonded)$0.51
Whiskey, Bourbon (Blended)$0.50
Whiskey, Rye (Blended)$0.50
Whiskey (Canadian Blended)$0.50
Whiskey, Scotch (Imported)$0.50
Whiskey, Scotch (Imported) 12 years old$0.60
Highball with split of ginger ale, additional$0.15
Highball with split of soda, additional$0.15
Highball with 7-up, additional$0.10

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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