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Empire Tea Room

Date
1946-01-31
Restaurant
Empire Tea Room
Physical description
29x23cm folded; 29x46cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Buttermilk$0.15
Postum$0.25
Kaffee Hag$0.25
SANKA COFFEE$0.25
chocolate milk$0.15
Demi Tasse$0.10
Chocolate (beverage)$0.25
Cocoa$0.25
Certified Pasturized Milk$0.15
Baked Codfish Steak with Tomatoes Duglere$0.70 – $1.20
Half Pink Grapefruit
Roast Spring Chicken with Dressing, Currant Jelly$1.00 – $1.50
Tomato Juice
champagne per glass or Cocktail
American (Champagne)$0.78
Imported (champagne)$1.53
Broilde Striped Bass Steak with Lemon Butter$0.75 – $1.20
Broiled Calf's Liver Steak with Smothered Onions$0.90 – $1.40
Yankee Pot Roast with Buttered Noodles$1.00 – $1.50
Toasted Bacon and Tomato, Crisp Lettuce and Cole Slaw Sandwich$0.45
Western Sandwich with Chow Chow$0.40
Cream Cheese, Pimento and Nuts Sandwich on Whole Wheat Bread with Relish$0.40
Chicken Salad Sandwich on Toast$0.50
Tongue Sandwich$0.30
Club Special Sandwich$0.65
Chicken Sandwich (white meat)$0.60
Frozen Strawberry Pie$0.30
Russian Martini$0.43
Flying Dutchman - Cordial Van der Hum, Rum, Lemon Juice$0.48
Dubonnet$0.43
Bacardi$0.48
Deviled Ham Canape
Consomme with Noodles Soup
Cream of Watercress Soup
Sauternes -You'll enjoy Cresta Blanca "Souvenir" glass (dinner wines, white)$0.30 – $1.76
RED-with Roasts and Dark Meats (dinner wines)
White-with Sea Food and Light Meats (dinner wines)
Burgundy, velvety, mature (dinner wines, Red)$0.30 – $1.76
Claret, light and dry (dinner wines, Red)$0.30 – $1.76
Le Jon (brandies, etc.)$0.37 – $0.53
Imported (brandies, etc.)$0.37 – $0.53
Cordial Medoc$0.72
Creme de Menthe (Green or White)$0.52
Fresh Vegetable Dinner (with a Poached Egg Fifteen Cents Extra)$0.65 – $1.15
Cold--Stuffed Tomato with Chicken Salad and Finger Sandwich$1.00 – $1.50
Whipped Potatoes
BUTTERED BEETS
Hash Brown Potatoes
Corn Mexican
Lettuce Salad, Russian Dressing (on request)
Chocolate Nut Pudding, Vanilla Sauce
Prune and Apricot Pie
Graham Cracker Cream Pie
Lemon Sherbet
Caramel Nut Sundae
FRESH COCONUT LAYER CAKE
Stewed pears
Chatterbox Pudding
Chocolate Ice Cream
Vanilla ice cream
Butter pecan ice cream
Tea
Demi Tasse
Milk
Coffee
Cold-Virginia Ham with Stuffed Celery and Asparagus Tips Vinaigrett$0.90 – $1.40
Cream of Watercress Soup$0.15
Consomme with Noodles Soup$0.15
Puree of split peas soup$0.25
Cream of tomato soup$0.25
Oyster Stew with Milk$0.60
Clam Stew with Milk$0.60
Oyster Stew with Half and Half$0.70
Clam Stew with Half and Half$0.70
Oyster Stew with Cream$0.80
Clam Stew with Cream$0.80
Cold-Jellied Madrilene Soup$0.20
Chicken Sandwich (dark meat)$0.50
Choice of Thousand Island, Mayonnaise, French or Russian dressing
Maurice Salad$0.80
Chicken salad$1.10
French Bowl Salad$0.35
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.60
Heart of Lettuce Salad$0.25
Chef's Salad$0.45
Shrimp Salad$0.85
COMBINATION SALAD$0.35
Sliced Tomato Salad$0.25
Romaine Salad$0.30
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.35
Endive Salad$0.35
Imported Blue Cheese Dressing$0.15
Wine Vinegar Dressing$0.15
Chiffonade Dressing$0.15
Special Diet Dressing (Lemon juice, mineral oil, Veg-O-Salt, paprika, Worcestershire)$0.15
Coffee (pot)$0.15
Coffee (Cup)$0.10
Tea (Pot)$0.15
Ten Cents extra charge for Bread or Rolls and Butter on all items under Fifty Cents
Skoal Bread (Swedish Rye Bread)$0.10
FRESH COCONUT LAYER CAKE$0.20
Chocolate Nut Pudding, Vanilla Sauce$0.20
Napoleon$0.15
Chatterbox Pudding$0.25
rice pudding$0.20
Petits fours$0.20
Cup Custard$0.20
Prune and Apricot Pie$0.20
Graham Cracker Cream Pie$0.20
Apple Pie$0.20
Lemon Sherbet$0.15
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.20
Vanilla ice cream$0.20
Butter pecan ice cream$0.20
Caramel Nut Sundae$0.25
Biscuit Tortoni$0.25
Frozen Fudge$0.30
Half Grapefruit$0.25
Pink Grapefruit$0.25
Fresh Grapes$0.30
Stewed Fruits$0.35
Raw Apple$0.15
Stewed rhubarb$0.40
Sliced pineapple$0.30
Fresh Pear$0.15
Stewed Fresh Pears (2)$0.30
Baked Apple$0.25
Fruits Served with Cream, 5c extra$0.05
Asparagus with Hollandaise$0.70
Asparagus with Butter Sauce$0.70
New Boiled Potatoes$0.20
Corn Mexican$0.30
Succotash$0.30
Broccoli$0.30
French fried potatoes$0.20
New Peas on Butter$0.25
Sauerkraut Juice$0.20
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail$0.60
Tomato Juice$0.20
Tomato Juice, double$0.35
Orange Juice$0.20
Fruit Cup$0.40
Cherrystone Clams$0.35
Blue Point Oysters$0.30
Clam juice$0.20
Fresh Vegetable Juice$0.20
Crabmeat Cocktail$0.80
Little Neck clams$0.30
Cape Cod Oysters$0.35

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