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Parker House

Date
1946-02-06
Restaurant
Parker House
Physical description
28x21cm folded; 28x42cm open
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

Queen olives$0.30
Canape of Anchovies$0.75
Italian Antipasto$0.50
Broiled Live Lobster, Tomato Salad, Chicken$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
Fried Silver Smelts with Tartar Sauce, Allumette Potatoes, Sliced Tomato$1.00
Fresh Cod Fish Tongue and Cheeks Saute, Meuniere$0.90
BROILED FRESH PORK CHOP ON TOAST with Apple Sauce, Fried Sweet Potatoes and Tomato Salad$1.35
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
Midnight Alarm$0.48
Poached Eggs on Creamed Fresh Spinach, Mornay and Grilled Tomato$0.80
Broiled Mackerel, Lemon Butter, Mashed Potatoes and Beet Salad$0.95
Braised Tender Steer Beef a la Bourgeoise with Parisienne Potatoes$1.20
Fried Fresh Silver Smelts,Tartar Sauce, Allumette Potatoes, and Cole Slaw$0.90
Casserole of Spaghetti a laBolognaise with Meat Sauce, Parmesan Cheese and Chef's Salad$0.90
Cold Beef Tongue and Sliced Young Fowl with Potato and Tomato Salad$1.25
Cup of Clam Chowder with Fresh Lobster Salad Sandwich$1.00
Parker House Chef's Salad Bowl with Julienne of Lobster$1.00
Creamed Fresh Honeycomb Tripe a la Maryland au Gratin with Green Salad (Tripe, Mushrooms, Onions, Green Pepper and Corn)$0.85
Consomme Mille Fanti$0.25
Parker House Coffee, Pot$0.20
Milk, Half Pint$0.15
Demi Tasse$0.15
Tea, Pot$0.25
Ovaltine, Pot$0.25
Buttermilk, Half Pint$0.15
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$0.45
Cream Cheese with Toasted Crackers$0.25
Liederkranz Cheese with Toasted Crackers$0.35
Manhattan$0.48
Champagne Cocktail$0.83
Rum Cocktail$0.48
Jellied Essence of Tomato, Cup$0.30
Pedro Domecq Amontillado Selecto Sherry (Imp.)$0.35
Pedro Domecq, Double Century (Imp.)$0.35
Duff Gordon Amontillado$0.40
New England Clam Chowder$0.25
Tomato or Grapefruit Juice$0.25
Chilled Fruit Cup$0.30
Bismark Herring on Lettuce$0.35
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail$0.50
Pickled Lamb's Tongue on Lettuce$0.25
Vanilla ice cream$0.25
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.25
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.25
Coffee Ice Cream$0.25
Sultana Roll, claret sauce$0.50
Supreme Peach Special, Claret Brandy Sauce$0.50
Pistachio Ice Cream$0.25
orange sherbet$0.25
Lemon Sherbet$0.25
Frozen Pudding$0.35
Fresh Cherry Rhubarb$0.25
Apple Pie$0.25
chocolate cream pie$0.25
Butterscotch Cream Pudding$0.25
Coffee Jellow with Whipped Cream$0.20
Fig Square$0.20
Cup Custard$0.25
Pie a la Mode$0.45
Cheese for Pie$0.05
Rolls and butter
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
GRAPEFRUIT HALF$0.25
Fresh strawberries with cream$0.45
Baked Apple$0.25
Baked Apple with Cream$0.35
Sliced Bananas with Cream$0.25
Sliced Fresh Pineapple$0.35
Club sandwich$0.90
Stewed fresh rhubarb$0.25
Orange, whole$0.15
Orange, sliced$0.25
Bread and Butter Per Person$0.10
Parker House Rolls and Butter per Person$0.10
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
Spinach, Creamed$0.40
Chicken salad$1.25
Lobster salad$1.75
Lettuce Salad$0.50
COMBINATION SALAD$0.75
Potato salad$0.50
Cooked Vegetable Salad$0.75
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.90
Chef's Small Salad$0.45
Tomato Salad$0.65
Cucumber salad$0.50
Thousand Island Dressing
Russian Dressing
FRENCH DRESSING
Mayonnaise dressing
Boiled potatoes, each$0.15
Hash Browned Potatoes$0.25
Delmonico Potatoes$0.35
Whipped Potatoes$0.25
BAKED IDAHO POTATO$0.30
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.30
French fried potatoes$0.25
Potatoes hashed in cream$0.25
Candied Sweet Potatoes$0.35
Lobster Salad Sandwich$0.90
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.45
Ham and Cheese Sandwich$0.55
Beef tongue sandwich$0.50
Sliced Chicken Sandwich$0.65
Chicken Salad Sandwich$0.50
Ham Sandwich$0.45
Consomme Mille Fanti, Tureen$0.40
New England Clam Chowder, Tureen$0.50
PARKER HOUSE OYSTER STEW, with Milk$0.70
Parker House Oyster Stew, with Half and Half$0.95

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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