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Empire Tea Room

Date
1946-02-11
Restaurant
Empire Tea Room
Physical description
29x23cm folded; 29x46cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 2

Seafood Cake with Shrimp Sauce, Parsley Potato, Peas$0.50
Broiled Boston Scrod Maitre d'hotel with au Gratin Potatoes and Corn Saute$0.70
Diced Tureky with Buttered Noodles au Gratin$0.80
Flat Omelette with Diced Ham and Potatoes, Asparagus Tips Hollandaise$0.70
Broiled Country Sausage with Mashed Split Peas, Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.75
Irish Lamb Stew with Small Onions and Potato Dumpling$0.75
Fresh Vegetable Luncheon$0.50
Fresh Vegetable Luncheon with a Poached Egg$0.65
Cold--Marinated Smoked Herring with Bermuda Onion, Potato Salad$0.75
Cold--Delicatessen Plate with Dill Pickle and Tomato Slaw$0.75
FLYING DUTCHMAN COCKTAIL$0.48
Dubonnet Cocktail$0.43
Bacardi Cocktail$0.48
Burnt Almond Cream Pie$0.20
Frozen Macaroon Pie$0.30
Caramel Nut Sundae$0.25
Blue Point Oysters$0.30
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail$0.60
Crabmeat Cocktail$0.80
Grapefruit Juice$0.20
V-8 Vegetable Juice$0.20
Consomme Vermicelli$0.15
Cream of tomato$0.25
Little Neck clams$0.30
Cherrystone Clams$0.35
Cape Cod Oysters$0.35
Orange Juice$0.20
Fruit Cup$0.40
Clam juice$0.20
Tomato Juice$0.20
Potage Normande$0.15
Puree of Split pea$0.25
Apple Juice$0.20
julienne of honeycomb tripe with rice pilaf
Bread or rolls
Coffee
Tea
today's casserole$0.80
cup of consomme vermicelli$0.10
BLUEBERRY PIE$0.20
Brandy sherbet$0.15
chocolate, vanilla or butter pecan ice cream$0.20
Chatterbox Pudding$0.20
Assorted Danish Pastry$0.15
Stewed Fresh Fruits$0.35
Cup Custard$0.20
Tutti Frutti Rice Pudding$0.20
Orange Layer Cake$0.20
Stewed pears$0.20
Vanilla cream puff$0.15
Petits fours$0.25
Apple Pie$0.20
boiled brisket of corned beef with steamed cabbage and parsley potato$0.80
top off your luncheon with a pony of brandy$0.37
WHITE WINE$0.30 – $1.76
Red Wine, Burgundy, velvety, mature or Claret, light and dry$0.30 – $1.76
Cup of Potage Normande$0.10
Russian Martini$0.43

Page 3

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
Cherrystone Clams$0.35
Little Neck clams$0.30
Baked Cherrystone Clams Casino$0.85
Orange Nut Bread with Pimento, Cream Cheese$0.30
Cream Cheese, Pimento, Nuts on Raisin Bread$0.30
Chicken Salad Sandwich on Toast$0.50
Date and Nut Bread with Jelly$0.20
Ham and Cheese Sandwich$0.35
Tunafish Salad Sandwich$0.30
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.30
Cup of Clam Broth$0.20
Cream Cheese$0.20
Blue Moon Gold N Rich Cheese$0.25
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.25
IMPORTED BLUE CHEESE$0.25
Swiss Gruyere cheese$0.35
Melted American Cheese on Toast$0.35
Western Sandwich on Toast with French Fried Potatoes$0.35
Half Grapefruit$0.25
Pink Grapefruit$0.25
Stewed rhubarb$0.40
Stewed Fruit$0.35
Sliced pineapple$0.30
Stewed Fresh Pears (2)$0.30
Raw Apple$0.15
Fresh Pear$0.15
Baked Apple$0.25
Brandy sherbet$0.15
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.20
Vanilla ice cream$0.20
Butter pecan ice cream$0.20
Caramel Nut Sundae$0.25
Frozen Fudge$0.30
Biscuit Tortoni$0.25
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20
Liederkranz$0.25
Chicken Sandwich (dark meat)$0.50
Chopped Eggs and Onions on Whole Wheat Bread$0.30
Hickory Smoked Cheese$0.30
Fruits served with Cream (extra)$0.05
Swiss cheese$0.25
Thousand Island Dressing
Mayonnaise
FRENCH DRESSING
Russian Dressing
Chicken Sandwich (white meat)$0.60
Coffee (pot)$0.15
Coffee (Cup)$0.10
Tea (Pot)$0.15
Buttermilk$0.15
Demi Tasse$0.10
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
Postum or Kaffee Hag$0.25
SANKA COFFEE$0.25
chocolate milk$0.15
Chocolate or Cocoa$0.25
Certified Pasteurized Milk$0.15
Bread or Rolls and Butter$0.10
Skoal Bread (Swedish Rye Bread)$0.10
Royal Lunch Crackers with Half and Half$0.45
Sour Cream, Pot Cheese, Sharp Vegetables, and Boiled Potato$0.50
Fried Cheese Fritter with Cream Sauce (Swiss Cheese, hominy on skewer, bread and fried)$0.50

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