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The Fairmont Hotel

Date
1947-05-01
Restaurant
The Fairmont Hotel
Physical description
29x23.5cm folded; 29x47cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  3. Page 3

Dishes

Page 2

Crab cocktail$0.85
Shrimp Cocktail$0.80
Chilled V-8 Vegetable Juice$0.30
Half Grapefruit$0.30
Fruit Cocktail$0.50
Prawns Cocktail Supreme$0.85
Tomato Juice$0.30
Marinated Herring$0.70
Canape Parisienne$0.60
Smoked Salmon$0.60
Potage Mongol Julienne$0.20 – $0.30
Jellied Beef Broth$0.30
Consomme Vermicelli$0.20 – $0.30
Cream of Tomato, Croutons Souffle$0.20 – $0.30
Boiled Salmon with Hollandaise Sauce and Boiled Potatoes$1.10
Sandabs, Saute, with Brown Butter and Shoestring Potatoes$0.90
Steamed Finnan Haddie with Butter sauce and Parsley Potatoes$1.10
Brook Trout, Saute Amandine with Chip Potatoes$1.50
Baked Sugar-Cured Ham, Champagne Sauce, Candied Sweet Potatoes$1.50
Boiled Fresh Brisket of Beef, fresh Horseradish sauce and Vegetables$1.25
Breaded Veal Cutlet with Spaghetti Milanaise$1.60
Disjointed Chicken, Saute Creole, with Risotto$1.60
Frog Legs, saute a sec with mushrooms$2.25
Crab Legs, Sous cloche with Groumet sauce$1.70
Baked Eastern Oysters, Casino$1.25
Coquette Salad with Sliced Chicken$1.25
Fried Eastern Scallops with Tartar sauce and Shoestring Potatoes$1.30
Breast of Chicken Under Glass, Eugenie$2.25
Cold Prime Ribs of Beef with Sliced Chicken and Potato Salad$1.70
Cracked Crab and Mayonnaise$0.90
Cheese Cake$0.35
Chocolate souffle pudding$0.30
French Pastry$0.30
Assorted cakes$0.35
Raspberry Jell-O$0.30
Apple Pie$0.30
Vanilla Cup Custard$0.30
Stewed rhubarb$0.35
Frozen Sultana Roll$0.40
Caramel Pecan Sundae$0.40
Coffee Ice Cream with Cakes$0.30
Strawberry Sherbet$0.30
Broiled Calf's Sweetbreads on Toast, Virginia Ham and Asparagus Tips$1.70
Half Grapefruit$0.30
Banana$0.20
Pineapple$0.50
Apple$0.20
Strawberries$0.60
Strawberries$0.60
Rolls$0.10
Rolls$0.10
Rolls$0.10
Rolls$0.10
Rolls$0.10
Vanilla Ice Cream with Cakes$0.30
orange sherbet$0.30
Bismark Herring$0.70
Clam juice$0.30
lemon meringue pie$0.30
Macaroon Custard Pie$0.30
Manhattan$0.55
Martini$0.55
Old Fashion$0.55
Bacardi$0.55
Dubonnet$0.60
Dry Sack$0.60
Tio Pepe$0.60
La Ina$0.50
DRY SAUTERNE$1.10
Haute Sauterne$1.25
Claret$1.10
Cabernet Beaulieu$1.10
Cognac, Imp.$0.90
Creme de Menthe, Dom.$0.65
Benedictine, Dom.$0.95

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Mixed Seafood, Supreme$0.85
Shrimp Cocktail$0.80
Crab cocktail$0.85
Lobster Cocktail$1.00
California Oysters$1.25
Milk Stew$1.10
BLUE POINTS$1.25
Toke Points$1.25
Half and Half$1.20
Cream Stew$1.30
Oysters, Kirkpatrick$1.25
Cracked Crab with Mayonnaise$0.90
Half Lobster with Mayonnaise$2.00
Tomato Juice$0.30
Fruit Supreme$0.75
Sauerkraut Juice$0.30
Clam juice$0.30
Orange Juice$0.30
V-8 Vegetable Juice$0.30
Grapefruit Juice$0.30
Consomme Printanier$0.35
Onion Soup au gratin$0.50
Chicken okra soup$0.45
Cream of tomato soup$0.40
Puree of Tomato Soup$0.40
CLAM BROTH$0.45
Mock turtle soup$0.45
Petite marmite$0.50
Chicken broth$0.45
Clear green turtle soup$0.70
Lamb Chops (2)$1.90
Club Steak$2.50
New York Cut Steak$3.00
Whole Squab Chicken$1.70
Filet Mignon$3.00
Half spring chicken$1.60
Tenderloin Steak$3.00
Sliced Chicken, White Meat Only$1.65
Ham$1.25
Sliced Chicken$1.40
Tongue$1.25
Corned beef$1.25
Tongue Sandwich$0.50
Ham Sandwich$0.50
Sardine Sandwich$0.45
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.50
Fried egg sandwich$0.30
Deviled Egg Sandwich$0.30
American Cheese Sandwich$0.40
Chicken Sandwich$0.85
Monte Cristo Sandwich$0.85
Club sandwich$0.90
Manhattan sandwich$0.90
FRESH PEAS$0.25 – $0.45
Broccoli, Hollandaise$0.45
Summer Squash$0.40
French fried potatoes$0.25
Shoestring Potatoes$0.25
Waffle Potatoes$0.25
Asparagus, Hollandaise$0.80
Asparagus, Butter Sauce$0.80
Fresh String Beans$0.25 – $0.45
Artichoke$0.50
Spinach$0.25 – $0.45
Corn Saute$0.40
Potatoes hashed in cream$0.30
Au Gratin Potatoes$0.30
Corn on the Cob (1)$0.30
Zucchini Saute$0.40
Boiled potatoes$0.25
Hashed browned potatoes$0.25
Baked Potatoes$0.25
Carrots in butter$0.40
Turnips in Butter$0.40
Onions in Butter$0.40
Old American$0.30
Camembert$0.40
Gorgonzola$0.55
Brie$0.50
Monterey Jack$0.30
Cheddar$0.45
Domestic Roquefort$0.55
Philadelphia cream$0.40
Borden's Pippin$0.40
Elmo$0.45
Domestic Swiss$0.55
Cottage Cheese$0.30
Edam$0.45
Bread and Butter Per Person$0.10
Toast Per Person$0.15
Lettuce, Cole Slaw, Potato or Beets$0.45
Francaise Salad$0.55
French Endives$0.90
Sliced Lettuce and Tomatoes$0.50
Waldorf$0.80
Mixed Greens$0.50
FRESH FRUIT$0.85
Hearts of Artichoke$0.90
Chickory, Romaine or Escarole$0.45
Fresh Vegetable$0.90
Asparagus$0.60
Crab Louis$1.50
Avocado (half)$0.70
Shrimp$1.10
Lobster$1.50
Crab$1.15
Chicken$1.20
Artichoke$0.30
Combination$0.70
Cold Asparagus, Mayonnaise$0.80
Special Dressing, Roquefort or Russian$0.30
Coffee (pot)$0.25
Demi Tasse$0.15
Iced tea or iced coffee$0.15
Cocoa or Chocolate$0.25
Tea (Pot)$0.25
SWEET MILK OR BUTTERMILK$0.15

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