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The Edgewater Restaurant

Date
1943-08-18
Restaurant
The Edgewater Restaurant
Physical description
33x25cm folded; 33x51cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 2

Cherrystone Clams$0.60
Little Neck clams$0.60
Blue Point Oysters (In Season)$0.60
Absecon Salts$0.60
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail$0.80
Fresh De Lux Crab Meat Cocktail$0.85
Maine Lobster Cocktail$1.25
Sea food cocktail$1.10
Meli Melo Cocktail Edgewater$1.25
Soft Shell Crabs on Toast$2.25
Snapper Soup$0.30 – $0.60
Clear Green Turtle Soup au Sherry$1.00
BROILED LIVE MAINE LOBSTER$2.25 – $4.00
Mixed Sea Food Platter$2.25
Clams Casino$1.40
Oysters Casino$1.40
Steamed Clams, Bucket (Clam Broth, Melted Butter)$1.25
Sea Food in Cream au Gratin$2.00
Deviled Crab, Baltimore$1.75
Philadelphia Cream Cheese$0.40
AMERICAN CHEESE
Cold Lobster, Mayonnaise$1.75 – $3.50
Lobster salad$2.50
Shrimp Salad$1.75
De Luxe Crab Meat Salad$2.00
Assorted Sea Food Salad$2.25
Chilled Tomato Juice$0.25
Chilled Clam Juice$0.25
Broiled Grapefruit$0.35
Milk$0.15
Buttermilk$0.15
Frogs Legs, Poulette$2.75
Manhattan clam chowder$0.25 – $0.40
French Onion Soup Gratine$0.60
Two Tone Cocktail$0.30
Jellied Consomme or Jellied Madrilene$0.45
Vichyssoise$0.45
Frogs Legs Saute in Garlic Butter$3.00
Ice cream$0.30
Half Broiled Spring Chicken$2.25
Long Branch Potatoes, Fried$0.35
Brook Trout Saute Meuniere with Almonds$2.75
Clam and Tomato Juice$0.30
Heart of Celery$0.40
Queen olives$0.35
Stuffed olives$0.35
Stuffed celery$0.75
Bismark Herring$0.50
Antipasto$1.00
anchovy canape$0.75
Fruit Cup$0.40
Fresh Cod Livers on Toast$0.75
Melon Balls au Porto$0.50
Chopped Chicken Livers$0.65
Smoked Salmon Canape$0.50
Filet of Lemon Sole, Fried$1.85
Filet of Lemon Sole, Saute$1.85
Sea Trout Pan Fried, Lemon Butter$1.75
Fried Long Island Scallops, Tartar Sauce$1.85
Maine Lobster Newburg au Sherry$3.00
Jumbo Shrimps Newburg au Sherry$2.00
De Luxe Crab Meat Newburg$2.25
Creamed Chicken a la King with Fresh Mushrooms$2.25
Calf Sweetbreads with Mushroom and Chciken Royale$2.25
(2) Jumbo Lamb Chops$3.00
Sugar Cured Ham Steak, Glazed Pineapple$2.50
Prime Sirloin Steak$4.00
Filet mignon garni$4.00
Planked Sirloin (For 2)$9.50
Planked Tenderloin (For 2)$9.50
Chicken Livers en Brochette, Flambe$2.00
Cold roast beef$3.00
Cold Roast Turkey$2.25
Cold Roast Chicken$2.25
Assorted Cold Cuts$2.00
Cold Sea Food Platter$2.75
Chicken salad$1.75
Tomato Surprise salad$1.75
MIXED GREEN SALAD BOWL$1.00
Fruit salad$1.00
Potatoes hashed in cream$0.35
Long Branch Potatoes, Julienne$0.35
Potatoes hashed in cream au gratin$0.40
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.40
Hashed browned potatoes$0.40
Peach Melba$0.60
Meringue Glace$0.60
Melon (in season)$0.50
Pies$0.30
Sundaes$0.50
Puddings$0.25
Parfaits$0.60
Coupe Edgewater$0.50
Crepes Suzette$2.00
Petit Fours$0.60
Liederkranz Cheese$0.40
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.40
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.60
Assorted Cheese Tray$0.60
Swiss Gruyere cheese$0.40
Coffee$0.10
Demi Tasse$0.10
Tea$0.15
Cocoa$0.25
Postum$0.20
Iced coffee$0.15
Iced tea$0.15

Page 3

Bisque of Fresh Lobster$0.25
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail$0.80
Manhattan Cocktail$0.50
SONOMA CALIFORNIA RED WINE$0.95 – $1.75
SONOMA CALIFORNIA WHITE WINE$0.95 – $1.75
COFFEE GELATIN WHIPPED CREAM$0.25
Chocolate Blanc Mange$0.30
Jellied Chicken Consomme$0.45
Special Childs Plate, Single Lamb Chop, Garden Vegatables, Guarnsey Milk, Potato, IceCream$1.75
Special Baby's Plate, Garden Vegetables, Mashed Potatoes, Guernsey Milk, Ice Cream$1.25
Chilled V-8 Juice$0.25
Chopped Chicken Livers$0.65
Manhattan clam chowder$0.25
Broiled Filet of Sea Bass, Lemon Butter, includes Relish Tray, Potato, Vegetable, Salad and Beverage$2.50
Soft Shell Crabs, Tartar Sauce, includes Relish Tray, Potato, Vegetable, Salad and Beverage$2.50
Broiled Jumbo Shad Roe and Bacon, includes Relish Tray, Potato, Vegetable, Salad and Beverage$3.00
Filet of Boston Sole, Saute Meuniere, includes Relish Tray, Potato, Vegetable, Salad and Beverage$2.50
Frogs Legs Saute in Garlic Butter, includes Relish Tray, Potato, Vegetable, Salad and Beverage$2.50
Fresh Ground Tenderloin Tips, French Fried Onions, includes Relish Tray, Potato, Vegetable, Salad and Beverage$2.50
Cold Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, includes Relish Tray, Potato, Vegetable, Salad and Beverage$3.25
Calf's Liver Saute and Bacon, includes Relish Tray, Potato, Vegetable, Salad and Beverage$2.75
Baked Sugar Cured Ham, Glaced Pineapple, includes Relish Tray, Potato, Vegetable, Salad and Beverage$2.75
Broiled 1/2 Spring Chicken, includes Relish Tray, Potato, Vegetable, Salad and Beverage$2.50
Individual Blueberry Pie$0.35
Apple Pie$0.30
Fruit Jello$0.25
Marble Cake$0.30
Choice of Ice Cream$0.30
Fresh peach melba$0.60
CHILLED WATERMELON$0.50
Assorted Cheese Tray$0.60
Edgewater Hot Rolls
Southern Corn Muffins

Page 4

Riondo Rum$0.55
Bacardi Rum (Cuban)$0.60
Myers Rum (Jamaica)$0.65
Champagne Cocktail$1.00
Coffee cocktail$0.60
Cuba Libre$0.60
Rum Collins
Hunter Rye$0.60
Kinsey Rye$0.60
Paul Jones Rye$0.60
Mt. Vernon Rye$0.60
Fleishman's$0.50
Frapin V.S.D.P.$0.70
Dubonnet$0.40
White Horse$0.75
Old Taylor$0.75
Brandy$0.75
Duff Gordon No. 28$0.50
Blackburn No. 25$0.50
Apricot$0.50
Piel
Piel's$0.50
Guiness Stout$0.65
Mountain Valley$0.25
Sauterne - Imported$4.25
Medoc Bordeaux - Imported$3.75
B. & G. (Burgundy) Imported$9.00
Cooks Imperial$6.00
Kinsey Gin$0.50
Mumm's Cordon Rouge$6.50 – $12.00
Pommery (Brut)$5.75 – $11.00
Peiper Heidsick None Vintage-Imported$10.00
Peiper Heidsick 1941 Imported$12.00
Great Western$3.25 – $6.00
Sonoma (Burgundy)$0.95 – $1.75
Gold Seal N. Y. State$3.25 – $6.00
Renault's American$3.25 – $6.00
WHISKEY$0.65
Egg Nog$0.75
Sherry Flip$0.60
Port Flip$0.60
Martini Rossi$0.40
Noily Pratt$0.40
Sinzano$0.40
Renault's Burgundy-Domestic$3.25 – $6.00
Great Western Burgundy-Domestic$3.25 – $6.00
Gold Seal Burgundy-Domestuc$3.25 – $6.00
Whiskey Sour$0.60
Ward 8$0.60
Edgewater Punch$0.75
Planter's Punch$0.75
Sloe Gin Fizz$0.60
Gin Rickey$0.60
GIN BUCK$0.60
Tom Collins$0.60
John Collins$0.60
Claret Lemonade$0.50
Fruit Lemonade$0.40
Fruit Orangeade$0.40
Hennessy$0.75
Martell$0.75
Bisquit$0.75
Remy Martin V. S. E. P.$0.75
High Point Apple Brandy$0.55
LAIRDS APPLE BRANDY$0.60
Hildicks Apple Brandy$0.60
Montain (Claret)$0.95 – $1.75
Pomard (Burgundy) Imported$5.25
Chateau Pontet Canet (Claret) Imported$4.25
Chianti Ruffino-Imported$1.10 – $3.75
Graves Bourdeaux-Imported$3.75
Mountain White (Chablis)$0.95 – $1.75
Santa Clara Sylvaner (Rhine)$0.95 – $1.75
Sonoma Dry Semilion (Sauterne$0.95 – $1.75
Stringer$0.75
Side Car$0.75
Rob Roy$0.75
Frozen Daiquiri$0.70
Brandy Alexander$0.75
Gin Alexander$0.65
Clover Club$0.60
Orange Blossom$0.60
Bronx$0.60
Jack Rose$0.60
Pink Lady$0.60
Old Fashioned$0.60
Daiquiri$0.60
Martini$0.55
Manhattan$0.60
Gordon$0.50
Burnett's$0.50
Sloe Gin$0.50
Seagrams Ancient$0.55
Kalak$0.25
White Rock$0.30
Canada Dry$0.25
Coca Cola$0.25
Pepsi Cola$0.25
Seven Up$0.25
Ginger Ale$0.25
White Menthe$0.50
Green Menthe$0.50
Creme de Cacao$0.50
Curacao$0.50
Blackberry$0.60
Cointreau$0.60
Lace Curtain$0.60
DOM Benedictine$0.75
CHERRY HERRING$0.75
B. & B.$0.75
Strega$0.75
Grand Marnier$0.80
James Pepper$0.75
Old Charter$0.75
Kentucky Tavern$0.75
I. W. Harper$0.75
Old Forester$0.75
Old Grandad$0.75
Buushmill's Irish$0.75
Harwood$0.75
V. O. Canadian$0.75
Canadian Club$0.75
Old Overholt (Bonded)$0.75
Fine Arts$0.70
MacNaughton's$0.65
Mt. Vernon$0.60
P. & T. Private Stock$0.60
Lord Calvert$0.60
Four Roses$0.60
Gallagher & Burton White$0.60
Carstairs$0.60
Calvert Reserve$0.60
Schenley Sir John$0.60
Schenley Black$0.60
Seagram's Seven$0.60
Three Feathers$0.60
Cockburn Tawny$0.55
Carling's Red Cap$0.50
Ballantine$0.50
Can Black Horse$0.65
Bass Pale Ale$0.40 – $0.65
Heneken's Imported$0.65
Budweiser$0.50
Pabst$0.50
Schlitz$0.50
Duff Gordon Amontillado$0.55
Harvey's Bristol Cream$0.75
Black and White$0.75
Vat 69$0.75
King William$0.75
Gilbey's (Spey Royal)$0.75
Johnny Walker (Red)$0.75
Haig & Haig 5 Star$0.75
Dewar's White Label$0.75
Johnny Walker (Black)$0.85
Haig & Haig Pinch$0.85
King's Ransom$0.85

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