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Orange Blossom Special

Date
1949-02-17
Restaurant
Orange Blossom Special
Physical description
27x18cm folded; 27x36cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Chilled Blended Orange and Grapefruit Juice
Crab Flake Cocktail
Bisque of Sea Food
Consomme, Dumont
Sweet Pickle Strips
Broiled Southern Shad with Roe
Creamed Crab Meat on Toast
Broiled or Fried Milk Fed Spring Chicken
Baked Sugar Cured Ham, Sultana Sauce
Roast Leg of Spring Lamb, Mint Jelly
Grilled Sirloin Steak with Onion Rings$3.75
Baked Potato
Candied Sweet Potatoes
Fried Egg Plant
imported sardines$0.60
Chilled Blended Orange and Grapefruit Juice$0.25
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.25
CHILLED APPLE JUICE$0.25
Chilled Florida Tangerine Juice$0.25
Chilled Florida Grapefruit Juice$0.25
Chilled Florida Orange Juice$0.25
Chilled Florida Celery$0.35
Pickles$0.35
Lamp Chop, each$0.75
Bacon and eggs$1.00
Ham and eggs$1.00
Broiled or Fried Ham$1.00
Broiled or Fried Milk Fed Chicken$1.15
POTATOES--hashed browned$0.30
Baked Beans, Hot or Cold$0.40
Asparagus, drawn butter$0.35
Ham Sandwich$0.60
Tongue Sandwich$0.60
Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich$0.50
Club sandwich$1.25
Chicken (Toasted) Sandwich$0.85
Chicken Salad Sandwich$0.85
Sliced Tomatoes$0.40
Sliced Chicken$1.15
Chicken salad$1.10
Lettuce and Tomato$0.60
Assorted Cold Meats, Potato Salad$1.35
Head Lettuce, Choice of Dressing$0.50
Cold Ham$1.25
Cream Cheese$0.35
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.40
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.40
Sliced pineapple$0.30
Florida Guava jelly$0.30
Flordia Grapefruit$0.25
PRUNES with Cream$0.35
Orange Blossom Honey$0.30
Florida Orange Marmalade$0.30
Ice Cream with Wafers$0.35
Wafers$0.10
Demi Tasse$0.15
Ice Tea or Coffee, Pot$0.25
Coffee, Pot$0.25
Tea, Pot$0.25
Decaffeinated Coffee, Pot$0.25
Instant Postum, Pot$0.25
cocoa, pot$0.25
Milk, Individual$0.20
Buttermilk, Individual$0.20
Assorted Bread$0.15
Milk toast$0.40
Hot Rolls$0.20
Toast$0.20
Cream toast$0.60
Crackers$0.10
Chicken, Cup, Tureen$0.30 – $0.45
Consomme, hot or cold, cup$0.30
Tomato, Cup, Tureen$0.30 – $0.45
BROILED OR FRIED FISH$1.00
Turtle Soup with Sherry, Cup, Tureen$0.30 – $0.45
Stewed Fish with Milk$0.70
Queen olives$0.35
Oysters, Fried, Tartar Sauce$0.85
Ice Cream with Wafers
Strawberry Shortcake with Whipped Cream
Assorted Bread
Pineapple and Cottage Cheese Salad
Sally Lunn Muffins
Fruit Tapioca Pudding, Custard Sauce
Chilled Florida Grapefruit
Coffee
Tea
Milk
Broccoli, Hollandaise
Stewed Fish with Cream$0.85
Lyonnaise or French Fried Potatoes$0.30
BOILED OR MASHED POTATOES$0.30
Dinner- $2.50- Guests will please write on check list of items desired. Waiters are not allowed to accept verbal orders.
Choice
Choice of Two
Cold Ham with Potato Salad$1.35
Preserved Figs with Cream$0.50
Cheese with Crackers
Cream Cheese with Guava Jelly

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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