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El Covar Hotel

Date
1949-08-21
Restaurant
El Covar Hotel
Physical description
24x17.5cm folded; 24x35cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Orange Juice$0.25
Chilled Tomato Juice$0.25
Guacamole Monterey$0.20
Shrimp Cocktail$0.60
Celery Hearts$0.35
Coffee
Tea
Milk
Iced tea
Iced coffee
Melon in Season
Cheddar Cheese
Stewed Fresh Peaches
Stewed Fresh Plums
Fruit Gelatin
Layer Cake
Apple Pie
Olivette Potatoes
Buttered Lima Beans
Whipped Potatoes
Chilled Jumbo Shrimp and Avocado, Tomato, Neptune Dressing$2.65
Cold Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, Tomato Slices, Chow Chow$2.75
Roast Young Tom Turkey, Dressing, Cranberry Sauce$2.75
Baked Sugar Cured Ham, Apple and Raisin Sauce$2.27
Braised Boneless Saddle of Spring Lamb, Peas Fermiere$2.75
Pan Fried Calves Liver and Bacon, Sauce Bercy$2.25
Omelette with Stewed Fresh Fruit, Glace$1.85
Puree of Fresh Tomato with Rice
Consomme Julienne
Italian Salami
Smoked Salmon
Melon Ball Cocktail
V-8 Cocktail Juice
Pickled beets
Mixed Olives and Celery Hearts
Chilled Fruit Juice
Chilled Tomato Juice
Senf Cherkins
Guacamole Monterey
Apple Pie$0.25
Stewed Fresh Peaches$0.30
Stewed Fresh Plums$0.30
Chocolate Sundae$0.30
Layer Cake$0.20
Fruit Gelatin$0.20
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.20
Creamed sweet corn$0.30
Olivette Potatoes$0.25
Buttered Lima Beans$0.30
Whipped Potatoes$0.25
Cold Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, Tomato Slices, Chow Chow$2.25
Roast Young Tom Turkey, Dressing, Cranberry Sauce$2.25
Baked Sugar Cured Ham, Apple and Raisin Sauce$2.25
Braised Boneless Saddle of Spring Lamb, Peas Fermiere$2.25
Pan Fried Calves Liver and Bacon, Sauce Bercy$1.75
Omelette with Stewed Fresh Fruit, Glace$1.35
Broiled Fresh Columbia River Salmon, Maitre d'hotel$1.75
Puree of Fresh Tomato with Rice$0.20
Consomme Julienne$0.20
Italian Salami$0.30
Half Grapefruit$0.25
Melon Ball Cocktail$0.25
V-8 Cocktail Juice$0.20
Senf Cherkins$0.25
Mixed Olives and Celery Hearts$0.50
Radishes$0.20
Smoked Salmon$0.40
Iced tea
Green Onions$0.20
Pickled beets$0.20
Sauterne$0.35
Ballantines Ale, Bottle$0.35
Chilled Jumbo Shrimp, Avocado, Tomato, Neptune Dressing$2.15
Lettuce and Tomato, French Dressing$0.50
Chocolate eclair$0.20
Vanilla ice cream$0.20
Melon in Season, cut$0.25
American, Cheddar, Blue, Port Du Salut or Imported Swiss Cheese$0.40
MILK, BOTTLE$0.15
Tea, Pot$0.25
Coffee, cup$0.15
Coffee, Pot$0.30
Iced Tea or Coffee, glass$0.20
Broiled Fresh Columbia River Salmon, Maitre d'hotel$2.25
Creamed sweet corn
Lettuce and Tomato, French Dressing
Vanilla or Chocolate ice cream
Chocolate eclair
Charcoal Broiled SIRLOIN STEAK, Long-Branch Potatoes, Tossed Salad, Dinner Rolls and Butter$3.75
Charcoal Broiled TENDERLOIN STEAK, Long-Branch Potatoes, Tossed Salad, Dinner Rolls and Butter$3.75
Claret$0.35

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

16,525 menus · 64,352 scanned pages · 1851–2008 · uncatalogued scans

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