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Coffee Shop

Date
1949-11-13
Restaurant
Coffee Shop
Physical description
25.5x16.5cm folded; 25.5x33cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4
  5. Page 5

Dishes

Page 2

Fruit Cocktail$0.35
Shrimp Cocktail$0.60
Crabmeat Cocktail$0.60
V-8 Cocktail$0.15
Shrimp Remoulade$0.75
Grapefruit Juice$0.15
Tomato Juice$0.15
Pineapple Juice$0.20
Celery Hearts$0.35
Ripe Olives or Green Olives$0.35
Green Onions$0.20
Dill Pickles or Sweet Pickles$0.20
Cream of tomato soup$0.30
Vegetable Soup$0.30
Chicken Noodle Soup$0.30
Onion Soup au gratin$0.40
Chicken broth$0.30
Broiled or Fried Red Snapper$1.00
Broiled Spanish Mackerel$1.00
Grilled Sea Bass, Lemon Butter$1.00
Fried Fillet of Flounder, Tartar Sauce$1.00
Boiled Shrimp on Ice$1.00
FRIED SHRIMP$1.00
Crabmeat Neuberg$1.00
Tenderloin Trout Fried, Tartar Sauce$1.00
Tenderloin Trout Saute Meuniere$1.00
Spring Chicken en Casserole (30 min.)$1.50
Half Broiled Chicken$1.30
Chicken a la King on Toast$1.10
Fried Chicken Pinehurst$1.30
Sirloin Steak$2.25
Sirloin Steak (for two)$4.00
Tenderloin Steak$1.75
Filet Mignon$2.00
Club Steak$1.75
Hamburger Steak$0.70
Veal steak a la Holstein$1.10
Broiled Veal Chop (1)$0.85
Breaded Veal Cutlet with Tomato Sauce$0.95
Pork Chops (2)$1.25
Broiled Lamb Chops (2)$1.25
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef$1.50
Calf Liver, Fried or Broiled$0.95
Assorted Cold Cuts$0.95
Assorted Cold Cuts with Slice of Chicken$1.15
Fried, Boiled or Scrambled Eggs$0.30
Poached Eggs on Toast$0.35
Eggs Shirred in Butter$0.40
Bacon and eggs$0.65
Ham and eggs$0.70
Sausage with Eggs$0.65
Plain Omelet$0.50
Spanish omelet$0.60
Omelet with Chicken Livers$0.90
Ham or Bacon Omelet$0.70
Omelet with Jelly$0.60
Welsh rarebit$0.75
Fresh Soup Daily on Luncheon or Dinner Menu$0.20
(Potatoes, Rolls and Butter served with above orders)
(Potatoes, Rolls and Butter served with above orders)
(Potatoes, Rolls and Butter served with above orders)
(Rolls and Butter served with above orders)

Page 3

Fried Select Oysters, Tartar Sauce, Choice of Two Vegetables, Hot Rolls and Butter, COFFEE OR TEA$0.85
Broiled Salisbury Steak, Onion Sauce, Choice of Two Vegetables, Hot Rolls and Butter, COFFEE OR TEA$0.85
Grilled Pork Chop, Spiced Crabapple, Choice of Two Vegetables, Hot Rolls and Butter, COFFEE OR TEA$1.00
Broiled Kansas City Sirloin Steak, French Fried Potatoes, Heart of Lettuce, Hot Rolls and Butter, COFFEE OR TEA$2.25
Broiled Canadian Bacon, Apple Fritter, Choice of Two Vegetables, Hot Rolls and Butter, COFFEE OR TEA$1.00

Page 4

Chicken broth with rice
Shrimp Remoulade
Fruit Cocktail
Grapefruit Juice
Broiled Red Snapper Steak, Maitre d'Hotel$1.20
Fresh Lake Shrimp a la Creole with Rice$1.25
Fried Speckled Gulf Trout, Tartar Sauce$1.15
Broiled Filet Mignon$2.00
BREADED VEAL CUTLET, TOMATO SAUCE$1.15
Grilled Spring Lamb Chops on Toast$1.65
Broiled Genuine Calf's Liver with Bacon$1.20
Fried or Broiled Milk Fed Half Spring Chicken$1.65
Roast Prime Rib of Beef, au Jus$1.75
Whipped Potatoes
Steamed Rice
Candied Yams
Fresh Butter Beans
Fresh Spinach and Egg
Heart of lettuce salad, French dressing
ASSORTED HOME MADE PIES
Fruit Jello, Whipped Cream
Home Made Layer Cakes
Baked Vanilla Cup Custard
Kadota Figs
Stewed prunes
Preserved Apricots
Yellow Cling Peaches
Sliced pineapple
Bartlett Pear
Ice cream
Sherbet
Coffee
Oyster cocktail
Tomato Juice
Prune Juice
Apple Juice
Pineapple Juice
Tea
Milk$0.05

Page 5

Stewed Corn$0.15
Asparagus$0.25
String Beans$0.15
Cauliflower$0.20
Spinach$0.15
French peas$0.20
Lima beans$0.20
Stewed tomatoes$0.15
Mashed potatoes$0.15
Potatoes au Gratin$0.30
Hashed Brown Potatoes$0.20
Julien Potatoes$0.20
French fried potatoes$0.15
Head Lettuce Salad$0.30
cole slaw$0.20
Potato salad$0.20
Sliced Tomatoes Salad$0.25
Pineapple and Cheese Salad$0.50
COMBINATION SALAD$0.30
Waldorf Salad$0.35
SALAD BOWL$0.40
Grapefruit salad$0.40
Fruit salad$0.60
Shrimp Salad$0.75
Chicken salad$0.70
Crabmeat Salad$0.75
Asparagus - Vinaigrette Salad$0.60
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.35
Fruit Plate with Cottage Cheese$0.85
Thousand Island Dressing$0.15
Mayonnaise dressing$0.15
FRENCH DRESSING$0.15
Lettuce and Tomato, Mayonnaise Sandwich$0.25
Toasted Cheese Sandwich$0.25
American Cheese Sandwich$0.20
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.30
Liver sausage sandwich$0.25
COLD BOILED HAM SANDWICH$0.25
Baked Ham Sandwich$0.30
Ham and Egg Sandwich$0.45
Broiled Ham Sandwich$0.30
Cold Roast Beef Sandwich$0.40
Hot Roast Beef Sandwich with Potatoes$0.60
Sliced Chicken Sandwich$0.50
Fried egg sandwich$0.20
Chicken Salad Sandwich$0.30
Club sandwich$0.75
Hamburger$0.30
Sardine Sandwich$0.30
Peanut Butter Sandwich$0.20
Hot Tea with Cream or Lemon$0.10
Coffee$0.05 – $0.10
Postum$0.10
Kaffee Hag- Sanka$0.10
Iced coffee with cream, large glass$0.10
Hot Chocolate$0.10
Iced Chocolate (large glass)$0.10
Iced Tea (large glass)$0.10
Butter Milk$0.10
Milk (per bottle)$0.10
Coca-Cola$0.05
7-Up$0.05
Dr. Pepper$0.05
Baked Apple$0.15
Baked Apple with Cream$0.20
Philadelphia Cream Cheese$0.25
Philadelphia Cream Cheese with Guava Jelly$0.30
Parfait$0.25
Assorted Pies$0.10
Pie a la Mode$0.15
Jell-o$0.15
Sherbets or Ice Cream$0.10
Sundaes$0.15
Sandwiches- Made on Toast, if desired
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.20

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