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Palmer House

Date
1948-03-08
Restaurant
Palmer House
Physical description
27x11.5cm folded; 27x35cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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BLUE POINTS$0.50
Rockaways$0.60
Cocktail Sauce$0.05
Celery and Olives$0.25
Fruit Supreme$0.40
Orange Juice$0.25
Tomato Juice$0.25
Shrimp Cocktail$0.95
Fresh Vegetable Soup Hiltonian$0.20
Chicken broth$0.20
Jellied Madrilene$0.25
Palmer House Clam Chowder$0.25
Palmer House Chicken Salad Sandwich$0.60
Chicken Sandwich$0.65
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.40
Ham Sandwich$0.45
Egg Salad Sandwich$0.35
Palmer House Fruit Plat served with FRENCH DRESSING$0.70
Hearts of lettuce salad served with FRENCH DRESSING$0.30
Sliced Tomato Salad served with FRENCH DRESSING$0.35
COMBINATION SALAD served with FRENCH DRESSING$0.40
Chicken salad served with FRENCH DRESSING$1.25
Shrimp Salad served with FRENCH DRESSING$1.25
Today's Palmer House Salad Bowl served with FRENCH DRESSING$0.75
Thousand Island Dressing$0.15
Mayonnaise dressing$0.15
green beans$0.20
Beets$0.20
Spinach$0.20
Vegetable Plate$0.85
Boiled potatoes$0.15
Mashed potatoes$0.15
Palmer House Apple Pie$0.25
lemon meringue pie$0.25
Hazelnut Custard Pie$0.25
Chocolate Fudge Layer Cake$0.25
Port Wine Jell-o$0.15
Caramel Nut Sundae$0.30
Cheese$0.10
Raspberry Ice$0.20
Orange ice$0.20
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.25
Palmer House Chocolate Ice Cream$0.25
Palmer House Cheese$0.35
Cottage Cheese$0.25
Cream Cheese$0.25
Camembert$0.30
Liederkrantz$0.30
Coffee, cup$0.10
Cocoa$0.25
Milk$0.20
Buttermilk$0.20
Malted Milk$0.30
Tea$0.15
chocolate milk$0.25
Postum, cup$0.15
Blue Ridge Toast$0.35
English muffin$0.15
Toast, Dry$0.10
Buttered toast$0.15
Milk$0.30
Cream$0.55
Palmer House Bread and Butter$0.10
Palmer House Rolls and Butter$0.10
palmer house apple pie with ice cream$0.40
lemon meringue pie with ice cream$0.40
hazelnut custard pie with ice cream$0.40

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"The Embassy" Hot Chicken Sandwich: Sliced Breast of Chicken on Toast, Mashed Potatoes, Fort Dearborn Ham, Rich Chicken Gravy, Cranberry Sauce$0.75
Spaghetti, Southern Style: A Generous Portion of Spaghetti, Diced Mushrooms, Onion and Tomato in a Special Meat Sauce Served with Meat Dumplings and Parmesan Cheese$0.65
Palmer House Chopped Sirloin Steak off the Griddle Lined with a Slice of Bacon Topped with Mushroom, Minute Potatoes and Bercy Sauce, Chef's Salad$1.45
Broiled Whitefish - Fresh Caught Lake Superior Whitefish, well seasoned, Cooked until nicely Browned and Served with Minute Potatoes$1.55
Assorted Cold Cuts, Spiced Pear, Potato Salad$1.15
Poached Salmon Steak, Mayonnaise, Wisconsin Slaw$0.95

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Marinated Herring$0.30
Fruit Supreme$0.30
Jellied Madrilene$0.20
Tomato Juice$0.15
Fresh Vegetable Soup Hiltonian$0.15
Chicken broth$0.15
Bowl of Fresh Vegetable Soup Hiltonian, Minced Chicken Sandwich$0.45
Poached Fresh Haddock, Mustard Sauce, Parsley Potato$0.60
Smoked Frankfurters and Sauerkraut, Parsley Potato$0.65
Scrambled Eggs with Poultry Livers, Mushrooms, American Fried Potatoes$0.65
Braised Lamb Shank, Mushroom Sauce, Parsley Potato, Green Beans$0.75
Grilled Hamburger Steak, Onion Sauce, Mashed Potatoes$0.75
Cold Home-made Poultry Loaf, Rainbow Slaw, Spiced Pear$0.60
Palmer House Fruit Plate, Blue Ridge Toast$0.70
Palmer House Salad Bowl: Mixed Greens, Sliced Eggs, Julienne of Chicken, Ham and Swiss Cheese, French Dressing$0.75
Palmer House Sandwich Plate: Hame and American Cheese, Half Peach topped with Chicken Salad, Saratoga Chips, Palmer Square Finger Sandwiches$0.65
Mixed Vegetables$0.15
Luncheon Salad$0.15
Coffee$0.10
Tea$0.10
Milk$0.15
Buttermilk$0.15
Cherry strudel$0.20
Palmer House Rolls and Butter

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