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Red Lion Inn

Date
1939-05-19
Restaurant
Red Lion Inn
Physical description
28x18cm folded; 28x36cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  4. Page 4

Dishes

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Canape of Salmon
Melon in Season
Fresh vegetable soup
Tomato Juice
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail
Fresh Fruit Cup
Cream of tomato soup
COLD CONSOMME MADRILENE
FRIED FILET OF SOLE, Sauce Tartare, New Peas, Parsley Potato$1.00
BROILED BOSTON SCROD, Fresh Lima Beans, Mashed Potatoes$1.10
BAKED SUGAR CURED HAM, Fresh Spinach, French Fried Potatoes$1.25
BEEF AND KIDNEY POT PIE$1.50
CHOPPED SIRLOIN STEAK, French Fried Onions, New Peas and Browned Potato$1.25
BOILED LEG OF MUTTON, Caper Sauce, Fresh Carrots and Mashed Potatoes$1.35
ROAST PRIME RIBS OF BEEF, Fresh String Beans, Yorkshire Pudding$1.50
BROILED ENGLISH MUTTON CHOP with Bacon, Fresh Peas and French Fried Potatoes$1.65
HALF ROAST SPRING CHICKEN, New Carrots, French Fried Potatoes$1.35
STEAK A LA MINUTE with New Peas, French Fried Potatoes$1.75
ENGLISH POT ROAST with Carrots and Peas, Browned Potato$1.25
ASSORTED COLD CUTS with Potato Salad, Lettuce and Tomato$1.25
COLD ROAST LAMB with Vegetable Salad$1.25
Fruit Pie
Fruit salad
FRENCH ICE CREAM
rice pudding
Chocolate Layer Cake
Raisin or Plain Cake
Savarin with fruit
Cheese and Crackers
Coffee, Tea or Milk
Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer on Draught
PABST BLUE RIBBON ALE (Bottle)
Price of Entree is Complete Cost of Dinner
(Choice)
(Choice)
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Coffee, cup$0.15
Coffee, Pot$0.25
Tea, Pot$0.15
milk (ind. bottle)$0.15
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.40
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.40
Fresh Lobster Cocktail$0.65
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail$0.50
Canape of Anchovies$0.50
Fresh Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Canape of Caviar$1.00
Supreme of Fruit$0.40
Major Grey Chutney$0.40
Queen olives$0.30
Stuffed celery$0.50
Table Celery$0.30
Cream of tomato soup$0.30
Fresh vegetable soup$0.30
COLD CONSOMME MADRILENE$0.30
Filet of Sole Saute, Meuniere$1.00
Sea Food a la Newburg$1.25
Fried Deep Sea Scallops, Sauce Tartare$1.10
Broiled Boston Scrod, Maitre d'Hotel$0.90
Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer (glass)$0.15
Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer (large glass)$0.25
Pabst Blue Ribbon Ale
BEEF AND KIDNEY POT PIE$1.35
Curry of Chicken, Claremont$1.50
Chicken a la King$1.35
English Mixed Grill$1.50
Lobster a la Newburg$1.50
Welsh rarebit$0.65
Curry of Shrimps with Rice$1.25
Steak a la Minute, French Fried Potatoes$1.50
Roast Prime Rib of Beef, Yorkshire Pudding$1.35
Bone Sirloin Steak$2.00
English mutton chop$1.50
Broiled Spring Chicken (half)$1.35
Broiled Mushrooms on Toast$1.10
Chopped Sirloin Steak$1.25
Broiled Lamb Chops (2)$1.50
Filet Mignon Bouquetiere$2.25
New peas$0.40
Fresh Spinach$0.40
New string beans$0.40
Buttered Carrots$0.40
Young Carrots$0.35
Potatoes Julienne$0.40
French fried potatoes$0.30
Potatoes Lyonnaise$0.40
Potatoes Saute$0.35
Hashed Brown Potatoes$0.35
MELBA TOAST$0.20
Dry Toast$0.15
Petits fours$0.30
Raspberry Ice$0.25
FRENCH ICE CREAM$0.30
Cinnamon Toast$0.25
Marmalade$0.30
Chocolate Layer Cake$0.35
rice pudding$0.35
Apple Pie$0.30
Imported English Cheddar$0.50
Imported Swiss$0.40
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.35
Swiss Gruyere$0.40
Fruit Pie in Season$0.30
Raisin cake$0.20
Savarin with fruit$0.30
Scones$0.20
Toasted English Muffin$0.20
Lobster salad$1.25
Chicken salad$1.10
Crab flake$1.00
Shrimp Salad$1.00
Fruit salad$1.00
Hearts of lettuce salad$0.50
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.75
COMBINATION SALAD$0.65
Tomato Salad$0.40
Stuffed Tomato with Crab Meat$0.85
Stuffed Tomato with Chicken Salad$0.85
Assorted Cold Meats$1.00
Sea Food Combination$1.10
Cold Fresh Vegetable Plate with Chicken Salad$1.00
Roast beef$1.00
Whole Boiled Lobster$1.35
Assorted Cold Meats with Sliced Chicken$1.25
Club sandwich$0.85
Roast Beef Sandwich$0.75
Nova Scotia Salmon sandwich$0.75
American Cheese Sandwich$0.30
Corned beef sandwich$0.75
Tongue Sandwich$0.50
Ham Sandwich$0.35
Imp. Swiss cheese sandwich$0.40
Chicken on Toast$0.65
Steak sandwich$1.25
Combination Sandwich$0.65
Plain Cake$0.20
Jam$0.30
Buttered toast$0.15

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