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Hotel Jefferson

Date
1939-07-03
Restaurant
Hotel Jefferson
Physical description
28x22cm folded; 28x44cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  6. Page 6

Dishes

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Imported Champagne Cocktail$0.75
Imported Rhine Wine, Glass$0.30
Schoppen of Wine and Seltzer$0.35
Cream of tomato soup$0.15 – $0.25
Consomme, hot$0.15 – $0.25
CONSOMME, JELLIED$0.15 – $0.25
Chicken gumbo$0.15 – $0.25
Green Turtle Soup$0.25 – $0.40
Fried Tenderloin of Trout, Sauce Tartar, Julienne Potato, Cole Slaw$0.60 – $0.75
Baked Spanish Mackerel, Creole, Potato, Green Peas$0.60 – $0.75
Cold Chinook Salmon, Sauce Mayonnaise, Asparagus Tips Vinaigrette$0.65 – $0.80
Cold Smoked Sturgeon, Russian Salad, Potato Chips$0.60 – $0.75
Shirred Eggs with Breakfast Sausage, Potato, Cook's Salad$0.50 – $0.65
Browned Corned Beef Hash, Tomato Sauce, Fried Egg, Cook's Salad$0.50 – $0.65
Ragout of Lamb with Vegetable, Potato$0.60 – $0.75
Calf's Liver and Bacon, Mashed Potato, Green Peas$0.65 – $0.80
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef au Jus, French Fried Potato, Asparagus Tips, Vinaigrette$0.90 – $1.00
Assorted Cold Meats, Potato Salad, Sliced Tomato$0.60 – $0.80
Home-Made Head Cheese Vinaigrette, New Potato Parsley$0.50 – $0.65
Tomato Stuffed with Chicken Salad, Potato Chips$0.60 – $0.75
Half Alligator Pear filled with Fruit Salad, Melba Toast$0.60 – $0.75
Monte Cristo Sandwich - Southern Ham and breast of sliced Chicken on French Toast topped with piping hot Melted American Cheese (15 minutes), including Coffee, Tea or Milk$0.80
Cold - Old Fashion Dutch Sandwich on Rye, including Coffee, Tea or Milk$0.75
Cold - Century Sandwich - Chicken, Ham, Lettuce, Swiss Cheese on Toast, including Coffee, Tea or Milk$0.85
Cold - Tunafish Salad Sandwich, Potato Chips, including Coffee, Tea or Milk$0.60
Honey Dew Melon$0.25
Watermelon$0.25
Fresh Sliced Peaches, Cream$0.25
Red Raspberries$0.30
Grapefruit (1/2)$0.20
Cantaloupe (1/2)$0.20
Orange$0.15
Fresh Apple$0.15
Green Apple Pie$0.15
Fruit Salad Pie$0.15
Raspberry Pie$0.15
Peach Meringue Pie$0.15
Marzipan Layer Cake$0.20
Cocoanut Pudding$0.20
Pineapple Coffee Cake$0.20
Fruit Tartlet$0.20
Fruit Jello$0.20
rice pudding$0.20
Frozen Doughnut$0.20
Ice Cream Pie$0.20
Vanilla ice cream$0.20
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.20
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.20
Maple Nut Ice Cream$0.20
Orange ice$0.20
Lemon Ice$0.20
Raspberry Ice$0.20
Nesselrode Pudding$0.30
Cottage Cheese with Chives$0.30
Cream Cheese with Chives$0.35
Philadelphia Cream Cheese$0.30
Gruyere Cheese$0.35
Liederkranz Cheese$0.35
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.35
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.40
Switzerland Cheese$0.40
Coffee, Pot for One$0.20
Coffee, pot for two$0.35
Health Coffee$0.25
Health Tea$0.25
Demi Tasse$0.15
Instant Postum$0.20
Iced coffee$0.15
Iced tea$0.15
Iced coffee, pot$0.25
Iced Tea, Pot$0.25
Tea, Any Kind$0.20
Milk$0.15
Buttermilk$0.15
Hot chocolate, pot$0.25
cocoa, pot$0.25
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Alexander Cocktail$0.40
Bacardi Cocktail$0.30
Bronx Cocktail$0.25
Century Cocktail$0.35
Champagne (Cook's) Cocktail$0.45
Imported French Champagne Cocktail$0.70
Daiquiri Cocktail, West Indies Style$0.35
Jack Rose (Apple Jack) Cocktail$0.35
Manhattan Cocktail$0.30
Manhattan Cocktail 4 years bonded$0.35
Martini Cocktail$0.25
Old Fashioned Cocktail$0.30
Old Fashioned (4 Years) Cocktail$0.35
Orange Blossom Cocktail$0.25
Pick Me Up Cocktail$0.40
Pink Lady Cocktail$0.30
Queen Elisabeth Cocktail$0.45
Ronrico (Frozen) Cocktail$0.35
Sazerac Cocktail$0.30
SIDE CAR COCKTAIL$0.40
Gin Fizz Cocktail$0.25
Sloe Gin Fizz Cocktail$0.30
Jefferson Special Fizz Cocktail$0.35
Golden Fizz Cocktail$0.35
Silver Fizz Cocktail$0.35
New Orleans Fizz cocktail$0.35
Gin Rickey Cocktail$0.25
Sloe Gin Rickey Cocktail$0.30
Sherry Flip Cocktail$0.40
Port Flip Cocktail$0.40
Mint Julep Cocktail$0.45
Mint Julep Cocktail, 4 years$0.50
Whisky sour Cocktail$0.30
Whisky Sour (4 years) Cocktail$0.35
Tom Collins (Gin)$0.30
Tom Collins (Whisky)$0.40
Whisky Egg Nogg$0.40
Planters Punch Cocktail$0.40
Cardinal Punch Cocktail$0.40
Apple & Honey Cocktail$0.30
Rock & Rye Cocktail$0.30
Vermouth Cocktail$0.25
Mixed drinks made with 17 Year Old Bonded Whisky extra$0.20
Orangeade$0.20
Lemonade$0.20
Seltzer Lemonade$0.25
Mint Lemonade$0.25
Fruit Lemonade$0.30
Egg Lemonade$0.30
Claret Lemonade$0.30
Black Cow (Beverage)$0.25
Orange Juice$0.15 – $0.25
Grapefruit Juice$0.15 – $0.25
Root Beer$0.20
Ginger Ale$0.20 – $0.40
White Rock water$0.20
Mountain Valley Water$0.15
Seven Up$0.15
Coca Cola$0.15

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Jefferson Gold Label, 1934 Bonded Bourbon$0.30
Jefferson Private Stock, 1931 Bonded Bourbon$0.35
Bonded Beam, Sour Mash Bonded Bourbon$0.30
Hermitage Bonded Bourbon, 4 years$0.30
I. W. Harper Bonded Bourbon, 4 years$0.30
Old Taylor Bonded Bourbon, 4 years$0.30
Blue Ribbon Bonded Bourbon, 1917$0.45
Rip Van Winkle Bonded Bourbon, 1916$0.45
Old Ramshead Bonded Bourbon, 1917$0.45
Cedar Brook Bonded Bourbon, 1917$0.45
Jefferson Special Straight Bourbon, 4 years$0.25
Glenco Straight Bourbon, 1935$0.25
Laurel Springs, Sour Mash Straight Bourbon$0.25
Golden Wedding Blended Bourbon$0.30
O.F.C. Blended Bourbon$0.30
Oscar Pepper Blended Bourbon$0.30
Four Roses Blended Bourbon$0.30
Ashton Special Straight Rye, 1933$0.25
Town Tavern Straight Rye$0.25
Rock & Rye Straight Rye$0.30
Old Overholt (Bonded) Straight Rye$0.30
Mount Vernom (Bonded) Straight Rye$0.30
Old Middleton Straight Rye, 1917 (Bonded)$0.45
Seagram's V. O. Canadian Whiskey$0.35
Seagram's 5 Crown Canadian Whisky (Blend)$0.25
Canadian Club Canadian Whisky$0.35
Brugal Rum$0.25
Ronrico Rum$0.25
Bacardi Golden Seal Rum$0.30
Caney Rum$0.30
St. Croix, Virgin Island Rum$0.25
Charley's Royal Reserve Rum$0.30
Lemon Hart Rum$0.35
King William Scotch Whisky$0.30
Teacher's Highland Cream Scotch Whisky$0.30
Ballantine's Scotch Whisky$0.35
Black & Scotch Whisky$0.35
Dewar (White Label) Scotch Whisky$0.35
Martin's V. V. O. Scotch Whisky$0.35
Queen Ann's Scotch Whisky$0.35
Vat 69 Scotch Whisky$0.35
White Horse Scotch Whisky$0.35
Johnnie Walker Red Label Scotch Whisky$0.35
Johnnie Walker Black Label Scotch Whisky$0.40
Haig & Haig (5 Star) Scotch Whisky$0.35
Haig & Haig, Pinch Bottle Scotch Whisky$0.40
King's Ransom Scotch Whisky$0.40
Cutty Sark Scotch Whisky$0.40
Bushmill Irish Whisky$0.35
Jameson Irish Whisky$0.35
Milshire (Dry) Gin$0.25
Gordon Gin$0.25
Fleischman Gin$0.25
Hiram Walker, London Dry Gin$0.25
Booth's High & Dry Gin$0.25
Sloe Gin$0.30
Booth's Old Tom, Imported Gin$0.40
House of Lords, Imported Gin$0.40
Sloe Gin-Field's, Imported Gin$0.40
All mixed drinks made with Imported Gin, extra$0.15
Imported *** Hennesy Brandy$0.35
Imported *** Remy-Martin Brandy$0.35
Imported Jules Robin & Co. Brandy$0.35
Imported *** Martell Brandy$0.35
Imported *** Martell Brandy (20 years)$0.45
Imported *** Martell Brandy (35 years)$0.70
Courvoisier (Very Select) Brandy$0.45
Remy Martin (40 years) Brandy$0.70
APPLE JACK BRANDY$0.30
Park & Tilford Brandy, California$0.25

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Stuffed celery$0.50
Tomato Juice$0.20 – $0.30
Shrimp Cocktail$0.50
Crabmeat Cocktail$0.55
Hors d'Oeuvres$0.80
Lobster Cocktail$0.90
Fruit Cocktail$0.50
FRESH FRUIT$0.75
Caviar Canape$1.00
Romanoff Beluga Caviar$1.35
Fresh Beluga Malossol$2.00
Antipasto$0.60
Buffet Russe$0.90
Imported Sardines, box$0.50
Little Necks clams$0.40
Cherry Stones Clams$0.45
Radishes$0.20
Olives, Green$0.25
Olives, Ripe$0.25
Celery$0.25
Celery and Olives$0.35
Cream of tomato soup$0.15 – $0.25
Chicken gumbo$0.15 – $0.25
Consomme, Vermicelli$0.15 – $0.25
Green Turtle Soup$0.25 – $0.40
CONSOMME, JELLIED$0.15
Cold Essence of Tomatoes Soup$0.15
Cold Chicken Gumbo, en Tasse, Strained$0.25
Broiled Whitefish$1.10
Frog Legs, fried$1.00
Lake Trout, Broiled$1.00
Lake Trout, Baked$1.00
Black Bass
Finnan Haddie$0.80
Fillet of Sole, Remoulade$0.75
Fresh Pompano$1.15
Scallops$0.80
Half spring chicken, broiled$1.00
Half Spring Chicken, Fried$1.00
Jumbo Squab with Jelly$1.50
Chicken, Supreme$1.50
Crabmeat, a la Newburg$1.20
Broiled (half) Lobster
Lobster, a la Newburg$1.40
Shrimp, a la Newburg$1.10
FROG LEGS, Poulette$1.25
Chicken, a la King$1.40
Calf Sweetbread, broiled$1.10
Lobster (half) Stuffed, Thermidor$1.35
Spaghetti, Tetrazzini$0.90
Sirloin Steak single$2.25
Sirloin steak, double$4.00
Tenderloin Steak$2.00
Steak Tartare$1.00
Fillet Mignon (small Tenderloin)$1.50
Steak sandwich$1.20
Combination Grill$1.25
Virginia Ham Steak$1.15
Ham Steak$0.90
Lamb Chop$0.60 – $1.10
Pork Chop$0.60 – $1.10
GREEN PEAS$0.20
New peas$0.25
String Beans$0.25
Cauliflower$0.25
Artichoke$0.55
Spinach$0.20
Asparagus, Butter$0.40
New Corn on Cob$0.25
Stewed tomatoes$0.20
Stewed Corn$0.20
Cobcut Corn$0.20
Boiled potatoes$0.20
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Baked Potato$0.25
German fried potatoes$0.25
French fried potatoes$0.25
Au Gratin Potatoes$0.30
Hashed Brown Potatoes$0.25
Cottage Fried Potatoes$0.35
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.30
Hearts of lettuce salad$0.30
COMBINATION SALAD$0.40
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.35
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.75
Cook's Salad$0.50
Mayonnaise dressing$0.10
Russian Dressing$0.25
Thousand Island Dressing$0.10
Rouquefort Dressing$0.25
Shrimp Salad$0.80
Crabmeat Salad$0.85
Lobster salad$1.25
Chicken salad$0.90
CHICKEN SALAD, WHITE MEAT$1.25
Avacado$0.35
Stuffed Avacado$0.50
Chef's Salad$0.75
Ham, Fried, Sandwich$0.35
Bacon, Fried, Sandwich$0.35
Ham and Egg Sandwich$0.40
Bacon and Egg Sandwich$0.40
Ham and Swiss Cheese Sandwich$0.45
Cream Cheese Sandwich, Nuts$0.35
Toasted Cheese Sandwich$0.30
American Cheese Sandwich$0.25
Smoked Tongue Sandwich$0.40
Salami Sausage Sandwich$0.30
Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich$0.30
Chicken Salad Sandwich$0.55
SWITZERLAND CHEESE SANDWICH$0.35
Ham Sandwich$0.30
Egg Salad Sandwich$0.30
Fried egg sandwich$0.25
Liver sausage sandwich$0.25
Sardines Sandwich$0.35
Roast Beef Sandwich$0.80
Chicken Sandwich$0.65
Club sandwich$0.75
Hamburger$0.40
Frankfurter$0.35
Caviar sandwich$1.00
Cold Essence of Tomato Soup$0.15
Cold Strained Chicken Gumbo Soup$0.15
Marinated Herring in Sour Cream, New Potato$0.60
Tomato Stuffed with Shrimp Salad, Potato Chips$0.65
Smoked Whitefish, Potato Salad, Cole Slaw$0.50
Fresh Salad Bowl with Poached Egg, Melba Toast$0.60
Brisket of Corned Beef, Pickled Beets, Potato Salad$0.60
Avocado Pear 1/2 filled with Fruit Salad, Toast$0.60
New Asparagus Vinaigrette, Imp Westphalia Ham$0.80
Broiled Chicken 1/2, Russian Salad, Potato Chips$0.75
Bread and Butter Per Person$0.10

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Alexander Cocktail$0.45
Bacardi Cocktail$0.35
Century Cocktail$0.40
Champagne (Cook's) Cocktail$0.50
Imported French Champagne Cocktail$0.75
Daiquiri Cocktail, West Ind. Style$0.40
Manhattan Cocktail$0.30
Manhattan Cocktail (4 year bonded)$0.35
Martini Cocktail$0.30
Old Fashioned Cocktail$0.35
Old Fashioned Cocktail (4 Year bonded)$0.40
Orange Blossom Cocktail$0.30
Pick Me Up Cocktail$0.45
Pink Lady Cocktail$0.35
Queen Elisabeth Cocktail$0.50
Sazerac Cocktail$0.40
SIDE CAR COCKTAIL$0.45
Planters Punch Cocktail$0.45
Mint Julep Cocktail$0.50
Mint Julep Cocktail (4 Year bonded)$0.55
Whisky sour Cocktail$0.35
Whisky Sour (4 Year bonded) Cocktail$0.40
Whisky Egg Nogg$0.45
Gin Fizz Plain Cocktail$0.30
Sloe Gin Fizz Cocktail$0.35
Jefferson Special Fizz Cocktail$0.40
Silver Fizz Cocktail$0.40
New Orleans Fizz cocktail$0.40
Golden Fizz Cocktail$0.40
Tom Collins Cocktail$0.35
Gin Rickey Cocktail$0.30
Sloe Gin Rickey Cocktail$0.35
Sherry Flip Cocktail$0.45
Drinks made with 17 year bonded, extra$0.20
Jefferson Plain Soda$0.35 – $0.60
Jefferson Lemon Soda$0.35 – $0.60
Jefferson Syphon Seltzer$0.60
Richfield ginger Ale$0.35 – $0.60
Ginger Ale, Busch Ex. Dry$0.45
Ginger Ale, Canada Dry$0.45
Ginger Ale, C and C, Imp.$0.60
Club Soda, Imported$0.60
Lime Rickey$0.50
Coca-Cola$0.25
Root Beer, Anheuser-Busch$0.25
Apollinaris mineral water$0.25 – $0.75
White Rock Mineral Water$0.25 – $0.75
Perrier Mineral Water$0.50
Mountain Valley mineral water$0.20 – $0.50
Vichy Mineral Water$0.50
Red Raven, Split Mineral Water$0.25
Pluto, Split Mineral Water$0.25
Poland Water$0.30 – $0.50
Bromo Seltzer$0.15
Apricot Brandy Cordial$0.40
Benedectine Cordial$0.45
Chartreuse Green Cordial$0.50
Chartreuse Yellow Cordial$0.45
Cherry Brandy Cordial$0.40
Cointreau Cordial$0.45
Creme de Cocoa Cordial$0.40
Creme de Menthe Green Cordial$0.40
Creme de Menthe White Cordial$0.40
Curacao cordial$0.40
Grand Marnier Cordial$0.45
Kirschwasser cordial$0.45
Gilka Kuemmel Cordial$0.45
Pousse Cafe Cordial$0.55
Mastico Cordial$0.40
Imported *** Remy-Martin Brandy$0.40
Imported *** Hennesy Brandy$0.40
Imported *** Martell Brandy$0.40
Imported *** Monnett Brandy$0.40
Imported Grand Marnier Brandy$0.40
Courvoisie (Very Select) Brandy$0.50
Remy-Martin (40 Years) Brandy$0.75
California Brandy$0.30
Milshire, Dry Gin$0.30
Fleischman Gin$0.30
Gordon Gin$0.30
Hiram Walker, London Dry Gin$0.30
Booth's High & Dry Gin$0.30
Sloe Gin$0.35
Booth's Old Tom, Imported Gin$0.40
House of Lords, Imported Gin$0.45
Sloe Gin, Field's Imported$0.45
Mixed Drinks made with Imported Gin, extra$0.15
Imported Rhine Wine, Glass$0.30
Imported Schoppen of Wine with Selztzer$0.35
Michelob Beer, Draught$0.20 – $0.25
Budweiser Beer, Draught$0.15 – $0.20
Budweiser Beer$0.30
Falstaff Beer$0.30
Griesedieck Lager$0.30
Schlitz Beer$0.30
Central Beer$0.30
Blue Ribbon Beer$0.30
Griesedieck, Stag Beer$0.30
Alpen Brau Beer$0.30
Hyde Park$0.30
Wagner's Beer$0.30
Drewry's Ale$0.35
Guinness Stout, Imported, Nip$0.45
Bass Ale, Imported, Nip$0.45
Jefferson Gold Label, 1934 Bonded Bourbon$0.35
Jefferson Private Stock, 1931 Bonded Bourbon$0.40
Bonded Beam Bourbon$0.35
I. W. Harper 1934 Bonded Bourbon$0.35
Jack Daniels 1935 Bonded Bourbon$0.35
Old Grandad 1935 Bonded Bourbon$0.35
Old Taylor 1935 Bonded Bourbon$0.35
Hermitage 1935 Bonded Bourbon$0.35
Blue Ribbon 1917 Bonded Bourbon$0.50
Rip Van Winkle Bonded Bourbon, 1916$0.50
Old Ramshead Bonded Bourbon, 1917$0.50
Jefferson Special Straight Bourbon 1934$0.30
Glencoe Straight Bourbon$0.30
Laurel Springs Straight Bourbon$0.30
Golden Wedding Blended Bourbon$0.35
O.F.C. Blended Bourbon$0.35
Oscar Pepper Blended Bourbon$0.35
Four Roses Blended Bourbon$0.35
Ashton Special Straight Rye, 1933$0.30
Town Tavern Straight Rye$0.30
Rock & Rye Straight Rye$0.35
Old Overholt (Bonded) Straight Rye$0.35
Mount Vernon (Bonded) Straight Rye$0.35
Meadwood (Bonded) Straight Rye$0.50
Seagram's V. O. Canadian Whiskey$0.40
Seagram's 7 Crown (Blend) Canadian Whisky$0.30
Seagram's 5 Crown (Blend) Canadian Whisky$0.30
Canadian Club Whisky$0.40
King William Scotch$0.35
Teacher's Highland Cream Scotch Whiskey$0.35
Vat 69 Scotch$0.40
Ballantine's (10 Year Old) Scotch$0.40
Martin's V. V. O. Scotch$0.40
Black and White Scotch$0.40
White Horse Scotch$0.40
Johnnie Walker Red Label Scotch$0.40
Johnnie Walker Black Label Scotch$0.45
Haig & Haig (5 Star) Scotch$0.40
Haig & Haig, Pinch Bottle Scotch$0.45
King's Ransom Scotch$0.45
Cutty Sark SCOTCH$0.45
Bushmill Irish Whisky$0.40
Jameson Irish Whisky$0.40
Orangeade$0.25
Lemonade$0.25
Limeade$0.25
Seltzer Lemonade$0.30
Mint Lemonade$0.30
Fruit Lemonade$0.35
Egg Lemonade$0.35
Claret Lemonade$0.40
Black Cow (Beverage)$0.30
coco-cola$0.25
Ice Cream Sodas, any Flavor$0.25
Orange Juice (Pint)$1.00
Lemon Juice (Pint)$1.25
Malted Milk, any Flavor$0.30
Egg Malted Milk$0.35
Milk Shake, Any Flavor$0.30
Egg Milk Shake$0.35

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