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Doylestown Inn

Date
1939-12-06
Restaurant
Doylestown Inn
Physical description
24x16.5cm folded; 24x33cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  6. Page 6

Dishes

Page 2

Oysters, half shell$0.25
Oyster cocktail$0.30
Oyster Stew$0.35
Cream Stew$0.50
Boston Stew$0.40
Box Stew$0.40
Oyster Pan$0.35
Oyster Fry$0.20 – $0.35
Shrimp Cocktail$0.25
Clam Stew$0.35
Fried Clams (4)$0.40
Cherry Stone Clams on Half Shell$0.25
crab meat cocktail$0.25
Baked Fish (per daily menu)$0.50
Broiled Fish (per daily menu)$0.50
Deviled Crab with Potato Salad$0.45
Deviled Crab with French Fried Potatoes$0.45
Fried scallops with tartar sauce$0.45
SOFT SHELL CRABS with Tartar Sauce (2)$0.70
Snapper Soup$0.15 – $0.25
Fried Eggs$0.25
Boiled eggs$0.25
Scrambled Eggs$0.25
Roast Yardly Duckling, Potatoes, One Vegetable, Bread and Butter$0.75
Cold Roast Pork, Bread, Butter and Cole Slaw or Potato Salad$0.45
Cold Assorted Cuts, Bread, Butter and Cole Slaw or Potato Salad$0.50
Cold Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, Bread, Butter and Cole Slaw or Potato Salad$0.60
Cold Sliced Chicken, Bread, Butter and Cole Slaw or Potato Salad$0.60
cole slaw$0.10
Chili con Carne$0.25
Home Made Soup as per daily menu$0.15
Queen olives$0.15
Sweet Pickles$0.10
Dill Pickles$0.10
Celery Hearts$0.20
Sliced Tomatoes$0.15
Hearts Lettuce$0.15
Red Pepper Relish$0.15
Sweet Piccalily$0.15
Mustard Pickle$0.15
Assorted Spice Relish$0.20
Assorted Green Relish$0.15
Radishes$0.10
Scallions$0.10
Poached Eggs on Toast$0.30
Vegetable Platter$0.45
Ham Patties (Poached Egg), Potatoes, One Vegetable, Bread and Butter$0.40
Roast Pork, Potatoes, One Vegetable, Bread and Butter$0.50
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, Potatoes, One Vegetable, Bread and Butter$0.65
Chicken a la King, Potatoes, One Vegetable, Bread and Butter$0.50
Meat Loaf, Potatoes, One Vegetable, Bread and Butter$0.35
Veal Cutlet, Breaded, Potatoes, One Vegetable, Bread and Butter$0.50
Lamb Chops (2), Potatoes, One Vegetable, Bread and Butter$0.65
Hamburger Steak, Potatoes, One Vegetable, Bread and Butter$0.45
Calves Liver and Bacon$0.60
Pork Chops (2), Potatoes, One Vegetable, Bread and Butter$0.50
Roast Spring Chicken, Potatoes, One Vegetable, Bread and Butter$0.75
Chicken Croquette, Potatoes, One Vegetable, Bread and Butter$0.45
Beef Stew$0.35
Short Ribs of Beef, Potatoes, One Vegetable, Bread and Butter$0.45
Sirloin Steak, Fr. Fried$0.90
Tenderloin Steak, Fr. Fried$1.00
Bacon and eggs$0.45
Chicken Liver Omelette$0.45
Fried Bacon and Potatoes$0.40
Fried Ham and Potatoes$0.40
Spanish omelette$0.40
Jelly omelette$0.40
Onion Omelette$0.35
Tomato Omelette$0.40
Parsley Omelette$0.35
Bacon Omelette$0.40
Plain Omelette$0.25
Ham and eggs$0.45
Ham omelette$0.40
OUR FAMOUS Chicken, Duck and Roast Dinner
Cheese Omelette$0.40
Cold Sugar Cured Ham, Bread, Butter and Cole Slaw and Potato Salad$0.50

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Whiskey Sour$0.25
Shrimp Salad$0.50
Baked Boston Mackerel$0.50
Fried Scallops (Tartar Sauce)$0.50
Deviled crab$0.50
Pot Roast of Beef$0.50
Roast Short Ribs of Beef$0.50
Irish Lamb Soup$0.50
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef$0.50
Creamed Chicken on Noodles$0.50
Breaded Veal Cutlet$0.50
Calves Liver with Onions$0.50
Turkey Croquette (Cranberry Sauce)$0.50
Baked Meat Loaf$0.50
Holiday Pudding Ice Cream
Huckleberry Pie
Apple Pie
Hamburger Steak with Onions$0.50
Old Fashioned Beef Hash (Poached Egg)$0.50
lemon meringue pie
Chocolate Pudding
rice pudding
Fruit Jell-o
Vanilla ice cream
Chocolate Ice Cream
Butter pecan ice cream
Cherry Ice Cream
Coffee
Tea
Milk$0.05
Mashed potatoes
French fried potatoes
Lyonnaise Potatoes
Parsley Potatoes
Stewed tomatoes
Peas
BUTTERED BEETS
String Beans
Noodles
Spinach
Pumpkin Pie

Page 4

Snapper Soup
German Potato Soup
Cream of tomato soup
Whiskey Sour$0.25
Fried Chicken a la Maryland$1.00
Roast Stuffed Spring Chicken$1.00
Roast Stuffed Yardley Duckling$1.00
Shrimp Salad$0.75
Baked Boston Mackerel$0.75
Fried Scallops (Tartar Sauce)$0.75
Deviled crab$0.75
Old Fashioned Beef Hash (Poached Egg)$0.75
Hamburger Steak with Onions$0.75
Huckleberry Pie
Pumpkin Pie
Apple Pie
lemon meringue pie
Chocolate Pudding
rice pudding
Fruit Jell-o
Vanilla ice cream
Chocolate Ice Cream
Butter pecan ice cream
Cherry Ice Cream
Holiday Pudding Ice Cream
Tea
Milk
Coffee
Mashed potatoes
French fried potatoes
Lyonnaise Potatoes
Parsley Potatoes
Stewed tomatoes
Peas
String Beans
BUTTERED BEETS
Noodles
Spinach
Tenderloin Steak with Mushrooms$1.35
Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms$1.35
Lamb Chops$0.85
Baked Meat Loaf$0.75
Turkey Croquette (Cranberry Sauce)$0.75
Creamed Chicken on Noodles$0.75
Irish Lamb Stew$0.75
Calves Liver with Onions$0.75
Breaded Veal Cutlet$0.75
Pot Roast of Beef$0.75
Roast Short Ribs of Beef$0.75
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef$0.75
Grapefruit Juice
Tomato Juice
Pineapple Juice
Fruit Cup

Page 5

Boiled potatoes$0.10
Mashed potatoes$0.10
Plain Fried Potatoes$0.10
French fried potatoes$0.10
Hashed Brown Potatoes$0.10
Au Gratin Potatoes$0.15
Julienne potatoes$0.15
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.15
Chicken salad$0.55
Crab Meat salad$0.50
Shrimp Salad$0.50
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.30
Lettuce Salad$0.20
COMBINATION SALAD$0.45
Fruit salad$0.55
Potato salad$0.15
Steak sandwich$0.75
Home Boiled Ham Sandwich$0.15
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.15
Toasted Cheese Sandwich$0.20
Limburger Sandwich$0.15
Lidercranz Sandwich$0.15
Ham and Cheese Sandwich (Dom)$0.20
Ham and Swiss Cheese Sandwich$0.25
Fried egg sandwich$0.15
Fried Ham Sandwich$0.25
Cold Prime Roast of Beef Sandwich$0.30
Hot Prime Roast of Beef Sandwich$0.35
Hot Roast Pork Sandwich$0.30
Chicken Sandwich with Lettuce and Mayonnaise$0.35
Hard Boiled Egg Sandwich on Lettuce$0.20
Hot Meat Loaf Sandwich$0.20
Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich$0.20
Lettuce, Tomato and Bacon Sandwich$0.30
Chicken Salad Sandwich$0.30
Salami Sausage Sandwich$0.15
Ham and Egg Sandwich$0.25
Ice cream$0.10 – $0.15
rice pudding$0.10
Waffles with Maple Syrup$0.30
BUTTERED BEETS$0.10
String Beans$0.10
Stewed tomatoes$0.10
Fried Tomatoes$0.40
June Peas$0.10
Stewed Corn$0.10
Pudding$0.10
Cocoa$0.10
Pie a la Mode$0.20
Fruit Jell-o$0.10
Fruit Cup$0.10
Berries in Season with Cream$0.15
Strawberry Short Cake in Season$0.10
Home Made Pies, per cut$0.10
Cup Custard$0.10
Apple Sauce$0.10
Cake, per cut$0.10
Stewed prunes$0.10
Ice Coffee$0.10
Ice Tea$0.10
Milk$0.10
Coffee$0.50
Tea$0.50
Orange Juice$0.15
Baked Apple with Cream$0.15
Sliced Bananas with Cream$0.15
Sliced Oranges$0.10
Cantaloupe$0.10
Half Grapefruit$0.10
Sardines (Imported) Sandwich$0.15
Liverwurst sandwich$0.15
Western Sandwich$0.20
Club sandwich$0.50
Frankfurter Sandwich$0.15
Hamburger$0.15
Fried Bacon Sandwich$0.20

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