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Terrace Room

Date
1940-04-24
Restaurant
Terrace Room
Physical description
28.5x22.5cm folded; 28.5x45cm open
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

Chicken Broth with Matzoth Dumplings$0.30
Fresh Cocoanut Layer Cake$0.30
Old English Fruit Cake$0.40
Peach Custard Pie$0.30
Raisin and Rum Ice Cream$0.30
Apple and Rhubarb Deep Dish Pie$0.35
Lobster salad$1.60
Shrimp Salad$0.90
Crabmeat Salad$1.25
Broiled Baby Flounder with Lemon Butter$0.95 – $2.00
LITTLENECK CLAM COCKTAIL
Cream Cheese$0.25
Cream Cheese with Bar le Duc Jelly$0.40
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.30
Switzerland Swiss Cheese$0.35
Fresh Cocoanut Layer Cake
Open Cherry Pie, Whipped Cream
Tutti Frutti Rice Pudding
Peach Custard Pie
Tutti Frutti Rice Pudding$0.30
Bluepoint Oysters$0.35
Minced Beef Tenderloin Saute, Kidney, Sauce Creole$1.15 – $2.25
Buttermilk$0.20
Matzoth Pancake with Green Peas$0.70
Fried Matzoth Kloesen with Egg$0.70
Golden Guernsey Certified Milk$0.20
Acidophilus Milk$0.35
Demi Tasse$0.15
Coffee$0.25
Tea$0.25
Potsum$0.30
SANKA COFFEE$0.30
Frozen Flame Continentale$0.50
Cafe Diable$0.50
Crepes Suzette$0.50
Select Steak Sandwich on French Bread a L'Aurora Borealis$1.00
Honeydew Melon$0.50
Stewed Fresh Pear$0.40
Half Grapefruit$0.30
Fruit Compote$0.40
Raw Apple$0.20
Spanish Melon$0.50
Fresh Pineapple$0.40
Fresh strawberries with cream$0.45
Tokay or Malaga Grapes$0.40
Baked Apple$0.25
Baked Apple with Cream$0.35
Pink Grapefruit$0.30
Pannequet with Kirsch$0.30
Coupe Aux Fraises$0.35
Petits fours$0.30
rice pudding$0.20
Baba au Rum$0.30
Old Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake$0.35
Cup Custard$0.25
French Pastry$0.25
Danish Pastry$0.20
Chatterbox Pudding$0.30
Open Cherry Pie, Whipped Cream$0.30
New Green Apple Pie$0.25
a la Mode$0.35
Hawaiian Sherbet$0.25
Coffee or Pistachio Ice Cream$0.30
Vanilla or Strawberry Ice Cream$0.30
Coupe aux Marrons$0.40
Pear Cardinale$0.50
Butter pecan ice cream$0.30
Frozen Fudge$0.40
Baked Alaska$0.65
Bombe Nelusko$0.40
Gorgonzola Cheese$0.35
Brie$0.35
Liederkranz$0.30
Cape Cod Oysters$0.40
Cherrystone Clams$0.45
Shrimp Cocktail$0.60
Hearts of Celery$0.35
Clam juice
Tomato Juice
Potage Ambassador
Old Fashioned Grapefruit Cocktail
Celery
Carrots Strips
Olives
Pineapple Juice
Consomme Brunoise
Radishes
Cherry Juice
Canape Ravigotte
String Beans au Gratin$0.35
New Peas in Butter$0.40
New Lima Beans$0.40
Filet of Bluefish Saute Meuniere, Shrimp and Capers$1.15 – $2.25
Boiled Kennebec Salmon Steak with Hollandaise Sauce$1.15 – $2.25
Broiled Double Lamb Chop with Watercress$1.35 – $2.50
Grilled Milk-Fed Veal Steak, Medaillon of Sweetbreads$1.25 – $2.40
Baked Sugar Cured Ham with Cider Sauce$0.95 – $2.00
Long Island Duckling, Prune Dressing, Apple Sauce$1.25 – $2.40
April Showers$0.40
Coffee
Tea
Milk
Coupe Aux Fraises
Chocolate Ice Cream
Little Neck clams$0.40
Crabmeat Cocktail$0.80
Fresh Fruit Cocktail$0.50
Vanilla ice cream
Coffee Ice Cream
Pannequet with Kirsch
Choice of Cheese with Crackers
Fruit Compote
Tomato Juice$0.30 – $0.45
Chatterbox Pudding
COMBINATION SALAD
Hawaiian Sherbet
Jamaica sherbet
Candied Squash
Lyonnaise Potatoes
Jardiniere Fresh Vegetables
Orange Juice$0.30 – $0.45
Whipped Potatoes
Buttered Lima Beans
Grapefruit Juice$0.30 – $0.45
Parsley Potatoes
Clam juice$0.30 – $0.45
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef with Natural Gravy$1.35 – $2.50
Fresh Vegetable Dinner, Steamed in Glass with a Poached Egg$0.90 – $2.00
Cold-Fried Disjointed Chicken, Dressing, Sliced Tomatoes, Asparagus Tips$1.25 – $2.40
Potage Ambassador Soup$0.20 – $0.25
Cold-Half Alligator Pear, Chicken Salad, Mayonnaise, Finger Sandwich$1.15 – $2.40
Consomme Brunoise$0.20 – $0.25
Chicken Reine in Casserole Primeur$1.40 – $2.50
Chicken Reine in Casserole Primeur Whole - for 2 persons$2.80 – $5.00
Puree of split peas soup$0.25
Cream of tomato soup$0.30
Kaffee Hag$0.30
Cold Jellied Madrilene Soup$0.30
Cafe Diable$0.75
Oyster Stew with Milk$0.55
Oyster Stew with Half and Half$0.65
Edam Cheese$0.35
Oyster Stew with Cream$0.75
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.35
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.35
Clam Stew with Milk$0.55
Clam Stew with Half and Half$0.65
Bread and Butter$0.10
Special Diet Dressing$0.15
Clam Stew with Cream$0.75
Roquefort Cheese Dressing$0.15
Lamb Kidney on Skewer$0.75
COMBINATION SALAD$0.40
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.85
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.55
Romaine Salad$0.40
Sirloin Steak (per person)$2.25
Lamb Chop (1)$0.65
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.60
Half Broiled Chicken$1.35
French Bowl Salad$0.45
Sliced Tomatoes$0.35
Irish Bacon$0.70
Chicken salad$1.25
Canadian Bacon$0.70
Endive Salad$0.45
Chef's Salad$0.45
Tenderloin Steak (per person)$2.00
Ham Steak, Apple Sauce (served with French Fried Potatoes and Mixed Green Salad)$1.10
Hearts of lettuce salad$0.35
Maurice Salad$0.80
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.70
Artichoke$0.35
Baked Potato$0.30
New Asparagus, Hollandaise sauce$0.60
Cauliflower$0.40
Broccoli$0.40
New Bermuda Potato$0.25
French fried potatoes$0.30

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