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The Jefferson

Date
1940-10-24
Restaurant
The Jefferson
Physical description
29x22.5cm folded; 29x44.5cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  6. Page 6

Dishes

Page 2

Lynnhaven Oysters$0.40
Broiled Lobster Jefferson$1.50
Half Cold Lobster, Mayon'se$0.80
Broiled Blue Fish, Pot. Chips$0.80
Filet of sole$0.70
Lobster Newburg$1.50
Crab Meat, Dewey$1.25
Roast Beef au Jus$0.90
Broiled Spring Chicken, half$0.80
Cold Roast Duck$1.00
Broiled Spring Chicken$1.50
Broiled Jumbo Squab$1.25
Fried Chicken a la Maryl'd$1.00
Half Spr. Chicken, Sou. Style$0.80
Veal Cutlet, Tomato Sauce$0.75
Pork Chop$0.40 – $0.75
Lamb Chop$0.40 – $0.75
Sweetbreads, Green Peas$1.25
Smthfld. Ham Stk, Mshrms$1.00
Planked Steak, Two Persons$4.00
Sizzling Sirloin Steak$1.75
Sirloin Steak for One$1.75
Sirloin Steak for two$3.00
Sirloin steak for three$4.00
Filet Mignon$1.50
Minute Steak$1.25
SMITHFIELD HAM SANDWICH$0.40
Chicken Sandwich$0.40
Chicken Salad Sandwich$0.40
Cold Roast Beef Sandwich$0.50
Hot roast beef sandwich$0.70
Club sandwich$0.60
Small Club Sandwich$0.40
Deviled Egg Sandwich$0.30
Fried egg sandwich$0.30
Sardines Sandwich$0.30
Broiled Spanish Mackerel$0.70
Broiled Virginia Shad & Roe$0.85
Broiled Shad Roe with Bacon$1.00
Deviled crab$0.60
Imperial Crab$0.75
Soft Shell Crabs$1.00
Crabflakes, Au Gratin$0.85
Shrimp, Creole$1.00
Fried Sea Scallops, Tartar$0.75
Virginia Fried Spots$0.70
Special Lobster Seafood Platter$1.00
CLAM BROTH$0.20 – $0.30
Cream of tomato soup$0.20 – $0.30
Puree of Pea Soup$0.20 – $0.30
Clear Green Turtle, Sherry$0.60
Consomme$0.20 – $0.30
Chicken okra soup$0.20 – $0.30
Spinach$0.25
Creamed Corn$0.25
GREEN PEAS$0.25
Black Eye Peas$0.25
BUTTERED BEETS$0.25
Boiled Onions, Cream Sauce$0.30
Cold Asparagus$0.40
Cauliflower, Hollandaise$0.40
Macaroni, au Gratin$0.40
Creamed Chicken, White Meat$1.50
Fruit Cocktail Supreme$0.40
Orange & Grapefruit Cocktail$0.40
Tomato Juice$0.20
Orange Juice$0.20
Grapefruit Juice$0.20
Sauerkraut Juice$0.20
Ripe Olives$0.30
Green olives$0.25
Stuffed olives$0.30
Hors d'Oeuvres (Assorted)$1.00
Russian caviar$1.00
Canape Russian Caviar$0.80
Canape Anchovies$0.80
Boneless Sardines$0.30
Spiced Peach$0.30
Stuffed celery$0.50
Celery$0.30
Pin-money pickles$0.25
Assorted Cold Meats$0.90
Roast Lamb, mint jelly$0.75
Smithfield ham$1.00
Sliced Chicken, Va. Ham$1.00
Little Neck clams$0.40
Cherrystone Clams$0.40
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.25
Shrimp Cocktail$0.50
crab meat cocktail$0.50
Lobster Cocktail$0.80
Scalloped oysters$1.00
Blue Point Oysters$0.40
Fried oysters$0.60
Oyster stew, milk$0.45
Oyster stew, cream$0.60
Broiled oysters$1.00

Page 3

Celery
Queen olives
Lynnhaven Oysters on Half Shell
Cherrystone Clams
Vitamin 8 Cocktail
Crab Flake Cocktail
Chilled Tomato Juice
Consomme Hot
Consomme Cold
Potage a la Anglaise
Filet Mignon, Cheron$1.75
Roast Kentucky Turkey, Cranberry Sauce$1.50
Cold Roast Beef, String Bean Salad$1.25
Grilled Lamb Chop, Robinson$1.00
Boiled Rock Fish, Egg Sauce$1.00
Creamed Broccoli
Potatoes O'Brien
Boiled potatoes
Whipped Potatoes
Georgia Peach Salad
COMBINATION SALAD
Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream with Cakes
Napoleon slices
Succotash
PRESERVED FRUIT
Homemade Apple Pie
Baked Apple
Coffee
Tea
Dinner Rolls
Certified Milk
Jefferson Club Plate: Grilled Lamb Chop, Robinson, Creamed Broccoli, Succotash, Pie or Sherbet with Cake, Coffee, Tea, Certified Milk$0.75
Half Fried Chicken, Maryland, Bread and Butter, Coffee, Tea or Milk$1.25
Fresh Vegetables with Poached Egg, Bread and Butter, Coffee, Tea or Milk$0.70

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T-Bone Steak, French Fried Potatoes, Bread and Butter, Coffee, Tea$1.50

Page 5

Thousand Island Dressing$0.20
Roquefort Cheese Dressing$0.20
Russian Dressing$0.15
vinaigrette$0.15
Mayonnaise dressing$0.15
FRENCH DRESSING$0.15
Jefferson Melba Toast$0.15
Bread or Rolls and Butter$0.10
Coffee, per pot$0.20
ORANGE PEKOE TEA$0.20
Ceylon Tea$0.20
SANKA COFFEE$0.30
Kaffee Hag$0.30
Chocolate$0.30
Cocoa$0.30
Cream$0.30
Demi Tasse$0.15
ENGLISH BREAKFAST TEA$0.20
Instant Postum$0.30
Buttermilk$0.10 – $0.15
Certified Milk$0.10 – $0.15
Ham Sandwich$0.30
Tongue Sandwich$0.30
Lettuce and Tomatoes$0.30
Lettuce, Tomatoes and Bacon Sandwich$0.40
Cream Cheese and Pimento Sandwich$0.30
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.30
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.30
Ham and Cheese Sandwich$0.40
Tongue and Cheese Sandwich$0.40
Salmon Sandwich$0.30
Honey Dew Melon$0.30
Sliced pineapple$0.25
Preserved figs$0.30
Raspberry jam$0.25
Bar le Duc$0.30
Orange marmalade$0.25
Half Grapefruit$0.20
Pears$0.25
peaches$0.25
Guava jelly$0.30
Blackberry jam$0.25
Assorted Wine Jelly$0.25
Grapefruit Marmalade$0.25
Peach Melba$0.40
Pie a la Mode$0.35
Ice cream$0.25
Apple Pie$0.25
Meringue Glace$0.50
Parfait$0.35
Sherbert$0.25
Assorted cakes$0.25
Liederkranz Cheese$0.40
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.30
Cream Cheese$0.25
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.25
Imported Swiss cheese$0.35
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.30
Gruyere Cheese$0.30
Carrots in Cream$0.25
String Beans$0.25
Butter Beans$0.25
Corn Fritter$0.25
Boiled Rice, with cream$0.30
Asparagus, Hollandaise$0.50
Broccoli, Hollandaise$0.50
Spaghetti, au Gratin$0.40
Chicken a la King$1.25
Shrimp Saute, Newburg$1.00
Lobster salad$1.50
Chicken salad$0.75
Crabflake Salad$0.75
Shrimp Salad$0.75
Asparagus Tips Salad$0.50
Fruit salad$0.50
Waldorf Salad$0.50
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.40
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.40
Sliced Tomato Salad$0.30
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Sliced Cucumber Salad$0.30
Alligator Pear Salad$0.30
Potato salad$0.25
Half of Lobster$0.80
Smoked Beef Tongue$0.70
Cold Sliced Chicken$1.00
Roast beef$0.90
Boiled potatoes$0.20
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Saute Potatoes$0.30
Au Gratin Potatoes$0.30
Julienne potatoes$0.20
French fried potatoes$0.20
Candied Sweet Potatoes$0.35
Candied Sweet Potatoes a la Hill$0.40

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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