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Virginia Ferry Corporation

Date
1940-04-09
Restaurant
Virginia Ferry Corporation
Physical description
25.5x19cm folded; 25.5x38cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4
  5. Page 5
  6. Page 6

Dishes

Page 2

Hot Buttered Crabflake, Choice of Tomato Juice or Beef Bouillon, Choice of Toast, Rolls or Muffins, Choice of Coffee, Tea or Milk$0.60
Hot Buttered Shrimp, Choice of Tomato Juice or Beef Bouillon, Choice of Toast, Rolls or Muffins, Choice of Coffee, Tea or Milk$0.60
Crab Cakes, Tartar Sauce, with Two Vegetables, Choice of Tomato Juice or Beef Bouillon, Choice of Toast, Rolls or Muffins, Choice of Coffee, Tea or Milk$0.60
Fresh Fish, in season, with two Vegetables, Choice of Tomato Juice or Beef Bouillon, Choice of Toast, Rolls or Muffins, Choice of Coffee, Tea or Milk$0.60
Tomato, Stuffed with Crabflake Salad, Choice of Tomato Juice or Beef Bouillon, Choice of Toast, Rolls or Muffins, Choice of Coffee, Tea or Milk$0.55

Page 3

Yankee Bean Soup, Roll and Butter, Chocolate Pudding or Fruit Flavored Jello, Coffee or Tea$0.30
Virginia Beef Stew, Roll and Butter, Chocolate Pudding or Fruit Flavored Jello, Coffee or Tea$0.35
Chopped Minute Steak, Choice of Two Vegetables, Roll and Butter$0.40

Page 4

Three Fried Oysters, Pepper Hash, Pepper Hash, French Fries, Cole Slaw, Roll and Butter$0.40
Plain Oyster Stew$0.30
Oyster Stew with Milk$0.40
Oyster Stew with Half + Half$0.50
Oyster Stew Special$0.50
Oyster Stew with Cream$0.50

Page 5

Devilled Crab$0.65
Crabmeat Cocktail
Shrimp Cocktail
Tomato Juice
Yankee bean soup
Clam Chowder
BREADED VEAL CUTLET, TOMATO SAUCE$0.55
Baked Shad, Lemon Butter$0.65
Roast Leg of Spring Lamb, Mint Jelly$0.75
Coffee
Tea
Chocolate Pudding
Fruit Flavored Jello
Home Made Pie
Candied Yam
Preserved Peaches
GREEN PEAS
Mashed potatoes
cole slaw
Buttered New Cabbage
Harvard Beets
Shad roe and bacon$1.25
Grilled Small Sirloin Steak$1.00
Roll and Butter
French fried potatoes

Page 6

Milk Crab Soup$0.35
Pepper pot soup$0.20
Tomato Soup$0.20
Crabflake Cocktail$0.30
Shrimp Cocktail$0.30
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.15
Cheese Omelette$0.50
Jelly omelette$0.50
Ham omelette$0.50
Crab Cake Sandwich$0.15
Postum, cup$0.10
Lemonade$0.15
Tea, Pot$0.10
Milk$0.10
Orangeade$0.15
Ice Tea$0.10
Coffee, Pot$0.10
cocoa, pot$0.10
Coffee, cup$0.05
Figs in syrup$0.20
Mineral Waters
Soft Drinks
Smithfield Ham with Two Eggs$0.65
Corn muffin$0.10
Hot Cakes$0.20
Smithfield ham$0.50
Home Made Assorted Pies$0.10
Pineapple$0.20
Pork Sausage$0.35
Hamburger Steak$0.35
Assorted Cakes, Sliced$0.05
Ice Cream, Assorted$0.10
Grapefruit$0.20
French Toast with Syrup$0.25
Rolls$0.10
Club sandwich$0.50
Tuna Fish Sandwich, Lettuce, Tomato and Pickle$0.30
Mashed potatoes$0.15
Smithfield Ham, Club Sandwich$0.50
GREEN PEAS$0.15
FRESH CLAM CHOWDER$0.20
Chicken Salad Sandwich, Lettuce, Tomato and Pickle$0.35
Tomato Sandwich$0.10
Vegetable Soup$0.20
Ox Tail soup$0.20
Chicken Soup
Bouillon - Cup$0.10
Cream Cheese Sandwich$0.15
Hot roast beef sandwich$0.30
Cheese Sandwich$0.10
Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich$0.15
Cold Roast Beef Sandwich$0.20
Hot Chicken Sandwich$0.35
Asparagus salad$0.25
Sliced Chicken Sandwich$0.25
Chicken Salad Sandwich$0.20
Bacon, Two Eggs$0.50
Western Sandwich$0.25
SMITHFIELD HAM SANDWICH$0.25
Sliced Tomatoes Salad$0.15
Pineapple Salad$0.20
Fruit salad$0.25
Chopped Egg with Lettuce Sandwich$0.15
Fried egg sandwich$0.10
Bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich$0.25
tuna fish sandwich$0.25
Hamburger$0.15
Hot Ham Sandwich$0.15
Ham and Egg Sandwich$0.20
Ham and Cheese Sandwich$0.20
Ham with Lettuce and Tomato$0.20
Ham Sandwich$0.10
Hearts of lettuce salad$0.20
Fried onions$0.15
Lima beans$0.15
COMBINATION SALAD$0.25
Chicken salad$0.40
Baked Beans$0.15
Cigars
Candy
Tuna Fish Salad$0.35
Lettuce & Tomato Salad$0.25
Potato salad$0.20
Spinach$0.15
Asparagus$0.15
Fren. Fried Potatoes$0.15
String Beans$0.15
Corned Beef Hash and poached eggs$0.40
Ham$0.20 – $0.30
Plain Omelete$0.30
Toast$0.10
Plain Bread$0.10
Rye Bread$0.10
Whole Wheat Bread$0.10
Buckwheat Cakes$0.20
Wheat Cakes$0.20
Corn Cakes$0.20
Whole Wheat Muffin$0.10
bacon$0.20 – $0.30
Ham, Two Eggs$0.50

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