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Putnam & Thurston's

Date
1940-04-30
Restaurant
Putnam & Thurston's
Physical description
33x20.5cm
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

Milk fed fresh veal cutlet saute, sauce bordelaise, fresh asparagus, lyonnaise potatoes$0.65
Fried fresh golden brown scallops, tartar sauce, cole slaw, french fried potatoes$0.75
American Cheese and Crackers$0.15
Cream Cheese$0.25
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.30
Broiled Thick Finnan Haddie, Butter SAuce, Baked Idaho Potato$0.60
Oyster Stew$0.50
Oyster Stew Half Cream$0.65
Roast Stuffed Fresh Killed Native Duckling, Apple Sauce, Squash, Candied Sweet Potato$0.75
Lobster Stew$0.85
Bismark Herring$0.30
Antipasto$0.60
Cranberry Juice$0.15
Pineapple Juice$0.15
Anchovie on toast$0.45
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail$0.40
Clam Stew$0.60
Broiled Fresh Chicken Halibut, Lemon Butter, Mixed Green Salad, Delmonico Potatoes$0.55
GREEN PEAS$0.15
Grapefruit Juice$0.15
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.20
Grapenut Pudding, Whipped Cream$0.15
Chocolate Chiffon Pie$0.15
Stuffed celery$0.50
Fruit Cocktail Supreme$0.25
Sliced Tomatoes$0.25
Squash$0.15
BUTTERED BEETS$0.10
Fresh Stringless Beans$0.15
Spinach$0.15
Stewed tomatoes$0.20
Fresh asparagus$0.35
Lettuce$0.20
Stewed Corn$0.15
Fried Native Spring Chicken with Bacon, Corn Fritter, Grilled Sweet Potato$0.85
Tenderloin Steak$0.95
Breakfast Sirloin Steak$1.00
Top Cut Sirloin$1.10
Lemon Cake$0.10
Peppermint Stick Ice Cream$0.15
Rice Cup$0.15
Fresh Rhubarb Pie$0.15
Fresh strawberries and cream$0.20
Sliced Fresh Pineapple$0.15
Liederkranz Cheese$0.30
Swiss cheese$0.25
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25
6 Oysters on Half Shell$0.30
6 oysters cocktail$0.35
Little Necks$0.30
Little Necks cocktail$0.35
Cherrystones$0.35
Cherrystones Cocktail$0.40
Steamed clams$0.60
Fresh Seafood Cocktail$0.50
Orange Juice$0.15
Stuffed olives$0.25
Lobster Cocktail$0.65
Hors-d'oeuvres$0.85
Chilled Tomato Juice$0.15
Fresh crabmeat cocktail$0.45
Clam Chowder$0.25
Consomme$0.25
Cream of Lima Beans soup$0.20
CLAM BROTH$0.20
Fresh vegetable soup$0.20
Fresh Vegetable Soup, Cup$0.15
Whole Broiled Live Hot or Cold Boiled Lobster, Golden French Fried Potatoes$0.75 – $1.50
Lobster salad$0.95
Lobster Newburg$1.00
Lobster Thermidore$1.25
Fried Lobster$1.00
Broiled Fresh Large Smelts, Tartar Sauce, Cole Slaw, French Fried Potatoes$0.60
Fried Fresh Large Smelts, Tartar Sauce, Cole Slaw, French Fried Potatoes$0.60
BROILED FRESH BONELESS SHAD, LEMON BUTTER, Mixed Green Salad, COUNTRY FRIED POTATOES$0.65
Fried Fresh Ipswich Clams, Tartar Sauce, Cole Slaw, French Fried Potatoes$0.55
JUMBO FROG'S LEGS WITH BACON, SAUTE MUENIERE, COUNTRY FRIED POTATOES$0.90
Broiled Fresh Boston Scrod, Maitre d'Hotel, Mixed Green Salad, Delmonico Potatoes$0.60
LARGE FRESH SHAD ROE and Bacon, SAUTE MUENIERE, COUNTRY FRIED POTATOES$0.95
Boiled Thick Finnan Haddie, Butter SAuce, Baked Idaho Potato$0.60
Fresh Pork Tenderloin Breaded, Tomato Sauce, Spaghetti Italienne, French Fried Potatoes$0.55
Diced Ham and Sweetbreads a la King on Toast, Green Peas, Allumette Potatoes$0.60
Broiled Chicken Livers and Bacon, French Fried Sweet Potatoes$0.60
Spanish Omelette with Strictly Fresh Eggs, French Fried Potatoes$0.55
Meat Loaf, Mushroom Sauce, Green Peas, Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.45
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef au Jus, Buttered Beets, Roast Maine Potato$0.75
BOILED FRESH LARGE PIG'S KNUCKLE WITH SAUER KRAUT, BOILED POTATO$0.55
Broiled (Half) Fresh Killed Native Spring Chicken$0.75
Broiled Lamb Kidney and Bacon$0.60
Two Broiled Fresh Pork Chops, Apple Sauce$0.65
Sizzling Thick Club Sirloin Steak$1.50
Two Broiled Thick Spring Lamb Chops$0.85
Broiled Fresh Native Calf's Liver and Bacon$0.75
Green Apple Pie$0.15
orange sherbet$0.15
Raspberry sherbet$0.15
Black Raspberry Ice Cream$0.15
OLD FASHIONED FRESH STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE$0.25
Vanilla pudding$0.10
Coffee Pudding$0.10
Chocolate Pudding$0.10
Frozen Pudding$0.10
Coffee Jelly, Whipped Cream$0.10
Fruit Jelly, Whipped Cream$0.10
Butter pecan ice cream$0.15
Baked Apple with Cream$0.15
Cocoanut Custard$0.10
Squash Pie$0.10
Custard Pie$0.10
Pineapple Pie$0.10

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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