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Clara May Downey's Olney Inn

Date
1941-03-09
Restaurant
Clara May Downey's Olney Inn
Physical description
31x23.5cm folded; 31x47cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4
  5. Page 5
  6. Page 6
  7. Page 7
  8. Page 8
  9. Page 9

Dishes

Page 3

Fresh Strawberry Chiffon Pie
Lady Baltimore Layer Cake
Macaroon Bavarian
Peppermint Stick Candy Ice Cream, Chocolate Sauce
Camembert Cheese, Toasted Wafers
Swiss Gruyere Cheese, Toasted Wafers
Roquefort Type Cheese, Toasted Crackers
Roast Long Island Duckling, Wild Rice Dressing, Orange$2.00
Saute Chicken Livers and Bacon$1.85
Broiled Fresh Red Snapper, Lemon Butter$1.50
Chilled Papaya Nectar
Stewed Fresh Nectarines
Cream of Fresh Mushroom Soup
Onley Inn Fresh Vegetable Soup
New Peas and Turnip Spokes
Escalloped Tomatoes, Celery and Eggplant
Ford Hook Lima Beans
Candied Sweet Potatoes
Snowflake Mashed Potatoes
Fruit Perfection Salad
Sliced Tomato & Lettuce Salad
Gruyere
Stick candy Ice cream
Chocolate sause

Page 4

Bacardi Cocktail$0.50
Bronx Cocktail$0.40
Dubonnet Cocktail$0.50
Perfect cocktail$0.35
New Orleans Gin Fizz$0.60
Absinthe Frappe$0.60
Cuba Libre$0.50
Planter's Punch$0.75
Monnet, 40 Years old$1.00 – $1.50
Courvoisier ***$0.50 – $0.65
Celestin ***$0.50 – $0.65
Remy Martin$0.50 – $0.65
Hennessy 3-Star$0.50 – $0.65
Pedro Domecq (Fundador) Spanish$0.50 – $0.65
Metaxa ***** Greek$0.50 – $0.65
Hildick's Apple Brandy$0.50
Sandeman's Three Star$0.45
Fine Malmsey Madeira, Rich Gold$0.40
Cockburn No. 25$0.40
Vino de Pasto (Garvey)$0.40
Apitiv (Sandeman's)$0.45
Pedro Domecq, Olorosa$0.40
Bristol Cream, Sweet (Harvey)$0.75
Amontillado (Sandeman's)$0.50
Sherry Flip$0.50
Suissesse$0.60
Ward 8$0.50
Sloe Gin Fizz$0.50
Sloe Gin Rickey$0.50
Golden Fizz$0.50
Silver Fizz$0.50
Gin Fizz$0.40
Gin Rickey$0.40
Tom Collins$0.40
Whiskey Sour$0.50
Daiquiri$0.40
Manhattan$0.40
Orange Blossom$0.40
Martini$0.35
Jack Rose$0.40
Champagne Cocktail$0.75
Onley Inn Special$0.50
Alexander$0.50
idecar$0.60
Stinger$0.60
Clover Club$0.50
Pink Lady$0.50
Rob Roy$0.50
Old Fashioned$0.50

Page 9

FRIED CHICKEN DINNER, half a broiler, fresh killed, fried crisp and brown$2.00
Smothered Chicken Dinner$2.00
Baked Ham Dinner$1.50
Sirloin Steak Dinner$3.00
Vegetarian Dinner, Delicious fresh Vegetables from Florida Farms, center of creamed fresh mushrooms$1.25
Lamb Chop Dinner$2.00
One Lamb Chop Dinner$1.65
Lobster Newburg Dinner$1.50
Chicken a la King Dinner$1.75
Pompano Dinner$1.85
Lobster Dinner$1.75
Chicken and Waffle$1.50
Sausage and Waffle$1.50
Chicken Salad in Lettuce Cup$1.35
Olney Farm Ham and Potato Salad$1.45
Chicken a la King$1.25
Lamb Chop$1.25
Lobster Newburg$1.00
Scalloped chicken$1.00
Vegetable Luncheon$1.00
Fruit juice
Tomato Juice
Fruit Cup
Shrimp Cocktail
Olney Inn Vegetable Soup
Soup of the day
Vegetables
Hot Bread
Choice of Desserts
RELISHES
Beverage
Salad
Coffee
Dessert
Tea
Hot Breads
RELISHES
TWO VEGETABLES
First Course
Beverage
Dessert

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

16,525 menus · 64,352 scanned pages · 1851–2008 · uncatalogued scans

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