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Trainer's

Date
1941-08-15
Restaurant
Trainer's
Physical description
30x24cm folded; 30x44cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  2. Page 2
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  4. Page 4
  5. Page 5

Dishes

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Fresh Shrimp Cocktail
Cherrystone or Littleneck Clams
Long Island Salt Oyster
Cold Clam Juice Cocktail
Blue Point Oyster
SAUER KRAUT JUICE
Half Grapefruit
Fresh Fruit Cup
Orange Juice
Tomato Juice
Juicy Cube Steak$1.45
Assorted relishes
Split pea soup
Home-made clam chowder
Old-Fashioned Bean Soup
Roast Native Turkey, Filling, Cranberry Sauce$1.45
Broiled Shad Roe with Bacon$1.45
Fried Frog Legs on Toast$1.35
Grilled Lamb chops$1.45
Stewed or Fried Chicken$1.35
Fried Country Ham$1.15
Cold Baked Ham with Potato Salad$1.15
Assorted Cold Cuts with Potato Salad$1.25
Native Brook Trout$1.45
Broiled Fresh Mackeral$1.10
Fried Long Island Salt Oysters$1.10
Baked Meat Loaf$1.10
Fried Fresh Shrimp$1.15
Fried Fillet of Haddock, Tartar Sauce$1.10
Veal Croquettes$1.10
Roast Round of Beef$1.15
Roast Loin of Pork$1.10
Saute Chicken Livers with Bacon$1.45
Roast leg of lamb$1.25
Fried Scallops, Tartar Sauce$1.15
Deviled crab$1.10
Sauer Kraut & Pork$1.10
Fried New England Clams$1.10
Pigs Knuckles & Sauer Kraut$1.15
Layer Cake
Home-Baked Pies
Fruit Cup
Puddings
Watermelon
Ice cream
Sherbets
Cantaloupe
Jello with Whipped Cream
Coffee
Tea
Buttermilk
Milk
Apple Sauce
Pickled beets
Lima beans
FRESH PEAS
Home-style Filling
Wax Beans
Creamed Cabbage
Sauer Kraut
Buttered Noodles
Corn on Cob
Buttered Carrots
Stewed tomatoes
French fried potatoes
Whipped Potatoes

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TRAINER'S SHORE DINNER- Have you ever gone to the shore in anticipation of a good Shore Dinner only to be disappointed? Try this one.$2.50
Full Course PORTER HOUSE STEAK DINNER - For the Steak Eater who never gets enough Steak$2.25 – $2.50
Full Course BROILED SHAD ROE and BACON DINNER$1.15 – $1.45
Full Course TENDERLOIN STEAK DINNER - Cut just right thickness, and you'll grant us it wasn't the worst steak you ever ate. Mushrooms or Onions .15 extra.$1.45 – $1.75
Full Course PRIME SIRLOIN STEAK DINNER - Have you ever wished the Steak was just a bit thicker? Try this one. Mushrooms or Onions .15 extra$1.35 – $1.65
TRAINER'S FRIED SEAFOOD "SPECIAL" - A Marine Masterpiece$1.45
TRAINER'S PEPPER STEAK - Minced Tenderloin Steak (And we do not mean hamburg), FRIED WITH PEPPERS & MUSHROOMS, POTATOES & 2 VEGETABLES, Bread & Butter, Coffee$1.50
Full Course ROAST YOUNG TURKEY DINNER - "JUST HOMELIKE"$1.10 – $1.45
Full Course FRIED 1/2 SPRING CHICKEN - For Country Folks who never Eat with Silverware$1.10 – $1.35
FRIED COUNTRY HAM STEAK PLATTER - Potatoes & 2 Vegetables, Coffee - "A Bit of Rural Atmosphere"$1.00
Fried Frog Legs on Toast, French Fried Potatoes, Creamed Cabbage, Coffee. Saute .15 extra$1.00
3 Fried Oysters, Chicken Salad, F.F. Potatoes, Creamed Cabbage, Coffee$0.90
Fried Soft Shell Crab Platteer, (2 Crabs), Tartar Sauce, F.F. Potatoes, Creamed Cabbage, Coffee$0.90
Lobster Newburg Platter, F.F. Potatoes, Creamed Cabbage, Coffee$1.25
Fried New England Clams$0.45 – $0.85
Steamed Clams, Drawn Butter, Pickled Cabbage, Saltines, Clam Broth$0.45
Minced Clams with Browned Butter, Saltines$0.60
Order Barbecued Clams$0.85
Order Barbecued Oysters$0.85
Panned oysters on toast$0.65
Creamed Oysters on Toast$0.65
Whole (1 lb.) Cold Broiled LOBSTER, Browned Butter, Saltines$0.85
Full Course Whole (3 lb.) Live Broiled MAINE LOBSTER DINNER/PLATTER$2.60 – $3.00
Ala Carte Lobster Newburg, Saltines$1.00
Ala Carte Fresh Shrimp Newburg, Saltines$0.90
Ala Carte Crab Meat Newburg, Saltines$0.90
Seafood Salad Platter, Coffee$1.10
Deviled Crab Platter, F.F. Potatoes, Creamed Cabbage, Coffee$0.60
Tomato Stuffed with Crab Meat, F.F. Potatoes, Creamed Cabbage, Coffee$0.75
Tomato Stuffed with Fresh Shrimp, F.F. Potatoes, Creamed Cabbage, Coffee$0.75
Shrimp Newburg, F.F. Potatoes, Creamed Cabbage, Coffee$1.00
Shrimp Au Gratin, F.F. Potatoes, Creamed Cabbage, Coffee$1.00
Soft Shell Crab Sandwich (1 Crab) on Toast$0.35
Ala Carte Deviled Crab, Saltines$0.40
Deviled Clam Platter, Pickled Cab. - F.F. Pot., Coffee$0.65
Order Deviled Clams, Saltines$0.35
Ala Carte Crab Meat Au Gratin$0.90
Ala Carte Fresh Shrimp Au Gratin$0.90
Crab Meat with Browned Butter$0.70
Full Course Half (3 lbs.) Live Broiled Maine Lobster Dinner/Platter$1.45 – $1.75
Fried Lobster Tails Maine Style$1.25
Full Course Lobster Thermador Dinner/Platter$1.75 – $2.00
Creamed Lobster on Toast$1.25
Cold Lobster Special - Choice of Oyster, Clam, Shrimp, Fruit Cocktail; Cup of Clam Chowder; Whole (1 lb.) Cold Lobster with Browned Butter, F. F. Potatoes, Creamed Cabbage, Coffee$1.35
Fresh Lobster Stew$0.90
Lobster Salad Sandwich$0.50
Fresh Lobster Cocktail$0.85
6 Fried Oysters, Pickled Cabbage, Bread & Butter$0.50
3 Fried Oysters, Pickled Cabbage, Bread & Butter$0.30
Order Scallops, Tarter Sauce, Bread & Butter$0.50
Fresh Lobster Stew$0.90
Creamed Oyster Stew$0.50
Minced Clam & Chopped Onions$0.40
Minced Clam Stew$0.35
Crab Meat Stew$0.50
Large Oyster Stew$0.50
Small Oyster Stew$0.35
Clam Chowder$0.25
Minced Oyster Stew$0.40
Little Neck clams$0.25
Cherrystone Clams$0.30
Fresh Crab Meat Cocktail$0.50
Blue Point Oysters$0.30
Long Island Salts$0.30
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail$0.35
Fresh Lobster Cocktail$0.85
Clam Omelette$0.55
Oyster Omelette$0.55
Crab Flake Omelette$0.65
Fresh Shrimp Omelette$0.65
Lobster Omelette$1.25
Cold Ham sandwich$0.20
Baked Ham Sandwich$0.20
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.40
Fresh Lobster Salad$1.25
Crab flake salad$0.70
Fresh Shrimp Salad$0.70
Chicken salad$0.75
COMBINATION SALAD$0.50
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.35
Vegetable Salad$0.35
Egg Salad$0.40
Hearts of Lettuce$0.25
TUNA FISH$0.65
Welch Rarebit with Toast$0.65
Pigs in Blankets (Oysters Wrapped in Bacon)$0.85
Double Decker Sandwich, Three Slices of Buttered Toast, Ham, Lettuce, Tomato and Mayonnaise$0.40
Ham and Egg Sandwich$0.25
Fried egg sandwich$0.15
Western Sandwich$0.25
Grilled Ham Sandwich$0.20
GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH$0.20
Hamburg Sandwich$0.15
Cheese Sandwich$0.20
Imported Swiss Sandwich$0.25
Limberger Cheese Sandwich$0.25
Double Decker Sandwich, Three Slices of Buttered Toast, Chicken Salad, Crisp Bacon, Lettuce, Sliced Tomatoes and Mayonnaise$0.50
Hot Turkey Sandwich$0.60
Hot Roast Beef Sandwich, with potatoes$0.35
Hot roast beef sandwich$0.30
Hot Turkey Sandwich with Potatoes$0.65
Bacon and Lettuce Sandwich$0.20
Bacon, Tomato, Lettuce Sandwich$0.25
Tomato & Lettuce Sandwich$0.15
Ham and Cheese Sandwich$0.25
Ham Lettuce and Tomatoes Sandwich$0.25
Liverwurst on Rye Sandwich$0.20
Cream Cheese and Jam Sandwich$0.20
Cube Steak Sandwich$0.35
Tenderloin Steak Sandwich$0.50
Caviar sandwich$0.75
Hot Roast Pork Sandwich$0.30
Hot Roast Pork Sandwich with potatoes$0.35
Club sandwich$0.65
Crab Meat Sandwich$0.35
Lobster Salad Sandwich$0.50
Sardine Sandwich.2
Chicken Salad Sandwich$0.25
Fried Oyster Sandwich$0.20
Shrimp Salad Sandwich$0.25
Smoked Tongue and Lettuce Sandwich$0.25
Pickeled Tongue and Lettuce Sandwich$0.25
tuna fish sandwich$0.30
TUNA FISH SALAD SANDWICH$0.25
Double Decker Sandwich, Three Slices of Buttered Toast, Sliced Ham, Lettuce, Chicken Salad and Mayonnaise$0.45
Double Decker Sandwich, Three Slices of Buttered Toast, Tuna Fish Salad, Lettuce, Sliced Hard Boiled Egg, Sliced Tomatoes and Mayonnaise$0.45
Double Decker Sandwich, Three Slices of Buttered Toast, Sliced Tomatoes, Lettuce, Imported Swiss Cheese and Mayonnaise$0.40
Double Decker Sandwich, Three Slices of Buttered Toast, Sliced Ham, Lettuce, Imported Swiss Cheese and Mayonnaise$0.40
Double Decker Sandwich, Three Slices of Buttered Toast, Sliced Ham, Lettuce, Sliced Hard Boiled Egg and Mayonnaise$0.35
Double Decker Sandwich, Three Slices of Buttered Toast, Imported Swiss Cheese, Lettuce, Egg Salad and Mayonnaise$0.35
Double Decker Sandwich, Cold Pork, Crisp Bacon, Lettuce, Sliced Tomatoes and Mayonnaise$0.45
Double Decker Club Sandwich$0.65
Country Ham$0.40
Bacon B & B$0.40
Order Country Sausage B & B$0.40
Order Lamb Chops on Toast (2)$0.75
Tenderloin Steak Ala Carte$1.10
Sirloin Steak Ala Carte$1.10
Country Ham & Eggs, Potatoes, Coffee$0.75
Cold Baked Ham$0.35
Swiss cheese$0.25
Smoked Tongue$0.35
Pickled Tongue$0.35
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25
Sliced Chicken$0.60
sliced turkey$0.60
Lierderkranz Cheese$0.25
Swiss Gruyere cheese$0.25
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.25
Spanish omelette$0.60
Cheese Omelette$0.45
Ham omelette$0.60
Plain Omelette$0.35
Jelly omelette$0.50
Fresh Cup Cocktail$0.15
Cup of Clam Broth$0.10
Sauerkraut Juice Cocktail$0.10
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.10
Orange Juice Cocktail$0.10
Queen olives$0.25
Sliced Tomatoes$0.15
Celery$0.25
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.15

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Small Hot Roast Beef Sandwich, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy$0.30
Hot Roast Lamb Sandwich with Gravy$0.35
Single Lamb Chop, 2 Vegetables, Dessert, Milk$0.50
Cup of Soup or Fruit Juice, Tender Lean Roast of Beef or Chicken Croquette, Dessert, Milk$0.60
Cup of Soup, Fruit Juice, Small Broiled Tenderloin of Beef, 2 Vegetables, Dessert, Milk$0.85
Cup of Soup or Fruit Juice, Fresh Vegetable Platter, Dessert, Milk$0.50
Cup of Soup or Fruit Juice, Fried Chicken Leg or Grilled Lamb Chop, Dessert, Milk$0.75
Cup of Soup or Fruit Juice, Roast Leg of Lamb or Roast Breast of Turkey, 2 Vegetables, Dessert, Milk$0.85

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