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Royal Alexandria Hotel

March 6, 1937

On this menu 53 dishes

Mushroom and Onions Spiced
Fruit Cup
Tomato Juice
Mossberry Juice
Beef Broth, Turtle Style
Fresh Fish Cakes with Bacon, Chipped Potatoes
Omelette a la reine
Spare Ribs and Hot Slaw
Second Joint of Capon, Piedmontaise
Roast Prime Beef, Horseradish Sultana Sauce
Cold Combination Cut, Salad Nicoise
Calf's head, vinaigrette
Carrots and peas in butter
Potatoes
Delmonico
boiled or mashed
lemon meringue pie
Grandmother's Pudding
Bread and Butter
Canadian Cheese and Crackers
Tea
Coffee
Milk
Buttermilk
Beef Broth, Turtle Style
Fresh Fish Cakes with Bacon, Chipped Potatoes
Spare Ribs and Hot Slaw
Second Joint of Capon, Piedmontaise
Hot roast beef sandwich
Boston baked beans
Cold Combination Cut, Salad Nicoise
Cold Combination Cut, Salad Nicoise
FRESH FRUIT SALAD
Carrots and peas in butter
Potatoes Delmonico
lemon meringue pie
Grandmother's Pudding
Bread and Butter
Coffee
Tomato Juice
Beef Broth, Turtle Style
lemon meringue pie
Grandmother's Pudding
Roll and Butter
Coffee
Baked Apple
Stewed Figs
Stewed Apricots
Sliced Bananas with Cream
Apple Sauce
Hot Biscuits
Scones
Coffee