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Hotel Mc Alpin

Date
1933-02-12
Restaurant
Hotel Mc Alpin
Physical description
34.5x27.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Filet of English Sole Marguery$1.20
Lobster Patty Newburgh$1.25
Baked Boneless Shad with Shallot Butter$1.00
Broiled Bluefish and Bacon, Sweet Potatoes$1.10
Fried Scallops, Tartar Sauce$1.00
Shad roe and bacon$1.10
Minced Beef Tenderloin Arlesienne$1.35
Spaghetti Caruso$0.65
Snails Burgundy$0.75
Spring Pullet (half) Saute Madras$1.50
Consomme Croute Au Pot$0.25
Potage mongole$0.30
Puree of Peas, Croutons$0.30
Gumbo Creole$0.35
Home-made Vegetable Soup$0.25
Petite marmite$0.45
Chicken Broth, Rice$0.30
Cream of tomato soup$0.30
Onion Soup au gratin$0.40
Green Turtle Soup$0.50
Shirred Eggs Lorraine$0.60
Omelette with currant jelly$0.65
Brook Trout Saute Bretonne$1.00
Boiled chicken halibut, Hollandaise sauce$0.90
Fricassee of Chicken with Vegetables Fermiere$1.35
Top Sirloin Steak Saute Mousquetaire$1.20
Baked pork and beans, Boston style$0.65
Pork Tenderloin, Smothered Onions, Potatoes$0.95
Mushrooms on Toast with Bacon, Sweet Potatoes$0.85
Broiled Lamb Chops (2) Fresh Vegetable Dinner$1.30
Hot McAlpin Club Sandwich$0.70
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, Potatoes Parsley$0.95
Roast Young Turkey, American Dressing$1.25
COLD -- Mayonnaise of Fish Printaniere$0.85
COLD -- Roast Guinea Hen, Fresh Fruit Salad$1.30
Caramel custard$0.20
Omelette Tosca with Raspberries$0.75
Crepes Suzette with Kirsch$0.50
Fresh Spinach$0.25
Fresh Corn on Cob$0.35
Broccoli$0.45
Brussels Sprouts$0.35
Brook Trout Saute Bretonne$1.50
FRICASSE OF CHICKEN$1.50
Top Sirloin Steak Saute Mousquetaire$1.50
Pork Tenderloin, Smothered Onions$1.50
Mushrooms on Toast with Bacon, Sweet Potatoes$1.50
Roast Young Turkey, American Dressing$1.50
Cold Virginia Ham and Swiss Cheese$1.50
Fresh Prawns Orientale
anchovy canape
Ripe Pineapple Juice
Clam Juice Cocktail
Oyster cocktail
Supreme of Fresh Fruit
Grapefruit
French Hors d'Oeuvres
Consomme Croute Au Pot
Potage mongole
Celery
Sour Gherkins
String Beans
Brussels Sprouts
GREEN PEAS
Parsley Potatoes
Mashed potatoes
French fried potatoes
Flemish Salad
Apple Pie
rice pudding
FRESH FRUIT
Vanilla Pudding, Chocolate Sauce
French Pastry
Baked Apple
Boston Cream Pie
Cup Custard
Ice cream
Cheese
Demi Tasse
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries$0.40
Lynnhavens$0.40
Cape Cods$0.35
Sterling Points$0.35
Blue Point Oysters$0.30
Robbins Island$0.35
Cherrystones$0.35
Celery$0.25
Little Necks$0.35
Pineapple Juice$0.25
Maywood Ripe Olives with or without Garlic$0.30
Cranberry Juice Cocktail$0.15
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.20
Filet of Herring a la Russe$0.30
Imported Caviar$2.25
Radishes$0.15
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Prawn Cocktail$0.45
Lobster Supreme$0.85
Fruit Cocktail$0.50
Hors d'Oeuvres, Francaise$0.75
Hot House Rhubarb$0.35
Fresh strawberries and cream$0.45
Fresh Grapes$0.30
Brandied cherries$0.50
Pear$0.20
Orange$0.20
Apple$0.20
Stewed Fresh Fruit$0.40
Pineapple$0.35
Preserved figs$0.40
Baked Green Apple$0.25
Baked Green Apple with cream$0.30
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.35
Imported Cream Gruyere Cheese$0.30
Liederkranz Cheese$0.30
Swiss cheese$0.25
Port-du-Salut Cheese$0.30
Cream Cheese$0.25
Cream cheese with bar-le-duc jelly$0.45
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.25
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.35
Gorgonzola Cheese$0.35
Bel Paese Cheese$0.30
Consomme in jelly$0.25
Chicken consomme$0.25
Gumbo$0.30
Terrine of Duckling in jelly$0.90
Galantine of Capon, String Bean Salad$1.10
Canadian Salmon, Norvegienne$0.90
Chicken and Ham Pie in Jelly$0.80
Ham, Prague Style, Cole Slaw$0.75
Head Cheese, Potato Salad$0.65
MAYONNAISE OF CHICKEN$1.10
Imported Westphalia Ham$1.10
Sliced Egg Ravigote$0.65
Assorted Cold Cuts$1.00
Assorted Cold Cuts with Chicken$1.30
Club sandwich$0.65
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.30
Mcalpin sandwich$0.55
Ham Sandwich$0.80
Chicken Sandwich$0.60
Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich$0.35
Spumoni$0.45
Chocolate Fudge Sundae$0.45
pineapple sherbet$0.25
Coupe McAlpin$0.45
Vanilla Ice Cream with Rhum$0.40
Frozen Chocolate Cream Puff$0.40
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Strawberry Parfait$0.30
Mixed ice cream$0.35
Caramel Nut Sundae$0.40
Raspberry Water Ice$0.25
Biscuit Tortoni$0.40
Peach Melba$0.60
Buche McAlpin, Chocolate Sauce$0.40
Charlotte Glace$0.50
Meringue panache$0.45
Coffee (pot) with Cream$0.25
Turkish Coffee$0.30
Demi Tasse$0.15
Demi Tasse with Brandy Flavor$0.30
Cuban Coffee$0.30
Sanka$0.40
Apple Pie$0.25
FRESH STRAWBERRY TART$0.35
rice pudding$0.25
Pie a la Mode$0.40
Boston Cream Pie$0.25
Vanilla Pudding, Chocolate Sauce$0.25
Strawberry shortcake$0.40
Charlotte Russe$0.25
Raisin cake$0.20
French Pastry$0.20
Vanilla Cup Custard$0.20
Vanilla Cup Custard with Vanilla Sauce$0.30
Kaffee Hag$0.40
Tao Tea$0.25
Iced tea$0.30
Chocolate$0.35
Fried Egg Plant$0.30
New peas$0.40
Lima beans$0.45
Marie Antoinette salad$0.55
French endive salad$0.45
My Fancy Salad$0.50
Fresh Fruits Salad$0.65
Butterfly Salad$0.45
Alligator Pear$0.50
Olives$0.25
Tomato Juice$0.25
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Pistache ice cream$0.30
fresh strawberry ice cream$0.30
Chocolate Parfait$0.30
Coffee parfait$0.30
Lemon water ice$0.25
Orange Water Ice$0.25
Sponge Cake$0.20
Petits fours$0.20
Iced coffee$0.30
Cocoa$0.35
Cauliflower Hollandaise$0.45
Stuffed Tomato$0.40
New string beans$0.30
Sweet Potatoes, Southern Style$0.35
French fried potatoes$0.25
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.35
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Potatoes au Gratin$0.35
Boiled potatoes$0.20
Grilled potatoes$0.35
Buttered new beets$0.20
California Artichoke$0.45
BAKED IDAHO POTATO$0.20
Stoneleigh Farm Milk$0.20
Acidophilus Milk (Lederle)$0.25
Buttermilk$0.15
Walker Gordon Milk$0.20
Imported Zweiback$0.15
Bread and Butter$0.10
Sunburst Salad$0.50
Chicory or Escarole salad$0.25
Haiawatha salad$0.45
Hearts of Romaine or Lettuce$0.30
Chiffonade Salad$0.35
McAlpin Salad$0.40
Lettuce and Tomato$0.35
Chicken salad$1.50
Lobster salad$1.40
Roquefort Dressing$0.15
Russian, Mayonaise, or Thousand Islands Dressing$0.10
Spring Pullet (half) Saute Madras$1.50

Page 2

Rose Cocktail$0.30
McAlpin Bronx Cocktail$0.40
Orange Cocktail$0.35
Grenadine Cocktail$0.30
Loganberry$0.35
Lemonade$0.75 – $1.50
Orangeade$1.00 – $2.00
Grape Juice or Loganberry$1.25 – $2.50
Cider$1.50 – $2.75
"Ruspitz" Sparkling Cider$0.50 – $2.00
St. Julian Claret Type$0.50 – $2.00
Appolinaris Mineral Waters$0.25 – $0.70
Perrier$0.30 – $0.60
French Vichy$0.30 – $0.75
Rhens Water$0.65
Special McAlpin Cup$1.60 – $3.00
Orange or Lemon Juice$0.40 – $2.00
White Rock Mineral Water$0.20 – $55.00
Poland Mineral Water$35.00 – $60.00
Saratoga Vichy$35.00 – $60.00
Saratoga Geyser$0.40
Kalak$0.40 – $0.70
Canada Dry Sparkling Water$0.30
Burke's Lime Dry$0.40
Busch Extra Dry Ginger Ale$0.40
C & C Ginger Ale, Imperial Dry$0.40
C. & C. Ginger Ale, Aromatic$0.30 – $0.45
Canada Dry Ginger Ale$0.30 – $0.40
Cliquot Club Sec$0.40
Ginger Beer, Imported$0.45
Schweppe's Ginger Ale, Imported$0.45
White Rock Dry Ginger Ale$0.35
Sarsaparilla, Imorted$0.45
Sarsaparilla, Domestic$0.25
Cocoa Cola$0.25
Lemon Soda$0.30
Orange Crush$0.35
Club Soda, Imported$0.45
Club Soda, Domestic$0.20 – $0.35
Billy Baxter Club Sosa$0.35
Grape Juice$0.35 – $0.75
Horse's Neck C, & C. Ginger$0.50
Budwiser$0.35
Leibman's Scotch Brew$0.35
Schafer Special$0.35
Kinsbury Pale Ale$0.35
Trommer's White Label$0.35
Pickwick Ale or Stout$0.35
Ruppert's Ruppiner$0.35
Ruppert's Knickerbocker$0.35
R. & H. Pilsner or Wuerzburger$0.30
Imported Tuborg Pilsner or Stout$0.35
Dr. Brown's Celery Tonic$0.25
Limeade$0.35
Egg$0.40
Soda$0.35
Orangeade$0.35
Grape Juice$0.35
Plain Lemonade$0.25
Egg Punch$0.40
Muscadine$0.35
Loganberry$0.35
Grenadine$0.35
Grape Juice$0.35
Grape Juice$0.35
Grenadine$0.35

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