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Hotel Mc Alpin

Date
1933-03-20
Restaurant
Hotel Mc Alpin
Physical description
34.5x27.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Spanish omelette$1.00
Broiled Sea Trout, Saratoga Chips, Sliced Tomato
Lamb Stew with Fresh Vegetables Printaniere$1.00
Broiled Top Sirloin Steak, Waffle Potatoes$1.00
Pork Chop Saute Bouchere, Brussels Sprouts$1.00
Poultry Livers on Tost, Ham, Sweet Potatoes$1.00
New California Asparagus Milanaise$1.00
Tuna Fish Salad, Watercress Sandwich$1.00
Assorted Cold Cuts, Potato Salad$1.00
Fig Meringue Pie
Scrambled Eggs, Toast, Calfs Brains, Fines Herbes$0.85
Small Flounder Saute Algerienne, Parmentier Potato$0.85
Lamb Stew with Fresh Vegetables Printaniere$0.85
Vol au Vent of Fresh Mushrooms Newburgh$0.85
Chicken Croquette, Creamed French Peas$0.85
Pork Chop Saute Bouchere, Brussels Sprouts$0.85
Inns and Out Sandwich$0.85
Tuna Fish Salad, Watercress Sandwich$0.85
Fresh Fruit Salad and Toasted Nut Bread$0.85
Filet of English Sole Mariniere$1.20
Brook Trout Saute Doria$1.00
Lobster (in chafing dish) Bonnefoy$1.50
Boiled Gaspe Salmon, Hollandaise Sauce$1.00
Fried scallops, sauce tartare$1.00
Shad roe and bacon$1.10
Broiled Spring Pullet (half) Vert Pre$1.25
Small Sirloin Steak, Lyonnaise Potatoes$1.50
Honeycomb Tripe Saute Creole$0.75
Snails Burgundy$0.70
Scrambled Eggs, Toast, Calfs Brains, Fines Herbes$0.70
Spanish omelette$0.75
Small Flounder Saute Algerienne, Potato Parmentier$0.75
Broiled Sea Trout, Saratoga Chips, Sliced Tomato$0.80
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries$0.40
Pineapple Juice$0.25
Tomato Juice$0.25
Celery$0.25
Olives$0.25
Maywood Ripe Olives with Garlic$0.30
Maywood Ripe Olives without Garlic$0.30
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.20
Filet of Herring a la Russe$0.30
Lamb Stew with Fresh Vegetables Printaniere$0.75
Broiled Top Sirloin Steak, Waffle Potatoes$0.85
Lobster Supreme$0.85
Fruit Cocktail$0.50
Grapefruit$0.25
Radishes$0.15
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Prawn Cocktail$0.45
Hors d'Oeuvres, Francaise$0.75
Lynnhavens$0.40
Consomme Copper Diablotin
Soup, Leek and Potato
Ripe Pineapple Juice
French Sardines
Blue Point Oysters
Clam Juice Cocktail
Supreme of Fresh Fruit
Filet of Herring
Grapefruit
Chocolate Cream Cake
rice pudding
Cup Custard
FRESH FRUIT
Baked Apple
Ice cream
Cheese
Tea
Coffee
Milk
French Pancake (5m)$0.25
Vol au Vent of Fresh Mushrooms Newburgh$0.65
Chicken Croquette, Creamed French Peas$0.70
Sandwich, McAlpin$0.55
Sandwich, Swiss Cheese$0.25
Sandwich, Club$0.65
Sandwich, Chicken$0.55
Sandwich, Ham$0.25
Sandwich, Lettuce and Tomato$0.30
Assorted Cold Cuts$1.00
Assorted Cold Cuts with Chicken$1.30
Consomme Copper Diablotin$0.25
Leek and Potato Parisienne$0.30
Puree of Peas, Croutons$0.30
Chicken Broth, Rice$0.30
Gumbo Creole$0.35
Home-made Vegetable Soup$0.25
Petite marmite$0.45
Cream of tomato soup$0.30
Onion Soup au gratin$0.40
Green Turtle Soup$0.50
New California Asparagus$0.55
Fresh Spinach$0.25
Brussels Sprouts$0.35
Broccoli$0.45
Lima beans$0.45
Consomme in jelly$0.25
Canadian Salmon, Norvegienne$0.90
California Fig Meringue Pie$0.25
Field and beet salad$0.30
Fresh Fruits Salad$0.65
Butterfly Salad$0.45
Alligator Pear Salad$0.50
Marie Antoinette salad$0.55
French endive salad$0.45
My Fancy Salad$0.50
Sunburst Salad$0.50
Chicory Salad$0.25
Escarole Salad$0.25
Hiawatha Salad$0.45
Hearts of Romaine Salad$0.30
Heart of Lettuce Salad$0.30
Chiffonade Salad$0.35
McAlpin Salad$0.40
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.35
Chicken salad$1.50
Lobster salad$1.40
Roquefort Dressing$0.15
Russian Dressing$0.10
Mayonnaise dressing$0.10
Thousand Islands Dressing$0.10
Cauliflower Hollandaise$0.35
Pork Chop Saute Bouchere, Brussels Sprouts$0.75
Poultry Livers on Toast, Ham, Sweet Potatoes$0.80
New California Asparagus Milanaise$0.75
Inns and Out Sandwich$0.70
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, Potatoes Macaire$0.95
Roast Stuffed Guinea Hen Polonaise, Currant Jelly$1.25
Crab Flake Salad Ravigote$0.85
Roast L. I. Duckling, Fruit Salad$1.30
Buttered new beets$0.20
Stuffed Tomato$0.40
Sterling Points$0.35
Blue Point Oysters$0.30
Cape Cods$0.35
Robbins Island$0.35
New string beans$0.30
California Artichoke$0.45
Sweet Potatoes, Southern Style$0.35
Mashed potatoes$0.20
French fried potatoes$0.25
Potatoes au Gratin$0.35
Little Necks$0.30
Cherrystones$0.35
Potatoes Lyonnaise$0.35
Grilled potatoes$0.35
Boiled potatoes$0.20
Imported Caviar$2.25
Hot House Rhubarb$0.35
Fresh strawberries and cream$0.45
Fresh Grapes$0.30
Brandied cherries$0.50
Stewed Fresh Fruit$0.40
Pear$0.20
Apple$0.20
Pineapple$0.35
Orange$0.20
Preserved figs$0.40
Baked Green Apple$0.25
Baked Green Apple with cream$0.30
Fig Meringue Pie
Chocolate Cream Cake
rice pudding
Cup Custard
Tea Coffee Milk
Coffee
Milk
Camembert (with Ralston Ry-Krisp)$0.35
Liederkranz Cheese (with Ralston Ry-Krisp)$0.30
Swiss Cheese (with Ralston Ry-Krisp)$0.25
Imported Cream Gruyere (with Ralston Ry-Krisp)$0.30
Port-du-Salut (with Ralston Ry-Krisp)$0.30
Cream Cheese (with Ralston Ry-Krisp)$0.25
Cream Cheese with Bar-le-Duc Jelly (with Ralston Ry-Krisp)$0.45
American Cheese (with Ralston Ry-Krisp)$0.25
Roquefort (with Ralston Ry-Krisp)$0.25
Gorgonzola (with Ralston Ry-Krisp)$0.35
Bel Paese (with Ralston Ry-Krisp)$0.30
Vanilla Custard Pie$0.25
Chocolate Cream Cake$0.25
FRESH STRAWBERRY TART$0.35
Strawberry shortcake$0.40
Crepes Suzette with Kisch(10 min.)$0.50
Apple Pie$0.25
Charlotte Russe$0.25
Raisin cake$0.25
French Pastry or Petits Fours$0.20
Omelette Tosca with Raspberries(20 min.)$0.75
Waffles with honey$0.30
Pie a la Mode$0.40
Caramel custard$0.20
Vanilla Cup Custard$0.20
rice pudding$0.25
Rice Pudding with Vanilla Sauce$0.20
Rhum Sherbert$0.25
Strawberry Sundae$0.45
Neapolitan ice cream$0.45
Ice Cream, Coupe Frou Frou$0.45
Vanilla Ice Cream with Rhum$0.40
Frozen Chocolate Cream Puff$0.40
Ice Cream, Vanilla$0.30
Ice Cream, Strawberry Parfait$0.30
Ice Cream, Mixed$0.35
Caramel Nut Sundae$0.40
Water Ice, Raspberry$0.25
Ice Cream, Biscuit Tortoni$0.40
Ice Cream, Peach Melba$0.60
Ice Cream, Buche McAlpin, Chocolate Sauce$0.40
Charlotte Glace$0.50
Ice Cream, Meringue Panache$0.45
Coffee(pot) with Cream$0.25
Turkish Coffee$0.30
Demi Tasse$0.15
Coffee, Demi Tasse with Brandy Flavor$0.30
Cuban Coffee$0.30
Kaffee Hag$0.40
Tao Tea$0.25
Sanka$0.40
Chocolate$0.35
Iced tea$0.30
Stoneleigh Farm Milk$0.20
Acidophilus Milk(Lederle)$0.25
Buttermilk$0.15
Imported Zweiback$0.15
Bread and Butter$0.10
Chicken Consumme$0.25
Gumbo$0.30
Terrine of Duckling, Jelly$0.90
Galantine of Capon,String Bean Salad$1.10
Chicken and Ham Pie in Jelly$0.80
Ham, Prague Style, Cole Slaw$0.75
Head Cheese, Potato Slad$0.65
Imported Westphalia Ham$1.10
Sliced Egg Ravigote$0.65
FRESH FRUIT
Baked Apple
Ice cream
Cheese
Sponge Cake$0.25
Ice Cream, Chocolate$0.30
Ice Cream, Pistache$0.30
Ice cream, Fresh Strawberry$0.30
Ice Cream, Chocolate Parfait$0.30
Ice Cream, Coffee Parfait$0.30
Water Ice, Lemon$0.25
Water Ice, Orange$0.25
Iced coffee$0.30
Cocoa$0.35
Walker Gordon Milk$0.20

Page 2

Cocktail, Rose$0.30
Cocktail, Orange$0.35
Cocktail, McAlpin Bronx$0.40
Cocktail, Grenadine$0.30
Rickeys, Fizzes & Highballs, Loganberry$0.35
Rickey's, Fizzes & Highballs, Grenadine$0.35
Rickeys, Fizzes & Highballs, Grape Juice$0.35
Lemonade Cup$0.75 – $1.50
Orangeade cup$1.00 – $2.00
Grape Juice Cup$1.25 – $2.50
Loganberry Cup$1.25 – $2.50
Cider$1.50 – $2.75
Non-alcoholic, "Ruspitz" Sparkling Cider$0.50
Non-alcoholic, St. Julian Claret Type$2.00
Mineral Water, Appolinaris$0.25 – $0.70
Mineral Water, Perrier$0.30 – $0.60
Mineral Water, French Vichy$0.30 – $0.75
Mineral Water, Rhens$0.65
Grape Juice Punch$0.35
Loganberry Punch$0.35
Grenadine Punch$0.35
Muscadine Punch$0.35
Egg Punch$0.40
Plain Lemonade$0.25
Grape Juice Lemonade$0.35
Soda Lemonade$0.35
Egg Lemonade$0.40
Orangeade$0.35
Limeade$0.35
Special McAlpin Cup$1.60 – $3.00
Orange Juice$0.40 – $2.00
Lemon juice$0.40 – $2.00
Mineral Water, White Rock$0.20 – $0.55
Mineral Water, Poland$0.35 – $0.60
Mineral Water, Saratoga Vichy$0.35 – $0.60
Mineral Water, Saratoga Geyser$0.40
Mineral Water, Kalak$0.40 – $0.70
Mineral Water, Canada Dry Sparkling$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$0.30 – $0.45
White Rock Dry Ginger Ale$0.35
Sarsaparilla, Imported$0.45
Sarsaparilla, Domestic$0.25
Coca 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 Soda$0.35
Grape Juice$0.35 – $0.75
Horse's Neck, C. & C. Ginger Ale$0.50
Budweiser$0.35
Liebman's Scotch Brew$0.35
Schaefer Special$0.35
Kingsbury Pale Ale$0.35
Trommer's White Label$0.35
Pickwick Ale$0.35
Pickwick Stout$0.35
Ruppert's Ruppiner$0.35
Ruppert's Knickerbocker$0.35
R. & H. Pilsener$0.30
R. & H. Wuerzburger$0.30
Imported Tuborg Pilsener$0.35
Imported Tuborg Stout$0.35
Dr. Brown's Celery Tonic$0.25

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