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Hotel Mc Alpin

Date
1933-05-27
Restaurant
Hotel Mc Alpin
Physical description
34x27cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Clam Juice Cocktail$0.20
Filet of English Sole Bonne Femme$1.20
Brook Trout Saute Doria$1.00
Lobster (in shell) Thermidor$1.25
Frogs Legs (in chafing dish) Newburgh$1.40
Fried Soft Shell Crabs, Sauce Tartare$1.20
Frog's Legs Burgundy$1.25
Asparagus with Fried Egg Milanaise$0.70
Boston Cream Pie, Strawberry Sauce$0.25
Strawberry Jelly, Whipped Cream$0.25
Broiled Spring Pullet (half) Vert Pre$1.25
lemon meringue pie$0.25
Small Sirloin Steak, French Fried Potatoes$1.50
COCOANUT CUSTARD PIE$0.25
Spaghetti Sicilienne$0.65
Old Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake$0.35
FRESH STRAWBERRY TART$0.30
Strawberry shortcake$0.40
Crepes Suzette with Kirsch (10 min.)$0.50
Apple Pie$0.25
Charlotte Russe$0.25
Raisin cake$0.20
French Pastry$0.20
Omelette Tosca with Raspberries (20min)$0.75
Pie a la Mode$0.40
Caramel custard$0.20
Vanilla Cup Custard$0.20 – $30.00
rice pudding$0.25
Vanilla Cup Custard with Vanilla Sauce$0.30
California Cantaloupe$0.35
Broiled Bluefish, Anchovy Butter, Parsley Potatoes$0.85
Boiled Sea Bass, Fleurette Sauce$0.95
Candied Virginia Ham St. Germain, Cider Sauce$1.20
Breast of Milk-fed Chicken Saute Chasseur$1.35
Broiled Mutton Chop with Bacon and Tomato$1.10
Breaded Veal Cutlet, Asparagus Tips Polonaise$0.85
Fresh Vegetable Dinner$0.80
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, Potatoes Macaire$0.95
Roast Stuffed Spring Duckling, Apple Sauce$1.25
COLD--Halibut Steak Nicoise$0.95
COLD--Roast Guinea Hen, Moderne Salad$1.20
Imported Terrine of Goose Livers$1.00
Fresh Raw Vegetable Dinner, Russian Dressing$0.85
Honeydew Melon$0.45
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries$0.40
Filet of Herring a la Russe$0.80
Little Neck clams$0.35
Cherrystone Clams$0.85
Pineapple Juice$0.25
Tomato Juice$0.25
Celery$0.25
Olives$0.25
Ripe Olives with Garlic$0.80
Ripe Olives without Garlic$0.80
Imported Caviar$2.25
Lobster Supreme$0.85
Radishes$0.15
Fruit Cocktail$0.45
Grapefruit$0.25
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Hors d'Oeuvres, Francaise$0.75
Prawn Cocktail$0.45
Consomme Croute Au Pot$0.25
Cream of Lettuce Bergere soup$0.30
Puree of Peas soup, Croutons$0.30
Gumbo Creole$0.30
Home-made Vegetable Soup$0.25
Petite marmite soup$0.45
Chicken Broth, Rice$0.30
Cream of tomato soup$0.80
Onion Soup au gratin$0.40
Green Turtle Soup$0.50
New asparagus$0.50
Broccoli$0.40
Fresh Spinach$0.25
Lima beans$0.45
New peas$0.40
Fried Egg Plant$0.30
Cauliflower Hollandaise$0.45
Buttered new beets$0.20
Stuffed Tomato$0.40
California Artichoke$0.45
New string beans$0.30
BAKED IDAHO POTATO$0.20
Sweet Potatoes, Southern Style$0.35
Mashed potatoes$0.20
French fried potatoes$0.25
Potatoes au Gratin$0.35
Boiled potatoes$0.20
Potatoes Lyonnaise$0.35
Grilled potatoes$0.35
Stewed rhubarb$0.35
Fresh strawberries and cream$0.45
California Cherries$0.45
Fresh Grapes$0.30
Brandied cherries$0.50
Stewed Fresh Fruit$0.40
Consomme in jelly$0.25
Gumbo$0.30
Madrilene$0.30
Chicken consomme$0.25
Terrine of Duckling in jelly$0.90
MAYONNAISE OF CHICKEN$1.10
Galantine of Capon, String Bean Salad$1.10
Canadian Saomon, Norvegienne$0.90
Chicken and Ham Pie in Jelly$0.80
Ham, Prague Style, Cole Slaw$0.75
Head Cheese, Potato Salad$0.65
Sliced Egg Ravigote$0.65
Imported Wesphalia ham sandwich$1.10
Assorted Cold Cuts$1.00
Assorted Cold Cuts with Chicken$1.30
Ham Sandwich$0.25
Club sandwich$0.65
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.25
Mcalpin sandwich$0.55
Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich$0.25
Chicken Sandwich$0.55
Pear$0.20
Apple$0.20
Pineapple$0.35
Preserved figs$0.40
Orange$0.20
Bake Green Apple$0.25
Baked Green Apple with cream$0.30
Draught beer small pitcher$0.50
CAMEMBERT CHEESE with Ralston Ry-Krisp$0.35
ROQUEFORT CHEESE with Ralston Ry-Krisp$0.35
Imported Cream Gruyere Cheese 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
Liederkranz Cheese with Ralston Ry-Krisp$0.30
Swiss cheese with Ralston Ry-Krisp$0.25
Port-du-Salut Cheese with Ralston Ry-Krisp$0.30
AMERICAN CHEESE with Ralston Ry-Krisp$0.25
Bel Paese Cheese with Ralston Ry-Krisp$0.30
Draught Beer Large Pitcher$0.85
King's$0.25
Budweiser$0.30
Ruppert's$0.25
Kingsbury$0.30
Trommer's$0.25
Fresh Fruits Salad$0.65
Butterfly Salad$0.45
Alligator Pear Salad$0.50
Marie Antoinette salad$0.55
My Fancy Salad$0.50
Sunburst Salad$0.50
Chicory Salad$0.25
Hiawatha Salad$0.45
Hearts of Romaine 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
Schaefer's$0.25
Schlitz$0.30
Pabst$0.30
Rheingold$0.25
Imported Munich Durn Brau$0.50
Pickwick Ale$0.35
Imported Burke Bass Ale$0.35 – $0.60
Imported Bull Dog Bass Ale$0.60
Imported Olands Red Ball Ale$0.50
Mosard's Sparkling Moselle$1.10 – $2.00
Mosard's Sparkling Burgundy$1.10
Liebfraumilch$2.50
Zeltinger$2.25
Macon$2.00
Mayonnaise$0.10
Thousand Islands Dressing$0.10
Sponge Cake$0.20
Petits fours$0.20
Creme de menthe sherbet$0.25
TUTTI FRUTTI ICE CREAM$0.45
Vanilla Ice Cream, Crushed Strawberries$0.45
Vanilla Ice Cream with Rhum$0.40
Frozen Chocolate Cream Puff$0.40
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Pistache ice cream$0.30
fresh strawberry ice cream$0.30
Strawberry Parfait$0.30
Chocolate Parfait$0.30
Coffee parfait$0.30
Mixed Parfait$0.35
Caramel Nut Sundae$0.40
Raspberry Water Ice$0.25
Lemon water ice$0.25
Orange 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
Demi Tasse$0.15
Demi Tasse with Brandy Flavor$0.30
Kaffee Hag$0.40
Tao Tea$0.25
Sanka$0.40
Turkish Coffee$0.30
Cuban Coffee$0.30
Chocolate$0.35
Cocoa$0.35
Iced tea$0.30
Iced coffee$0.30
Stoneleigh Farm Milk$0.20
Walker Gordon Milk$0.20
Acidophilus Milk (Lederle)$0.25
Buttermilk$0.15
Imported Zweiback$0.15
Bread and Butter$0.10
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Escarole Salad$0.25
Club Dinners$1.25
After Theatre Supper$1.00
CLUB BREAKFAST in room$0.75
Club Breakfast in Main Restaurant$0.40 – $0.75
Club Breakfast in Fountain Room$0.40 – $0.75
Raspberry Sundae$0.45
Coupe with Cherries$0.45

Page 2

King's Beer$0.25
Imported Munich Durn Brau$0.55
Budweiser$0.30
Pabst Blue Ribbon$0.30
Schlitz$0.30
Ruppert's Knickerbocker$0.25
Rose$0.30
Orange$0.35
McAlpin Bronx$0.40
Loganberry$0.35
Grenadine$0.35
Grape Juice$0.35
Trommer's White Label$0.25
Rheingold Light or Dark$0.25
Pickwick Ale, London Type$0.35
Imported Burke's Bass Ale$0.40 – $0.65
Imported Bull Dog Bass Ale$0.65
Appolinaris$0.25 – $0.70
Perrier$0.30 – $0.60
French Vichy$0.30 – $0.75
Rhens Water$0.65
Grape Juice$0.35
Loganberry$0.35
Grenadine$0.35
Muscadine$0.35
Egg Punch$0.40
Plain Lemonade$0.25
Grape Juice$0.35
Soda$0.35
Egg$0.40
Orangeade$0.35
Limeade$0.35
Special McAlpin Cup$1.60 – $3.00
Orange or Lemon Juice$0.40 – $2.00
White Rock$0.20 – $0.55
Poland$0.35 – $0.60
Saratoga Vichy$0.35 – $0.60
Saratoga Geyser$0.40
Kalak$0.40 – $0.70
Canada Dry Sparkling Water$0.30
California Sauterne$1.25
BURGUNDY$1.25
Medoc$1.25
Mosard's Sparkling Moselle$1.10 – $2.00
BURGUNDY$1.10
Burke's Lime Dry$0.40
Busch Extra Dry Ginger Ale$0.40
C. & C. Gigner 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
Dr. Brown's Celery Tonic$0.25

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