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Hotel Mc Alpin

Date
1932-12-07
Restaurant
Hotel Mc Alpin
Physical description
34x26cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Sterling Points$0.40
Lynnhavens$0.45
Scotch Mutton Broth with Barley$0.30
Leek and Potato Parisienne$0.35
Puree of peas with croutons$0.35
Gumbo Creole$0.40
Cream of tomato soup$0.40
Onion Soup au gratin$0.45
Fried Eggs (2) and Rice Piemontaise$0.85
Small Flounder Saute Meuniere, Potato O Brien$0.85
Irish Stew with Fresh Vegetables and Dumpling$0.85
Salisbury Steak with Banana Stanley, Potatoes$0.90
Miller Farm Sausage and Imported Sauerkraut$0.95
Second Joint of Chicken Maryland Style$0.95
Calfs Brains, Browned Butter, Mashed Potatoes$0.80
Macaroni au Gratin with Finnan Haddie$0.75
Hot McAlpin Club Sandwich$0.75
Cold Leg of Mutton, White Bean Salad$0.90
Fresh Vegetable Salad, Watercress Sandwich$0.85
Boston Cream Pie, Raspberry Sauce$0.30
McAlpin Cheese Cake$0.25
Pancakes with Apples$0.25
BLUEBERRY PIE$0.25
Fresh Fruits Salad$0.75
Field and beet salad$0.40
Butterfly Salad$0.55
Alligator Pear$0.50
Marie Antoinette salad$0.60
French endive salad$0.55
My Fancy Salad$0.65
New Asparagus, Hollandaise sauce$0.70
Sunburst Salad$0.60
Chicory Salad$0.35
Hiawatha Salad$0.55
Filet of English Sole Mariniere$1.20
Brook Trout Saute Amandine$1.00
Lobster (in shell) Cardinale$1.25
Boiled Gaspe Salmon, Hollandaise Sauce$1.00
Apple Pie$0.30
Crepes Suzette with Kirsch (10 min.)$0.50
Hearts of Romaine Salad$0.40
Chiffonade Salad$0.45
McAlpin Salad$0.50
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.40
Fresh Spinach$0.35
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.40
Chicken salad$1.50
Lobster salad$1.50
Roquefort Dressing$0.20
Russian Dressing$0.10
Imported Cream Gruyere Cheese$0.40
Liederkranz Cheese$0.35
Swiss cheese$0.35
Cream Cheese$0.35
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.40
Cream cheese with bar-le-duc jelly$0.60
Port-du-Salut Cheese$0.40
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.35
Gorgonzola Cheese$0.35
Bel Paese Cheese$0.40
Lima beans$0.50
Brussels Sprouts$0.45
Broccoli$0.50
Charlotte Russe$0.25
Raisin cake$0.30
French Pastry$0.20
Omelette Tosca with Raspberries (20min)$0.85
Waffles with honey$0.35
Fried scallops, sauce tartare$1.25
Brochette of Sweetbread Vert Pre$1.25
Fresh Vegetable Luncheon$0.95
Breast of Guinea Hen Eugenie$1.75
Snails Burgundy$0.80
Consomme in jelly$0.30
Chicken consomme$0.30
Mayonnaise dressing$0.10
Thousand Islands Dressing$0.10
Fried Eggs (2) and Rice Piemontaise$0.70
Omelette Savoyarde$0.70
Small Flounder Saute Meuniere, Potatoes O'Brien$0.70
Broiled Fresh Haddock, Saratoga, Salad Macedoine$0.80
Irish Stew with Fresh Vegetables and Dumpling$0.70
Salisbury Steak with Banana Stanley, Potatoes$0.75
Miller Farm Sausage and Imported Sauerkraut$0.80
Second Joint of Chicken Maryland Style$0.80
Calfs Brains, Browned Butter, Mashed Potatoes$0.65
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms on Toast and Bacon$0.75
Hot McAlpin Club Sandwich$0.75
Macaroni au Gratin with Finnan Haddie$0.60
Broccoli with Fried Egg Milanaise$0.75
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, Potatoes Rissolee$0.95
Roast Stuffed L.I. Duckling, Apple Sauce$1.25
Cold-Fish Salad Ravigote$0.85
Cold-Roast Turkey, Virginia Ham, Potato Salad$1.45
Fresh Grapes$0.45
Fresh strawberries and cream$0.60
Baked Green Apple$0.25
Baked Green Apple with cream$0.30
Spumoni$0.45
Rhum Sherbet$0.25
Coupe Jacques$0.45
Pineapple Kirsch Sundae$0.45
Vanilla Ice Cream with Rhum$0.45
Frozen Chocolate Cream Puff$0.45
Vanilla ice cream$0.35
Strawberry Parfait$0.35
Gumbo$0.35
Terrine of Duckling, Jelly$1.00
Galantine of Capon, String Bean Salad$1.25
Canadian Salmon, Norvegienne$1.00
Pie a la Mode$0.50
New peas$0.45
Fried Egg Plant$0.35
Green Turtle Soup$0.50
Home-made Vegetable Soup$0.35
Petite marmite$0.50
Coffee with Cream$0.25
Charlotte Glace$0.55
Buttered new beets$0.30
rice pudding$0.25
Cauliflower Hollandaise$0.45
Biscuit Tortoni$0.45
California Artichoke$0.55
Caramel custard$0.25
Vanilla Cup Custard$0.20
BAKED IDAHO POTATO$0.25
Caramel Nut Sundae$0.45
Stuffed Tomato$0.45
Cranberry Juice Cocktail$0.25
New string beans$0.40
Chicken and Ham Pie in Jelly$0.90
Brandied cherries$0.75
Ham, Prague Style, Cole Slaw$0.85
Head Cheese, Potato Salad$0.75
Pear$0.20
Sliced Egg Ravigote$0.75
California Orange$0.20
Peach Melba$0.75
Meringue panache$0.50
Buche McAlpin, Chocolate Sauce$0.45
Raspberry Water Ice$0.30
Imported Zweiback$0.15
Acidophilus Milk (Lederle)$0.25
Apple$0.20
Buttermilk$0.15
Sanka$0.40
Iced tea$0.30
Tao Tea$0.25
Prawn Cocktail$0.65
Radishes$0.20
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Lobster Supreme$1.00
Fruit Cocktail$0.65
Grapefruit$0.30
Hors d'Oeuvres, Francaise$0.75
Spanish Melon$0.55
Robbins Island$0.40
Supreme of Melon$0.40
Cherrystones$0.45
Cape Cods$0.40
Blue Point Oysters$0.35
Little Necks$0.40
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.25
Spanish Melon$0.55
Preserved figs$0.45
Pineapple$0.45
Stewed Fresh Fruit$0.50
Celery$0.30
Imported Caviar$2.25
Filet of Herring a la Russe$0.35
Maywood Ripe Olives with or without Garlic$0.40
Club sandwich$0.70
Cup Custard$0.20
Baked Apple$0.20
Pie Du Jour$0.20
rice pudding$0.20
French Pastry$0.20
Ice cream$0.20
Cheese$0.20
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.35
POTATOES:-Sweet, Southern Style$0.40
French fried potatoes$0.25
Potatoes au Gratin$0.35
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Boiled potatoes$0.20
Grilled potatoes$0.35
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.35
Pistache ice cream$0.35
Moka ice cream$0.35
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.35
Chocolate Parfait$0.35
Coffee parfait$0.35
Assorted Cold Cuts$1.15
Assorted Cold Cuts with Chicken$1.50
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.30
Mcalpin sandwich$0.55
Ham Sandwich$0.30
Chicken Sandwich$0.60
Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich$0.35
MONDAY- Lam Stew Parisienne
TUESDAY- Raviolis Nicoise
WEDNESDAY- Miller Farm Sausage
THURSDAY- Boiled Short Ribs of Beef
FRIDAY- Bouillabaise Marseillaise
SATURDAY- Minced Chicken Valencienne
Turkish Coffee$0.30
Cuban Coffee$0.30
Stoneleigh Farm Milk$0.20
Demi Tasse$0.15
Demi Tasse with Brandy Flavor$0.30
Kaffee Hag$0.40
Chocolate$0.35
Bread and Butter$0.10
Mixed ice cream$0.40
Vanilla Cup Custard with Vanilla Sauce$0.30
Olives$0.30
Walker Gordon Milk$0.20
Iced coffee$0.30
Cocoa$0.35
Lemon water ice$0.30
Orange Water Ice$0.30
Sponge Cake$0.30
Petits fours$0.20
Escarole Salad$0.35
Lettuce Salad$0.40
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.35

Page 2

Busch Extra Dry Ginger Ale$0.40
C. & C. Ginger Ale, Imperial Dry$0.40
Dr. Brown's Celery Tonic$0.25
Appolinaris$0.25 – $0.70
Rose Cocktail$0.30
McAlpin Bronx Cocktail$0.40
Grenadine Cocktail$0.30
Orange Cocktail$0.35
Loganberry$0.35
Grenadine$0.35
Grape Juice$0.35
Lemonade$0.75 – $1.50
Orangeade$1.00 – $2.00
Grape Juice$1.25 – $2.50
Loganberry$1.25 – $2.50
Cider$1.50 – $2.75
Grape Juice$0.35
Loganberry$0.35
Grenadine$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
Perrier$0.30 – $0.60
French Vichy$0.30 – $0.75
Rhens Water$0.65
"Ruspitz" Sparkling Cider$0.50
St. Julian Claret Type$2.00
Special McAlpin Cup$1.60 – $3.00
Orange Juice$0.40 – $2.00
White Rock$0.20 – $0.55
Poland$0.35 – $0.60
Saratoga Vichy$0.35 – $0.60
Saratoga Geyseer$0.40
Kalak$0.40 – $0.70
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 or 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
Lemon juice$0.40 – $2.00

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