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Great Northern Railway

Date
1928-04-08
Restaurant
Great Northern Railway
Physical description
18x12.5cm folded; 18x25cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 2

Eggs Valencienne - Boiled rice, tomato sauce, minced mushrooms and Parmesan cheese -- mixed and served very hot -- as a border for two poached eggs on toast$0.60
Eggs Au Gratin - Two eggs in shirred egg dish, seasoned with salt and pepper -- sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, baked in a fast oven$0.60
Spanish Omelet - A three-egg plain omelet filled with garniture made of ham, onions, red and green peppers, olives, mushrooms, tomatoes and a dash of garlic$0.65
Mushroom Omelet - Fresh mushrooms slices, saute in butter, fold in a three-egg plain omelet$0.65
Tomato Omelet - Tomato saute in butter with finely chopped onion folded in a three-egg plain omelet$0.65
Omelet, Country Style - Chopped onions, bacon cut in dice shape, raw potatoes, also diced, saute all in butter -- use as filler for three-egg plain omelet$0.65
Ham and Eggs, Great Northern Style - One slice toast in shirred egg dish, one slice ham on the toast, two poached eggs on the ham, eggs covered with Parmesan cheese and finished to a rich brown in a fast oven$0.65

Page 3

Juice of Two Oranges$0.30
Queen olives$0.25
Ripe Olives$0.25
Consomme, en cup$0.15
Fruit Cocktail$0.35
Tomato Bouillon, en cup$0.15
Oyster cocktail$0.45
Shrimp Cocktail$0.45
Spiced Fillet of Herring$0.60
Broiled Sardines, on toast$0.60
Fish - Various$0.70
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms, lemon butter$0.75
Pineapple and Cottage Cheese Salad$0.50
Chicken salad$0.75
Grape Fruit, Orange and Lettuce Salad$0.50
Asparagus Salad, Vinaigrette$0.45
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.50
PLAIN OR BUTTERED TOAST$0.15
French Toast$0.45
Grape Rruit or Orange Marmalade$0.25
Toasted Whole Wheat or Raisin Bread$0.15
Assorted Cold Bread and Butter$0.10
Pie a la Mode$0.35
Baked Apple and Cream$0.30
Bar le Duc with Cream Cheese$0.45
Ice Cream and Cake$0.35
Cocoa or Chocolate, pot$0.20
Coffee, Pot$0.20
Tea, Pot$0.20
Individual Bottle Milk$0.15
Great Northern or Mayonnaise or French Dressing and Saltine Crackers and Butter served with all salads

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

16,525 menus · 64,352 scanned pages · 1851–2008 · uncatalogued scans

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