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The Mouquin Restaurant and Wine Co.

Date
1918-01-24
Restaurant
The Mouquin Restaurant and Wine Co.
Physical description
35.5x19.5cm folded; 35.5x39cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 1

Phila. squab$0.90
Smoked tongue with jelly$0.65
Assorted meats, potato salad$0.65
Half chicken with salad in season$0.85
Roast beef, potato salad$0.65
Lamb with string bean salad$0.75
Hot or cold mince pie$0.15
Pumpkin Pie$0.15
New apple pie$0.15
Assorted French pastry (1)$0.10
Custard caramel$0.15
French Pancakes$0.20
Omelette au kirsch, rum$0.60
Stewed prunes$0.15
Apple Sauce$0.15
Mixed nuts with raisins and figs$0.25
Assorted cakes$0.25
Petits fours secs$0.20
Eclair$0.10
Baba au rhum (1)$0.25
Petits fours glaces$0.25
Macaroons$0.20
Macaroons$0.20
Lady fingers$0.20
Mendiants (mendicants)$0.25
Champagne wafers$0.20
Guava jelly$0.25
Bar-le-Duc jelly with Gervais cheese$0.40
Omelette, soufflee$0.90
Omelet confiture$0.50
Baked Apple with Cream$0.15
California pears$0.20
Macedoine of fruits au marasquin$0.20
Bananas$0.15
Oranges$0.20
Sliced Bananas and Cream$0.15
Assorted plate of fruit$0.25
California grapes$0.20
Grape fruit$0.30
Grape fruit half$0.15
Pineapple sliced au jus$0.15
Salade de fruit glace$0.50
Table apples$0.20
Ice cream served with fruit$0.10
Strawberry ice cream in glass$0.25
Nesselrode Pudding$0.30
Meringue glacee$0.30
Pistache ice cream in glass$0.25
Chocolate ice cream in glass$0.25
French vanilla in glass$0.25
Lemon Ice$0.20
Cafe Parfait$0.30
Lalla Rookh punch$0.25
Roman Punch$0.20
Punch cardinal$0.20
Frozen coupe, Mouquin$0.35
Biscuit, Tortoni$0.30
Plombiere$0.30
Escarole Salad$0.25
Endive with egg salad$0.50
Romaine Salad$0.25
Tomato Salad$0.40
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Salade Mouquin$0.40
Meli-Melo salad$0.35
Celery Salad$0.35
Watercress Salad$0.15
Cucumber salad$0.30
Heart of Lettuce Salad$0.35
Vegetable Salad$0.50
Chicory Salad$0.25
Chicken with mayonnaise salad$0.75
Potato salad$0.25
BEET SALAD$0.25
Crab flakes en coquille$0.90
Mayonnaise, extra$0.15
Egg, extra$0.10
Fines herbs, extra$0.05
Fresh shrimp salad, mayonnaise$0.90
Crab flake salad, mayonnaise$1.25
Gervais cheese$0.15
Gruyere, domestic$0.25
Young American cheese$0.15
Roquefort$0.25
Isigny cheese$0.20
Brie$0.20
Munster cheese$0.20
Camembert, domestic$0.20
Port du Salut$0.25
Special coffee, to order, per cup$0.20
Phila. jumbo squab on toast$1.00
Chocolate, cup$0.15
Cocoa, cup$0.15
French coffee, demi-tasse$0.10
Bavaroise$0.20
Cafe frappe au kirsch$0.35
Cafe diabolique, per person$0.40
Glass of milk$0.10
Black tea, per cup$0.15
Mixed tea, per cup$0.15
Green tea, per cup$0.15
Dry Toast$0.15
Milk toast$0.25
Coffee with cream served in pot, per cup$0.10
Buttered toast$0.20
Mazagran plain$0.10
Double cream$0.05
Whole Jersey squab-chicken$1.10
Broiled Half Spring Chicken$0.85
Whole Phila. spring chicken, casserole$2.00
Small beefsteak$0.65
Small beefsteak with fried onions$0.70
Small beefsteak with smothered onions$0.75
Small beefsteak with fried potatoes$0.70
Small beefsteak with mushrooms$0.90
Sirloin Steak$1.25
Sirloin Steak with Onions$1.35
Sirloin steak with smothered onions$1.40
Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms$1.45
Double Sirloin$2.25
Double sirloin with mushrooms$2.60
Double sirloin planked, bourgeoise$3.10
Double sirloin marchand de vin$3.10
Tenderloin Steak$1.35
Tenderloin steak with peas$1.45
Tenderloin Steak with Mushrooms$1.60
Chateaubriant$2.60
Chateaubriant with mushrooms$3.10
Porterhouse Steak$3.00
Porterhouse steak with mushrooms$3.50
Porterhouse steak, double$4.50
Porterhouse steak, double, with mushroms$5.00
Lamb chops (3)$0.75
English mutton chop$0.90
English mutton chop combination$1.10
Mutton chops (2)$0.75
Sauce bordelaise a la moelle with steaks$0.25
Sauce bernaise or Bercy, extra$0.20

Page 3

Salmon (saumon) en coquille a la Mornay$0.60
Fried Maine scallops with bacon$0.75
Weakfish, cubanaise$0.55
Cream of Celery Soup aux Croutons$0.20
CHICKEN MULLAGATAWNY$0.25
Consomme Paysanne$0.20
Petite marmite soup, parisienne, to order$0.35
Beef consomme in cup$0.20
Filet d'anchois, huile$0.25
Onion soup with cheese au gratin, to order$0.25
Oyster Stew$0.35
Cherry Stone Clams$0.20 – $0.40
Oysters a la bourguignonne$0.50
Broiled or fried oysters or clams$0.40
Little-Neck clams$0.15 – $0.30
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.50
Clam Broth in cup$0.20
Clam Broth in cup$0.20
Smoked filet of herring in oil$0.25
Caviar$0.75
Sliced Tomatoes$0.35
Radishes$0.10
Oysters, poulette$0.50
Strained gumbo in cup, hot$0.25
Pim-olas$0.20
Brook trout [1], saute meuniere, potatoes parisienne$0.65
Cape Cod Oysters$0.20 – $0.40
Oysters, St. Jacques$0.50
Blue-Point oysters$0.15 – $0.30
Sea bass saute aux fines herbes$0.50
Boiled Spanish onion, cream sauce$0.25
Broiled Halibut Steak, Maitre d'Hotel$0.55
Broiled shad roe on toast, hoteliere$0.75
Pickle$0.10
Tranche de saumon froid [cold salmon], sauce fleurette$0.65
Ripe olive$0.15
Clear green turtle, amomtillado, soup, cup$0.40
Saucisson d'Arles$0.20
Anti-past$0.30
Cepes and pimentoes, provencale$0.40
Cucumbers$0.30
Asparagus tips au beurre$0.30
Asparagus tips hollandaise or au gratin$0.40
Hot house cauliflower, hollandaise$0.40
Hot house cauliflower, au gratin or polonaise$0.50
Oyster Bay asparagus, hollandaise or vinaigrette$0.60
Whole California artichoke, hollandaise or vinaigrette$0.40
Boiled onions in cream$0.20
Spinach with egg$0.25
Fried egg-plant$0.25
Spaghetti piemontaise$0.30
Macaroni au gratin$0.25
Spaghetti Italienne$0.25

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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