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Cavanagh's

Date
1918-01-28
Restaurant
Cavanagh's
Physical description
35.5x23.5cm folded; 35.5x27cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 2

Half Shell, Cape Cods$0.30
Half Shell, Buzzard Bays$0.30
Half Shell, Blue Points$0.25
Half Shell, Saddle Rocks$0.30
Blue Pint Oyster Cocktail$0.30
Oyster Stew$0.35
Milk Stew$0.40
Box Stew$0.40
Saddle Rock stew$0.40
Blue Point Stew (opened to order)$0.40
Oyster Fry$0.40
Fry, Blue Points$0.45
Saddle Rock fry$0.45
Pan Roast Oysters$0.45
Broiled oysters$0.45
Celery Cream Broil$0.65
Baltimore broil$0.55
Oyster Patties (2)$0.60
Oysters a la Newburg in Chafing dish$0.85
Oyster Fricasse in chafing dish$0.75
Cold Stuffed Tomatoes en Surprise$0.25 – $0.45
Dill Pickle$0.15
Canapes of Caviar$0.65
Pimentos$0.25
Grape-fruit Cocktail Marasquin$0.50
SALTED ALMONDS$0.15
Canapes of Anchovies$0.60
Pim-olas$0.25
Pickled Walnuts$0.15
Anchovies on Toast$0.50
Queen olives$0.15
Chutney$0.10
Celery$0.35
Grilled sardines on toast$0.50
Pickled New Beets$0.15
Chow chow$0.15
White onions$0.15
Mixed Pickles$0.15
Caviar$1.00
Old Fashion Vegetable Gardner Style$0.15 – $0.25
Consomme A. B. C.$0.15 – $0.25
Chicken a la Windsor$0.15 – $0.25
Tomato with rice$0.15 – $0.25
Grilled or fried Long Island Smelts, Tartar Sauce$0.55
Salt Mackerel, Broiled$0.50
Salt Mackerel, Boiled$0.50
Broiled sea bass$0.55
Planked sea bass$0.80
Chicken halibut fried$0.60
Chicken halibut broiled$0.60
Smoked Alaska Cod (Steamed)$0.55
Broiled Young Blue$0.75
Steamed Finnan Haddie$0.55
Soft Clams Steamed, Drawn Butter$0.50
Broiled Fresh or Spanish Mackeral$0.55
Planked Fresh or Spanish Mackerel$0.80
Broiled Kennebec Salmon$0.60
Filet of Sole, Tartar Sauce$0.55
Fried Pork Chops with French Fried$0.60
Corned Beef Hash Brown with Fried Egg$0.50
Kidney Stew Old Fashion Style, Lima Beans$0.50
Boiled Fresh Spare ribs, Sauerkraut and Mashed Pot.$0.50
Round Bond Veal Cutlet Breaded, Sauce Duxelles$0.60
Creamed Sweet Breads with Fresh Mush. au Gratin$0.65
Veal Pot Pie with Dumplings Home Style$0.55
Baked Country Sausages, Mashed Potatoes$0.50
Chicken Croquettes a la Cream, Peas and Mashed Pot.$0.55
Omelete aux Confiture$0.50
Tapioca pudding, vanilla sauce$0.15
Fresh Jersey Ham, Apple Sauce, Baked Sweets$0.65
Prime ribs of beef au jus$0.65
Whole Milk Fed Spring Chicken, Dressing$1.40
Jumbo Squab$0.85
Cup of Clam Broth$0.15
Cup of Chicken Broth$0.15
Onion au gratin$0.40
Green Turtle$0.25 – $0.40
New England Boiled Dinner, Beets and Boiled Potato$0.60
Broiled Guinea Hen$0.90 – $1.70
Broiled Jumbo Squab$0.85
Squab en casserole$1.00
Squab Chicken en casserole$1.60
Half Broiled Spring Turkey for (2)$1.75
Squab Chicken Broiled$1.25
Fried Chicken, Maryland Style$0.90 – $1.75
Broiled Venison Steak$0.90
Philadelphia Chicken en casserole$1.90
Broiled Philadelphia Chicken$0.75 – $1.50
Stewed Terrapin, a la Maryland in chafing dish$1.25
Steamed Rice$0.15
Baked Hubbard Squash$0.15
Crab Meat Fricassee with Peppers, en casserole, one person$0.60
Brussell Sprouts$0.25
Green corn au gratin$0.25
Fresh Spinach with Egg$0.20 – $0.35
Carrots and peas$0.20 – $0.35
New beets in butter$0.15 – $0.25
Tomato Surprise$0.25 – $0.45
Chicken Hash, with Poached Egg$0.60
Cauliflower with Cream$0.25
Cauliflower au Gratin$0.35
Chicken Croquettes, with Peas$0.65
French peas$0.35
Chicken Cutlets, Madedoine$0.65
Cream Chicken on Toast$0.60
Chicken patties$0.60
Soft Clams, Poulette, chafing dish$1.00
Fresh Mushrooms Saute$0.75
Hazel-nut Ice Cream$0.25
Marashino Sherbet$0.30
Vanilla ice cream$0.20
Lemon water ice$0.20
Boiled Onions$0.15
Stewed Corn$0.20 – $0.35
Grilled Beef bones Diable, brown Pot.$0.60
Macaroni or spaghetti au gratin$0.25
Spring lamb chops, green peas$0.75
Imp. Frankfurters, Pot. Salad$0.50
Chicken a la King$1.25
New Corn, Green peppers$0.25
Green corn fritters$0.25
Baked stuffed green peppers$0.20 – $0.35
Ice Cream Souvenir$0.50
Chicken Hash Baltimore Style, in chafing dish$1.15
Sweetbreads Cutlets, French Peas$0.65
Sweetbreads Saute, French Peas$0.75
Lima beans$0.20 – $0.35
Biscuit Tortoni$0.25
Peach Melba$0.35
Sweetbreads with Asparagus Tips$0.75
Sweetbreads en casserole$0.90
Little Neck Patties$0.60
Calf's Liver and Bacon$0.60
Veal Kidney and Irish Bacon$0.70
Veal Kidney en brochette$0.60
Sweet potatoes, grilled or fried$0.15
Tutti-frutti ice cream$0.30
Cepes a la Bordelaise$0.45
FRENCH ICE CREAM$0.30
Roman Punch$0.30
Nesselrode Pudding$0.30
Grilled Pigs Feet$0.50
Mixed Grill$0.75
Lamb Fries, tomato sauce$0.50
Fried egg-plant$0.20
Grilled Pigs Feet, Deviled Sauce$0.60
Chicken Livers Saute, Mushrooms$0.75
Neapolitan ice cream$0.20
Chicken Livers en Brochette$0.60
Kidney Saute with Mushrooms$0.60
Baked Potatoes$0.10
Mashed potatoes$0.10
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.20
Lobster patties$0.85
Punch au Kirsh$0.35
Cafe Parfait$0.30
Boiled potatoes$0.10
Baked Stuffed Tomatoes$0.20 – $0.35
Stewed tomatoes$0.20 – $0.35
Oyster Bay Asparagus, Cream Sauce$0.35
Mashed yellow turnips$0.15

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Half Shell Cherrystones$0.30
[Clams] Shell roast, drawn butter$0.40
Clam Stew$0.35
CLAM BROTH$0.15 – $0.25
Broiled chicken lobster$1.50
Half Shell Little Neck Clams$0.25
Clam cocktail$0.30
Clam Fritters$0.40
[Clams] Fry$0.40
[Clams] Fry with Bacon$0.50
[Clams] Steamed$0.40
[Clams] Broil$0.45
Lobster Cutlets, Anchovy Sauce$0.75
Curry of Lobster en cassolettes$1.00
Lobster patties$0.85
Whole Plain Lobster$1.75
Lobster Croquettes, French Peas$0.75
Lobster salad$0.75 – $1.50
Stewed Lobster in Port Wine$1.00
Lobster a la Newbugh in in chafing dish$1.50
Lobster, deviled$0.75 – $1.50
Half Plain Lobster$0.90
Lobster Cocktail$0.75
Crab Meat a la Newburg in chafing disch$1.25
Boiled Hard Crabs$0.35
Crab Meat a la Dewey in chafing dish$1.45
Crab Meat, Ravigote$0.50
Canape Lorenzo$0.65
Steamed Soft Clams$0.60
Crab Meat Fricassee in chafing dish$1.25
Crab Meat, Mornay$0.60
Crab meat au gratin$0.60
Soft Clams Fry$0.60
Soft Clams Fry with Bacon$0.70
Deviled Crabs$0.60
Crab Salad$0.55 – $0.90
crab meat cocktail$0.45
Soft Clams a la Casino$0.95
Soft clams a la Newburg$1.00
Soft Clams Pan Roast$0.60
Soft Clams Flabino$0.65
Soft Clams Stew$0.60
Milk-fed Chicken, Fresh Vegetables (planked)$2.40
Squab Chicken (planked)$1.90
Extra Sirloin, Fresh Vegetables (planked)$2.25
Porterhouse Steak (planked)$3.25
Extra Club Steak (planked)$4.25
Large Tenderloin (planked)$2.00
Chateaubriand (planked)$2.50
Potatoes, O'Brien$0.20
Potatoes, lyonnaise$0.15
French fried potatoes$0.15
Potatoes hashed browned$0.15
Potatoes Parisienne$0.25
Sweet Potatoes, Fried or Grilled$0.15
Potatoes Saute$0.15
Sweet Potatoes, Southern Style$0.25
Potatoes in Cream$0.15
Potatoes, au gratin$0.25
Potatoes, Saratoga$0.15
Potatoes, julienne$0.15
Chicken Liver Omlet$0.60
Combination Vegetable Salad$0.60
Waldorf Salad$0.50
Potato salad$0.15 – $0.25
Cold Slaw$0.25
Watercress Salad$0.20
Boiled eggs$0.30
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.25 – $0.45
Lobster salad$0.75 – $1.50
Cucumber salad$0.25 – $0.45
Egg Salad, Mayonaise$0.50
Chiffonade Salad$0.50
Tomato Salad$0.25 – $0.45
Macedoine salad$0.50
Cheese Omelet$0.50
Fruit Salad, Marasquin$0.60
Scotch Woodcock$0.60
Tomato Omelet$0.50
Cream Cheese, Bar-le-Duc Jelly$0.55
Chicken salad$0.50 – $0.90
Rum Omelet$0.50
Broiled Milk Fed Chicken$0.75 – $1.50
Filet mignon aux champignons$1.50
Club Steak (planked)$3.25
English South-down Chop$0.85
South-down Chop with Kidney$0.90
Fried Eggs$0.30
Steak a la Minute$0.90
Extra Sirloin (for 2)$1.50
Sliced Onion salad$0.25
Extra Sirloin with Mushroom$2.00
Asparagus Tip Salad$0.50
Extra Sirloin a la Bernaise$2.20
Planked Extra Sirloin with fresh vegetables$2.25
Lettuce Salad$0.25 – $0.45
Top Sirloin Steak$0.75
Porterhouse Steak (for 3)$2.00
Celery Salad$0.35
Crab Flakes Salad$0.55 – $0.90
Top Sirloin Steak with mushroom$1.10
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.30
Kaffee Hag$0.20
Lamb Chops (2)$0.65
Porterhouse Steak a la Bernaise$2.75
Deviled Coffee$0.35
Extra Porterhouse Steak (for 4)$2.75
Porterhouse steak with mushrooms$2.75
Baked Apple$0.10
Extra Porterhouse Steak, mushrooms$3.75
Top Sirloin Steak a la Bernaise$1.10
Small Steak$0.60
Tenderloin Steak with Mushroom$1.20
French Toast$0.35
Mutton Chop (brace)$0.75
Scrambled Eggs$0.35
Frizzled Beef and Eggs$0.50
Tenderloin Steak a la Bernaise$1.25
Shirred Eggs$0.35
Poached Eggs on Toast$0.35
Poached Eggs on Anchovy toast$0.50
Omelet Souffle$0.75
Frizzled beef in cream$0.50
Coffee, per person (in pot) with cream$0.15
Plain Omelet$0.45
Club Steak$2.00
Parsley Omelet$0.45
Large Tenderloin Steak$1.25
Ham Omelet$0.55
Charlotte Russe$0.15
Demi-Tasse with Cream$0.15
Demi-tasse$0.10
Baked Apple with Cream$0.15
Stewed prunes$0.15
Mushroom Omelet$0.65
Postum$0.20
Van Houton's Cocoa, per person (in pot)$0.20
Swiss cheese$0.35
Buttermilk$0.10
Sweet Milk, Bottle$0.15
Philadelphia Cream Cheese$0.20
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.25
Chicken Omelet$0.60
Pound cake$0.10
Oyster Omelet$0.50
Sliced Oranges$0.15
Ham and eggs$0.55
Cold rice pudding with cream$0.15
Brandied Peach$0.30
Apple Sauce$0.15
Grape Fruit en Surprise$0.35 – $0.70
Nuts and Raisins$0.25
Fruit Cake$0.15
Plum Pudding, Hard and Brandy Sauce$0.25
Orange marmalade$0.15
Onion Omelet$0.50
Spanish omelet$0.60
Jelly Omelet$0.50
Bar-le-Duc Jelly (white or red)$0.40
French pancake$0.50
Assorted cakes$0.20
Anchovy toast$0.25
Club Steak with mushrooms$2.75
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.25
Neufchatel cheese$0.20
Peach Melba$0.35
Bacon and eggs$0.55
ORANGE PEKOE TEA$0.20
Planked Club Steak, fresh vegetables$3.25
Large Tenderloin Steak with Mushroom$1.60
German Pancake$0.50
Grape fruit$0.20 – $0.40
Assorted French pastry$0.15
Special-Coffee Parisienne in French Pot (for 2)$0.35
Tea, per person, in pot$0.15
Horlick's Malted Milk$0.10
Pies in Season$0.15
Pears Flambe$0.35
Bananas with cream$0.20
Large Tenderloin Steak a la Bearnaise$1.70
Chateaubriand aux champignons$2.00
Extra Club Steak$3.00
Plank Extra Club Steak$4.25
Steak a la Tartar$0.75
Hamburger Steak$0.60
Veal Chops$0.65
Veal Chops, Breaded, Tomato S'ce$0.75
Grape Fruit Salad$0.50
Veal Cutlet$0.65
Veal Cutlet, Breaded Tomato S'ce$0.75
Romaine Salad$0.35
Irish Bacon and Eggs$0.75
Broiled or Fried Ham$0.45
Broiled or Fried Irish Bacon$0.60
Broiled or Fried Bacon$0.45
Lamb Kidneys on Toast$0.50
Lamb Kidneys on Toast with Bacon$0.60
Loin Lamb Chops grilled white Pot. (2)$0.75
Cream toast$0.40
Fried or Grilled Pork Chops$0.65
Goose Liver Omelette a la financiere$0.60
Fried Country Sausages$0.50
Baked Deerfoot Farm Sauges$0.60
Asparagus Omelet$0.60
Fried Saute or Smothered Onions$0.25
Dry Toast$0.10
Buttered toast$0.15
Milk toast$0.25

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Creme Yvette$0.25
Cognac, Old Private Stock$0.25 – $0.40
Cognac, Hennessy$0.25 – $0.40
Champagne Cocktail$0.40
Cognac, Cusenier V.H.O.$0.35
Sloe Gin (Cordial)$0.25
Creme de Cocoa$0.25
Pommery Brut Champagne$3.25 – $6.50
Chartreuse, Green and Yellow$0.30
Cognac, Otard$0.25 – $0.40
Nebiolo Spumante Sparkling Red Wine (Italienne)$1.50 – $2.75
Moscato Champagne$1.50 – $2.85
Chianti (Italian)$0.75 – $1.50
Denis-Mounie, fine champagne, 20 years old$0.40 – $0.65
Perfection Scotch$0.25
Pousse Cafe$0.30
Forbidden Fruit$0.25
Red Macon burgundy$1.00 – $1.90
Freezoment Cusenier White$0.25
Highballs [extra]$0.05
Freezoment Cusenier Green$0.25
Apricot Brandy$0.25
Rye Whiskey, Private Stock$0.20
Younger's Scotch Ale$0.35
Anisette$0.25
Pommery Sec Champagne$3.25 – $6.50
Moet & Chandon, White Seal Champagne$3.00 – $6.00
Moet & Chandon, Imp'l Crown Brut champagne$3.25 – $6.50
Sparkling Burgundy$2.50 – $5.00
Rye Whiskey, Colonial Club$0.20
Wilson Whiskey$0.20
St. Julien Claret$0.50 – $1.00
Curacaco$0.25
Margaux Claret$0.80 – $1.50
Pontet Canet claret$0.90 – $1.75
Creme de Menthe$0.25
Red Top Monopole champagne$3.00 – $6.00
Charles Heidsieck Champagne$3.00 – $6.00
King George IV, Scotch$0.25
Pol Roger 1909 champagne$3.00 – $6.00
Cazanove, 1906, Extra Dry champagne$3.00 – $6.00
St. Julien, Barton & Gustier claret$0.90 – $1.75
Medoc, Barton & Guestier Claret$0.75 – $1.40
Louis Roederer, Brut champagne$2.75 – $5.50
Louis Roederer, Sec champagne$5.50
Sparkling Pommard$1.75 – $3.50
Dewar's Special Liqueur$0.30
St. Julien Souvenir (red)$0.60 – $1.10
Niersteiner, Gebr. Feist & Sohne. Rhine wine$0.75 – $1.50
Laubenheimer, Gebr. Feist & Sohne. Rhine wine$0.65 – $1.25
John Jamesons Irish whiskey$0.25
Guinness Stout$0.35
Ruinart Brut champagne$3.00 – $6.00
Brauneberger, Moselle wine$1.25 – $2.25
Zeltinger Moselle wine$1.15 – $2.25
Bouche Brut champagne$2.75 – $5.50
Steinwein (Bocksbeutel) Rhine wine$1.50 – $2.75
Hockheimer Rhine wine$1.25 – $2.40
Dewar's White Label Scotch$0.25
Paul Masson 1911 champagne$1.90 – $3.75
Lawson & Wilson's Bass Ale$0.35
Sauterne Souvenir (white)$0.60 – $1.10
Sparkling Moselle (white)$1.15 – $2.25
Sparkling Burgundy (red)$1.15 – $2.25
Old Crow Whiskey$0.20
Black & White Scotch$0.25
John Haig's Scotch$0.20
Dog's Head Bass' Ale$0.35
White Label Bass' Ale$0.35
Evan's Hudson Ale$0.20
B. & W. Golden Label ale$0.15
Schafer's Extra Wiener Beer$0.10
Pabst "Blue Ribbon" beer$0.25
Anheuser Busch "Budweiser" beer$0.25
Ushers Glenlivet Scotch$0.25
Old Bushmills Irish whiskey$0.25
Coleraine Irish whiskey, 10 years old$0.25
Burke's Irish Whiskey$0.25
Krug & Co. champagne$3.00 – $6.00
Piper Heidsieck Champagne$3.00 – $6.00
Clicquot, Yellow Label champagne$3.00 – $6.00
Montebello, Brut Champagne$3.00 – $6.00
Cook's Imperial Brut champagne$1.75 – $3.50
Urbana Gold Seal champagne$1.75 – $3.50
Extra Pale Lemp St. Louis Brew Bottling$0.20
Grand Imperial Sec champagne$1.75 – $3.50
Sparkling Burgundy$2.50 – $5.00
Chateau Lafite Claret$1.50 – $3.00
Chateau Mouton Rothchild claret$1.25 – $2.50
Domestic Beer$0.15
Imported Beer, Culmbacher$0.35
Evan's Ale, XXX on draught, mug or glass$0.10
Benedictine$0.30
Old Taylor Rye whiskey$0.20
Maraschino$0.25
Vichy or Seltzer water, Syphon$0.30
White Rock Lithia mineral water$0.25 – $0.50
Kummel$0.25
Kirschwasser$0.25
All Liqueurs Frapped$0.05
Ginger Ale, Domestic$0.15
Chateau La Tour Blanche$1.50 – $3.00
Red Pommard burgundy$1.50 – $3.00
White Chablis$1.15 – $2.25
Graves Premiere sauterne$0.90 – $1.75
Amontillado Fino Sherry$0.25 – $2.50
Red Raven Splits [mineral water]$0.15
Chambertin burgundy (Still)$1.90 – $3.75
Chateau Yquem$2.00 – $3.75
Haut Sauterne$1.15 – $2.25
Sauternes, B & G., 1903$1.15 – $2.25
Cutter, J.H. whiskey$0.20
Lemon Soda, Domestic$0.15
Pemartin Sherry$0.20 – $2.00
Port, Sandeman's$0.20 – $2.00
Club Soda, Domestic$0.15
Sherwood, 12 Years old whiskey$0.20
Poland Water, glass$0.10
Sarsaparilla, Domestic$0.15
VICHY "Celestins" mineral water$0.35
Apollinaris mineral water$0.30 – $0.60
Perrier$0.25 – $0.50
Imported Ginger Ale, C. & C.$0.35
Anheuser-Busch Budweiser beer, Glass$0.10
Beer in Glass Pitcher, Anheuser-Bush$0.40 – $0.70
Ruby Top, Sparkling burgundy$1.25 – $2.50
Oloroso Sherry$0.20 – $2.00
V.S.O. Superior$0.25 – $2.50
Hunter Gin$0.20
Antediluvian Gin$0.20
Gordon Gin$0.25
Deep Spring Tennessee Corn Whiskey$0.20
Dry Gin, Private Stock$0.20
Coates' Plymouth Gin$0.25
Holland Gin$0.30
Old Tom Gin$0.25
Scotch Whiskey, Private Stock$0.20
Sanderson's Mountain Dew$0.25

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