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The Biltmore

Date
1918-01-08
Restaurant
The Biltmore
Physical description
28x18cm folded; 28x36cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Minced Chicken, Tetrazzini$0.90
Duckling Croquette with Stewed Celery$0.75
Poached Eggs, Geraldine$0.50
Shirred Eggs, Cardinal$0.45
Demi-deuil salad$0.70
Palm Beach salad$0.60
Julia Arthur salad$0.60
Suzette salad$0.60
Capon patty, Financiere$0.80
Chicken livers with rice, Turkish style$0.75
Clams, Nantaise$0.65
Julienne Darblay Soup$0.35
Chicken consomme$0.45
St. Germain soup$0.45
Tomato Soup$0.45
Gumbo$0.50
Julienne Soup$0.45
Mongole soup$0.45
Consomme Bellevue$0.50
Madrilene$0.45
Half broiled squab chicken potato gaufrette$1.10
Red Cabbage with Apples$0.50
Vegetable combination with egg$0.60
Broiled mushrooms on toast, Biltmore$0.80
Smelts, English style$0.70
Broiled slice of salmon, Mirabeau$0.75
Filet of mackerel, Portugaise$0.75
Brook trout saute, Doria$0.90
Baked halibut, creme gratin$0.75
Fried julienne of sole, remoulade sauce$0.70
Scallops and mushrooms in crust$0.80
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.70
Endive Salad$0.70
Lynnhavens$0.50
Cape Cods$0.45
Cherrystones$0.40
Seatags$0.55
Smith Islands$0.50
Lobster Cocktail$1.00
BLUE POINTS$0.40
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.70
Cotuit oysters$0.45
Little Neck clams$0.40
Robbin Islands oysters$0.45
Russian caviar$1.90
Spanish olives$0.30
Canape of anchovy$0.60
Celery$0.40
California olives$0.30
Smoked Salmon$0.55
Grape fruit, Supreme$0.85
Melon, Supreme$0.85
Chow-chow$0.20
Special hors d'oeuvre$0.75
SALTED ALMONDS$0.35
Carciofini$0.55
Peach Conde$0.40
Normandy pie$0.30
Pumpkin Pie$0.30
Roast young turkey, cranberry sauce$1.10
Roast chicken$3.25
Broiled Chicken$2.70
Guinea chicken$3.25
Squab Chicken$1.65
Baby turkey
Golden plover$1.40
Squab guinea chicken$1.65
Squab$1.65
Egyptian quail$1.40
Mallard Duck$5.00
Venison
Supreme of Chicken, Jeanette$1.00
Chicken salad$1.35
Lobster salad$1.35
Crab Meat salad$1.10
Truffled boned capon$0.95
Pate of goose-liver$1.65
Hot-house asparagus (to order)$1.10
Mashed spinach$0.60
New peas$0.70
Artichoke$0.70
Lima beans$0.70
Egg plant$0.45
Cauliflower$0.60
Cauliflower au Gratin$0.60
Oyster-plant$0.45
Squash$0.45
String Beans$0.60
Brussels Sprouts$0.45
Stuffed Tomato$0.40
Braised celery$0.45
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.40
Baked Potatoes$0.25
Boiled potatoes$0.25
Mashed potatoes$0.25
Potatoes au Gratin$0.35
Potatoes O'Brien$0.35
Potatoes Saute$0.30
Hashed Brown Potatoes$0.30
French fried potatoes$0.30
Potatoes Souffle$0.40
Potatoes Lorette$0.35
Sweet Potatoes, Southern Style$0.40
Bermuda potatoes$0.35
Alligator Pear Salad$0.85
Biltmore salad$0.70
Cucumber salad$0.45
Hearts of lettuce salad$0.50
Fruits salad$0.60
Hearts of Romaine Salad$0.50
Tomato Salad$0.45
Profiterole Helene$0.45
Frozen orange mousse$0.45
Apple Pie$0.35
Custard Pie$0.35
French Pastry$0.20
Cup Custard$0.35
Cup Mary Garden$0.60
Marrons glaces$0.50
Peach Melba$0.70
Meringe glacee$0.50
Phila. ice cream$0.45
Vanilla ice cream$0.45
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.45
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.45
Coffee parfait$0.45
Chocolate Parfait$0.45
Pistache ice cream$0.45
Nesselrode Pudding$0.50
Biscuit Tortoni$0.50
Tutti-fruitti$0.50
Neapolitan ice cream$0.45
Lemon Ice$0.35
Raspberry Ice$0.35
Pineapple Ice$0.35
Orange ice$0.35
Gruyere Cheese$0.40
Port-du-Salut Cheese$0.35
English Cheddar cheese$0.35
McLarens cheese$0.30
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.45
Brie$0.35
Camembert$0.35
Stilton Cheese$0.45
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.30
Manhattan cream cheese$0.30
Cream cheese with Bar-le-Duc$0.60
Casaba Melon$0.50
Grapes$0.40
Demi-tasse$0.20
Pear$0.30
Apple$0.25
Orange$0.25
Special Coffee$0.30
Turkish Coffee$0.30
Apollinaris mineral water$0.35 – $0.70
Johannis mineral water$0.35 – $0.70

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