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Pennsylvania Railroad

Date
1918-01-02
Restaurant
Pennsylvania Railroad
Physical description
26.5x15.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Rice custard pudding, vanilla sauce$0.20
Cold rice pudding$0.15
Cold rice pudding with cream$0.25
Cup Custard$0.30
Peach whip, custard sauce$0.20
Apple Sauce$0.20
California Peaches$0.25
Bran cookies$0.15
Bran cookies with milk$0.25
Beef$0.60
Beef with O'Brien potatoes$0.75
Broiled Guinea hen (half), corn fritters$1.25
Fried flounders, Tartar sauce, Duchesse potatoes$0.55
Fried smelts, tartar sauce$0.60
Smoked kippered herring, saute potatoes$0.35
Fried Scallops, Tartar Sauce$0.75
Turkey leg, egg sauce, boiled potato$0.55
Braised loin of pork, red cabbage$0.60
Roast beef hash, Creole$0.50
Sweetbread cutlet, with peas$0.40
Smoked finnan haddie in cream$0.50
Ragout of oxtails, Bourgeoise$0.45
Baked Beans$0.35
Red cabbage, peas, O'Brien potatoes$0.50
Mashed turnips, stewed corn, mashed potatoes$0.50
Small tenderloin steak, Justice$1.00
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms on Toast$0.75
Lamb, mint sauce$0.75
Chicken Sandwich$0.30
Hot roast beef sandwich$0.50
Cold Roast Beef Sandwich$0.35
Pimento cheese sandwich$0.20
Lettuce Sandwich$0.20
Ham Sandwich$0.15
Tongue Sandwich$0.20
Club sandwich$0.45
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.25
Oyster Sandwich$0.20
American Cheese Sandwich$0.15
Corned beef sandwich$0.15
Sardine Sandwich$0.30
Cape Cods, small (half doz.)$0.25
Cape Cods, medium (half doz.)$0.30
Oyster Stew$0.40
Box Stew$0.50
Little Necks (half doz.)$0.25
Little Neck cocktail$0.30
Cherrystones, half dozen$0.30
Cream Stew$0.60
Fried oysters (half doz.)$0.40
Clam Stew$0.35
SLICED CUCUMBERS$0.30
Cherrystone Cocktail$0.35
Gherkins$0.15
Celery$0.30
Chow chow$0.15
Olives$0.20
Mangoes$0.25
Mixed Pickles$0.15
Sliced Tomatoes$0.40
Consomme, Julienne$0.25
Mutton broth with barley$0.25
Chicken consomme with rice$0.25
Cup Clam Broth$0.15
Brussels Sprouts$0.30
String Beans$0.25
Boiled rice$0.15
Lima beans$0.25
Mashed yellow turnips$0.20
GREEN PEAS$0.25
Spinach$0.30
Fried Egg Plant$0.20
Stewed tomatoes$0.20
Stewed Corn$0.20
Grilled sweet potatoes$0.30
Mashed potatoes$0.15
Baked Potato$0.15
Boiled potatoes$0.15
Boned capon, string bean salad$0.70
Cold roast beef$0.60
Cold Roast Beef with Potato Salad$0.75
Assorted meats [cold], vegetable salad$1.00
Cold Chicken (half)$0.85
Cold lamb, vegetable salad$0.75
Cold tongue$0.50
Cold Tongue with Potato Salad$0.65
Cold Ham or Corned Beef$0.50
Cold ham or corned beef with potato salad$0.65
Asparagus, Vinaigrette Salad$0.60
Romaine Salad$0.30
Lobster salad$0.90
Biscuit Tortoni$0.30
Chicken salad$0.75
Cucumber salad$0.40
Fruit salad$0.60
Potato salad$0.40
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.60
Lettuce salad, French Dressing$0.35
French vanilla ice cream$0.25
Maple Walnut Ice Cream$0.20
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.20
Coffee Ice Cream$0.20
Lalla Rookh punch$0.25
Cafe Parfait$0.25
Vanilla ice cream$0.20
Grape fruit (half)$0.25
Orange$0.10
Sliced Orange$0.15
Orange Juice$0.25
Baked Apple with Cream$0.20
Bananas with cream$0.25
Pimento Cheese$0.25
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.30
Imperial Cheese$0.25
Swiss cheese$0.25
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.15
Philadelphia Cream Cheese$0.25
Philadelphia cream cheese with bar-le-duc jelly$0.50
Graham or rye bread, with butter$0.10
Boston brown bread with butter$0.15
Virginia corn muffins with butter$0.10
Tea or coffee, pot (1 portion)$0.15
Tea or coffee, pot (2 portions)$0.25
Cocoa, pot (1 portion)$0.15
Cocoa, pot (1 portion) with whipped cream$0.20
Cocoa, pot (2 portions)$0.25
Cocoa, pot (2 portions) with whipped cream$0.30
Buttermilk$0.05
Instant Postum$0.15
Malted Milk, cup$0.15
Walker-Gordon Milk$0.10 – $0.15

Page 2

Apricot Brandy$0.30 – $3.75
Chewing gum$0.05
Hennessy*** brandy$0.30 – $4.00
Vieux Cognac. 1842$0.40 – $4.50
Chambertin Red Burgundy$2.25 – $4.50
POMMARD RED BURGUNDY$1.50 – $2.75
Chateau Larose Claret$0.20 – $4.50
Margaux Claret$1.50 – $2.75
Pontet Canet claret$1.75 – $2.75
St. Julien Claret$1.50 – $2.25
Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch) beer$0.25
F. & M. Schaefer (New York Beer)$0.15 – $0.20
Lemp "Falstaff" Brewing Bottling beer$0.25
Pabst "Blue Ribbon" beer$0.25
Peter Doelger First Prize beer$0.25
Piel Bros. Dortmunder beer$0.20 – $0.25
Piel Bros. Kapuziner beer$0.25 – $0.30
Schlitz beer in Brown Bottles$0.25
Bacardi Rum$0.30 – $3.00
Old London Jamaica Rum$0.25 – $2.50
St. Croix Rum$0.25 – $2.50
Apple Jack Whiskey$0.30 – $3.00
Clicquot, Yellow Label$3.25 – $6.00
Krug Private Cuvee Ex Sec$3.25 – $6.00
L. Roederer, Brut$3.25 – $6.00
Moet & Chandon, White Seal$3.25 – $6.00
Pol Roger, Brut$3.50 – $6.50
Pommery and Greno Sec$3.25 – $6.00
Ruinart, Brut$3.25 – $6.00
Chateau Latour Blanche$2.50 – $4.75
Chateau Yquem$3.00 – $6.00
Haut Sauternes$1.50 – $2.50
Anisette$0.35
Benedictine$0.35
Blackberry$0.30
Chartreuse, Yellow$0.50
Creme de Cacao$0.35
Creme de Menthe$0.35
Curacao, red$0.35
Dubonnet$0.30
Grenadine$0.30
Kummel$0.35
Maraschino$0.35
Vermouth$0.30
Niersteiner$1.50 – $2.50
Rudesheimer$1.75 – $3.00
Pemartin's Amontillado$0.30 – $2.25
Bass, dog's head$0.30 – $0.45
Sandeman's Old Port$0.30 – $2.25
Bass, white label$0.25 – $0.40
Cook's Imperial$1.75 – $3.25
Gold Seal Special Dry$1.75 – $3.25
Guinness' Stout$0.25 – $0.40
Linda Vista$1.00 – $1.25
Port, Table, California$0.20 – $1.50
Ruby Top Sparkling Burgundy$1.50
Sauternes, California$1.00 – $1.50
Sherry, Table, California$0.20
Virginia Dare$0.20 – $0.75
Evan's India Pale Ale$0.30
Smith's Philadelphia Ale$0.30
Black and White$0.35 – $3.50
Canadian Club$0.30 – $3.00
Carstairs$0.30 – $3.00
Bromo-Seltzer$0.10
Calisaya$0.25
Carl H. Schultz's Carbonic$0.10 – $0.30
Deep Spring Tenessee$0.30
Carl H. Schultz's Seltzer$0.10
Dewars White Label$0.35
Carl H. Schultz's Vichy$0.10 – $0.30
Garrick Club Maryland Rye$0.30 – $2.50
Haig & Haig$0.40 – $4.00
Highland Scotch$1.25
John Jameson & Son, Irish$0.35 – $3.50
King William, V.O.P.$0.40 – $4.00
Celestine Vichy$0.30 – $0.40
Lewis' Straight Rye$0.30
Claret Punch$0.30
Club Soda, C.&C., Imported$0.35
Maryland Club$0.30
Monticello Special Reserve$0.30
Mount Vernon$0.30
Norris Special$0.30 – $2.50
Oxford Club, Dry$0.30 – $2.50
Old Navy Scotch$0.30 – $2.50
Old Taylor$0.30 – $2.50
Burnett's Old Tom$0.30 – $2.50
Peter Dawson's Perfection Special Scotch$0.30 – $2.50
Sherwood, 10 years old$0.30 – $2.50
Wilson Rye$0.30 – $2.50
El Bart dry$0.30 – $2.50
Gordon Co.'s Dry$0.30 – $3.00
Grape Juice, Armour's Individual$0.25
Grape Juice, Welch's Individual$0.25
Club Soda Delatour$0.15
Hathorn$0.25
Hire's Root Beer$0.25
Ginger Ale, Clicquot Club$0.20
Johann Hoff's Malt Extract$0.25
Milk Punch$0.35
Lemon Soda$0.20
Londonderry Lithia Water$0.25
Plain Lemonade$0.25
Pluto Water$0.15
Poland Water$0.25
Red Raven$0.20
Sarsaparilla$0.20
Sparkling New York State Cider$0.30 – $0.50
Temple Table Water$0.15
White Rock Lithia$0.15 – $0.25
Clysmic Water$0.15 – $0.25
Ginger Ale, C &C$0.20 – $0.30
Holland$0.50 – $4.00
Private Stock Rye$0.35 – $3.50
Coates' Plymouth$0.35 – $3.50
Field, Son & Co., Sloe$0.35 – $3.50
Perrier$0.20 – $0.30

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