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The Biltmore

Date
1918-01-13
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

Boiled Turkey with Rice, Oyster Sauce$1.00
Loaf of Chicken Livers, Kossuth$0.70
Veal Chop Saute, Chasseur$0.75
Steak Minute with Spaghetti au Gratin$1.25
Vegetable Combination with Eggs$0.60
Country Sausage, Sweet Fondant Potato$0.65
Sweetbread in Patty, Toulousaine$0.80
Hop Sprouts Saute in Butter$0.50
Puree Ledoyen Soup$0.35
Beef consomme$0.45
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
Poached Eggs, Polignac$0.50
Shirred Eggs, Printaniere$0.45
Prime ribs of beef$1.00
Boston scrod, persillade$0.65
Filet of mackeral, Italienne$0.70
Sea bass saute, Algerienne$0.75
Biltmore salad$0.70
Fried Filet of Sole, Tartar Sauce$0.65
Russian caviar$1.90
Crab meat with green peppers$0.80
Smelts, English style$0.70
Spanish olives$0.30
Roast young turkey, cranberry sauce$1.10
Sirloin Steak$2.75
Guinea chicken$3.25
Robbin Islands oysters$0.45
Broiled Chicken$2.70
Canape of anchovy$0.60
Cucumber salad$0.45
Lobster Cocktail$1.00
Smoked Salmon$0.55
Supreme of salmon, Waleska$0.75
Cherrystones clams$0.40
Egyptian quail$1.40
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Roast chicken$3.25
Little Neck clams$0.40
Grape fruit, Supreme$0.85
Cape Cods oysters$0.45
Squab Chicken$1.65
Seatag oysters$0.55
Filet Mignon$1.40
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.75
Smith Islands oysters$0.50
Cotuit oysters$0.10
Squab guinea chicken$1.65
Venison
Golden plover$1.40
Squab$1.65
Mallard Duck$5.00
Lynnhavens oysters$0.50
Blue Points oysters$0.40
Melon, Supreme$0.85
Baby turkey
Celery$0.40
Chow-chow$0.20
Carciofini$0.55
SALTED ALMONDS$0.35
Roast Spring Lamb, Mint Sauce$1.00
California olives$0.30
Supreme of chicken, Jeannette$1.00
Endive Salad$0.70
Hot-house asparagus (to order)$1.10
Crab Meat salad$1.10
Chicken salad$1.35
Lobster salad$1.35
Pate of goose-liver$1.65
Cold truffled boned capon$0.95
Cold Smoked beef tongue$0.65
Cold Chicken and Ham Pie$0.90
Cold Virginia Ham$0.75
Assorted Cold Meat$1.15
Assorted sandwiches$0.10
Apollinaris Water$0.35 – $0.70
Johannis Water$0.35 – $0.70
Artichoke$0.70
Cauliflower$0.60
Cauliflower au Gratin$0.60
Mashed spinach$0.60
New peas$0.70
Lima beans$0.70
Egg plant$0.45
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
O'Brien Potatoes$0.35
Saute Potatoes$0.30
Hashed Brown Potatoes$0.30
French fried potatoes$0.30
Souffle Potatoes$0.40
Potatoes Lorette$0.35
Sweet Potatoes, Southern Style$0.40
Bermuda potatoes$0.35
Julia Arthur salad$0.60
Hearts of lettuce salad$0.50
Fruits salad$0.60
Palm Beach salad$0.60
Suzette salad$0.60
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.70
Demi-deuil salad$0.70
Tomato Salad$0.45
Vermicelli pudding, vanilla sauce$0.35
Profiteroles with chocolate$0.35
Mince Pie$0.30
Apple Pie$0.35
Cup Mary Garden$0.60
Phila. ice cream$0.45
Pistache ice cream$0.45
Neapolitan ice cream$0.45
Custard Pie$0.35
Marrons glaces$0.50
Vanilla ice cream$0.45
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.45
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.45
Nesselrode Pudding$0.50
Normandy pie$0.30
Pumpkin Pie$0.30
Walnut Parfait$0.50
French Pastry$0.20
Cup Custard$0.35
Peach Melba$0.70
Meringue glacee$0.50
Coffee parfait$0.45
Chocolate Parfait$0.45
Biscuit Tortoni$0.50
Tutti-frutti ice cream$0.50
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
McLarens cheese$0.30
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.45
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.30
Stilton Cheese$0.45
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.35
English Cheddar cheese$0.35
Brie cheese$0.35
Hearts of Romaine Salad$0.50
Manhattan cream cheese$0.30
Cream cheese with Bar-le-Duc$0.60
Casaba Melon$0.50
Grapes$0.40
Pear$0.30
Apple$0.25
Orange$0.25
Demi-tasse$0.20
Special Coffee$0.30
Turkish Coffee$0.30

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