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Adams' Dining Room

Date
1917-11-12
Restaurant
Adams' Dining Room
Physical description
28x17.5cm folded; 28x35cm opened
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 2

Blue Points, half shell$0.20
Oyster Fry$0.30
Cocktail$0.25
Oyster Stew$0.30
with bacon$0.40
Vegetable, Home Style$0.10
Soup with Meat or Fish Orders$0.05
Lobster a la Newburg$0.60
Broiled Fresh Mackerel, Maitre d'Hotel$0.30
Broiled Kennebec Salmon$0.30
Steamed Finnan Haddie$0.30
Creamed Finnan Haddie, Green Peppers$0.30
Boiled Salt Mackerel, Melted Butter, Boiled Potatoes$0.30
Single Bone Sirloin Steak, Smothered Onions$0.55
Double Porterhouse Steak, Mushroom Sauce$1.15
Single Porterhouse Steak, Mushroom Sauce$0.60
boston pot roast, lima beans$0.30
Baked Beans with Ham or Pork$0.25
New England Beef Stew with Vegetables$0.25
Baked Veal Loaf, Mixed Vegetables$0.25
Frankfurters and Sauerkraut$0.25
Fried Liver and Beech-Nut Bacon$0.25
Fried Egg Plant and Beach-Nut Bacon$0.25
Fried Egg Plant and Beech-Nut Bacon$0.25
Lettuce and Egg Salad$0.25
Salmon Salad$0.25
COMBINATION SALAD$0.25
Small Sirloin Steak, Smothered Onions$0.45
Extra Cut$0.45
Roast Loin of Jersey Pork with Sauerkraut$0.35
Prime Ribs of Roast Beef, String Beans$0.35
Fried Mush, Fried Egg, Beech-Nut Bacon$0.35
Fried Mush, Fried Egg and Bacon$0.35
Roast Sirloin of Beef, Brown Gravy$0.30
Baked Chicken Pie, Individual Dish$0.30
Half Broiled Spring Chicken on Toast, Cauliflower$0.55
Broiled Pork Tenderloin with New Spinach$0.40
Fresh Mushrooms on Toast, Beech-Nut Bacon$0.40
Minced Ham and Scrambled Egg$0.30
Onion Omelette$0.30
Creamed Oyster Omelette$0.30
Creamed Oysters on Toast$0.30
Green Pea Omelette$0.30
Sweet Pickles$0.05
Olives$0.10
Chili Sauce$0.05
Cold Slaw$0.05
Brussel Sprouts$0.10
BUTTERED BEETS$0.05
String Beans$0.10
GREEN PEAS$0.10
Boiled White Onions$0.10
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.05 – $0.10
Spinach$0.10
Asparagus$0.20
Stewed tomatoes$0.10
New Cauliflower$0.10
Table Celery$0.15
Lettuce and Tomatoes$0.15
Lettuce and Cucumbers$0.15
Lettuce and Onions$0.15
PLAIN LETTUCE$0.15
Chicken salad$0.40
Sliced Tomatoes$0.10
SLICED CUCUMBERS$0.10
Sliced onions$0.10
fruit tapioca, cream sauce$0.05
Cottage pudding, wine sauce$0.05
Molasses Cake, Apple Sauce$0.05
Chocolate Blanc Mange$0.05
rice pudding$0.05
Sliced Orange$0.05
Grapes$0.05
Stewed prunes$0.05
Apple Sauce$0.05
Apple or Peach Pie$0.05
sweet cider$0.05
Peach Tarts, Whipped Cream$0.10
Baked Apple Dumpling, Wine Sauce$0.10
Hot Raisin Pie, Wine Sauce$0.10
Honey Dew Melon$0.10
Fresh Peach Short Cake$0.10
Wine Jelly, Whipped Cream$0.10
Charlotte Russe$0.10
Half grape fruit$0.10
Whole$0.20
Baked Apple with Whipped Cream$0.10
Pumpkin Pie$0.10
Deep-dish Peach Pie$0.10
Pie a la Mode$0.10 – $0.15
Sliced Peaches and Cream$0.15
Vanilla, Fresh Peach or Maple$0.15
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.10
Cream Cheese$0.15

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Tenderloin Steak$0.60
Tenderloin Steak with Onions$0.65
Top Sirloin$0.50
Top Sirloin with Onions$0.55
Double Tenderloin Steak$1.00
Double Tenderloin Steak with Onions$1.10
Small Sirloin Steak$0.40
Small Sirloin Steak with Onions$0.45
Double Top Sirloin, for two$0.90
Straight Bone Sirloin Steak$0.55
Straight Bone Sirloin Steak with Onions$0.60
Family Sirloin Steak, for three$1.25
Family Sirloin Steak, for three with Onions$1.45
Family porterhouse$1.75
Family Porterhouse with Onions$2.00
Planked Delmonico Steak, for two$1.50
Spring Lamb Chops on Toast, Two$0.40
Spring Lamb Chops on Toast, Three$0.50
Two Pork Chops$0.35
Veal Cutlet Breaded$0.30
round bone vealt cutlet, plain$0.45
Corned Beef Hash Browned in Pan$0.20
corned beef hash browned in pan, one poached egg$0.30
Fried Liver, Beechnut Bacon$0.30
Swift's Premium Ham, Broiled or Fried$0.30
Ham and eggs$0.30
Bacon and eggs$0.30
Beechnut Bacon, Broiled or Fried$0.30
Beechnut Ham and Eggs$0.40
Beechnut Bacon and Eggs$0.40
Broiled Pork Tenderloin$0.40
Spaghetti au Gratin$0.15
Macaroni au gratin$0.15
Spaghetti, Italienne$0.20
Boiled eggs, two$0.20
Fried eggs, two$0.20
Boiled eggs, three$0.30
Fried eggs, three$0.30
Two Poached Eggs on Toast$0.25
Three Poached Eggs on Toast$0.25
Scrambled Eggs$0.20
Omelet, plain$0.20
Spanish omelet$0.35
Smoked Beef and Cream$0.25
Omelet with ham$0.30
Omelet with onions$0.30
Omelet with Parsley$0.25
Omelet with Cheese$0.30
Omelet with Jelly$0.30
Omelet with tomatoes$0.30
Omelet with Chicken$0.35
Smoked Beef, Scrambled Eggs$0.25
Welsh rarebit$0.30
Yorkshire Buck$0.40
Golden buck$0.40
Scotch Woodcock$0.45
roast lef of lamb with potato salad$0.35
Boiled Ham or Corned Beef with Potato Salad$0.25
Sardines with Lettuce Salad$0.25
Baked Red Beans with Potato Salad and Rolls$0.20
Cold Beef Tongue and Spinach or Potato Salad$0.35
Boiled Rice and Milk$0.15
with rolls$0.20
Corn Flakes with Assorted Fruit, Half and Half$0.25
Grape Nuts with Cream$0.15
Force with Milk$0.10
Force with Pure Cream$0.15
Bowl of Half Milk and Cream$0.15
Dry Toast$0.10
Milk toast$0.15
Cream toast$0.20
Graham Crackers with Milk$0.10
Hot Rice with Pure Cream$0.15
Bowl of Force or Corn Flakes with Assorted Fruits, Half and Half$0.25
American$0.10
Swiss$0.15
Pot of Coffee with Pure Cream$0.15

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peaches$0.10
Peaches with Cream$0.15
Sliced Bananas$0.05
Sliced Banana with Cream$0.10
Half grape fruit$0.10
Whole Orange$0.05
Baked Apple$0.05
Baked Apple with Cream$0.10
Stewed prunes$0.05
Apple Sauce$0.05
Sliced Orange$0.05
Home-made Jelly$0.05
Imported Marmalade$0.10
Wheat Cakes or Buckwheat Cakes with Maple Syrup$0.10
Bowl of Force with Milk$0.10
Bowl of Force with Cream$0.15
Shredded Wheat$0.10
Shredded Wheat with Cream$0.15
Oatmeal$0.10
Cream of Wheat
oatmeal with cream$0.15
Grape Nuts$0.10
Grape Nuts with Cream$0.15
Milk toast$0.15
Cream toast$0.20
Crackers and Milk$0.10
Small Pitcher of Pure Cream$0.05
Glass Half and Half$0.10
Small Order of Cereal with Order$0.05
Fried Mush and Egg$0.25
Fried Mush and Egg with Bacon$0.30
Hamburger Steak$0.20
Hamburger Steak with Onions$0.25
Minced Ham and Scrambled Eggs$0.25
Fried Liver and Bacon$0.30
Corned Beef Hash, Poached Egg$0.25
Fried Country Sausage$0.25
Fried Country Sausage and Wheat Cakes$0.30
Broiled or Fried Beechnut Ham$0.25
Two boiled eggs$0.15
Three Boiled Eggs$0.20
Two Fried Eggs$0.15
Two Poached Eggs on Toast$0.20
Three Fried Eggs$0.20
Plain Omelette$0.20
Spanish omelette$0.30
Bacon and eggs$0.25
Ham and eggs$0.26
Tomato Omelette$0.25
Chipped Beef in Cream on Toast$0.25
Chipped Beef and Scrambled Eggs$0.25
Fruit or Cereal with Meat or Egg Orders$0.25
Fruit, Cereal or Wheat Cakes with Meat or Egg Orders$0.30
Home-made Jelly
Marmalade
Grape fruit
Sliced Banana
Baked Apple
Apple Sauce
Stewed prunes
Sliced Orange
Force
Shredded Wheat
Grape Nuts
Oatmeal
Corn Flakes
Fried Mush
Cream of Wheat
Two boiled eggs
Two Fried Eggs
Two Poached Eggs
Two Scrambled Eggs
Fried Mush and Egg
Fried Sausages
Fried Bacon
Corned Beef Hash
Kippered Herring
Salt mackerel
Plain Omelette
Fried Bacon and One Egg
Fried Ham and One Egg
Chipped Beef in Cream
Hamburger Steak
Fried Liver and Onions
pot of coffee with all breakfast orders
Fruit, Cereals, Coffee and Rolls$0.20

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