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Hotel Manhattan

Date
1917-11-14
Restaurant
Hotel Manhattan
Physical description
28x18cm folded; 28x36cm opened
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  4. Page 4

Dishes

Turkey, Cranberry Sauce$1.00
Tomato Muscovite$0.40
Celery$0.35
Assorted Hors D'oeuvres$0.75
California Ripe Olives$0.30
Sardines on toast$0.40
Fresh Romanoff Beluga caviar$1.25
Anchovies in Oil$0.30
Lyon sausages$0.30
Arles sausages$0.30
Stuffed celery$0.50
Broiled striped bass, maître d'hôtel$0.70
Pompano, Valois$0.75
Paupiette of sole, Orleans$0.70
Brook trout sauté with oranges$0.75
Frogs' legs à la Poulette$0.80
Lobster, Columbus$1.50
Oyster crabs$0.75
Terrapin (p.p.)$1.75
Virginia ham glace with spinach, Marsala sauce$0.85
Bread and Butter$0.10
Gluten Bread$0.15
Philadelphia macaroon Ice Cream$0.35
Siberian Charlotte Ice Cream$0.40
Cardinal punch Ice Cream$0.30
Apple$0.15
Orange$0.15
Pear$0.20
Honey Dew Melon$0.50
Grape fruit$0.35
Suprême of grape fruit$0.75
Brandied Peach$0.25
Brie$0.25
Neufchâtel$0.30
Gruyère$0.25
Camembert$0.30
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20
Petit Gervais (fresh daily)$0.20
Manhattan cream cheese$0.25
Roquefort$0.30
Edam$0.30
Venison chop in Port wine sauce$0.90
Sweetbread, Jardinière$1.10
Compote of fresh apples$0.30
Chocolate Eclairs$0.15
Coffee Eclairs$0.15
Vanilla Eclairs$0.15
Ribs of beef$0.90
Lamb, mint sauce$0.90
Assorted cakes$0.25
rice pudding$0.20
Deep-dish apple pie with cream$0.30
Mince pie, hot$0.30
Apple Pie$0.25
Lemon Tart$0.15
Panachée jelly$0.25
Savarin aux fruits$0.30
APRICOT PIE$0.25
Pumpkin Pie$0.25
Shrimp Salad$0.75
Crab flake salad$0.75
Chicken salad$0.90
Lobster salad$1.25
Sliced Spanish onions$0.35
El Primero asparagus, vinaigrette$0.50
Lettuce and Tomato$0.40
Field Salad$0.35
Jumbo Squab$1.25
Seatags$0.45
BLUE POINTS$0.30
Cape Cods$0.35
Lynnhavens$0.40
Cherrystones$0.35
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Little Necks$0.30
Clam cocktail, Manhattan$0.45
Printanier Royal$0.35
Lamballe$0.35
Julienne$0.35
Green Turtle Soup$0.60
Mongole soup$0.35
Consomme$0.25
Croute-au-pot$0.35
Clear mock turtle soup$0.40
Petite marmite$0.45
Bisque of tomatoes$0.35
Chicken okra soup$0.40
Chicken consomme$0.30
Roll$0.10
Johannis$0.30 – $0.50
Apollinaris$0.30 – $0.50
Turkish Coffee$0.30
Demi-tasse$0.15
Port-du-Salut Cheese$0.30
Bar-le-Duc$0.25 – $0.40
Orange Water Ice$0.30
Lemon water ice$0.30
Raspberry Water Ice$0.30
Mince pie, cold$0.30
Guinea chicken$2.85
Poussin$1.25
Mallard Duck$4.00
Stuffed Philadelphia chicken$2.25
Squab chicken saute, Maryland$0.90 – $1.75
Mignon of filet, Cheron$1.25
Mousse of poularde, Medicis
Spring chicken$1.25 – $2.00
Half spring turkey$2.75
Golden plover$1.10
Canada lamb steak$0.85
Lamb Chops$0.90
Venison Steak$0.90
Steak Minute$1.00
Cold Chicken$1.00
Pistache parfait$0.40
Coupe St Jacques$0.50
Fruit salad$1.00
Peach Melba$0.65
Cold turkey$1.00
Cold Assorted Meats$1.00
Cold Ham$0.50
Cold tongue$0.65
Cold roast beef$0.90
Cold Westphalia Ham$0.75
Cold salmon$0.65
Cold Virginia Ham$0.70
Cold Prague ham, vegetable salad$0.85
Cold crab, Manhattan$0.50
Cold boned capon$0.75
Lettuce Salad$0.35
String Beans$0.50
Spinach$0.50
Cauliflower$0.50
New peas$0.60
Lima beans$0.50
Stuffed Tomato$0.40
Boiled onions in cream$0.50
Braised celery$0.50
Hot-house asparagus$1.00
Bisquit Tortoni$0.40
Beets$0.40
Egg-plant$0.40
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
Artichoke, Hollandaise$0.50
Mushrooms broiled$0.75
Mushrooms broiled under glass$1.00
Macaroni au gratin$0.40
Spaghetti au Gratin$0.40
Neopolitan$0.40
Tutti-Frutti$0.40
Mixed ice cream$0.40
Nesselrode Pudding$0.40
GREEN PEAS$0.40
Asparagus$0.50
Vanilla ice cream$0.35
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.35
Coffee Ice Cream$0.35
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.35
Peach Ice Cream$0.35
Pistache ice cream$0.35
Mashed potatoes$0.25
Boiled potatoes$0.25
Baked Potatoes$0.20
Potatoes au Gratin$0.30
Sweet Potatoes$0.30
Romaine Salad$0.35
Chicory Salad$0.35
Alligator Pear Salad$0.50
Watercress Salad$0.30
Cucumber salad$0.35
Coffee a la Diable$0.50

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