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Pennsylvania Railroad

Date
1917-11-14
Restaurant
Pennsylvania Railroad
Physical description
26.5x15.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Boiled leg of mutton, caper sauce, mashed turnips$0.55
Breaded lamb chop with peas$0.40
Roast beef hash with green peppers$0.50
Chicken croquette, cream sauce, with succotash$0.40
Baked Pork and Beans$0.35
Kidney stew, old fashioned style$0.45
Small tenderloin steak, stuffed potato (15 min.)$1.00
Broiled fresh mushrooms on toast (15 min.)$0.75
Roast beef$0.60
Roast beef with roasted potato$0.75
Fried flounder, Tartar sauce, potato croquette$0.55
Smoked kippered herring, saute potatoes$0.35
Smoked finnan haddie in cream$0.50
Fried scallops, Tartar sauce (15 min.)$0.75
Cape Cods, small (half doz.)$0.25
Cape Cods, medium (half doz.)$0.30
Oyster Stew$0.40
Box Stew$0.50
Cream Stew$0.60
Fried oysters (half doz.)$0.40
Little Necks (half doz.)$0.25
Clam Stew$0.35
Little Neck cocktail$0.30
Cherrystones, half dozen$0.30
Cherrystone Cocktail$0.35
SLICED CUCUMBERS$0.30
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, Sultan$0.25
Mutton broth with barley$0.25
Chicken consomme with rice$0.25
Cup Clam Broth$0.15
Brussels sprouts, succotash, roasted potato$0.50
Red cabbage, boiled onions, mashed potatoes$0.50
Roast Lamb, Mint Sauce$0.75
Brussels Sprouts$0.30
Lima beans$0.25
GREEN PEAS$0.25
Prune whip, custard sauce$0.20
Spinach$0.30
Apple tapioca pudding, cream sauce$0.20
String Beans$0.25
Fried Egg Plant$0.20
Boiled rice$0.15
Stewed tomatoes$0.20
Stewed Corn$0.20
Grilled sweet potatoes$0.30
Mashed potatoes$0.15
Baked Potatoes$0.15
Boiled potatoes$0.15
Cold boned capon, string bean salad$0.70
Cold Chicken (half)$0.85
Cold lamb, vegetable salad$0.75
Cold roast beef$0.60
Cold Roast Beef with Potato Salad$0.75
Cold tongue$0.50
Cold Tongue with Potato Salad$0.65
Cold assorted meats, vegetable salad$1.00
Cold Ham or Corned Beef$0.60
Cold ham or corned beef with potato salad$0.65
Romaine Salad$0.30
Cucumber salad$0.40
Asparagus, Vinaigrette$0.60
Lobster salad$0.90
Fruit salad$0.60
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.50
Chicken salad$0.75
Potato salad$0.40
Lettuce salad, French Dressing$0.35
Chicken Sandwich$0.30
Lettuce Sandwich$0.20
Ham Sandwich$0.15
Tongue Sandwich$0.20
Club sandwich$0.45
Hot roast beef sandwich$0.50
Cold Roast Beef Sandwich$0.35
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.25
Corned beef sandwich$0.15
Pimento cheese sandwich$0.20
Oyster Sandwich$0.20
American Cheese Sandwich$0.15
Sardine Sandwich$0.30
Macaroons$0.20
Apple Sauce$0.20
Bran cookies$0.15
Bran cookies with milk$0.25
Custard cup$0.20
Cold rice pudding$0.15
Cold rice pudding with cream$0.25
French vanilla ice cream$0.25
Biscuit Tortoni$0.30
Lalla Rookh punch ice cream$0.25
Maple walnut
Maple Walnut Ice Cream$0.20
Coffee Ice Cream$0.20
Cafe Parfait$0.25
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.20
Vanilla ice cream$0.20
Honey Dew Melon$0.30
Grape fruit (half)$0.25
Grapes$0.20
Orange$0.10
Orange, sliced$0.15
Baked Apple with Cream$0.20
Bananas with cream$0.20
Pimento Cheese$0.20
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 bare-le-duc jelly$0.50
Graham bread and 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
Iced coffee or tea, pot (1 portion)$0.15
Iced 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
Instant Postum$0.15
Fermillac$0.10
Buttermilk$0.05
Malted Milk, cup$0.15
Walker-Gordon Milk, pint$0.15
Walker-Gordon milk, 1/2 pint$0.10
Box Luncheons to Order, 50, 60 and 75 Cents

Page 2

Army and Navy Rye$0.30 – $2.50
Bacardi Rum$0.30 – $2.75
Old London Jamaica Rum$0.25 – $2.50
St. Croix Rum$0.25 – $2.50
Oxford Club, Dry gin$0.30 – $2.50
Holland Gin$0.50 – $4.00
Gordon Co.'s Dry gin$0.30 – $2.50
Field, Son & Co., Sloe Gin$0.35 – $2.75
El Bart dry gin$0.30 – $2.50
Coates' Plymouth Gin$0.35 – $2.50
Burnett's Old Tom Gin$0.30 – $2.50
Mount Vernon Whiskey$0.30 – $2.50
Maryland Club Whiskey$0.30 – $2.50
Smith's Philadelphia Ale$0.30
Garrick Club Maryland Rye$0.30 – $2.50
Monticello Special Reserve Whiskey$0.30 – $2.50
Norris Special Whiskey$0.30 – $2.50
Old Navy Scotch$0.30 – $2.50
Old Taylor whiskey$0.30 – $2.50
Peter Dawson's Perfection Special Scotch$0.30 – $2.50
Apricot Brandy$0.30 – $3.75
Hennessy *** Brandy$0.30 – $3.75
Vieux Cognac, 1842$0.40 – $4.50
John Jameson & Son, Irish Whiskey$0.35 – $2.75
Highland Scotch$1.25
Haig & Haig ***** Scotch$0.40 – $3.50
Anisette$0.35
Benedictine$0.35
Schlitz beer in Brown Bottles$0.25
Piel Bros. Dortmunder beer$0.20 – $0.25
Piel Bros. Kapuziner beer$0.25 – $0.30
Bromo-Seltzer$0.10
Calisaya mineral water$0.25
Hire's Root Beer$0.25
Apple Jack Whiskey$0.30 – $2.75
Johnny Walker Scotch$0.35
King William, V.O.P. scotch whiskey$0.35
Lewis' Straight Rye whiskey$0.30 – $2.50
Johann Hoff's Malt Extract, splits$0.25
Sarasparilla$0.20
Lemon Soda$0.20
Pemartin's Amontillado sherry$0.30 – $2.25
Pabst "Blue Ribbon" beer$0.25
Londonderry Lithia Water$0.25
Cloverdale Ginger Ale$0.20
Grape Juice, Welch's, Individual$0.25

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

16,525 menus · 64,352 scanned pages · 1851–2008 · uncatalogued scans

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