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Adams' Dining Room

Date
1917-11-14
Restaurant
Adams' Dining Room
Physical description
27.5x17.5cm folded; 27.5x35cm opened
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Oyster cocktail$0.25
Oyster Stew$0.30
Oyster Fry$0.30
Oyster Fry with Bacon$0.40
Yankee bean soup$0.05 – $0.10
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
Double Porterhouse Steak, Mushroom Sauce$1.15
Single Porterhouse Steak, Mushroom Sauce$0.60
Boiled New England Dinner$0.35
Boiled Rump Corned Beef and Cabbage$0.30
Boiled Navel Corned Beef and Cabbage$0.25
Spring Lamb Stew with Vegetables$0.25
Broiled Hamburger Steak, Smothered Onions$0.25
Stuffed Leg of Veal, Brown Gravy$0.30
Single Bone Sirloin Steak, French Fried Potatoes$0.50
Baked Beefsteak Pie, Individual Dish$0.30
Half Broiled Spring Chicken, Cauliflower$0.55
Boiled Vegetable Dinner$0.30
Cauliflower, Cream Sauce, Green Peas, Rolls and Butter$0.25
Frankfurters and Sauerkraut$0.25
Spinach and Hard Boiled Egg$0.25
Salmon Salad$0.30
Egg Salad$0.25
Prime Ribs of Roast Beef, String Beans$0.35
Prime Ribs of Roast Beef, String Beans, Extra Cut$0.45
Fried Mush, Fried Egg, Beech-Nut Bacon$0.35
Minced Ham and Scrambled Egg$0.30
Fried Egg Plant and Beech-Nut Bacon$0.25
Onion Omelette$0.30
Creamed Oyster Omelette$0.30
Fried Mush, Fried Egg and Bacon$0.35
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
Brussels Sprouts$0.10
Boiled White Onions$0.10
GREEN PEAS$0.10
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.05 – $0.10
String Beans$0.10
Spinach$0.10
BUTTERED BEETS$0.05
Asparagus$0.20
Stewed tomatoes$0.10
New Cauliflower$0.10
Table Celery$0.15
Chicken salad$0.40
Lettuce and Egg Salad$0.25
Salmon Salad$0.30
Lettuce and Tomatoes$0.15
Sliced Tomatoes$0.10
Lettuce and Cucumbers$0.15
SLICED CUCUMBERS$0.10
Lettuce and Onions$0.15
PLAIN LETTUCE$0.15
COMBINATION SALAD$0.25
Sliced onions$0.10
Cabinet Pudding, Wine Sauce$0.05
Charlotte Russe$0.10
Prune Whip$0.05
Molasses Cake, Apple Sauce$0.05
Sliced Orange$0.05
Peach Tarts, Whipped Cream$0.10
Half grape fruit$0.10
Whole Grape Fruit$0.20
Baked Apple Dumpling, Wine Sauce$0.10
Baked Apple with Whipped Cream$0.10
Chocolate Blanc Mange$0.05
Pumpkin Pie$0.10
Hot Raisin Pie, Wine Sauce$0.10
Stewed prunes$0.05
Apple Sauce$0.05
Fresh Peach Short Cake$0.10
Deep-dish Peach Pie$0.10
Wine Jelly, Whipped Cream$0.10
Apple Pie$0.05
Peach Pie$0.05
rice pudding$0.05
Pie a la Mode$0.10 – $0.15
Sliced Peaches and Cream$0.15
Vanilla ice cream$0.10
Fresh Peach Ice Cream$0.10
Maple Ice Cream$0.10
sweet cider$0.05
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.10
Cream Cheese$0.15
BLUE POINT OYSTERS, HALF SHELL$0.20

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Tenderloin Steak$0.60
Tenderloin Steak with Onions$0.65
Planked Delmonico Steak, for two$1.50
Top Sirloin$0.50
Top Sirloin with Onions$0.55
Spring Lamb Chops on Toast, Two$0.40
Spring Lamb Chops on Toast, Three$0.50
Two Pork Chops$0.35
Double Tenderloin Steak$1.00
Double Tenderloin Steak with Onions$1.10
Veal Cutlet Breaded$0.30
Round Bone Veal Cutlet, Plain$0.45
Small Sirloin Steak$0.40
Small Sirloin Steak with Onions$0.45
Corned Beef Hash Browned in Pan$0.20
Corned Beef Hash Browned in Pan with One Poached Egg$0.30
Double Top Sirloin, for two$0.90
Fried Liver, Beechnut Bacon$0.30
Straight Bone Sirloin Steak$0.55
Straight Bone Sirloin Steak with Onions$0.60
Swift's Premium Ham, Broiled$0.30
Swift's Premium Ham, Fried$0.30
Ham and eggs$0.30
Family Sirloin Steak, for three$1.25
Family Sirloin Steak, for three with Onions$1.45
Bacon and eggs$0.30
Beechnut Bacon, Broiled$0.30
Beechnut Bacon, Fried$0.30
Beechnut Ham and Eggs$0.40
Family porterhouse$1.75
Family Porterhouse with Onions$2.00
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
Boiled eggs, three$0.30
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
Fried eggs, two$0.20
Fried eggs, three$0.30
Two Poached Eggs on Toast$0.25
Three Poached Eggs on Toast$0.30
Scrambled Eggs$0.20
Omelet, plain$0.20
Spanish omelet$0.35
Smoked Beef and Cream$0.25
Smoked Beef, Scrambled Eggs$0.25
Welsh rarebit$0.30
Golden buck$0.40
Yorkshire Buck$0.40
Scotch Woodcock$0.45
Cold Roast Leg of Lamb with Potato Salad$0.35
Cold Boiled Ham with Potato Salad$0.25
Cold Corned Beef with Potato Salad$0.25
Sardines with Lettuce Salad$0.25
Cold Baked Red Beans with Potato Salad and Rolls$0.20
Cold Beef Tongue and Spinach$0.35
Cold Beef Tongue and Potato Salad$0.35
Cold boiled rice and milk$0.15
Cold Boiled Rice and Milk with Rolls$0.20
Corn Flakes with Assorted Fruit, Half and Half$0.25
Tea Biscuits
Baked Potato
Corn bread
Grape Nuts with Cream$0.15
Force with Milk$0.10
Dry Toast$0.10
Force with Pure Cream$0.15
Bowl of Half Milk and Cream$0.15
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 CHEESE$0.10
Swiss cheese$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 Bananas with Cream$0.10
Half grape fruit$0.10
Whole Orange$0.05
Baked Apple$0.05
Stewed prunes$0.05
Baked Apple with Cream$0.10
Apple Sauce$0.05
Sliced Orange$0.05
Home-made Jelly$0.05
Imported Marmalade$0.10
Wheat Cakes with Maple Syrup$0.10
BUCKWHEAT CAKES WITH MAPLE SYRUP$0.10
Bowl of Force with Milk$0.10
Shredded Wheat$0.10
Bowl of Force with Cream$0.15
Shredded Wheat with Cream$0.15
Oatmeal$0.10
oatmeal with cream$0.15
Cream of Wheat
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 witih Onions$0.25
Corned Beef Hash, Poached Egg$0.25
Minced Ham and Scrambled Eggs$0.25
Fried Liver and Bacon$0.30
Two boiled eggs$0.15
Broiled or Fried Beechnut Ham$0.25
Fried Country Sausage$0.25
Fried Country Sausage and Wheat Cakes$0.30
Two Fried Eggs$0.15
Two Poached Eggs on Toast$0.20
Three Boiled Eggs$0.20
Plain Omelette$0.20
Three Fried Eggs$0.20
Chipped Beef in Cream on Toast$0.25
Chipped Beef and Scrambled Eggs$0.25
Spanish omelette$0.30
Bacon and eggs$0.25
Ham and eggs$0.25
Tomato Omelette$0.25
Fruit or Cereal with Meat or Egg Orders$0.25
Fruit, Cereal or Wheat Cakes with Meat or Egg Orders$0.30
Light Breakfast--Fruit, Cereals, Coffee and Rolls$0.20

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