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Adams' Dining Room

Date
1917-11-15
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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Ox-tail soup with barley$0.10
Lobster a la Newburgh$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
Baked Fresh Ham with Dressing, Apple Sauce$0.35
Braised Butcher's Tenderloin, Jardiniere$0.35
Kidney Stew, Home Style$0.25
Corned Beef Hash$0.20
Corned beef hash with egg$0.30
Browned Chicken Fricassee, Sweet Potatoes$0.40
London Broil, Mashed Turnips$0.30
Broiled Mutton Chop, Beech-Nut Bacon$0.40
Single Bone Sirloin Steak, French Fried Potatoes$0.50
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms with Beech-Nut Bacon$0.40
Broiled Pork Tenderloin, Sweet Potatoes$0.40
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
Extra Cut Prime Ribs of Roast Beef, String Beans$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
Brussels Sprouts$0.10
Cold Slaw$0.05
GREEN PEAS$0.10
String Beans$0.10
BUTTERED BEETS$0.05
Boiled White Onions$0.10
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.05 – $0.10
Spinach$0.10
New Cauliflower$0.10
Stewed tomatoes$0.10
Table Celery$0.15
Lettuce and Egg Salad$0.25
Lettuce and Tomatoes$0.15
Lettuce and Cucumbers$0.15
Lettuce and Onions$0.15
PLAIN LETTUCE$0.15
Chicken salad$0.40
Salmon Salad$0.30
Sliced Tomatoes$0.10
SLICED CUCUMBERS$0.10
COMBINATION SALAD$0.25
Sliced onions$0.10
Oyster Fry$0.30
Oyster Fry with Bacon$0.40
Oyster Stew$0.30
Blue Points, half shell$0.20
Blue Points, Cocktail$0.25
Cabinet Pudding, Wine Sauce$0.05
Charlotte Russe$0.10
Cup Custarad$0.10
Molasses Cake, Apple Sauce$0.05
Peach Tarts, Whipped Cream$0.10
Baked Apple Dumpling, Wine Sauce$0.10
Chocolate Blanc Mange$0.05
Hot Raisin Pie, Wine Sauce$0.10
Fresh Peach Short Cake$0.10
Wine Jelly, Whipped Cream$0.10
rice pudding$0.05
Sliced Orange$0.05
Half grape fruit$0.10
Whole Grape Fruit$0.20
Baked Apple with Whipped Cream$0.10
Pumpkin Pie$0.10
Stewed prunes$0.05
Apple Sauce$0.05
Deep-dish Peach Pie$0.10
Apple Pie$0.05
Peach Pie$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
Soup with Meat or Fish Orders$0.05

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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 Sirlon Steak$0.55
Straigh 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 Veal Cutlet, Plain$0.45
Corned Beef Hash Browned in Pan$0.20
Corned Beef Hash Browned in Pan with One Poached Egg$0.30
Fried Liver, Beechnut Bacon$0.30
Swift's Premium Ham, Broiled$0.30
Swift's Premium Ham, Fried$0.30
Ham and eggs$0.30
Bacon and eggs$0.30
Beechnut Bacon, Broiled$0.30
Beechnut Bacon, 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
Boiled eggs, three$0.30
Fried eggs, two$0.20
Fried eggs, three$0.30
Two Poached Eggs on Toast$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
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
Yorkshire Buck$0.40
Golden buck$0.40
Scotch Woodcock$0.45
Cold Roast Leg of Lamb with Potato Salad$0.35
Corn Flakes with Assorted Fruit, Half and Half$0.25
Cold Boiled Ham with Potato Salad$0.25
Sardines with Lettuce Salad$0.25
Cold Baked Red Beans with Potato Salad and Rolls$0.20
Cold Corned Beef with Potato Salad$0.25
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 and Rolls$0.20
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 with Assorted Fruits, Half and Half$0.25
Bowl of Corn Flakes with Assorted Fruits, Half and Half$0.25
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.10
Swiss cheese$0.10
Tea Biscuits
Corn bread
Baked Potato
ENGLISH BREAKFAST TEA
Ceylon Tea
Mixed Tea
Oolong Tea
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
Baked Apple$0.05
Baked Apple with Cream$0.10
Stewed prunes$0.05
Apple Sauce$0.05
Imported Marmalade$0.10
Whole Orange$0.05
Sliced Orange$0.05
Home-made Jelly$0.05
Wheat Cakes with Maple Syrup$0.10
BUCKWHEAT CAKES WITH MAPLE SYRUP$0.10
LIGHT BREAKFAST -- Fruit, Cereals, Coffee and Rolls$0.20
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
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
Cream of Wheat
Small Pitcher of Pure Cream$0.05
Glass Half and Half$0.10
Choice of Rolls or Toast with All Breakfast Orders
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 Beechnut Ham$0.25
Fried Beechnut Ham$0.25
Two boiled eggs$0.15
Three Boiled Eggs$0.20
Two Fried Eggs$0.15
Three Fried Eggs$0.20
Two Poached Eggs on Toast$0.20
Plain Omelette$0.20
Spanish omelette$0.30
Bacon and eggs$0.25
Ham and eggs$0.25
Tomato Omelette$0.25
Chipped Beef in Cream on Toast$0.25
Chipped Beef and Scrambled Eggs$0.25
Special=Combination Breakfast - Fruit or Cereal with Meat or Egg Orders$0.25
Special=Combination Breakfast - Fruit, Cereal or Wheat Cakes with Meat or Egg Orders$0.30
Pot of Coffee (Our Own Special Blend) with All Breakfast Orders
Home=made Jelly
Marmalade
Grape fruit
Sliced Banana
Baked Apple
Apple Sauce
Stewed prunes
Sliced Orange
Force Cereal
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

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