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Hotel Imperial

Date
1917-11-15
Restaurant
Hotel Imperial
Physical description
28x18cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Leg of mutton, Boulangere
Rabbit stew with dumplings
Long Island duckling, Bourgeoise
New England Boiled Dinner
Bouillabaise Marseillaise
Chicken pot-pie, Manhattan
Boston baked pork and beans with brown bread
Blue Point Oysters$0.25
Cape Cod Oysters$0.30
Lobster Cocktail$0.75
Little Neck clams$0.25
Fresh Romanoff caviar
SALTED ALMONDS$0.25
Grape fruit, Supreme$0.60
Radishes$0.20
Cream of Chicken soup, Queen Style$0.25
Cream of tomato soup$0.35
CLAM BROTH$0.25
Consomme
Beef bouillon
Broiled sea trout, potatoes copeaux$0.55
Shrimp saute, Americaine$0.65
Paupiette of sole, Geraldine$0.60
Broiled Lobster$1.75
Halibut steak$0.50
Fresh Mackerel$0.65
Sea bass$0.60
Bluefish$0.70
Fried smelts$0.60
Omelet Forestiere$0.50
Shirred eggs, Savoyarde$0.50
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms on Virginia Ham$0.65
New England Boiled Dinner$0.65
Fricassee of Chicken Legs, Country Style$0.55
Broiled Veal Steak, Milanaise$0.70
Cromesquis of Lamb with Peas$0.45
Capon, Giblet Sauce$0.90
Sliced young turkey$0.90
spring lamb, mint sauce$0.70
Prime ribs of beef$0.70
Long Island Duckling, Apple sauce$1.25
Fresh Crab Meat Salad$0.80
Chicken salad$0.80
Lobster salad$1.00
Assorted meat$0.80
Assorted Meat with Chicken$1.00
Roast beef$0.70
Virginia Ham$0.60
Smoked Beef Tongue$0.50
Sliced Cold Chicken$0.90
New Lima Beans$0.40
Squash$0.25
Corn$0.25
Brussels Sprouts$0.30
New string beans$0.30
New peas$0.40
Cauliflower$0.40
Cauliflower Hollandaise Sauce$0.50
Asparagus$0.60
Fried Egg Plant$0.30
Spinach$0.30
Boiled potatoes$0.15
Mashed potatoes$0.15
Potatoes au Gratin$0.30
Baked Potatoes$0.20
French fried potatoes$0.20
Saute Potatoes$0.20
Potatoes Lyonnaise$0.25
Chicory Salad$0.30
Romaine Salad$0.30
Cucumber salad$0.30
Fruit salad$0.50
Saratoga salad$0.50
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Sliced alligator pear salad$0.40 – $0.50
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.50
Heart of Lettuce Salad$0.40
Sliced Tomato Salad$0.30
Endive Salad$0.50
Mince Pie$0.25
French Pastry$0.15
Cake Progress$0.20
Pumpkin Pie$0.20
Farina Pudding$0.20
Green Apple Pie$0.15
Cup Custard$0.15
Cold rice pudding$0.20
Floating heart ice cream, Jolstroff$0.50
Chocolate Parfait$0.35
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.35
Mixed ice cream$0.35
American dairy cheese$0.15
Swiss cheese$0.25
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.25
Neufchatel cheese$0.20
Cream Cheese$0.15
Brie cheese$0.25
Plums (2)$0.25
Pear$0.15
Orange$0.15
Honey Dew Melon$0.35
Grapes$0.30
Casaba Melon$0.35
Coffee, demi-tasse$0.10
Special Coffee$0.25
Turkish Coffee$0.25
Iced tea$0.15
Iced coffee$0.15
Iced tea with cream$0.20
Iced Coffee with Cream$0.20
Bread and Butter$0.10

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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