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The Biltmore

Date
1917-11-16
Restaurant
The Biltmore
Physical description
28x18cm folded; 28x36cm opened
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Bread and Butter Pudding$0.25
Peach Pie$0.25
Pumpkin Pie$0.25
Cannelon with almond cream$0.20
Rice croquette, currant sauce$0.25
Parfait panache$0.45
Apple Pie$0.30
French Pastry$0.15
Phila. ice cream$0.40
Pistache$0.40
Neapolitan$0.40
Custard Pie$0.30
Cup Custard$0.30
Cup Mary Garden$0.50
Vanilla ice cream$0.40
Nesselrode Pudding$0.45
Peach Melba$0.60
Biscuit Tortoni$0.45
Lemon Ice$0.30
Marrons glaces$0.45
Meringue glacee$0.45
Coffee parfait$0.40
Tutti-Frutti$0.45
Apollinaris$0.30 – $0.60
Johannis$0.30 – $0.60
Coffee Special$0.25
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Demi-tasse$0.15
Pear$0.25
Orange$0.20
Apple$0.20
Casaba Melon$0.45
Honey Dew Melon$0.50
Grapes$0.35
Manhattan cream cheese$0.25
Cream cheese with Bar-le-Duc$0.50
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.25
Roquefort$0.40
Stilton$0.40
McLarens cheese$0.25
Camembert$0.30
Port-du-Salut$0.30
English Cheddar$0.30
Brie$0.30
Gruyere$0.35
Lynnhavens$0.40
Seatags$0.45
BLUE POINTS$0.30
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Robbin Islands$0.35
Cape Cods$0.35
Smith Islands$0.40
Cotuits$0.35
Little Necks$0.30
Cherrystones$0.30
Lobster Cocktail$0.90
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Russian caviar$1.75
Celery$0.35
Grape fruit, Supreme$0.75
Special hors d'oeuvre$0.65
Spanish olives$0.25
California olives$0.25
Melon, Supreme$0.75
SALTED ALMONDS$0.30
Canape of anchovy$0.50
Smoked Salmon$0.50
Chow-chow$0.15
Carciofini$0.50
Cream of Watercress Soup$0.30
Tomato Soup$0.40
Mongole soup$0.40
Consomme Bellevue$0.45
Madrilene soup$0.40
Julienne Soup$0.40
Gumbo soup$0.45
Beef consomme$0.40
Chicken consomme$0.40
St Germain soup$0.40
Eggs poached, Patti$0.45
Eggs Shirred, Meyerbeer$0.40
Lobster salad$1.25
Raspberry Ice$0.30
Pineapple Ice$0.30
Orange ice$0.30
Chocolate Parfait$0.40
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.40
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.40
Boneless sardines with spinach$0.60
Shrimps with rice, bengalaise$0.70
Crab meat with green peppers$0.75
Soft clams, ancient style$0.60
Sweetbread in shell, Hungarian$0.70
Braised ham with sauerkraut$0.65
Mushroom patty, Virginia$0.70
Roast Spring Lamb, Mint Sauce$0.90
Roast chicken$3.00
Squab Chicken$1.50
Filet Mignon$1.25
Mallard Duck$4.50
Broiled Chicken$2.50
Squab$1.50
Egyptian quail$1.25
Truffled boned capon$0.85
Smoked Beef Tongue$0.60
Venison
Demi-deuil salad$0.60
Striped bass with shrimps$0.70
Bluefish, Creole$0.70
Saute brook trout, Algerienne$0.80
Lobster croquette, Victoria$0.70
Salmis of guinea hen, St Hubert$0.80
Sliced filet of beef saute, Provencale$0.70
Loaf of chicken livers, creamed red pepper sauce$0.60
Prime ribs of beef$0.90
Roast young turkey, cranberry sauce$1.00
Sirloin Steak$2.50
Guinea chicken$3.00
Squab guinea chicken$2.00
New peas$0.60
Baby turkey
Golden plover$1.25
Supreme of chicken, Jeannette$0.90
Crab Meat salad$1.00
Assorted meat$1.00
Chicken salad$1.25
Pate of Goose Liver$1.50
Virginia Ham$0.65
Chicken and Ham Pie$0.80
Mashed spinach$0.50
Egg plant$0.40
String Beans$0.50
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.35
Braised celery$0.40
Artichoke$0.60
New California Asparagus$1.00
Cauliflower$0.50
Cauliflower au Gratin$0.50
Lima beans$0.60
OYSTER PLANT$0.40
Squash$0.40
Stuffed Tomato$0.35
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
Alligator Pear Salad$0.75
Baked Potatoes$0.20
Boiled potatoes$0.20
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Potatoes au Gratin$0.30
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.60
Suzette salad$0.50
Julia Arthur salad$0.50
Hashed browned potatoes$0.25
French fried potatoes$0.25
Potatoes Souffle$0.35
Cucumber salad$0.40
Endive Salad$0.60
Fruits salad$0.50
Palm Beach salad$0.50
Hearts of lettuce salad$0.45
Potatoes O'Brien$0.30
Potatoes Saute$0.25
Biltmore salad$0.60
Potatoes Lorette$0.30
Sweet Potatoes, Southern Style$0.35
Hearts of Romaine Salad$0.45
Tomato Salad$0.40

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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