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Hotel McAlpin

Date
1917-10-25
Restaurant
Hotel McAlpin
Physical description
26x20.5cm folded; 26x41cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Baked Boston Pork and Beans$0.50
Boiled Brisket of Beef with cabbage and horseradish sauce$0.80
Chicken Wings and Giblets with barley$0.65
Breaded Lamb Chop, wax beans$0.75
Calf's liver, mashed potatoes$0.80
Guinea Hen, (half), Katinka$1.50
Honeycomb Tripe, Lyonnaise$0.60
Special- Old Fashion English Grill$0.85
Roast Imperial Squab with current jelly$1.30
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef$0.85
Golden Queen Melon$0.50
Lobster in shell, American (for 2)$2.50
Turtle Meat, Creole$0.65
Fried Small Filet of Sole, Tartare$0.60
Smelts Saute, Amandine$0.75
Whitebait and Oyster Crabs$0.70
Imported Quail, Souvaroff$1.50
Rack of Lamb, new lima beans (for 2)$2.50
Breaded Veal Cutlet, Milanaise$0.95
Terrapin, Maryland (p.p.)$2.25
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.50
Cold Roast Bear with red cabbage salad$0.90
Cold Roast Capon with celery dijonnaise$1.00
Cold Terrine of Tame Duck$0.70
Terrine of Strasbourg Goose Livers with truffles$1.50
Cold Boned Capon with Wine jelly$0.85
Cold Virginia Ham$0.85
Cold Westphalian Ham$0.85
Cold Smoked beef tongue$0.75
Cold roast beef$0.85
Cold Chicken and Ham Pie$0.80
Cold Roast Lamb$0.80
Assorted Cold Cuts$1.00
Assorted Cold Cuts with Chicken$1.15
Cold Sliced Chicken$0.90
Cold imperial squab$1.40
cold roast spring chicken$1.00 – $2.00
Cold Steak Tartare$0.90
Mallard Duck (private preserve)$4.50
Milk-fed Chicken (30 min.)$2.75
Philadelphia Spring Chicken (25 min.)$1.00 – $2.00
Squab Chicken (20 min.)$1.50
Long Island Duck (45 min.)$3.00
Imperial Squab (20 min.)$1.40
Egyptian Quail (15 min.)$1.25
Banana Fed Guinea Hen (25 min.)$1.25 – $2.50
Lynnhaven Oysters$0.50
Wickfords$0.40
BLUE POINTS$0.30
cape cod$0.35
Meli Melo, McAlpin$0.45
Cherrystone Clams$0.35
Little Neck clams$0.30
Soft Clams a la Casino$0.60
Orange Blossom Cocktail$0.30
Clover Club Cocktail$0.35
Bacardi Cocktail$0.35
McAlpin Cocktail$0.35
Jack Rose Cocktail$0.35
Royal Smile cocktail$0.35
Coupe de Melon au Porto$0.50
California Ripe Queen Olives with or without garlic$0.40
Cantaloupe$0.35
Cantaloupe$0.35
Olives$0.15
Golden Queen Melon$0.50
Celery$0.30
Anchovies$0.45
Carciofini$0.55
Sardines$0.45
Crab Flakes or Lobster Supreme$0.75
Canape Nicoise$0.45
Hors d'Oeuvres a la Francaise$0.50
Consomme Chiffonade$0.30
Consomme Chiffonade (cup)$0.25
Puree of White Beans Soup, Faubonne$0.30
Puree of White Beans Soup, Faubonne (cup)$0.25
Chicken okra soup$0.35
Green Turtle Soup$0.60
Petite marmite soup$0.45
Petite Marmite Soup (for two)$0.60
Puree of Peas Soup$0.30
Cream of Tomatoes Soup$0.35
Cold Consomme in Cup$0.30
Cold Chicken Broth in Cup$0.30
Cold Gumbo in Cup$0.35
Poached Egg with Chicken Hash$0.50
Shirred Eggs, southern style$0.60
Mussels in shell, Mariniere$0.60
Broiled Kennebec Salmon, Maitre d'Hotel$0.65
Filet of Sole, Paysanne$0.65
Fried Frog's Legs, tartare sauce$0.75
Casserolette of Oyster Crabs, Bordelaise$0.75
Baked Porgie, Italienne$0.70
Frog's Legs with burgundy butter$0.80
McAlpin Fish Luncheon$0.85
New Asparagus (30 min.)$1.25
Creamed Kohlrabi$0.35
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.60
New string beans$0.40
Mashed yellow turnips$0.30
Beets in Butter$0.30
Wax Beans$0.35
Spaghetti gratin$0.30
Fried Egg Plant$0.30
Cauliflower Hollandaise$0.40
Brussels Sprouts$0.35
Broiled Banana$0.25
New Lima Beans$0.40
California Artichoke$0.50
Baked or Boiled Potatoes$0.20
French Fried Potatoes, Saute Potatoes, or Potatoes Hashed in cream$0.25
Grilled or Fried Sweet Potatoes$0.25
French endive salad$0.60
Lettuce Salad$0.35
Hearts Salad$0.40
Escarole Salad$0.35
Romaine Salad$0.35
Chicory Salad$0.35
Marie Antoinette salad$0.50
Cucumber salad$0.35
McAlpin Salad$0.40
Mu Lady Salad$0.40
Alligator Pear Salad$0.50
Tomato Salad$0.45
Lobster salad$1.15
Chicken salad$1.15
Crab Flakes Salad$0.80
Field, Beets and Celery Salad$0.40
Russian Dressing$0.15
Roquefort Dressing$0.25
Hot Apple Dumpling, hard and brandy sauce$0.25
Nut Cream Tart$0.20
Apple Pie$0.20
Pumpkin Pie$0.25
Vanilla Custard Pie$0.20
Dessert McAlpin (15 min.)$0.35
Petits fours$0.25
rice pudding$0.20
Stewed Fresh Assorted Fruit$0.40
Chocolate Chantilly Puff$0.20
Assorted Pastries$0.15
Banana Short Cake with chocolate sauce$0.45
Honey Parfait$0.35
Coupe Framboisee$0.40
Vanilla Sundae$0.35
Buche McAlpin, macedoine sauce$0.40
Nesselrode Pudding$0.40
Lemon Sherbert$0.20
Moka$0.30
Parfait Viennois$0.35
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Mixed ice cream$0.35
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
PINEAPPLE WATER ICE$0.25
Orange Water Ice$0.25
Raspberry Water Ice$0.25
Honey Dew or Casaba melon$0.50
Golden Queen Melon$0.50
Grapes$0.35
Apple$0.15
California Orange$0.15
Assorted Fresh Fruit$0.75
Cantaloupe$0.35
Fresh strawberries and cream$1.00
Brandied Pears or Cherries$0.50
Preserved Strawberries$0.35
Bar-le-Duc$0.25 – $0.40
Preserved California Peaches, Pears or Cherries$0.30
Perfection, Camembert, Edam, Swiss, Roquefort or Brie Cheese$0.30
Gervais with Bar-le-Duc$0.45
Coffee (small pot) with cream$0.25
Turkish Coffee$0.25
Turkish Coffee a la Diable$0.50
Demi-tasse$0.15
Demi-tasse, special$0.30
Cuban Coffee$0.30
Chocolate or Cocoa$0.25
English Breakfast, Ceylon, Oolong, Orange Pekoe or Young Hyson Tea$0.25
Briarcliff Farms Milk, small bottle$0.15
Briarcliff Farms Milk, large bottle$0.25
Special Cream, small bottle$0.10
Bread and Butter 10 cent per person
To Take Home- Our own creation of the most delicious Chocolates McAlpin. $1.00 per pound, in small and large boxes

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Rioja Diamante (Sauterne Type)$1.50 – $0.85
Rioja Logrono (Claret)$1.25 – $0.65
Rioja Cenicero (Claret)$1.25 – $0.65
Barsac$1.25 – $0.65
Chateau Olivier, Dry, 1909$1.75 – $0.95
Chateau Carbonnieux$2.00 – $1.10
Chateau Yquem, 1911$4.00 – $2.10
Chateau Yquem, 1893$6.00
Chablis Moutonne$2.50 – $1.35
Montrachet$3.00 – $1.60
Beaune$2.00 – $1.10
Chambertin$3.00 – $1.85
Corton, Clos du Roi, 1889$6.00
St. Julien Premier$1.25 – $0.65
Chateau Dauzac, 1911$2.00 – $1.10
Chateau Pape Clement, 1896$3.50
Chateau Lagrange, 1887$4.00 – $2.10
Niersteiner$1.50 – $0.85
Nackenheimer Rothenberg, 1904$2.50 – $1.35
Steinberger, 1905, Cask 60, Estate Bottling$2.50
Steinberger Cabinet, 1886$7.50
Piesporter$2.50 – $1.35
Erderner Treppchen$3.00 – $1.60
Oberemmeler, 1904, Count von Kesselstatt, Estate Bottling$3.00
Graacher Himmelreich Auslese, 1907, Bestes Fuder, Jacob Thanisch$3.50
Carafon of Claret or Sauterene$0.25
Zeltinger, Laubenheimer or Chablis in 1/4 Bottles$0.30

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