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Hotel McAlpin

Date
1917-10-27
Restaurant
Hotel McAlpin
Physical description
26.5x20cm folded; 26.5x40cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Sea Tags$0.50
Chicken okra soup$0.35
Blueberry Sundae$0.40
Chocolate Cream Roll$0.20
Milk-Fed Chicken$2.75
Imperial Squab (cold)$1.40
Poached Egg, Benedict$0.45
Consomme Vermicelli$0.25 – $0.30
Puree of Potatoes and Watercress soup$0.25 – $0.30
Wickfords clams$0.40
Coupe de Melon au Porto$0.50
Puree of Peas Soup$0.30
Cantaloupe$0.35
California Ripe Queen Olives with or without garlic$0.40
Golden Queen Melon$0.50
Omelette witih Swiss Cheese$0.65
Meli Melo, McAlpin$0.45
Soft Clams a la Casino$0.75
Cape Cod Oysters$0.35
Little Neck clams$0.35
Orange Blossom Cocktail$0.30
Squab Chicken (20 min)$1.50
Egyptian Quail (15 min)$1.25
Banana-fed Guinea Hen (25min)$2.50
Mallard Duck (private preserve)$4.50
Philadelphia Spring Chicken (25 min)$1.00 – $2.00
Long Island Duck (45 min)$3.00
Imperial Squab (20 min)$1.40
Steak Tartare$0.90
Roast Stuffed Turkey with cranberry sauce$1.00
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef$0.85
Minced Chicken with paprika and rice Valencienne$0.85
Tripe and Oysters a la Creole$0.65
Guinea Hen (half) with banana$1.40
Special Old Fashion English Grill$0.85
Leg of mutton with mashed turnips$0.75
Hip Steak, Bercy with potatoes O'Brien$1.00
Broiled Chitterling with mashed potatoes$0.65
York Ham with cold slaw$0.85
Terrine of Tame Duck$0.70
Boned Capon with wine jelly$0.85
Smoked Beef Tongue$0.75
Assorted Cold Cuts$1.00
Roast Beef [cold]$0.85
Assorted [cold] Cuts with Chicken$1.15
[cold] Roast Spring Chicken$1.00 – $2.00
Roast Boston Duckling with fruit salad$1.00
Terrine of Strasbourg Goose Livers with truffles$1.50
[Cold] Virginia Ham$0.85
[cold] Westphalia Ham$0.85
[cold] Chicken and Ham Pie$0.80
[cold] Roast Lamb$0.80
Sliced Chicken$0.90
McAlpin Fish Luncheon$0.85
Baked smelts with fines herbes$0.70
Deviled Whitebait with brown bread$0.55
Lobster Croquette, tomato sauce$0.65
Small Filet of Sole, Meuniere$0.65
Broiled Fresh Herring, mustard sauce$0.55
Frogs Leg's Saute, Amandine$0.80
Fried Scallops with tartare sauce$0.70
Boiled Codfish with parsely auce$0.65
Cherrystone Clams$0.35
Olives$0.15
Anchovies$0.45
Celery$0.30
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
Petitie Marmite soup$0.45
Petite Marmite soup (for 2)$0.60
Green Turtle Soup$0.60
CREAM OF FRESH TOMATO Soup$0.35
Cold Consomme in Cup$0.30
Cold Chicken Broth in Cup$0.30
Cold Gumbo in Cup$0.35
Clover Club Cocktail$0.35
Bacardi Cocktail$0.35
McAlpin Cocktail$0.35
Jack Rose Cocktail$0.35
Royal Smile cocktail$0.35
Golden Queen Melon$0.50
Deviled Lobster in shell$0.85
Oysters in shell, Bercy$0.65
Broiled Fresh Prawns on anchovy toast$0.60
Spring Chicken (half), Maryland$1.50
Imported Quail, Souvaroff$1.50
Pork and beans$0.50
Terrapin, Maryland (p.p.)$2.25
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.50
New Asparagus (30 min.)$1.25
New string beans$0.40
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.60
Cauliflower Hollandaise$0.40
Beets in Butter$0.30
Fried Egg Plant$0.30
Mashed yellow turnips$0.30
Spaghetti, Caruso (15 min.)$0.50
Creamed Fresh Spinach$0.40
New Lima Beans$0.40
Brussels Sprouts$0.35
Broiled Bananas$0.25
California Artichoke$0.50
Spaghetti gratin$0.30
Baked or Boiled Potatoes$0.20
French Fried Potatoes, Saute Potatoes, or Potatoes Hashed in cream$0.25
Sweet Potatoes- Grilled or Fried$0.25
French endive salad$0.60
Lettuce Salad$0.35
Hearts Salad$0.40
Escarole Salad$0.35
Chicory Salad$0.35
Romaine Salad$0.35
Marie Antoinette salad$0.50
Cucumber salad$0.35
McAlpin Salad$0.40
My 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
Bread and Butter Pudding, Cream Sauce$0.25
Apple Pie$0.20
Pumpkin Pie$0.25
Vanilla Custard Pie$0.20
Cherry Pie$0.25
Dessert McAlpin (15 min.)$0.35
Petits fours$0.25
rice pudding$0.20
Assorted Pastries$0.15
Eclaire$0.15
Stewed Fresh Assorted Fruit$0.40
Banana Short Cake with chocolate sauce$0.45
Coupe Helene$0.45
Nesselrode Pudding$0.40
Parfait Viennois$0.35
Buche McAlpin, cassis sauce$0.40
Vanilla Sundae$0.35
Peach Melba$0.60
Lemon Sherbert$0.20
Grape Ola Sherbert$0.25
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Mixed ice cream$0.35
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Moka ice cream$0.30
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.30
Orange Water Ice$0.25
Raspberry Water Ice$0.25
PINEAPPLE WATER ICE$0.25
Honey Dew or Casaba melon$0.50
Golden Queen Melon$0.50
Grapes$0.40
California Orange$0.15
Pear$0.20
Cantaloupe$0.35
Fresh strawberries and cream$1.00
Apple$0.15
Assorted Fresh Fruit$0.75
Brandied peaches or cherries$0.50
Bar-le-Duc$0.25 – $0.40
Preserved Strawberries$0.35
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
To Take Home- Our own creation of the most delicious Chocolates McAlpin. $1.00 per pound, in small and large boxes
Bread and Butter 10 cents per person

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Cook's Imperial native wine$1.50 – $2.75
Cresta Blanca, Moselle Type native wine$1.50 – $2.75
Grand Imperial Sec native wine$1.00 – $2.75
Golden State, Extra Dry native wine$2.00 – $3.75
Great Western, Special Reserve native wine$1.50 – $2.75
Paul Masson, 1908, Extra Dry native wine$1.75 – $3.00
Urbana Gold Seal, Special Reserve native wine$1.50 – $2.75
Winehaven, Calwa, Claret Type native wine$0.30 – $0.60
Ch. Pacheteau, Red native wine$0.65 – $1.25
St. Julien, Cresta Blanca, Claret Type native wine$0.65 – $1.25
Hillcrest Calwa, Claret Type native wine$0.75 – $1.50
Greystone, Calwa, Hock Type native wine$0.30 – $0.60
Sauterne, Cresta Blanca native wine$0.65 – $1.25
Ch. Pacheteau, White native wine$0.75 – $1.50
Comte Vernon, 1900, Brut champagne$5.00
Cazanove, Vin Monarque, 1884 champagne$12.00
Cazanove, Vin Monarque, 1893, Brut champagne$8.00
Cazanove, 1898, Private Stock champagne$7.50
Rioja Diamante (Sauterne Type)$0.85 – $1.50
Rioja Logrono (Claret)$0.65 – $1.25
Rioja Cenicero (Claret)$0.65 – $1.25
Cazanove.1906, Extra Dry$3.25 – $6.00
Cliquot, 1904, Brut$7.50
Clicquot, 1906, Dry$7.00
Chas. Heidsieck, 1906, Brut$3.25 – $6.00
Krug & Co., 1898, Private Cuvee Extra Sec$9.00
Krug & Co., 1904, Private Cuvee Extra Sec$4.25 – $8.00
Krug & Co., 1906, Private Cuvee Extra Sec$3.50 – $6.50
Krug & Co., 1909, Private Cuvee Extra Sec$3.25 – $6.00
Moet & Chandon, 1892, Imperial$4.75 – $9.00
Montebello, 1906, Cremant Brut$3.75 – $7.00
Mumm, G. J. & Co., 1904, Cordon Rouge$4.00 – $7.50
Mumm, G. H. & Co., 1906, Cordon Rouge$3.75 – $7.00
Pol Roger, 1898, Cuvee de Reserve$10.00
Pol Roger, 1904, Cuvee de Reserve$8.00
Pol Roger, 1906, Cuvee de Reserve$7.00
Pol Roger, 1909, Brut Special$3.00 – $5.50
Pommery & Greno, 1900, Vin Nature$9.00
Pommery & Greno, 1904, Vin Nature$8.00
Pommery & Greno, 1906, Vin Nature$7.00
Roederer, Louis, 1900, Brut$3.50 – $6.50
Roederer, Louis, 1906, Brut$3.50 – $6.50
St. Marceaux, 1906$3.00 – $5.50
Barsac$0.65 – $1.25
Chateau Olivier, Dry, 1909$0.95 – $1.75
Chateau Carbonnieux$1.10 – $2.00
Chateau Yquem, 1911$2.10 – $4.00
Chablis Moutonne$1.35 – $2.50
Chateau Yquem, 1893$6.00
Beaune$1.10 – $2.00
Montrachet$1.60 – $3.00
Chambertin$1.85 – $3.00
Corton, Clos du Roi, 1889$6.00
St. Julien Premier$0.65 – $1.25
Chateau Dauzac, 1911$1.10 – $2.00
Château Pape Clement, 1896$3.50
Chateau Lagrange, 1887$2.10 – $4.00
Niersteiner$0.85 – $1.50
Nackenheimer Rothenberg, 1904$1.35 – $2.50
Steinberger, 1905, Cask 60, Estate Bottling$2.50
Steinbere Cabinet, 1886$7.50
Piesporter$1.35 – $2.50
Erdener Treppchen$1.60 – $3.00
Oberemmeler, 1904, Count von Kesselstatt, Estate Bottling$3.00
Graacher Himmelreigh Auslese, 1907, Bestes Fuder, Jacob Thanisch$3.50
Carafon of Claret or Sauterne$0.25
Zeltinger, Laubenheimer or Chablis in 1/4 Bottles$0.30
McAlpin Cocktail$0.35

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