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Adams' Dining Room

Date
1917-10-29
Restaurant
Adams' Dining Room
Physical description
28x17cm folded; 28x34cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 2

Blue Points, half shell$0.20
Oysters
Cocktail$0.25
Oyster Stew$0.30
Oyster Fry$0.30
with bacon$0.40
Soups
Vegetable Soup$0.10
Soup with Meat or Fish Orders$0.05
FISH COOKED TO ORDER
Lobster a la Newburg$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
Single Porterhouse Steak, Onions, Sweet Potatoes$0.65
Double Porterhouse Steak, Onions, Sweet Potatoes$1.25
DINNER READY
Small Sirloin Steak, Fried Onions, Sweet Potatoes$0.45
Baked Chicken Pie, Individual Dish$0.30
Boiled Ham Hocks and Cabbage$0.30
Hamburger Steak, Smothered Onions$0.25
Fricassee of Spring Lamb with Vegetables$0.25
Frankfurters and Sauerkraut$0.25
Fricassee of Spring Lamb with Vegetables$0.25
Baked Sausage, Mashed Potatoes$0.30
Veal Cutlet Breaded and Spaghetti$0.35
ROAST LOIN OF PORK, APPLE SAUCE$0.35
Roast Leg of Spring Lamb, Brown Gravy$0.35
Onion Omelette$0.30
Creamed Oyster Omelette$0.30
Fried Mush, Fried Egg and Bacon$0.35
Prime Ribs of Roast Beef au Jus$0.35
Extra Cut$0.45
Creamed Oysters on Toast$0.30
Green Pea Omelette$0.30
Sweet Pickles$0.05
Olives$0.10
Chili Sauce$0.05
Cold Slaw$0.05
Boiled White Onions$0.10
GREEN PEAS$0.10
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.05 – $0.10
String Beans$0.10
Spinach$0.10
BUTTERED BEETS$0.05
Asparagus$0.20
Stewed tomatoes$0.10
New Cauliflower$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$0.25
Sliced Tomatoes$0.10
SLICED CUCUMBERS$0.10
COMBINATION SALAD$0.25
Sliced onions$0.10
Bread and Butter Pudding$0.05
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
Honey Dew Melon$0.10
Fresh Peach Short Cake$0.10
Wine Jelly, Whipped Cream$0.10
rice pudding$0.05
Fruit Jelly with Whipped or Ice Cream$0.10
Ice cream - vanilla$0.10
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.10
Cream Cheese$0.15
Sliced Peaches and Cream$0.15
Pie a la Mode$0.10 – $0.15
Apple or Peach Pie$0.05
Deep-dish Peach Pie$0.10
Stewed prunes$0.05
Apple Sauce$0.05
Pumpkin Pie$0.10
Grapes$0.05
Baked Apple with Whipped Cream$0.10
Cup Custard$0.00
Half grape fruit$0.10
Whole$0.20
Ice Cream - Fresh Peach$0.10
Ice Cream - Maple$0.10

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Pot of Coffee with Pure Cream$0.15
Swiss cheese$0.15
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.10
Tenderloin Steak$0.60
Tenderloin Steak with Onions$0.65
Top Sirloin$0.50
Top Sirloin with Onions$0.55
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
Double Tenderloin Steak$1.00
Double Tenderloin Steak with Onions$1.10
Small Sirloin Steak$0.40
Bowl of Force with Assorted Fruits, Half and Half$0.25
Small Sirloin Steak with Onions$0.45
Double Top Sirloin, for two$0.90
Straight Bone Sirloin Steak$0.55
Bowl of Corn Flakes with Assorted Fruits, Half and Half$0.25
Straight Bone Sirloin Steak with Onions$0.60
Corned Beef Hash Browned in Pan$0.20
Corned Beef Hash Browned in Pan with One Poached Egg$0.30
Hot Rice with Pure Cream$0.15
Graham Crackers with Milk$0.10
Bowl of Half Milk and Cream$0.15
Cream toast$0.20
Milk toast$0.15
Dry Toast$0.10
Force with Pure Cream$0.15
Force with Milk$0.10
Grape Nuts with Cream$0.15
Corn Flakes with Assorted Fruit, Half and Half$0.25
Boiled Rice and Milk$0.15
Boiled Rice and Milk with Rolls$0.20
Cold Beef Tongue and Spinach$0.35
Cold Beef Tongue and Potato Salad$0.35
Baked Red Beans with Potato Salad and Rolls$0.20
Sardines with Lettuce Salad$0.25
BOILED HAM WITH POTATO SALAD$0.25
Corned Beef with potato salad$0.25
Roast Leg of Lamb with Potato Salad$0.35
Scotch Woodcock$0.45
Golden buck$0.40
Yorkshire Buck$0.40
Welsh rarebit$0.30
Smoked Beef, Scrambled Eggs$0.25
Omelet with Chicken$0.35
Omelet with tomatoes$0.30
Omelet with Jelly$0.30
Omelet with Cheese$0.30
Omelet with Parsley$0.25
Omelet with onions$0.30
Omelet with ham$0.30
Smoked Beef and Cream$0.25
Spanish omelet$0.35
Omelet, plain$0.20
Scrambled Eggs$0.20
Three Poached Eggs on Toast$0.30
Two Poached Eggs on Toast$0.25
Fried eggs, three$0.30
Fried eggs, two$0.20
Boiled eggs, three$0.30
Boiled eggs, two$0.20
Spaghetti, Italienne$0.20
Macaroni au gratin$0.15
Spaghetti au Gratin$0.15
Broiled Pork Tenderloin$0.40
Beechnut Bacon and Eggs$0.40
Beechnut Ham and Eggs$0.40
Beechnut Bacon, Broiled$0.30
Beechnut Bacon, Fried$0.30
Bacon and eggs$0.30
Ham and eggs$0.30
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
Fried Liver, Beechnut Bacon$0.30
Swift's Premium Ham, Broiled$0.30
Swift's Premium Ham, Fried$0.30
ENGLISH BREAKFAST TEA
Ceylon Tea
Mixed Tea
Oolong Tea
Tea Biscuits
Corn bread
Baked Potato

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Wheatcakes with Maple Syrup$0.10
BUCKWHEAT CAKES WITH MAPLE SYRUP$0.10
peaches$0.10
Half Grapefruit$0.10
Baked Apple$0.05
Stewed prunes$0.05
Peaches with Cream$0.15
Sliced Bananas$0.05
Slice Bananas with Cream$0.10
Whole Orange$0.05
Baked Apple with Cream$0.10
Apple Sauce$0.05
Sliced Orange$0.05
Home-made Jelly$0.05
Imported Marmalade$0.10
Bowl of Force with Milk$0.10
Bowl of Force with Cream$0.15
Grape Nuts$0.10
Grape Nuts with Cream$0.15
Shredded Wheat$0.10
Shredded Wheat with Cream$0.15
Milk toast$0.15
Cream toast$0.20
Oatmeal$0.10
oatmeal with cream$0.15
Crackers and Milk$0.10
Cream of Wheat
Small Pitcher of Pure Cream$0.05
Glass Half and Half$0.10
Small Order of Cereal w 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
Corned Beef Hash, Poached Egg$0.25
Minced Ham and Scrambled Eggs$0.25
Fried Country Sausage$0.25
Fried Liver and Bacon$0.30
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
LIGHT BREAKFAST -- Fruit, Cereals, Coffee and Rolls$0.20
Choice of Rolls or Toast with All Breakfast Orders
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
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
Pot of Coffee (Our Own Special Blend) with All Breakfast Orders

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