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Hotel McAlpin

Date
1917-10-29
Restaurant
Hotel McAlpin
Physical description
26.5x20.5cm folded; 26.5x41cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4
  5. Page 5

Dishes

Page 2

Garbure of Duckling, Provencale (puree of vegetables with duckling)
Consomme Chiffonnade with Julienne of Fresh Lettuce
Filet of Sole, Chauchat with Minced Potatoes and White Wine Sauce
Frog's Legs Saute, Melba (saute meuniere with oysters, crabs or fresh prawns and sliced browned almonds)
Lobster in Shell, Thermidor (with mustard and American lobster sauce, cream sauce mornay on top gratin)
Philadelphia Chicken, Edward VII (with rice pilaw, goose livers, truffles and curry sauce)
Minced Beef Tenderloin, Arlesienne (in brown sauce with fresh tomatoes, potatoes parmentier and fried egg plant)
Guinea Hen, Richelieu (julienne of carrots, celery, mushrooms, truffles and garniture of potatoes bordelaise)
Arroz con Pollo (chicken fricasse with rice, taste of saffran, onions, sweet peppers and green peas)

Page 3

Consomme Chiffonnade
Garbure of Duckling Soup, Provencale
Filet of Sole, Chauchat
Boiled Fresh Codfish, egg sauce
Larded Saddle of Rabbit, Smitane
Minced Beef Tenderloin, Arlesienne
ROAST TURKEY, CRANBERRY SAUCE
Brussels Sprouts
Potato gratin
Salad Panachee
Hot Pineapple, Creole
Coupe Sarah Bernhardt

Page 4

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
Turtle Meat, Creole$0.65
Smelts Saute, Amandine$0.70
Clam Bake (for 2)$3.00
Arroz con Pollo$1.50
Imported Quail with Fresh Grapes$1.40
Chicken croquette with peas$0.85
terrapin Maryland$2.25
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.45
Aveline Cake$0.20
Bread and Butter$0.10
Consomme Chiffonnade$0.30
Chicken okra soup$0.35
Puree of Peas Soup$0.30
Garbure of Duckling Soup, Provencale$0.30
Petite Marmite soup (for 2)$0.60
Green Turtle Soup$0.60
Cream of Fresh Tomatoes$0.35
Gumbo$0.35
Consomme$0.30
Chicken broth$0.30
Roast Stuffed Turkey, Cranberry Sauce$1.00
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef$0.85
Brandied Pears$0.50
Brandied cherries$0.50
Perfection Cheese$0.30
Camembert$0.30
Edam Cheese$0.30
Swiss cheese$0.30
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.30
Brie$0.30
Gervais Cheese with Bar-le-Duc$0.45
Bar le Duc Jelly$0.40
Preserved Strawberries$0.35
Preserved California Peaches$0.30
Preserved California pears$0.30
Preserved California Cherries$0.30
Filet of Sole, Chauchat$0.70
Frog's Legs Saute, Melba$0.85
Baked Whitefish with fines herbes$0.65
Boiled Fresh Codfish, egg sauce$0.65
Fried Scallops, Tartare sauce$0.75
Lobster in shell, Thermidor$0.93
Broiled Fresh Mackerel with anchovies$0.75
Larded Saddle of Rabbit, Smitane with oyster plant$0.75
Philadelphia Chicken, Edward VII$1.05
Minced Beef Tenderloin, Arlesienne$1.00
Kernel of Mutton with knob celery$0.80
Guinea Hen (half), Richelieu$1.40
Fresh Mushrooms and Beef Marrow on toast$0.65
Sea Tags$0.50
Wickfords$0.40
BLUE POINTS$0.30
Lynnhaven Bay's$0.45
cape cod$0.35
Meli Melo, McAlpin$0.45
Cherrystone Clams$0.35
Little Necks clams$0.35
Soft Clams a la Casino$0.75
Coupe de Melon au Porto$0.50
Cantaloupe$0.35
California Ripe Queen Olives with garlic$0.40
California Ripe Queen Olives without garlic$0.40
Celery$0.30
Olives$0.15
Golden Queen Melon$0.50
Anchovies$0.45
Carciofini$0.55
Canape Nicoise$0.45
Sardines$0.45
Crab Flakes$0.75
Lobster Supreme$0.75
Hors d'Oeuvres a la Francaise$0.50
Irish Ham with Potato Salad$0.85
Roast turkey with panachee salad$1.00
Terrine of Tame Duck$0.70
Terrine of Strasbourg Goose Livers with truffles$1.50
Boned Capon with wine jelly$0.85
Westphalian Ham$0.85
Virginia Ham$0.85
Smoked Beef Tongue$0.75
Assorted Cold Cuts$1.00
Imperial squab$1.40
Assorted Cold Cuts with Chicken$1.15
Roast Spring chicken$1.00 – $2.00
Roast beef$0.85
Chicken and Ham Pie$0.80
Roast Lamb$0.80
Sliced Chicken$0.90
Steak Tartare$0.90
Mallard Duck (private preserve)$4.50
Milk-Fed Chicken$2.75
Squab Chicken$1.50
Egyptian quail$1.25
Philadelphia spring chicken$1.00 – $2.00
Long Island Duck$3.00
Imperial squab$1.40
Banana-fed Guinea Hen$1.25 – $2.50
New asparagus$1.25
New Spring Beans$0.40
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.60
Cauliflower Hollandaise$0.40
Fried Egg Plant$0.30
Mashed yellow turnips$0.30
Beets in Butter$0.30
Spaghetti, Caruso$0.50
Brussel Sprouts$0.35
New Lima Beans$0.40
Broiled Bananas$0.25
Creamed Fresh Spinach$0.40
California Artichoke$0.50
Spaghetti gratin$0.30
Baked Potatoes$0.20
Boiled potatoes$0.20
French fried potatoes$0.25
Potatoes Saute$0.25
Potatoes hashed in cream$0.25
Sweet Potatoes Grilled$0.25
Sweet Potatoes Fried$0.25
French endive salad$0.60
Lettuce$0.35
Hearts$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
Hot Pineapple Creole, maraschino sauce$0.35
Fresh Fruit Supreme, Madeira Sauce$0.40
Dessert McAlpin$0.35
Assorted Pastries$0.15
Petits fours$0.25
rice pudding$0.20
Eclaire$0.15
Stewed Fresh Assorted Fruit$0.40
Banana Short Cake with chocolate sauce$0.45
Frozen Orange in Surprise$0.45
Mousee Plombiere$0.35
Nesselrode Pudding$0.40
Vanilla Sundae$0.35
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Coupe Sarah Bernhardt$0.50
Parfait Viennois$0.35
Buche McAlpin, cassis sauce$0.40
Peach Melba$0.60
Lemon Sherbet$0.20
Grape Ola Sherbet$0.25
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 Melon$0.50
Cassaba 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
Coffee with Cream$0.25
Demi-tasse, special$0.30
Turkish$0.25
Turkish a la Diable$0.50
Demi-tasse coffee$0.15
Cuban Coffee$0.30
Hot Chocolate$0.25
HOT COCOA$0.25
ENGLISH BREAKFAST TEA$0.25
Ceylon Tea$0.25
Oolong Tea$0.25
ORANGE PEKOE TEA$0.25
Young Hyson Tea$0.25
Briarcliff Farms Milk$0.15 – $0.25
Special Cream$0.10
Chocolates McAlpin$1.00

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Cook's Imperial$1.75 – $3.25
Cresta Blanca, Moselle Type$2.00 – $3.50
Grand Imperial Sec$1.75 – $3.25
Golden State, Extra Dry$2.25 – $4.00
Great Western, Special Reserve$1.75 – $3.25
Paul Masson, 1908, Extra Dry$2.00 – $3.75
Urbana Gold Seal, Special Reserve$1.75 – $3.25
Winehaven, Calwa, Claret Type$0.40 – $0.75
Ch. Pacheteau, Red$0.65 – $1.25
St. Julien, Cresta Blanca, Claret Type$0.65 – $1.25
Hilcrest, Calwa, Claret Type$0.80 – $1.50
Greystone, Calwa, Hock Type$0.40 – $0.75
Sauterne, Cresta Blanca$0.65 – $1.25
Ch. Pacheteau, White$0.80 – $1.50
Rioja Diamante (Sauterne Type)$0.85 – $1.50
Rioja Logrono (Claret)$0.65 – $1.25
Rioja Cenicero (Claret)$0.65 – $1.25
Barsac$0.85 – $1.50
Chateau Olivier, Dry, 1909$1.25 – $2.25
Chateau Carbonnieux$1.35 – $2.50
Chateau Yquem, 1911$2.10 – $4.00
Chateau Yquem, 1893$6.00
Chablis Moutonne$1.35 – $2.50
Montrachet$1.60 – $3.00
Comte Vernon, 1900, Brut$6.50
Cazanove, Vin Monarque, 1884$12.00
Cazanove, Vin Monarque, 1893, Brut$8.00
Cazanove, 1898, Private Stock$7.50
McAlpin Cocktail$0.35
Beaune$1.10 – $2.00
Chambertin$1.60 – $3.00
Corton, Clos du Roi, 1889$6.00
St. Julien, Premier$0.65 – $1.25
Chateau Dauzac, 1911$1.10 – $2.00
Chateau Pape Clement, 1896$3.50
Chateau Lagrange, 1887$4.00
Cazonove, 1906, Extra Dry$3.50 – $6.50
Clicquot, 1904, Brut$7.50
Clicquot, 1906, Dry$7.50
Chas. Heidsieck, 1906, Brut$3.75 – $7.00
Krug & Co., 1898, Private Cuvee Extra Sec$9.00
Krug & Co., 1904, Private Cuvee Extra Sec$4.50 – $8.50
Krug & Co., 1906 Private Cuvee Extra Sec$3.75 – $7.00
Krug & Co., 1909, Private Cuvee Extra Sec$3.50 – $6.50
Moet & Chandon, 1892, Imperial$4.75 – $9.00
Montebello, 1906, Cremant Brut$4.00 – $7.50
Mumm, G.H. & Co., 1904, Cordon Rouge$4.25 – $8.00
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$8.50
Pol Roger, 1906, Cuvee de Reserve$7.50
Pol Roger, 1909, Brut Special$3.50 – $6.50
Pommery & Greno, 1900, Vin Nature$4.75 – $9.00
Pommery & Greno, 1904, Vin Nature$8.00
Pommery & Greno, 1906, Vin Nature$4.00 – $7.50
Roederer, Louis, 1900, Brut$4.00 – $7.50
Roederer, Louis, 1906, Brut$3.75 – $7.00
St. Marceaux, 1906$3.25 – $6.00
Niersteiner$1.10 – $2.00
Nackenheimer Rothenberg, 1904$1.35 – $2.50
Steinberger, 1905, Cask 60, Estate Bottling$2.50
Steinberger 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 Himmelreich Auslese, 19707, Bestes Fuder, Jacob Thanisch$4.00
Carafon of Claret$0.25
Carafon of Sauterne$0.25
Zeltinger, 1/4 bottle$0.30
Laubenheimer, 1/4 bottle$0.30
Chablis, 1/4 bottle$0.30

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