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Pennsylvania Railroad

Date
1917-11-27
Restaurant
Pennsylvania Railroad
Physical description
26.5x15.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Chicken Sandwich$0.30
Pimento cheese sandwich$0.20
Oyster Sandwich$0.20
Lettuce Sandwich$0.20
American Cheese Sandwich$0.15
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.25
Sardine Sandwich$0.30
Bread Pudding, Brandy Sauce$0.20
California Peaches$0.25
Apple Sauce$0.20
Custard cup$0.20
Bran cookies$0.15
Bran cookies with milk$0.25
ASSORTED CAKE$0.20
Eclair$0.15
Cold rice pudding$0.15
Cold rice pudding with cream$0.25
Peach Pie$0.15
Boston Cream Pie$0.15
French vanilla ice cream$0.25
Biscuit Tortoni$0.30
Lalla Rookh punch$0.25
Maple Walnut Ice Cream$0.20
Coffee Ice Cream$0.20
Cafe Parfait$0.25
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.20
Vanilla ice cream$0.20
Casaba Melon$0.30
Grape fruit (half)$0.25
Grapes$0.20
Orange$0.10
Sliced Orange$0.15
Orange Juice$0.25
Baked Apple with Cream$0.20
Bananas with cream$0.25
Pimento Cheese$0.20
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.30
Imperial Cheese$0.25
Swiss cheese$0.25
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.15
Philadelphia Cream Cheese$0.25
Philadelphia cream cheese with bar-le-duc jelly$0.50
Wheat, Graham and rye or rolls, with butter$0.10
Crackers with butter$0.10
Virginia corn muffins with butter$0.10
Boston brown bread with butter$0.15
Romaine Salad$0.30
Cucumber salad$0.40
Asparagus Salad, Vinaigrette$0.60
Lobster salad$0.90
Fruit salad$0.60
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.50
Chicken salad$0.75
Potato salad$0.40
Lettuce, French dressing$0.35
Boned capon, string bean salad$0.70
Lobster (half), Mayonnaise$1.00
sliced turkey$0.75
Chicken (half)$0.85
Grilled sweet potatoes$0.30
Mashed potatoes$0.15
Baked Potato$0.15
Boiled potatoes$0.15
Brussels Sprouts$0.30
Lima beans$0.25
Mashed yellow turnips$0.20
GREEN PEAS$0.25
String Beans$0.25
Fried Egg Plant$0.20
Spinach$0.30
Boiled rice$0.15
Stewed tomatoes$0.20
Stewed Corn$0.20
Roast Duckling, apple sauce$0.90
Broiled Guinea hen (half), corn fritters (20 min.)$1.25
Braised quail en casserole, Brussels sprouts (15 min.)$0.85
Broiled fresh mushrooms on toast (15 min.)$0.75
Scallops en brochette, Brussels sprouts (15 min.)$0.75
Mashed turnips, boiled rice, baked potato$0.50
Brussels sprouts, stewed corn, boiled potato$0.50
Baked Beans$0.35
Lobster patty, Maryland$0.75
Scrambled Eggs, Spanish style$0.50
Chicken (half), Lady Curson$0.90
Oyster cutlet with cream sauce, peas$0.40
Turkey leg, egg sauce, boiled potato$0.55
Smoked kippered herring, saute potatoes$0.35
Stuffed deviled crab$0.40
Smoked finnan haddie in cream$0.50
Fried flounder, Tartar sauce, potatoes Duchesse$0.55
Chicken consomme with rice$0.25
Consomme, Jardiniere$0.25
Cup Clam Broth$0.15
Pepper pot soup$0.25
Olives$0.20
Mangoes$0.25
Mixed Pickles$0.15
Sliced Tomatoes$0.40
Chow chow$0.15
Celery$0.30
Gherkins$0.15
SLICED CUCUMBERS$0.30
Cherrystone Clam Cocktail$0.35
Cherrystone clams, half dozen$0.30
Little Neck Clam Cocktail$0.30
Clam Stew$0.35
Little Neck clams (half doz.)$0.25
Oyster Stew$0.40
Oyster Box Stew$0.50
Oyster Cream Stew$0.60
Fried oysters (half doz.)$0.40
Cape Cod Oysters, medium (half doz.)$0.30
Cape Cod oysters, small (half doz.)$0.25
Malted Milk, cup$0.15
Walker-Gordon Milk$0.10 – $0.15
Buttermilk$0.05
Instant Postum$0.15
Tea (Pot)$0.15 – $0.25
Coffee, Pot$0.15 – $0.25
Iced coffee, pot$0.15 – $0.25
Iced Tea, Pot$0.15 – $0.25
cocoa, pot$0.15 – $0.25
Cocoa, pot with whipped cream$0.20 – $0.30

Page 2

Clicquot Yellow Label$3.25 – $6.00
Krug Private Cuvee Ex Sec$3.25 – $6.00
L. Roederer, Brut$3.25 – $6.00
Moet & Chandon, White Seal$3.25 – $6.00
Pol Roger, Brut$3.50 – $6.50
Pommery & Greno Sec$3.25 – $6.00
Ruinart, Brut$3.25 – $6.00
Chateau Larose$2.50 – $4.50
Margaux$1.50 – $2.75
Pontet Canet$1.75 – $2.75
St. Julien$1.50 – $2.25
Chateau Latour Blanche$2.50 – $4.75
Chateau Yquem$3.00 – $6.00
Haut Sauternes$1.50 – $2.50
Chambertin$2.25 – $4.50
Pommard$1.50 – $2.75
Niersteiner$1.50 – $2.50
Rudesheimer$1.75 – $3.00
Pemartin's Amontillado$0.30 – $2.25
Sandeman's Old Port$0.30 – $2.25
Cook's Imperial$1.75 – $3.25
Gold Seal Special Dry$1.75 – $3.25
Linda Vista$1.00 – $1.25
Port, Table, California$1.00 – $1.50
Ruby Top Sparkling Burgundy$1.50
Sauternes, California$1.00 – $1.50
Sherry, Table, California, glass$0.20
Virginia Dare$0.20 – $0.75
Apple Jack$0.30 – $2.75
Black and White$0.35 – $2.50
Canadian Club$0.30 – $2.50
Carstairs$0.30 – $2.50
Deep Spring Tennessee$0.30 – $2.50
Dewars White Label$0.30 – $2.50
Haig & Haig$0.40 – $3.50
Garrick Club Maryland Rye$0.65 – $2.50
Highland Scotch$1.25
John Jameson & Son, Irish$0.35 – $2.75
King William, V. O. P.$0.35 – $3.50
Lewis' Straight Rye$0.30 – $2.50
Maryland Club$0.30 – $2.50
Monticello Special Reserve$0.30 – $2.50
Mount Vernon$0.30 – $2.50
Norris Special$0.30 – $2.50
Old Navy Scotch$0.30 – $2.50
Old Taylor$0.30 – $2.50
Peter Dawson's Perfection Special Scotch$0.30 – $2.50
Private Stock Rye$0.35 – $3.50
Sherwood, 10 years old$0.30 – $2.50
Wilson Rye$0.30 – $2.50
Burnett's Old Tom$0.30 – $2.50
Coates' Plymouth$0.35 – $2.50
El Bart dry$0.30 – $2.50
Field, Son & Co., Sloe$0.35 – $2.75
Gordon Co.'s Dry$0.30 – $2.50
Holland$0.50 – $4.00
Oxford Club, Dry$0.30 – $2.50
Bacardi Rum$0.30 – $2.75
Old London Jamaica Rum$0.25 – $2.50
St. Croix Rum$0.25 – $2.50
Apricot Brandy$0.30 – $3.75
Hennessy Brandy$0.30 – $3.75
Vieux Cognac, 1842$0.40 – $4.50
Anisette$0.35
Benedictine$0.35
Blackberry$0.30
Chartreuse, Yellow$0.50
Creme de Cacao$0.35
Creme de Menthe$0.35
Curacao, red$0.35
Dubonnet$0.30
Grenadine$0.30
Kummel$0.35
Maraschino$0.35
Vermouth$0.30
Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch)$0.25
F & M Schaefer (New York Beer)$0.15 – $0.20
Lemp "Falstaff" Brewery Bottling$0.25
Pabst "Blue Ribbon"$0.25
Peter Doelger First Prize$0.25
Piel Bros Dortmunder$0.20 – $0.25
Piel Bros Kapuziner$0.25 – $0.30
Schlitz in Brown Bottles$0.25
Bass, dog's head$0.30 – $0.45
Bass white label$0.25 – $0.40
Guinness' Stout$0.25 – $0.40
Evans' India Pale Ale$0.30
Smith's Philadelphia Ale$0.30
Bromo-Seltzer$0.10
Calisaya$0.25
Carl H. Schultz's Carbonic$0.10 – $0.30
Carl H. Schultz's Seltzer$0.10 – $0.30
Carl H. Schultz's Vichy$0.10 – $0.30
Celestins Vichy$0.30 – $0.40
Claret Punch$0.30
Club soda, C & C, Imported$0.35
Club Soda, Delatour$0.15
Clysmic Water$0.15 – $0.25
Ginger Ale, C & C$0.20 – $0.30
Ginger Ale, Clicquot Club$0.20
Grape Juice, Armour's Individual$0.25
Grape Juice, Welch's, Individual$0.25
Hathorn$0.25
Hire's Root Beer$0.25
Johann Hoff's Malt Extract$0.25
Lemon Soda$0.20
Londonderry Lithia Water$0.25
Milk Punch$0.35
Perrier$0.20 – $0.30
Plain Lemonade$0.25
Pluto Water$0.15
Poland Water$0.25
Red Raven$0.20
Sarsaparilla$0.20
Sparkling New York State Cider$0.30 – $0.50
Temple Table Water$0.15
White Rock Lithia$0.15 – $0.25
Chewing gum$0.05
Champagne, Cup, Extra$0.50
Claret, Cup, Extra$0.50

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