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Hotel Manhattan

Date
1917-11-18
Restaurant
Hotel Manhattan
Physical description
28x18cm folded; 28x36cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Seatags$0.45
BLUE POINTS$0.30
Cape Cods$0.35
Lynnhavens$0.40
Cherrystones$0.35
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Cotuits$0.35
Little Necks$0.30
Clam cocktail, Manhattan$0.45
Jubilee Soup$0.35
Green Turtle Soup$0.60
Petite marmite$0.45
Bisque of tomatoes$0.30
Chicken consomme$0.30
Croute-au-pot$0.35
Julienne Soup$0.35
Croute-au-pot$0.35
Mongole soup$0.35
Clear mock turtle soup$0.40
Chicken okra soup$0.40
CLAM BROTH$0.25
Tomato Parisienne$0.40
anchoives in oil$0.30
California Ripe Olives$0.30
Celery$0.35
Smoked sardines in oil$0.40
assorted hors d'oeuveres$0.75
Mackerel in Oil$0.30
Lyon sausages$0.30
Fresh Romanoff Beluga caviar$1.25
Broiled Fresh Mackerel, Anchovy Butter$0.70
Fried smelts, Tartare$0.65
lobster in brochette, bearnaise sauce.9
Oyster crabs$0.75
filet of halibut, florentine$0.70
frogs' legs saute fines herbes$0.85
baked soft clams a l'ancienne$0.65
Terrapin (p.p.)$1.75
poached fowl, oyster sauce$0.85
Calf's head, vinaigrette$0.65
rump steak, vert-pre$0.90
Poussin saute au beurre$1.25
Egg, Careme$0.40
sweetbread creamed with fresh mushrooms$1.00
Lamb chop breaded, Milanaise$0.60
shirred egg, bercy$0.45
Turkey, Cranberry Sauce$1.00
Ribs of beef$0.90
Guinea chicken$2.50
Poussin$1.25
Lamb$0.90
Jumbo Squab$1.25
Spring chicken$1.25 – $2.00
Canada lamb steak$0.85
Lamb Chops$0.90
Venison Steak$0.90
Golden plover$1.10
Steak Minute$1.00
Turkey$1.00
Boned capon$0.75
Assorted meat$1.00
Ham$0.50
Tongue$0.65
Roast beef$0.90
Prague ham, vegetable salad$0.85
Virginia Ham$0.70
Westphalia Ham$0.75
Salmon$0.65
Chicken$1.00
Crab, Manhattan$0.50
String Beans$0.50
Spinach$0.50
Cauliflower$0.50
New peas$0.60
Lima beans$0.50
Stuffed Tomato$0.40
Boiled onions in cream$0.50
Hot-house asparagus$1.00
Brai$0.50
Brussel Sprouts$0.40
Beets$0.40
Egg-plant$0.40
Artichoke, Hollandaise$0.50
Mushrooms broiled$0.75
Mushrooms broiled under glass$1.00
GREEN PEAS$0.40
Macaroni au gratin$0.40
Spaghetti au Gratin$0.40
Asparagus$0.50
Philadelphia Strawberry Ice Cream$0.35
Peach Pudding, Brandy Sauce$0.30
Huckleberry Pie$0.25
Mashed potatoes$0.25
Boiled potatoes$0.25
Baked Potatoes$0.20
Potatoes au Gratin$0.30
Sweet Potatoes$0.30
Kirsch sorbet$0.30
Chicory Salad$0.35
Escarole Salad$0.25
Endive Salad$0.50
Asparagus salad$0.55
Lettuce Salad$0.35
Romaine Salad$0.35
Princesse salad$0.50
Manhattan salad$0.50
Fruit salad$0.50
Alligator Pear Salad$0.50
Tomato Salad$0.40
Celery Salad$0.40
Sliced Spanish onions$0.35
Shrimp Salad$0.75
Crab flake salad$0.75
Field Salad$0.35
Lobster salad$1.25
Chicken salad$0.90
Port Wine Jelly$0.25
FRENCH CREAM PIE$0.25
Hazelnut parfait$0.40
Manhattan cream cheese$0.25
Deep-dish apple pie with cream$0.30
rice pudding$0.20
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20
Cherry tart$0.15
Mince pie, hot$0.30
Apple Pie$0.25
Assorted cakes$0.25
Compote of fresh pears$0.30
Coffee Eclairs$0.15
Chocolate Eclairs$0.15
Vanilla Eclairs$0.15
Stuffed potato$0.40
Coupe St. Jacques$0.50
Fruit salad$1.00
Peach Melba$0.65
Orange Water Ice$0.30
Lemon water ice$0.30
Raspberry Water Ice$0.30
Bisquit Tortoni$0.40
Neapolitan ice cream$0.40
Tutti-frutti ice cream$0.40
Mixed ice cream$0.40
Nesselrode Pudding$0.40
Vanilla ice cream$0.35
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.35
Coffee Ice Cream$0.35
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.35
Peach Ice Cream$0.35
Pistache ice cream$0.35
Grape fruit$0.35
Apple$0.15
Orange$0.15
Pear$0.20
Honey Dew Melon$0.50
Brandied Peach$0.25
Supreme of grape fruit$0.75
Petit Gervais cheese$0.20
Gruyere Cheese$0.25
Bar-le-Duc$0.25 – $0.40
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.30
Brie cheese$0.25
Edam Cheese$0.30
Neufchatel cheese$0.30
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.30
Coffee$0.20 – $0.30
Demi-tasse coffee$0.15
Tea$0.20 – $0.30
Apollinaris$0.30 – $0.50
Cream$0.10
Johannis$0.30 – $0.50
Bread and Butter$0.10
Rolls and butter$0.10
Gluten Bread$0.15
Arles sausages$0.30
Mince pie, cold$0.30

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