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Pennsylvania Railroad

Date
1917-11-22
Restaurant
Pennsylvania Railroad
Physical description
26.5x15.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Consomme, Sultana$0.25
Chicken consomme with rice$0.25
Spare ribs with sourcrout and boiled potato$0.50
Loin lamb chop, mashed turnips$0.40
Instant Postum$0.15
Malted Milk, cup$0.15
Walker-Gordon Milk$0.10 – $0.15
Buttermilk$0.05
Boston brown bread with butter$0.15
Virginia corn muffins with butter$0.10
Crackers with butter$0.10
Wheat, Graham and rye or rolls, with butter$0.10
Philadelphia Cream Cheese$0.25
Philadelphia cream cheese with bar-le-duc jelly$0.50
Tea or coffee, pot$0.15 – $0.25
Iced Coffee or Tea, Pot$0.15 – $0.25
Cocoa, pot (1 portion)$0.15
Cocoa, pot (1 portion) with whipped cream$0.20
Cocoa, pot (2 portions)$0.25
Cocoa, pot (2 portions) with whipped cream$0.30
Pimento (cheese)$0.20
Roquefort$0.30
Imperial (cheese)$0.25
Swiss (cheese)$0.25
American (CHEESE)$0.15
Orange$0.10
Sliced Orange$0.15
Orange Juice$0.25
Baked Apple with Cream$0.20
Bananas with cream$0.20
Grapes$0.20
Grape fruit (half)$0.25
Casaba Melon$0.30
French vanilla ice cream$0.25
Maple Walnut Ice Cream$0.20
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.20
Coffee Ice Cream$0.20
Vanilla ice cream$0.20
Biscuit Tortoni$0.30
Lalla Rookh punch$0.25
Cafe Parfait$0.25
Pumpkin Pie$0.15
Mince Pie$0.20
Bread Pudding, Brandy Sauce$0.20
Custard cup$0.20
ASSORTED CAKE$0.20
Eclair$0.15
Cold rice pudding$0.15
Cold rice pudding with cream$0.25
Bran cookies$0.15
Bran cookies with milk$0.25
Apple Sauce$0.20
California Peaches$0.25
Chicken Sandwich$0.30
Hot roast beef sandwich$0.50
Cold Roast Beef Sandwich$0.35
Oyster Sandwich$0.20
American Cheese Sandwich$0.15
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.25
Sardine Sandwich$0.30
Corned beef sandwich$0.15
Club sandwich$0.45
Tongue Sandwich$0.20
Ham Sandwich$0.15
Lettuce Sandwich$0.20
Pimento cheese sandwich$0.20
Romaine Salad$0.30
Lobster salad$0.90
Chicken salad$0.75
Cucumber salad$0.40
Fruit salad$0.60
Potato salad$0.40
Asparagus, Vinaigrette$0.60
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.50
Lettuce, French dressing$0.35
Roast beef$0.60
Roast Beef with German fried potatoes$0.75
Hungarian goulash with rice$0.55
Roast beef croquette with green peas$0.40
Brochette of chicken livers with succotash$0.50
Baked Pork and Beans$0.35
Mashed turnips, succotash, German fried potatoes$0.50
Brussels sprouts, boiled onions, mashed potatoes$0.50
Broiled tenderloin of pork, fried apples$0.75
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms on Toast$0.75
Broiled quail, currant jelly$1.00
Roast Quail, Currant Jelly$1.00
Broiled Guinea hen (half), corn fritters$1.25
Roast Guinea hen (half), corn fritters$1.25
Roast Lamb, Mint Sauce$0.75
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
Grilled sweet potatoes$0.30
Mashed potatoes$0.15
Baked Potato$0.15
Boiled potatoes$0.15
Boned capon, string bean salad$0.70
Chicken (half)$0.85
Lamb, vegetable salad$0.75
Roast beef$0.60
Roast Beef with Potato Salad$0.75
Tongue$0.50
Tongue with Potato Salad$0.65
Assorted meats, vegetable salad$1.00
Ham$0.50
Corned beef$0.50
Ham with potato salad$0.65
Corned Beef with potato salad$0.65
Fried Scallops, Tartar Sauce$0.75
Stuffed deviled crab$0.40
Smoked kippered herring, saute potatoes$0.35
Smoked finnan haddie in cream$0.50
Broiled whitefish, Maitre d'Hotel, potato croquette$0.55
Cup Clam Broth$0.15
Mutton broth with barley$0.25
Sliced Tomatoes$0.40
Chow chow$0.15
Mixed Pickles$0.15
Celery$0.30
Mangoes$0.25
Gherkins$0.15
Olives$0.20
SLICED CUCUMBERS$0.30
Little Neck Clam Cocktail$0.30
Cherrystone clams, half dozen$0.30
Cherrystone Clam Cocktail$0.35
Clam Stew$0.35
Little Neck clams (half doz.)$0.25
Oyster Stew$0.40
Box Stew$0.50
Cream Stew$0.60
Fried oysters (half doz.)$0.40
Cape Cod oysters, small (half doz.)$0.25
Cape Cod Oysters, medium (half doz.)$0.30

Page 2

Anisette (cordial)$0.35
Benedictine (cordial)$0.35
Blackberry (cordial)$0.30
Chartreuse, yellow (cordial)$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 (cordial)$0.35
Vermouth$0.30

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

16,525 menus · 64,352 scanned pages · 1851–2008 · uncatalogued scans

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