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John Wanamaker

Date
1917-12-11
Restaurant
John Wanamaker
Physical description
27x17cm folded; 27x34cm opened
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 3

Iced Cocoa, per glass$0.25
Glass of Milk in Bottle$0.15
Pot of cocoa$0.25
Pot of cocoa with whipped cream$0.30
Buttermilk per glass$0.15
Horlick's Malted Milk$0.30
Mixed Fruits Chilled in Glass$0.30
Sherried Grape Fruit in Glass$0.30
Green olives$0.25
Ripe Olives$0.25
Celery$0.30
BLUE POINTS$0.35
Cotuits$0.35
Lynn Havens$0.35
Cream Stew$0.50
Oyster Stew$0.40
Fried oysters$0.60
Little Neck clams$0.35
Cherry Stones$0.35
Minced Clam Stew, per cup$0.25
Fresh vegetable soup$0.25
Cream of tomato soup$0.25
CLAM BROTH$0.25
Old Fashioned Chicken Soup$0.30
Chicken broth with rice$0.25
Hotel Club Sandwich$0.50
Tea Room Club Sandwich$0.50
Baked Ham Sandwich$0.50
Hot roast beef sandwich$0.50
Toasted Chicken Sandwich with Lettuce$0.50
Toasted Cheese Sandwich$0.45
Sliced Chicken Sandwich$0.50
Chicken Salad Sandwich$0.50
Sliced Ham or Tongue Sandwich$0.40
Minced Chicken Sandwich$0.35
Minced Egg Sandwich (lettuce and Mayonnaise)$0.45
Grated Cheese Sandwich$0.35
Cheese and Mustard Sandwich$0.35
Lettuce Sandwich$0.40
Tomato Mayonnaise Sandwich$0.40
Raspberry Jam Sandwich$0.25
Orange Marmelade Sandwich$0.25
Four-Minute Eggs$0.40
Scrambled Eggs$0.45
Fried Eggs$0.45
Certified Poached Eggs on Toast with Bacon$0.50
Omelet with Asparagus Tips$0.60
Scrambled Eggs with Bacon$0.50
Omelet, plain$0.50
Omelet with Chicken Livers$0.60
Spanish omelet$0.60
Lobster salad$1.25
Lobster salad, small$1.00
Chicken salad$0.80
Chicken salad, small$0.60
Plain Lettuce, Mayonnaise, French or Russian Dressing$0.45
Potato Salad, Mayonnaise$0.50
Tomato and Egg Salad$0.50
Fruit Salad, Mayonnaise$0.60
Tomato Salad with Mayonnaise$0.50
Lettuce, Tomato and Cucumber Salad$0.50

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Old Fashioned Gingerbread$0.25
Fresh Grated Cocoanut Layer Cake$0.25
Sponge Cake$0.25
Chocolate Layer Cake$0.25
Lady Cake$0.25
Baked Apple with Cream$0.25
Stewed Fruit (Apricots, Peaches or Pears)$0.25
Cup Custard$0.25
Sliced Oranges and Bananas$0.25
Bread Pudding with Meringue$0.25
Tapioca Cream Pudding$0.25
Leom Fruit Jelly with Whipped Cream$0.25
Rice Pudding with Raisins$0.25
Deviled crab$0.60
Fried Scallops tartar sauce$0.75
Fish Cakes with or without Tomato Sauce$0.60
Creamed Salt Cod Fish on Toast$0.60
Creamed Chicken on Toast$0.75
Chicken croquette with peas$0.60
Roast beef$0.85
Broiled Lamb Chops$0.75
Sirloin Steak$1.25
Broiled Ham$0.65
Chipped Beef in Cream$0.60
Chicken liver saute$0.60
Hashed Brown, French Fried, Lyonnaise, or Creamed Potatoes$0.30
Rice Croquette$0.20
Toasted English Mufins$0.25
PLAIN OR BUTTERED TOAST$0.15
French Toast$0.35
Milk toast$0.20
Cream toast$0.30
Wheat Cakes with Maple Syrup$0.35
lemon meringue pie$0.25
Green Apple Pie$0.25
Custard Pie$0.25
COCOANUT CUSTARD PIE$0.25
Assorted French Tarts$0.25
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
bisque ice cream$0.30
TUTTI FRUTTI ICE CREAM$0.30
Biscuit Tortoni$0.30
Wanamaker Frozen Custard$0.30
Orange or Pineapple Ice$0.30
Small portions [of ice cream or ice]$0.20

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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