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Louis Sherry

Date
1917-12-11
Restaurant
Louis Sherry
Physical description
26.5x15.5cm folded; 26.5x31cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Page 2

BLUE POINTS$0.40
Smith Islands$0.50
Sea Tags$0.50
Cotuits$0.45
Plum Islands$0.45
Cape Cods$0.45
Little Neck clams$0.40
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Cherry Stone Clams$0.40
Mulligatawny Soup, Indian$0.45
Cream of Lettuce Soup with Puffed Crusts$0.45
Potage Ambassador$0.45
Chicken Gumbo Creole$0.60
Shell of Lobster, Montijo$0.90
ASTRAKAN CAVIAR$2.00
Fried Whitebait and Oyster Crabs, Tartar Sauce$0.90
Filet of Kingfish, Dieppoise$0.80
Sea Bass, Neptune$0.80
Boiled Salmon, Hollandaise Sauce$0.80
Stuffed Turkey a la Broche, Giblet Sauce$1.25
Squab Chicken in Cocotte, Bourgeoise$1.75
Supreme of Chicken, Bayadere$1.75
Vol-au-Vent, Regence$1.25
Gelinotte on Canape$1.50
Terrapin, Maryland$3.00
Squab Turkey$5.00
Roast Turkey$3.00
Pheasant$5.00
Guinea Hen$3.00
Plover$1.25
Milk-Fed Chicken$3.50
Venison
Squab Guinea$2.25
Poularde$6.00
Spring Duckling$3.50
Royal Squab$1.50
Mallard Duck$5.00
Squab Chicken$1.50
Cold Chicken Consomme$0.45
Cold Excelsior Consomme$0.45
Cold Okra Consomme$0.45
Cold Clam Broth$0.45
Hors d'oeuvre a la Francaise$0.75
Heart of fresh artichoke, Petrograd$1.25
Salad, Henry IV$1.25
Leave, Florentine$1.25
Tomatoes Surprise$0.60
Crab meat a la Manners$0.75
Fish salad, Parisian$0.75
Cold Lobster$2.50
Cold lobster half$1.25
Salmon, Major Handy sauce$0.80
Supreme of Chicken, Jeanette$1.50
Cold Stuffed boneless squab in jelly$1.75
Galantine of Chicken$1.00
Cold Patty of Guinea hen in crust$1.00
Chicken salad$1.50
Lobster salad$1.50
Crab Meat salad$1.00
Beets in Butter$0.50
French peas$0.60
Potatoes O'Brien$0.40
Succotash$0.75
Boiled artichoke, Hollandaise sauce$0.60
Spinach, English$0.50
New peas$0.70
Stuffed potatoes, Sherry$0.35
Hot House Asparagus$1.25
New Lima Beans$0.80
Braised celery with marrow$0.50
Baked stuffed egg-plants$0.40
Italian Spaghetti$0.50
String beans in butter$0.70
Romaine Salad$0.50
Lettuce Salad$0.50
Escarole Salad$0.50
Watercress Salad$0.50
Cucumer Salad$0.50
Countess Salad$0.60
Chicory Salad$0.50
Fetticus Salad$0.50
Half Alligator Pear Salad$1.00
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.60
Endive Salad$0.60
Vegetable Salad$0.75
Lorenzo salad$0.75
Heart of Palm Salad$0.75
Puffed Lemon Pudding, Strawberry Sauce$0.40
Peach Pie$0.35
cocoanut pie$0.35
Peach Tartlet$0.25
Grapes$0.50
Casaba Melon$0.60
HONEY-DEW MELON$0.60
French Pastry$0.20
White Wine Sherbet$0.50
Pear Cardinal$0.60
Eclair$0.20
Grape fruit$0.45
Vienna Pastry$0.20
Homemade Apple Cake$0.35
Iced Nougatine, Caramel Sauce$0.50
Cup with Peaches$0.60
Vanilla ice cream$0.45
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.45
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.45
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.45
Port-au-Salut$0.45
Gruyere Cheese$0.45
Gorgonzola Cheese$0.45
Neufchatel cheese$0.30
French coffee, demi-tasse$0.15
French coffee, demi-tasse with cream$0.40
Turkish Coffee$0.30
Sherry Tea$0.40
Bar-le-Duc, Small$0.30
Bar-le-Duc, Large$0.60
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.45
Small Gervais made fresh every day$0.30

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Blue Point Oysters$0.40
Smith Island Oysters$0.50
Sea Tag Oysters$0.50
Cotuit oysters$0.45
Plum Island oysters$0.45
Cape Cod Oysters$0.45
Sauce Cocktail$0.10
Little Neck clams$0.40
Cherry Stone Clams$0.40
Mulligatawny Soup, Indienne$0.45
Creme of Lettuce Soup aux Croutons Souffles$0.45
Potage Ambassadeur$0.45
Gombo de Volaille, Creole$0.60
Coquille de Homard, Montijo$0.90
CAVIAR D'ASTRAKAN$2.00
Blanchaille et Crabes d'Huitres Frits, Sauce Tartare$0.90
Filet d'Umbrine, Dieppoise$0.80
Bars de Mer Saute, Neptune$0.80
Saumon Bouilli, Sauce Hollandaise$0.80
Dinde Farcie a la Broche, Sauce Giblette$1.25
Poularde aux Oeufs d'Or$1.25
Poussins en Cocotte, Bourgeoise$1.75
Supreme de Volaille, Bayadere$1.75
Vol-au-Vent, Regence$1.25
Gelinotte sur Canape$1.50
Terrapin, Maryland$3.00
Dindonneau$5.00
Poulet Roti$3.00
Faisan$5.00
Pintade$3.00
Pluvier$1.25
Poulet de Lait$3.50
Venaison
Pintadon$2.25
Caneton$3.50
Pigeonneau Royal$1.50
Canard mallard$5.00
Poularde$6.00
Poussin$1.50
Consomme Volaille Froid$0.45
Consomme Excelsior Froid$0.45
Gumbo Froid$0.45
Essence de clovisses froid$0.45
Hors d'oeuvre a la Francaise$0.75
Salad, Henry IV$1.25
Tomates Surprise$0.60
Chair de Crabs a la Manners$0.75
Coeur d'artichaut frais, Petrograd$1.25
Feuille, Florentine$1.25
Salade de poisson, Parisienne$0.75
Homard froid$2.50
Demi homard froid$1.25
Saumon, sauce Major Handy$0.80
Supreme de Volaille, Jeanette$1.50
Pigeon desosse farci a la Gelee$1.75
Pate de pintade en croute$1.00
Galantine de volaille$1.00
Salade de Volaille$1.50
Salade d'Homard$1.50
Salade de Chair de Crabe$1.00
Betteraves au beurre$0.50

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Shirred Eggs, Negus$0.70
Eggs, Duchesse$0.60
ASTRAKAN CAVIAR$2.00
Filet of Sole, Montreuil$0.80
Crab Meat, Dewey$1.00
Broiled Fresh Mackerel, Mustard Butter$0.75
Little Necks clams$0.40
Cherry Stone Clams$0.40
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Potage Mongol$0.45
Strained gumbo in cup$0.45
Turkey Hash with Green Peppers$1.25
Chicken Paprika with Noques$1.75
Pilaff of Chicken Liver, Oriental$0.75
Broiled Squab en Crapaudine, Deviled Sauce$1.50
Broiled Plover on Toast$1.25
Squab Turkey$5.00
Plover$1.25
Spring Duckling$3.50
Royal Squab$1.50
Squab Guinea$2.25
Guinea Hen$3.00
Blue Points oysters$0.40
Seatags oysters$0.50
Smith Islands oysters$0.50
Cotuits Oysters$0.45
Plum Islands oysters$0.45
Cape Cods oysters$0.45
Poularde$6.00
Squab Chicken$1.50
Pheasant$5.00
Venison
Mallard Duck$5.00
Roast chicken$3.00
Milk-Fed Chicken$3.50

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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