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The Biltmore

Date
1917-12-11
Restaurant
The Biltmore
Physical description
28x18cm folded; 28x36cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Chicken loaf, Czarina$0.80
Mushroom patty, Toulousaine$0.75
Braised Maryland turkey, Chipotla$1.00
Asparagus tips with egg, Milanaise$0.70
Boneless squab cocotte, peas and mushrooms$1.85
Supreme of guinea hen saute, Cussy$1.70
Broiled breast of duckling, Philadelphia$1.70
Tomato on toast, Fleuriste$0.60
Honey Dew Melon$0.60
Grapes$0.40
Casaba Melon$0.30
Pear$0.30
Apple$0.25
Orange$0.25
Turkish Coffee$0.30
Cream cheese with Bar-le-Duc$0.60
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.30
Stilton$0.45
Roquefort$0.45
Camembert$0.35
Manhattan cream cheese$0.30
English Cheddar$0.35
Brie$0.35
McLarens cheese$0.30
Port-du-Salut$0.35
Gruyère$0.40
Long Island Duckling$3.75
Roast young turkey, cranberry sauce$1.10
Roast chicken$3.25
Broiled Chicken$2.70
Squab Chicken$1.65
Guinea chicken$3.25
Squab guinea chicken$2.20
Squab$1.65
Baby turkey Golden plover$1.40
Venison Egyptian quail$1.40
Mallard Duck$5.00
Supreme of chicken, Jeannette$1.00
Chicken salad$1.35
Lobster salad$1.35
Crab Meat salad$1.10
Truffled boned capon$0.95
Pâte of goose-liver$1.65
Hot-house asparagus$1.10
Mashed spinach$0.60
New peas$0.70
Artichoke$0.70
Lima beans$0.70
Egg plant$0.45
Cauliflower$0.60
Cauliflower au Gratin$0.60
Oyster-plant$0.45
Squash$0.45
String Beans$0.60
Brussels Sprouts$0.45
Stuffed Tomato$0.40
Braised celery$0.45
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.40
Baked Potatoes$0.25
Boiled potatoes$0.25
Mashed potatoes$0.25
Hashed Brown Potatoes$0.30
French fried potatoes$0.30
Au Gratin Potatoes$0.35
Potatoes O'Brien$0.35
Potato Soufflé$0.40
Lorette Potatoes$0.35
Sauté Potatoes$0.30
Sweet Potatoes, Southern Style$0.40
Lynnhaven Oysters$0.50
Seatag oysters$0.55
Blue Point Oysters$0.40
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Robbin Islands oysters$0.45
Cape Cod Oysters$0.45
Smith Islands oysters$0.50
Cotuit oysters$0.45
Little Neck clams$0.40
Cherrystone Clams$0.40
Lobster Cocktail$1.00
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.70
Russian caviar$1.90
Celery$0.40
Grape fruit, Supreme$0.85
Special hors d'oeuvre$0.75
Spanish olives$0.30
California olives$0.30
Melon, Supreme$0.85
SALTED ALMONDS$0.35
Canape of anchovy$0.60
Smoked Salmon$0.55
Chow-chow$0.20
Carciofini$0.55
Consomme of game, St. Hubert$0.40
Bisque of Lobster$0.40
Green turtle soup, Amontillado$0.85
Small marmite soup$0.55
Chicken consomme$0.45
Tomato Soup$0.45
Consomme Bellevue$0.50
St. Germain soup$0.45
Gumbo$0.50
Julienne Soup$0.45
Madrilene soup$0.45
Terrapin (any style)$2.10
Supreme of sea bass au gratin$0.75
Filet of halibut, Breval$0.75
Lobster cassolette, Bordelaise$0.90
Frogs' legs saute, Provencale$1.00
Crab Meat, Newburg$0.85
Boneless smelts, Choisy$0.75
Brook trout saute, Doria$0.90
Boiled pompano, sauce Maximilienne$0.80
Coffee, demi-tasse$0.20
Special Coffee$0.30
Apollinaris$0.35 – $0.70
Johannis$0.35 – $0.70
Alligator Pear Salad$0.85
Biltmore salad$0.70
Cucumber salad$0.45
Endive Salad$0.70
Julia Arthur salad$0.60
Hearts of lettuce salad$0.50
Fruits salad$0.60
Palm Beach salad$0.60
Suzette salad$0.60
Hearts of Romaine Salad$0.50
Tomato Salad$0.45
Demi-deuil salad$0.70
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.70
Walnut souffle pudding$0.45
Champagne Jelly$0.45
Moka bavarois$0.45
Glace Rosadelle$0.50
Iced mousse violette$0.45
Apple Pie$0.35
Custard Pie$0.35
French Pastry$0.20
Cup Custard$0.35
Cup Mary Garden$0.60
Marrons glaces$0.50
Peach Melba$0.70
Meringue glacee$0.50
Phila ice cream$0.45
Vanilla ice cream$0.45
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.45
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.45
Coffee parfait$0.45
Chocolate Parfait$0.45
Pistache$0.45
Nesselrode Pudding$0.50
Biscuit Tortoni$0.50
Tutti-Frutti$0.50
Neapolitan$0.45
Lemon Ice$0.35
Raspberry Ice$0.35
Pineapple Ice$0.35
Orange ice$0.35

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