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Louis Sherry

Date
1917-12-13
Restaurant
Louis Sherry
Physical description
26.5x15.5cm folded; 26.5x31cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Page 2

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
Little Neck clams$0.40
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Cherry Stone Clams$0.40
Croute-au-pot$0.45
Cream of Chicken, Queen Style$0.50
Consomme Solferino$0.45
Clear green turtle$0.60
Boudins of Virginia Ham$0.80
ASTRAKAN CAVIAR$2.00
Fried Whitebait and Oyster Crabs, Tartar Sauce$0.90
Filet of Kingfish, American$0.80
Sea bass saute, Meuniere$0.75
Boiled Salmon, Hollandaise Sauce$0.80
Saddle of Venison with Puree of Chestnuts$1.25
Poularde Reine Blanche$1.25
Squab chicken in cocotte, Grand'mere$1.75
Blackberry Pie$0.35
Custard Pie$0.35
Beets in Butter$0.50
Cold Yorkshire ham$0.75
CLAM BROTH$0.45
Supreme of chicken, Jeannette$1.50
Beef salad, Parisian$0.75
Chicken consomme$0.45
Cake St. Honore$0.40
Sweetbread, Bayadere$1.50
Tournedos of Filet of Beef, Massena$1.75
Kernel of Lamb, Hunter Style$1.00
Terrapin, Maryland$3.00
Squab Turkey$5.00
Roast chicken$3.00
Pheasant$5.00
Guinea Hen$3.00
Ribs of beef$0.90
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
Spring Lamb
Excelsior Consomme in cup$0.45
Okra Consomme in cup$0.45
Beef consomme in cup$0.45
Hors d'oeuvre a la Francaise$0.75
Heart of fresh artichoke, Petrograd$1.25
Salad, Henry IV$1.25
Hot House Asparagus$1.25
Tomatoes Surprise$0.60
Leave, Florentine$1.25
Fish salad, Parisian$0.75
Cold Crab meat a la Manners$0.75
Cold Lobster$2.50
Cold Half Lobster$1.25
Cold Salmon, Majoy Handy Sauce$0.80
Stuffed boneless squab in jelly$1.75
Galantine of Chicken$1.00
Cold Patty of Guinea hen in cruse$1.00
Chicken salad$1.50
Lobster salad$1.50
Crab Meat salad$1.00
Aspic of ham$0.60
Cold Virginia Ham$0.80
French peas$0.60
New peas$0.70
New Lima Beans$0.80
Potatoes O'Brien$0.40
Stuffed potatoes, Sherry$0.35
Braised celery with marrow$0.50
Baked stuffed egg-plant$0.40
Italian Spaghetti$0.50
String beans in butter$0.70
Boiled artichoke, Hollandaise sauce$0.60
Spinach, English$0.50
Romaine Salad$0.50
Lettuce Salad$0.50
Escarole Salad$0.50
Watercress Salad$0.50
Cucumber 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 Vanilla Pudding, Vanilla Sauce$0.40
Peach Tartlet$0.25
Grapes$0.50
Casaba Melon$0.60
Grape fruit$0.45
Eclair$0.20
Vienna Pastry$0.20
French Pastry$0.20
White Wine Sherbet$0.50
Pear Cardinal$0.60
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-du-Salut Cheese$0.45
Gruyere Cheese$0.45
Gorgonzola Cheese$0.45
Neufchatel Cheese.3
Bar-le-Duc, Small$0.30
Bar-le-Duc, Large$0.60
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.45
Small Gervais cheese made fresh every day$0.30
French coffee, demi-tasse$0.15
French coffee, demi-tasse with cream$0.40
Turkish Coffee$0.30
Sherry Tea$0.40

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Selle de Chevreuil, Puree de Marrons$1.25
Blue Point Oysters$0.40
Smith Island Oysters$0.50
Seatag oysters$0.50
Cotuits Oysters$0.45
Plum Island oysters$0.45
Cape Cod Oysters$0.45
Sauce Cocktail$0.10
Cherry Stone Clams$0.40
Little Neck clams$0.40
Croute-au-pot$0.45
Creme de Volaille Soup a la Reine$0.50
Consomme Solferino$0.45
Tortue Verte Soup Claire$0.60
Boudins de Jambon de Virginie$0.80
CAVIAR D'ASTRAKAN$2.00
Blanchaille et Crabes d'Huitres Frits, Sauce Tartare$0.90
Filet d'Umbrine, Americaine$0.80
Bars de Mer Sautes, Meuniere$0.75
Saumon Boilli, Sauce Hollandaise$0.80
Poularde Reine Blanche$1.25
Poussin en Cocotte, Grand'mere$1.75
Ris de Veau, Bayadere$1.50
Tournedos de Filet de Boeuf, Massena$1.75
Noisette d'Agneau, Chasseur$1.00
Terrapin, Maryland$3.00
Dindonneau$5.00
Poulet Roti$3.00
Faisan 5
Pintade$3.00
Roti de Boeuf$0.90
Pluvier$1.25
Poulet de Lait$3.50
Venaison
Pintadon$2.25
Poularde$6.00
Caneton$3.50
Pigeonneau Royal$1.50
Canard mallard$5.00
Poussin$1.50
Agneau de Printemps
Volaille Consomme froid en tasse$0.45
Excelsior Consomme froid en tasse$0.45
Gumbo froid en tasse$0.45
Essence de clovisses consomme froid en tasse$0.45
Consomme de Boeuf froid en Tasse$0.45
Hors d'oeuvre a la Francaise$0.75
Salade, Henri IV$1.25
Tomates Surprise$0.60
Chair de crabes froid a la Manners$0.75
Coeur d'artichaut frais froid, Petrograd$1.25
Feuille, Florentine$1.25
Salade de poisson, Parisienne$0.75
Homard froid$2.50
Demi homard froid$1.25
Saumon froid, sauce Major Handy$0.80
Supreme de Volaille froid, Jeanette$1.50
Pigeon desosse farci a la Gelee$1.75
Galantine de volaille$1.00
Pate de pintade en croute$1.00
Salade de Volaille$1.50
Salade d'Homard$1.50
Salade de Chair de Crabe$1.00
Salade de boeuf, Parisienne$0.75
Jambon d'York froid$0.75
Aspic de jambon$0.60
Jambon de Virginie froid$0.80
Betteraves au beurre$0.50
Petits Pois Francais$0.60
Petits pois nouveaux$0.70
Haricot de Lima$0.80
ASPERGES DE SERRE$1.25
Pommes, O'Brien$0.40
Pommes farcies a la Sherry$0.35
Celeri a la moelle$0.50
Aubergines farcies au gratin$0.40
Spaghettis Italiens$0.50
Haricots Verts au Beurre$0.70
Artichauts bouillis, sauce Hollandaise$0.60
Epinards a l'Anglaise$0.50
Salade d'Escarole$0.50
Salade de laitue$0.50
Salade de Romaine$0.50
Salade de Cresson$0.50
Salade de Concombre$0.50
Salade Comtesse$0.60
Salade de Chicoree$0.50
Salade de Doucette$0.50
Salade de Demi Poire d'Alligator$1.00
Salade de Laitue et Tomate$0.60
Salade d'Endive$0.60
Salade de Vegetables$0.75
Salade Lorenzo$0.75
Salade de Coeur de Palm$0.75
Pouding Souffle Vanille, Sauce Vanille$0.40
Gateau St. Honore$0.40
Tartelette aux Peches$0.25
Mures Pie, A la Creme$0.35
Raisins$0.50
MELON CASABA$0.60
Patisserie Francaise$0.20
Sorbet au Vin Blanc$0.50
Poire Cardinal$0.60
Poncire$0.45
Eclair$0.20
Patisserie Viennoise$0.20
Gateau de Pommes, Bourgeoise$0.35
Nougatine Glace, Sauce Caramel$0.50
Coupe aux Peches$0.60
Glace de Fraise$0.45
Glace de Chocolat$0.45
Glace de Vanille$0.45
Roquefort fromage$0.45
Port-du-Salut fromage$0.45
Gruyere fromage$0.45
Gorgonzola fromage$0.45
Neufchatel fromage$0.30
Bar-le-Duc, Petit$0.30
Bar-le-Duc, Large$0.60
CAMEMBERT Fromage$0.45
Petit Gervais fromage frais tous les jours$0.30
Cafe Francais, demi-tasse$0.15
Cafe Francais, demi-tasse avec creme$0.40
Cafe Turc$0.30
The Sherry$0.40

Page 4

Blue Point Oysters$0.40
Smith Island Oysters$0.50
Seatag oysters$0.50
Cotuits Oysters$0.45
Plum Island oysters$0.45
Cape Cod Oysters$0.45
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Cherry Stone Clams$0.40
Little Neck clams$0.40
Chicken Soup with Tomatoes$0.45
Potage Lamballe$0.45
Fried Eggs, Bayonnaise$0.50
Eggs, Aurora$0.60
ASTRAKAN CAVIAR$2.00
Salmon in Bordure, Mornay$0.75
Fried Filet of Sole, Tartare Sauce$0.75
Broiled Bluefish, Maitre d'Hotel$0.75
sausage, gastronome$0.75
Slice of Sirloin of Beef, Cabaret$1.25
Chicken Saute, Demidoff$1.75
kidneys and sweetbreads, creole$0.90
Lamb Chop, Maintenon$0.90
Squab Turkey$5.00
Royal Squab$1.50
Poularde$6.00
Roast chicken$3.00
Ribs of beef$0.90
Pheasant$5.00
Plover$1.25
Guinea Hen$3.00
Mallard Duck$5.00
Milk-Fed Chicken$3.50
Spring Duckling$3.50
Squab Guinea$2.25
Squab Chicken$1.50
Venaison
Spring Lamb
Cold Chicken Consomme$0.45
Cold Excelsior Consomme$0.45
Cold Gombo$0.45
Cold Clam Broth$0.45
Cold Beef Consomme$0.45
Hors 'doeuvre a la Francaise$0.75
Salad, Henry IV$1.25
Tomatoes Surprise$0.60
Cold Crab meat a la Manners$0.75
Cold Heart of fresh artichoke, Petrograd$1.25
Leave, Florentine$1.25
Fish salad, Parisian$0.75
Cold Lobster$2.50
Cold Half Lobster$1.25
Cold Salmon, Majoy Handy Sauce$0.80
Cold Supreme of Chicken, Jeanette$1.50
Galantine of Chicken$1.00
Stuffed boneless squab in jelly$1.75
Cold Patty of Guinea hen in crust$1.00
Chicken salad$1.50
Lobster salad$1.50
Crab Meat salad$1.00
Beef salad, Parisian$0.75
Cold Yorkshire ham$0.75
Aspic of ham$0.60
Cold Virginia Ham$0.80
Hot House Asparagus$1.25
String Beans$0.70
New peas$0.70
French peas$0.60
New Lima Beans$0.80
Beets in Butter$0.50
Spaghetti Italian$0.50
Potatoes, maitre d'hotel$0.40
Baked Cauliflower$0.50
Braised celery with marrow$0.50
Potatoes, julienne$0.35
Romaine Salad$0.50
Lettuce Salad$0.50
Escarole Salad$0.50
Watercress Salad$0.50
Cucumber 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
Scotch Pudding, Strawberry Sauce$0.40
Peach Tartlet$0.25
Blackberry Pie$0.35
Custard Pie$0.35
Grapes$0.50
Casaba Melon$0.60
Grape fruit$0.45
Assorted Pastry$0.20
Eclair$0.20
Homemade Apple Cake$0.35
Vienna Pastry$0.20
mousse with meringue$0.50
iced caramel$0.50
tutti frutti glace, raspberry sauce$0.50
Vanilla ice cream$0.45
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.45
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.45
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.45
Port-du-Salut Cheese$0.45
Gruyere Cheese$0.45
Gorgonzola Cheese$0.45
Neufchatel cheese$0.30
Bar-le-Duc$0.30 – $0.60
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.45
Small Gervais cheese made fresh every day$0.30
French coffee, demi-tasse$0.15
French coffee, demi-tasse with cream$0.40
Turkish Coffee$0.30
Sherry Tea$0.40

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Plum Island oysters$0.45
Potage, Lamballe$0.45
Poulet aux Tomates$0.45
Oeufs, Aurore$0.60
Seatag oysters$0.50
Cape Cod Oysters$0.45
Sauce Cocktail$0.10
Cherry Stone Clams$0.40
Cotuits Oysters$0.45
Oeufs Frits, Bayonnaise$0.50
Blue Point Oysters$0.40
Smith Island Oysters$0.50
Saumon en Bordure, Mornay$0.75
CAVIAR D'ASTRAKAN$2.00
Filet de Sole Frit, Sauce Tartare$0.75
Coryphene Grille, Maitre d'Hotel$0.75
Saucisses, Gastronome$0.75
Tranche de Contre-filet de Boeuf, Cabaret$1.25
Poulet saute, Demidoff$1.75
Rognons et Ris de Veau, Creole$0.90
Cotelette d'Agneau, Maintenon$0.90
Dindonneau$5.00
Pigeonneau Royal$1.50
Poularde$6.00
Poulet Roti$3.00
Roti de Boeuf$0.90
Pluvier$1.25
Pintade$3.00
Caneton$3.50
Faisan$5.00
Pintadon$2.25
Poulet de Lait$3.50
Poussin$1.50
Salade de poisson, Parisienne$0.75
Venison
Consomme Volaille$0.45
Canard mallard$5.00
Agneau de Printemps
Pommes, Julienne$0.35
Little Neck clams$0.40
Consomme Excelsior$0.45
Gombo$0.45
Essence de clovisses$0.45
Consomme de Boeuf$0.45
Hors d'oeuvre a la Francaise$0.75
Salade Henry, IV$1.25
Pouding Ecossais, Sauce Fraises$0.40
Coeur d'artichaut frais froid, Petrograd$1.25
Tomates Surprise$0.60
Chair de crabes froid a la Manners$0.75
Homard froid$2.50
Demi homard froid$1.25
Saumon froid, sauce Major Handy$0.80
Supreme de Volaille froid, Jeanette$1.50
Pigeon desosse farci a la Gelee$1.75
Pate de pintade en croute$1.00
Salade de Volaille$1.50
Salade d'Homard$1.50
Salade de Chair de Crabe$1.00
Salade de boeuf, Parisienne$0.75
Jambon d'York froid$0.75
Aspic de jambon$0.60
Jambon de Virginie froid$0.80
ASPERGES DE SERRE$1.25
HARICOTS VERTS$0.70
Galantine de volaille$1.00
Petits pois nouveaux$0.70
Petits Pois Francais$0.60
Haricots de Lima$0.80
Betteraves au beurre$0.50
Feuille, Florentine froid$1.25
Celeri braise a la moelle$0.50
Choux-fleurs au gratin$0.50
Spaghetti Italiens$0.50
Pommes, Maitre d'Hotel$0.40
Salade d'Escarole$0.50
Salade de laitue$0.50
Salade de Romaine$0.50
Salade de Cresson$0.50
Salade de Concombre$0.50
Salade Comtesse$0.60
Salade de Chicoree$0.50
Salade Doucette$0.50
Demi Poire d'Alligator$1.00
Salade de Laitue et Tomate$0.60
Salade d'Endive$0.60
Salade de Vegetables$0.75
Salade Lorenzo$0.75
Salade de Coeur de Palm$0.75
Tartelette aux Peches$0.25
Mures Pie, A la Creme$0.35
Raisins$0.50
MELON CASABA$0.60
Poncire$0.45
Patisserie Assortie$0.20
Eclair$0.20
Patisserie Viennoise$0.20
Gateau de Pommes, Bourgeoise$0.35
Mousse Meringue$0.50
Glace Caramel$0.50
Tutti Frutti Glace, Sauce Groseille$0.50
Glace Vanille$0.45
Glace Chocolat$0.45
Glace Fraise$0.45
Fromage Roquefort$0.45
Fromage Port-du-Salut$0.45
Fromage Gruyere$0.45
Fromage Gorgonzola$0.45
Fromage Neufchatel$0.30
Bar-le-Duc$0.30 – $0.60
Fromage Camembert$0.45
Petit Gervais frais tous les jours$0.30
Cafe Francais, demi-tasse$0.15
Cafe Francais, demi-tasse avec creme$0.40
Cafe Turc$0.30
The Sherry$0.40

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