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The Biltmore

Date
1917-12-13
Restaurant
The Biltmore
Physical description
28x18cm folded; 28x36cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Terrapin (any style)$2.00
Deviled whitebait and oyster crabs$0.80
Green turtle soup, Amontillado$0.75
Tomato Soup$0.40
Peach cup Romanoff$0.50
Spaghetti with tomato, Caruso$0.50
Cassolette of lobster, Newburg$0.80
Cold Chicken and Ham Pie$0.80
Sweet potato, pineapple and chestnuts flambe$0.50
Coffee parfait$0.40
Chocolate Parfait$0.40
Roast Long Island Duckling$3.50
Sweet Potatoes Southern Style$0.35
McLarens cheese$0.25
Calf's feet, Windsor soup$0.30
Germiny Soup$0.35
Small marmite soup$0.50
Beef consomme$0.40
Chicken consomme$0.40
Consomme Bellevue$0.45
St. Germain soup$0.40
Gumbo$0.45
Julienne Soup$0.40
Madrilene soup$0.40
Boiled striped bass, caper sauce$0.65
Stuffed brook trout, Dieppoise$0.80
Supreme of salmon, Renaissance$0.65
Broiled Halibut Steak, Maitre d'Hotel$0.60
Filet of kingfish, Arlesienne$0.65
Scallops Mariniere$0.70
Larded filet of beef, Duchesse$1.25
Supreme of guinea hen, Don Carlos$1.50
Timbale of goose liver with truffles$0.75
Rack of lamb in cocotte, Champeaux$1.00
Loaf of Virginia ham, Robinson$0.65
Half chicken poached, Lady Curzon$1.50
Russian caviar$1.75
Celery$0.35
Grape fruit, Supreme$0.75
Special hors d'oeuvre$0.65
Spanish olives$0.25
California olives$0.25
Melon, Supreme$0.75
SALTED ALMONDS$0.30
Canape of anchovy$0.50
Smoked Salmon$0.50
Chow-chow$0.15
Carciofini$0.50
Lynnhaven Oysters$0.45
Seatag oysters$0.50
Blue Point Oysters$0.35
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Robbin Island oysters$0.40
Cape Cod Oysters$0.40
Smith Island Oysters$0.45
Cotuit oysters$0.40
Little Neck clams$0.35
Cherrystone Clams$0.35
Lobster Cocktail$0.90
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Prime ribs of beef$0.90
Roast Spring Lamb, Mint Sauce$0.90
Roast young turkey, cranberry sauce$1.00
Roast chicken$3.00
Sirloin Steak$2.50
Broiled Chicken$2.50
Squab Chicken$1.50
Guinea chicken$3.00
Squab guinea chicken$2.00
Squab$1.50
Filet Mignon$1.25
Baby turkey
Golden plover$1.25
Venison
Egyptian quail$1.25
Mallard Duck$4.50
Supreme of chicken, Jeannette$0.90
Chicken salad$1.25
Lobster salad$1.25
Crab Meat salad$1.00
Pate of goose-liver$1.50
Truffled boned capon$0.85
Assorted meat$1.00
Virginia Ham$0.65
Smoked Beef Tongue$0.60
Bermuda potatoes$0.30
Hot-house asparagus (to order)$1.00
Mashed spinach$0.50
New peas$0.60
Artichoke$0.60
Lima beans$0.60
Egg plant$0.40
Cauliflower$0.50
Cauliflower au Gratin$0.50
Oyster-plant$0.40
Squash$0.40
String Beans$0.50
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
Stuffed Tomato$0.35
Braised celery$0.40
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.35
Baked Potatoes$0.20
Boiled potatoes$0.20
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Potatoes au Gratin$0.30
Potatoes O'Brien$0.30
Saute Potatoes$0.25
Hashed Brown Potatoes$0.25
French fried potatoes$0.25
Potato Souffle$0.35
Potatoes Lorette$0.30
Alligator Pear Salad$0.75
Biltmore salad$0.60
Cucumber salad$0.40
Endive Salad$0.60
Julia Arthur salad$0.50
Hearts of lettuce salad$0.45
Fruit salad$0.50
Palm Beach salad$0.50
Suzette salad$0.50
Hearts of Romaine Salad$0.45
Tomato Salad$0.40
Demi-deuil salad$0.60
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.60
Chocolate pudding souffle$0.40
Porto wine jelly$0.40
Baba with rum$0.30
Iced rose Yvette$0.45
Mince Pie$0.25
Apple Pie$0.30
Custard Pie$0.30
French Pastry$0.15
Cup Custard$0.30
Cup Mary Garden$0.50
Marrons glaces$0.45
Peach Melba$0.60
Meringue glacee$0.45
Philadelphia Ice Cream$0.40
Vanilla ice cream$0.40
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.40
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.40
Pistache$0.40
Nesselrode Pudding$0.45
Biscuit Tortoni$0.45
Tutti-Frutti$0.45
Neapolitan$0.40
Lemon Ice$0.30
Raspberry Ice$0.30
Pineapple Ice$0.30
Orange ice$0.30
Gruyere Cheese$0.35
Port-du-Salut Cheese$0.30
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.40
Brie cheese$0.30
English Cheddar cheese$0.30
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.30
Stilton Cheese$0.40
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.25
Manhattan cream cheese$0.25
Cream cheese with Bar-le-Duc$0.50
Honey Dew Melon$0.50
Casaba Melon$0.45
Apple$0.20
Grapes$0.35
Pear$0.25
Orange$0.20
Coffee, demi-tasse$0.15
Special Coffee$0.25
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Apollinaris$0.30 – $0.60
Johannis$0.30 – $0.60

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