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Pennsylvania Railroad

Date
1917-12-16
Restaurant
Pennsylvania Railroad
Physical description
26.5x15.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Cape Cods, small (half doz.)$0.25
Oyster Stew$0.40
Oyster Box Stew$0.50
Oyster Cream Stew$0.60
Cape Cods, medium (half doz.)$0.30
Fried oysters (half doz.)$0.40
Clam Stew$0.35
Cherrystone Cocktail$0.35
Little Necks (half doz.)$0.25
Little Neck cocktail$0.30
Cherrystones, half dozen$0.30
SLICED CUCUMBERS$0.30
Olives$0.20
Gherkins$0.15
Mangoes$0.25
Celery$0.30
Mixed Pickles$0.15
Chow chow$0.15
Sliced Tomatoes$0.40
Consomme, Royal$0.25
Chicken consomme with rice$0.25
Cream of Brussels Sprouts Soup$0.25
Cup Clam Broth$0.15
Broiled Weakfish, Maitre d'Hotel, Potato Croquette$0.55
Smoked kippered herring, saute potatoes$0.35
Fried scallops, Tartar sauce (15 min.)$0.75
Smoked finnan haddie in cream$0.50
Stuffed deviled crab$0.40
Braised Sirloin of Beef, Stuffed Green Pepper$0.75
Sweetbread Croquette with Green Peas$0.40
Baked Beans$0.35
Breaded veal cutlet, potato salad$0.65
Lobster Patty, Newburg$0.75
Spinach, Poached Egg, Baked Potato$0.50
Stuffed Pepper, Green Peas, Potato Salad$0.50
Chicken Sandwich$0.30
Hot roast beef sandwich$0.50
Pimento cheese sandwich$0.20
Lettuce Sandwich$0.20
Cold Roast Beef Sandwich$0.35
Oyster Sandwich$0.20
Ham Sandwich$0.15
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.25
American Cheese Sandwich$0.15
Tongue Sandwich$0.20
Club sandwich$0.45
Loin Lamb Chop, Brussels Sprouts (10 min.)$0.40
Broiled fresh mushrooms on toast (15 min.)$0.75
Broiled Guinea hen (half), corn fritters (20 min.)$1.25
Roast beef$0.60
Roast Beef with Baked Potato$0.75
Turkey, Stewed Prunes$0.90
Brussels Sprouts$0.30
String Beans$0.25
Boiled rice$0.15
Grilled sweet potatoes$0.30
Lima beans$0.25
Fried Egg Plant$0.20
Stewed tomatoes$0.20
Mashed potatoes$0.15
Mashed yellow turnips$0.20
Baked Potato$0.15
GREEN PEAS$0.25
Spinach$0.30
Stewed Corn$0.20
Boiled potatoes$0.15
Corned beef sandwich$0.15
Sardine Sandwich$0.30
California Peaches$0.25
Bran cookies$0.15
Bran cookies with milk$0.25
Cold rice pudding$0.15
Cold rice pudding with cream$0.25
Instant Postum$0.10
Walker-Gordon Milk$0.10 – $0.15
Pimento Cheese$0.20
Boned capon, string bean salad$0.70
Roast beef$0.60
Roast Beef with Potato Salad$0.75
Assorted meats, vegetable salad$1.00
Chicken (half)$0.85
Lamb, vegetable salad$0.75
Tongue$0.50
Tongue with Potato Salad$0.65
Ham$0.50
Corned beef$0.50
Ham with potato salad$0.65
Corned Beef with potato salad$0.65
cottage pudding, brandy sauce$0.20
French vanilla ice cream$0.25
Boston Cream Pie$0.15
Peach Pie$0.15
Maple Walnut Ice Cream$0.20
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.20
Imperial Cheese$0.25
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.15
Philadelphia Cream Cheese$0.25
Philadelphia cream cheese with bar-le-duc jelly$0.50
Romaine Salad$0.30
Cucumber salad$0.40
Asparagus, Vinaigrette$0.60
Lobster salad$0.90
Fruit salad$0.60
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.50
Chicken salad$0.75
Potato salad$0.40
Lettuce salad, French Dressing$0.35
Cup Custard$0.20
ASSORTED CAKE$0.20
Apple Sauce$0.20
Eclair$0.15
Biscuit Tortoni$0.30
Coffee Ice Cream$0.20
Lalla Rookh punch$0.25
Cafe Parfait$0.25
Vanilla ice cream$0.20
Wheat bread with butter$0.10
Graham bread with butter$0.10
Rye bread with butter$0.10
Rolls with Butter$0.10
Crackers with butter$0.10
Virginia corn muffins with butter$0.10
Boston brown bread with butter$0.15
Tea$0.10 – $0.25
Coffee$0.10 – $0.25
Iced Coffee, glass$0.10
Iced Tea, glass$0.10
Cocoa$0.10 – $0.15
Cocoa with Whipped Cream$0.20 – $0.30
Buttermilk$0.05
Box Luncheons to Order$0.50 – $0.75
Baked Apple with Cream$0.20
Grape fruit (half)$0.25
Orange$0.10
Sliced Orange$0.15
Orange Juice$0.25
Grapes$0.20
Bananas with cream$0.25
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.30
Swiss cheese$0.25
Cocoa, pot (2 portions)$0.25
Cocoa, pot (2 portions) with whipped cream$0.30

Page 2

Whiskey, Canadian Club$0.30 – $3.00
Clicquot Yellow Label$3.25 – $6.00
Krug Private Cuvee Ex Sec$3.25 – $6.00
L. Roederer, Brut$3.25 – $6.00
Moet & Chandon, White Seal$3.25 – $6.00
Pol Roger, Brut$3.50 – $6.50
Pommery & Greno Sec$3.25 – $6.00
Ruinart, Brut$3.25 – $6.00
Chateau Larose$2.50 – $4.50
Margaux$1.50 – $2.75
Ponet Canet$1.75 – $2.75
St. Julien$1.50 – $2.25
Chateau Latour Blanche$2.50 – $4.75
Chateau Yquem$3.00 – $6.00
Haut Sauternes$1.50 – $2.50
Chambertin$2.25 – $4.50
Pommard$1.50 – $2.75
Niersteiner$1.50 – $2.50
Rudesheimer$1.75 – $3.00
Apricot Brandy$0.30 – $3.75
Hennessy Brandy$0.30 – $4.00
Vieux Cognac, 1842 brandy$0.40 – $4.50
Anisette$0.35
Benedictine$0.35
Blackberry$0.30
Chartreuse, Yellow$0.50
Creme de Cacao$0.35
Creme de Menthe$0.35
Curacao, red$0.35
Dubonnet$0.30
Grenadine$0.30
Kummel$0.35
Maraschino$0.35
Vermouth$0.30
Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch)$0.25
F&M Schaefer (New York Beer)$0.15 – $0.20
Lemp "Falstaff" Brewery Bottling$0.25
Pabst "Blue Ribbon"$0.25
Pemartin's Amontillado$0.30 – $2.25
Chewing gum$0.05
Sandeman's Old Port$0.30 – $3.25
Peter Doegler First Prize beer$0.25
Piels Bros Dortmunder$0.20 – $0.25
Piels Bros Kapuziner$0.20 – $0.25
Schlitz in Brown Bottles$0.25
Champagne Cup, extra$0.50
Claret Cup, extra$0.50
Imported Cigars
Domestic cigars
Imported Cigarettes
Domestic Cigarettes
Native Wine, Cook's Imperial$1.75 – $3.25
Native Wine, Gold Seal Special Dry$1.75 – $3.25
Native Wine, Linda Vista$1.00 – $1.25
Native Wine, Port, Table, California$0.20 – $1.50
Native Wine, Ruby Top Sparkling Burgundy$1.50
Native Wine, Sauternes, California$1.00 – $1.50
Native Wine, Sherry, Table, California$0.20
Native Wine, Virginia Dare$0.20 – $0.75
Whiskey, Apple Jack$0.30 – $3.00
Whiskey, Black and White$0.35 – $3.50
Whiskey, Carstairs$0.30 – $3.00
Whiskey, Deep Spring Tennessee$0.30 – $3.00
Whiskey, Dewars White Label$0.35 – $3.50
Whiskey, Garrick Club Maryland Rye$0.30 – $2.50
Whiskey, Haig & Haig*****$0.40 – $4.00
Whiskey, Highland Scotch$1.25
Bromo-Seltzer$0.10
Calisaya$0.25
Bass, dog's head$0.30 – $0.45
Bass, white label$0.25 – $0.40
Guinness' Stout$0.25 – $0.40
Evans' India Pale Ale$0.30
Smith's Philadelphia Ale$0.30
Carl H. Schult's Carbonic$0.10 – $0.30
Carl H. Schult's Seltzer$0.10 – $0.30
Carl H. Schult's Vichy$0.10 – $0.30
Celestins Vichy$0.30 – $0.40
Claret Punch$0.30
Club Soda, C&C., Imported$0.35
Club Soda, Delatour$0.15
Clysmic Water$0.15 – $0.25
Ginger Ale, C&C$0.20 – $0.30
Ginger Ale, Clicquot Club$0.20
Grape Juice, Armour's Individual$0.25
Grape Juice, Welch's Individual$0.25
Hathorn$0.25
Hire's Root Beer$0.25
Johann Hoff's Malt Extract$0.25
Lemon Soda$0.20
Londonderry Lithia Water$0.25
Milk Punch$0.35
Perrier$0.20 – $0.30
Plain Lemonade$0.25
Pluto Water$0.15
Poland Water$0.25
Red Raven$0.20
Sarsaparilla$0.20
Sparkling New York State Cider$0.30 – $0.50
Temple Table Water$0.15
White Rock Lithia$0.15 – $0.25
John Jameson & Son, Irish$0.35 – $3.50
King William, V.O.P>$0.40 – $4.00
Lewis' Straight Rye$0.30 – $3.00
Maryland Club$0.30 – $2.50
Monticello Special Reserve$0.30 – $2.50
Mount Vernon$0.30 – $2.50
Norris Special$0.30 – $2.50
Old Navy Scotch$0.30 – $2.50
Old Taylor$0.30 – $2.50
Peter Dawson's Perfection Special Scotch$0.30 – $2.50
Private Stock Rye$0.35 – $3.50
Sherwood, 10 years old$0.30 – $2.50
Wilson Rye$0.30 – $2.50
Burnett's Old Tom Gin$0.30 – $2.50
Coates' Plymouth Gin$0.35 – $3.50
El Bart dry$0.30 – $2.50
Field, Son & Co, Sloe gin$0.35 – $3.50
Gordon Co's Dry gin$0.30 – $3.00
Holland Gin$0.50 – $4.00
Oxford Club, Dry gin$0.30 – $2.50
Bacardi$0.30 – $3.00
Old London Jamaica$0.25 – $2.50
St. Croix Rum$0.25 – $2.50

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