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Hotel Manhattan

Date
1917-12-17
Restaurant
Hotel Manhattan
Physical description
28x18cm folded; 28x36cm open
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

Seatags$0.45
BLUE POINTS$0.30
Cape Cods$0.35
Little Necks$0.30
Cotuits$0.35
Lynnhavens$0.40
Smith Islands$0.40
Cherrystones$0.35
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Clam cocktail, Manhattan$0.45
Cream of asparagus [soup]$0.35
Mongole$0.35
Chicken consomme$0.30
Petite marmite$0.45
(To order) Green turtle [soup]$0.60
Bisque of tomatoes$0.35
Consomme$0.25
Croute-au-pot$0.35
Chicken okra [soup]$0.40
Clear mock turtle [soup]$0.40
[Soup] Julienne$0.35
Tomato Muscovite$0.40
California Ripe Olives$0.30
Celery$0.35
Assorted Hors D'oeuvres$0.75
Fresh Romanoff Beluga caviar$1.25
Sardines on toast$0.40
Anchovies in Oil$0.30
Lyon or Arles sausages$0.30
Stuffed celery$0.50
Olivons$0.35
Coffee a la Diable$0.50
Demi-tasse$0.15
Turkish Coffee$0.30
Apollinaris$0.30 – $0.50
Johannis$0.30 – $0.50
Bread and butter or roll, per person$0.10
Gluten Bread$0.15
Broiled Salmon, Anchovy Butter$0.65
Brook trout saute, Meuniere$0.70
Sea bass, Menagere$0.65
Oyster crabs$0.75
Paupiette of sole, oyster crab sauce$0.70
Scallops in coquille, Dewey$0.75
Lobster, Americaine$1.25
Alaska black cod$0.60
Terrapin (p.p.)$1.75
Fricandeau of veal with puree of spinach$0.80
Ballotine of chicken, Printaniere$0.65
Mignon of filet, Tivoli$1.25
Sweetbread, Lavaliere$1.10
Chicken saute, Marengo$2.75 – $1.50
Boned jumbo squab, Parisienne$1.40
Turkey, Cranberry Sauce$1.00
Ribs of beef$0.80
Guinea chicken$2.25
Poussin$1.25
Lamb, mint saucw$0.75
Jumbo Squab$1.25
Mallard Duck$4.00
Stuffed Philadelphia chicken$2.25
Spring chicken$2.00 – $1.25
Half spring turkey$2.75
Golden plover$1.10
Venison Steak$1.50
Steak Minute$1.00
Venison chop$1.25
Canada lamb steak$0.70
Lamb Chops$0.90
Chicken (cold)$1.00
Crab, Manhattan$0.50
Assorted meats$1.00
Westphalia Ham$0.75
Ham$0.50
Turkey (cold)$1.00
Boned capon (cold)$0.75
Tongue$0.65
Roast beef$0.80
Virginia Ham$0.70
Prague ham, vegetable salad$0.85
Tapioca pudding, fruit sauce$0.30
Madeira Jelly$0.25
Deep-dish apple pie with cream$0.30
rice pudding$0.20
Pear pie$0.25
Pineapple cream pie$0.25
Apricot Tart$0.15
Mince pie, hot or cold$0.30
Apple Pie$0.25
Assorted cakes$0.25
Chocolate, coffee or vanilla eclairs$0.15
Compote of fresh apples$0.30
Edam$0.30
Roquefort$0.30
Camembert$0.30
Neufchatel$0.30
Port-du-Salut$0.30
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20
Gruyere$0.25
Brie$0.25
Bar-le-Duc cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Manhattan cream cheese$0.25
Petit Gervais (fresh daily)$0.20
Brandied Peach$0.25
Supreme of grape fruit$0.75
Grape fruit$0.35
Pear$0.20
Orange$0.15
Apple$0.15
Casaba Melon$0.50
String Beans$0.50
Spinach$0.50
Kisseleff soup$0.35
Cauliflower$0.50
New peas$0.60
New Lima Beans$0.60
Lima beans$0.50
Braised celery$0.50
Beets$0.40
Egg-plant$0.40
Stuffed Tomato$0.40
Burssels sprouts$0.40
Artichoke, Hollandaise$0.50
Boiled onions in cream$0.50
Mushrooms broiled$0.75
Mushrooms broiled under glass$1.00
Macaroni au gratin$0.40
GREEN PEAS$0.40
Asparagus$0.50
Mashed potatoes$0.25
Boiled potatoes$0.25
Baked Potatoes$0.20
Potatoes au Gratin$0.30
Sweet Potatoes$0.30
Chicory Salad$0.35
Watercress Salad$0.30
Cucumber salad$0.35
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.40
Escarole Salad$0.35
Field Salad$0.35
Lettuce or Romaine salad$0.35
Endive Salad$0.50
Sliced Spanish onions$0.35
El Primero asparagus, vinaigrette$0.50
Shrimp Salad$0.75
Crab flake salad$0.75
Chicken salad$0.90
Lobster salad$1.25
Asparagus on Toast$0.40
Philadelphia Coffee Ice Cream$0.35
Curacao punch$0.30
Hazelnut parfait$0.40
Vanilla, chocolate, coffee, strawberry, peach or pistache ice cream$0.35
Coupe St. Jacques$0.50
Bisquit Tortoni, Neapolitan ice cream, tutti frutti ice cream, mixed ice cream, Nesselrode pudding$0.40
Fruit salad$1.00
Peach Melba$0.65
Orange, lemon or raspberry water ice$0.30
Spaghetti au Gratin$0.40

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