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Pennsylvania Railroad

Date
1917-12-17
Restaurant
Pennsylvania Railroad
Physical description
26.5x15.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Macaroon pudding, sherry sauce$0.20
Cup Custard$0.20
ASSORTED CAKE$0.20
Apple Sauce$0.20
Eclair$0.15
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
Boston Cream Pie$0.15
COCOANUT CUSTARD PIE$0.15
Lallah Rookh Punch$0.25
SLICED CUCUMBERS$0.30
Brussels Sprouts$0.30
Pimento cheese sandwich$0.20
Spare ribs with sourcrout and mashed potatoes$0.55
Fried turkey leg, cream sauce, green peas$0.55
Smoked finnan haddie in cream$0.50
Chicken consomme with rice$0.25
Sourcrout, stewed corn, boiled potato$0.50
Baked Beans$0.35
Green peas, mashed yellow turnips, baked potato$0.50
Vienna schnitzel, Holstein (15 min.)$0.65
Chicken Sandwich$0.30
Lettuce, French dressing salad$0.35
Hot roast beef sandwich$0.50
Cold Roast Beef Sandwich$0.35
Consomme, Rachel$0.25
Corned beef hash, green pepper$0.50
Ham cutlet with fried sweet potato$0.40
Oyster Stew$0.40
Potato salad$0.40
Cherrystones clams cocktail$0.35
French vanilla ice cream$0.25
Roast beef$0.60
Roast beef with hashed potatoes in cream$0.75
Grilled sweet potatoes$0.30
Lettuce Sandwich$0.20
Assorted meats, vegetable salad$1.00
Maple Walnut Ice Cream$0.20
Sardine Sandwich$0.30
Pimento Cheese$0.20
Imperial Cheese$0.25
Oyster Sandwich$0.20
Virginia corn muffins with butter$0.10
Crackers with butter$0.10
Coffee Ice Cream$0.20
Philadelphia Cream Cheese$0.25
Philadelphia cream cheese with bar-le-duc jelly$0.50
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.15
Vanilla ice cream$0.20
Boston brown bread with butter$0.15
GREEN PEAS
Spinach$0.30
Mashed potatoes$0.15
Walker-Gordon Milk$0.10 – $0.15
Buttermilk$0.05
Orange$0.10
Sliced Orange$0.15
Orange Juice$0.25
Cocoa, pot (1 portion)$0.15
String Beans$0.25
Broiled fresh mushrooms on toast (15 min.)$0.75
Lima beans$0.25
Gherkins$0.15
Boiled rice$0.15
Biscuit Tortoni$0.30
Chicken salad$0.75
Ham Sandwich$0.15
American Cheese Sandwich$0.15
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.25
Malted Milk, cup$0.15
Fried scallops, Tartar sauce (15 min.)$0.75
Cream Stew$0.60
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.25
Corned beef sandwich$0.15
Club sandwich$0.45
Baked Apple with Cream$0.20
Grape fruit (half)$0.25
Sliced Tomatoes$0.40
Mangoes$0.25
Mashed yellow turnips$0.20
Lamb, mint sauce$0.75
Cherrystones, half dozen$0.30
Cup Clam Broth$0.15
Instant Postum$0.15
Cape Cods, small (half doz.)$0.25
Cape Cods, medium (half doz.)$0.30
Box Stew$0.50
Mixed Pickles$0.15
Little Necks (half doz.)$0.25
Chow chow$0.15
Fried oysters (half doz.)$0.30
Ox tail with barley soup$0.25
Little Neck cocktail$0.30
Olives$0.20
Clam Stew$0.35
Broiled Guinea hen (half), corn fritters (20 min.)$1.25
Braised shoulder of lamb, mashed turnips$0.55
Stuffed deviled crab$0.40
Celery$0.30
Broiled whitefish, Maitre d'Hotel, potatoes Chateau$0.55
Smoked kippered herring, saute potatoes$0.35
Fried Egg Plant$0.20
Cafe Parfait$0.25
Stewed Corn$0.20
Lobster salad$0.90
Boned capon, string bean salad$0.70
Roast beef$0.60
Roast Beef with Potato Salad$0.75
Stewed tomatoes$0.20
Baked Potato$0.15
Boiled potatoes$0.15
Lamb, vegetable salad$0.75
Chicken (half)$0.85
Tongue$0.50
Cold Tongue with Potato Salad$0.65
Bananas with cream$0.25
Romaine Salad$0.30
Cucumber salad$0.40
Tongue Sandwich$0.20
Cold Ham$0.50
Cold Corned Beef$0.50
Cold Ham with Potato Salad$0.65
Cold Corned Beef with Potato Salad$0.65
Fruit salad$0.40
Wheat bread with butter$0.10
Graham bread with butter$0.10
Rye bread with butter$0.10
Rolls with Butter$0.10
Cocoa, pot (1 portion) with whipped cream$0.20
Cocoa, pot (2 portions)$0.25
Cocoa, pot (2 portions) with whipped cream$0.30
Tea, pot (1 portion)$0.15
Coffee, pot (1 portion)$0.15
Tea, pot (2 portions)$0.25
Coffee, pot (2 portions)$0.25
Iced coffee, pot (1 portion)$0.15
Iced tea, pot (1 portion)$0.15
Iced coffee, pot (2 portions)$0.25
Iced tea, pot (2 portions)$0.25
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.30
Asparagus, Vinaigrette Salad$0.60
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.50
Box Luncheons to Order, 50, 60 and 75 Cents

Page 2

Apricot Brandy$0.30 – $3.75
Burnett's Old Tom Gin$0.30
Pemartin's Amontillado sherry$0.30 – $2.25
Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch) beer$0.25
Hennessy*** brandy$0.30 – $4.00
Vieux Cognac, 1842$0.40 – $4.50
Anisette$0.35
Benedictine$0.35
Blackberry Cordial$0.30
Sandeman's Old Port$0.30 – $2.25
Chartreuse, Yellow$0.50
Creme de Cacao$0.35
Creme de Menthe$0.35
Curacao, red$0.35
Dubonnet cordial$0.30
Grenadine$0.30
Kummel cordial$0.35
Bromo-Seltzer$0.10
Maraschino Cordial$0.35
Vermouth Cordial$0.30
Schlitz beer in Brown Bottles$0.25
Calisaya mineral water$0.25
Piel Bros. Dortmunder beer$0.20 – $0.25
Piel Bros. Kapuziner beer$0.25 – $0.30
F. & M. Schaefer (New York Beer)$0.15 – $0.20
Lemp "Falstaff" Brewing Bottling beer$0.25
Pabst "Blue Ribbon" beer$0.25
Peter Doelger First Prize beer$0.25
Carl H. Schultz's Carbonic water$0.10 – $0.30
Carl H. Schultz's Seltzer water$0.10 – $0.30
Carl H. Schultz's Vichy water$0.10 – $0.30
Londonderry Lithia Water$0.25
Grape Juice, Welch's, Individual$0.25
Pluto Water$0.15
Plain Lemonade$0.25
Milkl Punch$0.35
Lemon Soda$0.20
PERRIER SPARKLING WATER$0.20 – $0.30
Johann Hoff's Malt Extract$0.25
Hire's Root Beer$0.25
Hathorn Water$0.25
Poland Water$0.25
Red Raven$0.20
Sarasparilla$0.20
Sparkling New York State Cider$0.30 – $0.50
Apple Jack Whiskey$0.30 – $3.00
Black and White Whiskey$0.35 – $3.50
Canadian Club Whiskey$0.30 – $3.00
Carstairs Whiskey$0.30 – $3.00
Coates' Plymouth Gin$0.35 – $3.50
Deep Spring Tennessee Whiskey$0.30 – $3.00
Dewars White Label whiskey$0.35 – $3.50
Garrick Club Maryland Rye whiskey$0.30 – $2.50
Haig & Haig*** scotch whiskey$0.40 – $4.00
Highland Scotch whiskey flask$1.25
John Jameson & Son, Irish Whiskey$0.35 – $3.50
King William, V.O.P. scotch whiskey$0.40 – $4.00
Wilson rye whisky$0.30 – $2.50
El Bart dry gin$0.30 – $2.50
Field, Son & Co. Sloe Gin$0.35 – $3.50
Temple Table Water$0.15
White Rock Lithia Water$0.15 – $0.25
Virginia Dare native wine$0.20 – $0.75
Grape Juice, Armour's Individual$0.25
Sherwood, 10 years old rye whiskey$0.30 – $2.50
Bass, Dog's Head ale$0.30 – $0.45
St. Croix Rum$0.25 – $2.50
Old London Jamaica Rum$0.25 – $2.50
Bacardi Rum$0.30 – $3.00
Lewis' Straight Rye whiskey$0.30
Sherry, Table, California wine$0.20
Ruby Top Sparkling Burgundy wine$1.50
Port, Table, California wine$0.20 – $1.50
Linda Vista wine$1.00 – $1.25
Gold Seal, Special Dry wine$1.75 – $3.25
Cook's Imperial native wine$1.75 – $3.25
Gordon Co.'s Dry gin$0.30
Maryland Club Whiskey$0.30
Holland Gin$0.50 – $4.00
Oxford Club, Dry gin$0.30 – $2.50
Monticello Special Reserve Whiskey$0.30
Chateau Larose Claret$2.50 – $4.50
Mount Vernon Whiskey$0.30
Norris Special Whiskey$0.30
Clicquot, Yellow Label champagne$3.25 – $6.00
Celestins Vichy Water$0.30 – $0.40
Claret Punch$0.30
Bass, white label ale$0.25 – $0.40
Guinness' Stout$0.40
Evans' India Pale Ale$0.30
Smith's Philadelphia Ale$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
Old Navy Scotch whiskey$0.30
Old Taylor whiskey$0.30
Peter Dawson's Perfection Special Scotch whiskey$0.30
Krug, Private Cuvee Ex Sec champagne$3.25 – $6.00
L. Roederer, Brut Champagne$3.25 – $6.00
Moet & Chandon, White Seal Champagne$3.25 – $6.00
Pol Roger, Brut Champagne$3.50 – $6.50
Pommery & Greno, Sec$3.25 – $6.00
Ruinart, Brut Champagne$3.25 – $6.50
Margaux Claret$1.50 – $2.75
Pontet Canet claret$1.75 – $2.75
St. Julien Claret$1.50 – $2.25
Chateau Latour Blanche Sauterne$2.50 – $4.75
Private Scotch Rye whiskey$0.35 – $3.50
Chateau Yquem sautern$3.00 – $6.00
Sauternes, California native wine$1.00 – $1.50
Haut Sauternes$1.50 – $2.50
Chambertin red burgundy wine$2.25 – $4.50
Pommard Red Burgundy Wine$1.50 – $2.75
Niersteiner Rhine Wine$1.50 – $2.50
Rudesheimer Rhine Wine$1.75 – $3.00
Chewing gum$0.05
Champagne or claret, Cup, 50 Cents Extra

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