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Pennsylvania Railroad

Date
1917-12-21
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
Cape Cods, medium (half doz.)$0.30
Oyster Stew$0.40
Box Stew$0.50
Cream Stew$0.60
Fried oysters (half doz.)$0.40
Little Necks (half doz.)$0.25
Clam Stew$0.35
Little Neck cocktail$0.30
Cherrystones, half dozen$0.30
Cherrystone Cocktail$0.35
SLICED CUCUMBERS$0.30
Gherkins$0.15
Celery$0.30
Chow chow$0.15
Olives$0.20
Mangoes$0.25
Mixed Pickles$0.15
Sliced Tomatoes$0.40
Consomme, napolitaine$0.25
Clam Chowder$0.25
Chicken consomme with rice$0.25
Cup Clam Broth$0.15
Fried smelts, tartar sauce$0.60
Boiled codfish, egg sauce$0.50
Broiled weakfish, maitre d'hotel$0.55
Fried codfish cakes, tomato sauce$0.35
Stuffed crabs, Boston style$0.40
Smoked kippered herring, saute potatoes$0.35
Smoked finnan haddie in cream$0.50
Fried scallops, Tartar sauce (15 min.)$0.75
Turkey leg, parsley sauce, boiled potato$0.55
Braised leg of mutton, mashed turnips$0.50
Fricassee of Veal with Rice$0.50
Lamb Hash with Green Peppers$0.50
Lobster cutlet, cream sauce, peas$0.40
Mashed turnips, boiled rice, boiled potato$0.50
Peas, string beans, baked potato$0.50
Baked Beans$0.35
Scrambled eggs with asparagus tips (10 min.)$0.50
Broiled fresh mushrooms on toast (15 min.)$0.75
Broiled Guinea hen (half), corn fritters (20 min.)$1.25
Beef (roast)$0.60
Beef (roast) with mashed potatoes$0.75
Lamb, mint sauce$0.75
Brussels Sprouts$0.30
Lima beans$0.25
Mashed yellow turnips$0.20
GREEN PEAS$0.25
String Beans$0.25
Fried Egg Plant$0.20
Spinach$0.30
Boiled rice$0.15
Stewed tomatoes$0.20
Stewed Corn$0.20
Grilled sweet potatoes$0.30
Mashed potatoes$0.15
Baked Potatoes$0.15
Boiled potatoes$0.15
Boned capon, string bean salad$0.70
Chicken (half)$0.85
Lamb, vegetable salad$0.75
Roast beef$0.60
Roast Beef with Potato Salad$0.75
Tongue$0.50
Tongue with Potato Salad$0.65
Assorted meats, vegetable salad$1.00
Ham or corned beef$0.50
Ham or corned beef with potato salad$0.65
Romaine (salad)$0.30
Cucumber (salad)$0.40
Asparagus, Vinaigrette$0.60
Lobster (salad)$0.90
Fruit (salad)$0.60
Lettuce and Tomato$0.50
Chicken (salad)$0.75
Potato (salad)$0.40
Lettuce, French dressing$0.35
Chicken (sandwich)$0.30
Lettuce (sandwich)$0.20
Ham (sandwich)$0.15
Tongue (sandwich)$0.20
Club (sandwich)$0.45
Hot Roast Beef (sandwich)$0.50
Cold roast beef (sandwich)$0.35
Swiss cheese (sandwich)$0.25
Corned beef (sandwich)$0.15
Pimento cheese (sandwich)$0.20
Oyster (Sandwich)$0.20
American cheese (sandwich)$0.15
Sardine (sandwich)$0.30
Plum Pudding, Brandy Sauce$0.20
California Peaches$0.25
Cup Custard$0.20
Apple Sauce$0.20
Bran cookies$0.15
Bran cookies with milk$0.25
ASSORTED CAKE$0.20
Eclair$0.15
Cold rice pudding$0.15
Cold rice pudding with cream$0.25
Pumpkin (pie)$0.15
Boston Cream (pie)$0.15
French vanilla (ice cream)$0.25
Biscuit Tortoni$0.30
Lalla Rookh punch$0.25
Maple walnut (ice cream)$0.20
Coffee (ice cream)$0.20
Cafe Parfait$0.25
Chocolate (Ice Cream)$0.20
Vanilla (Ice Cream)$0.20
Grape fruit (hald)$0.25
Baked Apple with Cream$0.20
Orange$0.10
Sliced Orange$0.15
Orange Juice$0.25
Bananas with cream$0.25
Pimento (cheese)$0.20
Roquefort (cheese)$0.30
Imperial (cheese)$0.25
Swiss (cheese)$0.25
American (CHEESE)$0.15
Philadelphia Cream Cheese$0.25
Philadelphia cream cheese with bar-le-duc jelly$0.50
Wheat, graham, rye (bread) or rolls, with butter$0.10
Crackers with butter$0.10
Boston brown bread with butter$0.15
Virginia corn muffins with butter$0.10
Tea or coffee, pot (1 portion)$0.15
Tea or coffee, pot (2 portions)$0.25
Iced coffee or tea, pot (1 portion)$0.15
Iced coffee or tea, pot (2 portions)$0.25
Cocoa, pot (1 portion)$0.15
Cocoa with Whipped Cream$0.20
Cocoa, pot (2 portions)$0.25
Cocoa, pot (2 portions) with whipped cream$0.30
Buttermilk$0.05
Instant Postum$0.15
Malted Milk, cup$0.15
Walker-Gordon Milk, pint$0.15
Walker-Gordon Milk, 1/2 print$0.10

Page 2

Cliquot yellow label (champagne)$3.25 – $6.00
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 – $6.00
Apricot (brandy)$0.40 – $3.75
Hennessy (brandy)$0.40 – $4.00
Vieux Cognac, 1842$0.50 – $4.50
Anisette$0.35
Benedictine$0.35
Blackberry (cordial)$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
Chateau Larose (claret)$2.50 – $4.50
Margaux (claret)$1.50 – $2.75
Pontet Canet (claret)$1.75 – $2.75
St. Julien (Claret)$1.50 – $2.25
Chateau Latour Blanche (sauternes)$2.50 – $4.75
Chateau Yquem (sauternes)$3.00 – $6.00
Haut Sauternes$1.50 – $2.50
Chambertin (Red Burgundy)$2.25 – $4.50
Pommard (red burgundy)$1.50 – $2.75
Niersteiner (Rhine Wine)$1.50 – $2.50
Rudesheimer (Rhine wine)$1.75 – $3.00
Pemartin's Amontillado$0.30 – $2.25
Sandeman's Old Port$0.30 – $2.25
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
Peter Doelger First Prize (beer)$0.25
Piel Bros. Dortmunder$0.20 – $0.25
Piel Bros. Kapuziner$0.25 – $0.30
Schlitz in Brown Bottles (beer)$0.25
Cook's Imperial (wine)$1.75 – $3.25
Gold Seal Special Dry (wine)$1.75 – $3.25
Linda Vista$1.00 – $1.25
Port, Table, California$1.00 – $1.50
Ruby Top Sparkling Burgundy$1.50
Sauternes, California$1.00 – $1.50
Sherry, Table, California$0.20
Virginia Dare (wine)$0.20 – $0.75
Bass, dog's head (ale)$0.30 – $0.45
Bass white label (ale)$0.25 – $0.40
Guiness' Stout$0.25 – $0.40
Evans' India Pale Ale$0.30
Smith's Philadelphia Ale$0.30
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
Deep Spring Tennessee (whiskey)$0.30 – $3.00
Dewars White Label$0.35 – $3.50
Garrick Club Maryland Rye$1.50 – $2.50
Haig & Haig$0.40 – $4.00
Highland Scotch$1.25
John Jameson & Son, Irish (whiskey)$0.35 – $3.50
King WIlliam, V. O. P. (whiskey)$0.40 – $4.00
Lewis' Straight Rye$0.30 – $3.00
Maryland Club (whiskey)$0.30 – $2.50
Monticello Special Reserve$0.30 – $2.50
Mount Verron (whiskey)$0.30 – $2.50
Norris Special (whiskey)$0.30 – $2.50
Old Navy Scotch$0.30 – $2.50
Old Taylor (whiskey)$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 (whiskey)$0.30 – $2.50
Wilson Rye (whiskey)$0.30 – $2.50
Bromo-Seltzer$0.10
Calisaya (mineral water)$0.25
Carl H. Schultz's Carbonic$0.10 – $0.30
Carl H. Schultz's Seltzer$0.10 – $0.30
Carl H. Schultz's Vichy (mineral water)$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$0.25
Grape Juice, Welch's$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
Burnett's Old Tom (gin)$0.30 – $2.50
Coates' Plymouth (gin)$0.35 – $3.50
El Bart dry (gin)$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 (Rum)$0.30 – $3.00
Old London Jamaica (rum)$0.25 – $2.50
St. Croix (rum)$0.25 – $2.50
Imported and Domestic Cigars and Cigarettes
Chewing gum$0.05
Champagne or claret, cup$0.50

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