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Pennsylvania Railroad

Date
1917-12-20
Restaurant
Pennsylvania Railroad
Physical description
26.5x15.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

SLICED CUCUMBERS$0.30
Olives$0.20
Mangoes$0.25
Gherkins$0.15
Celery$0.30
Chow chow$0.15
Mixed Pickles$0.15
Sliced Tomatoes$0.40
Consomme, Vermicilli$0.25
Chicken consomme with rice$0.25
Puree of potato soup, croutons$0.25
Cup of Clam Broth$0.15
Kingfish, Meuniere, potatoes rissole$0.50
Smoked kippered herring, saute potatoes$0.35
Fried Scallops, Tartar Sauce$0.75
Smoked finnan haddie in cream$0.50
Stuffed deviled crab$0.40
Boiled Frankfurters, potato salad$0.50
Broiled breast of lamb, peas$0.50
Chicken croquettes, cream sauce, lima beans$0.40
Beef pot roast with baked macaroni$0.55
Kidney stew, old fashion style$0.50
Baked Beans$0.35
Clam Stew$0.35
Oyster Stew$0.40
Fried oysters (half doz.)$0.40
Cream Stew$0.60
Clams, Little Necks (half doz.)$0.25
Clams, Little Neck cocktail$0.30
Box Stew$0.50
Clams, Cherrystones, half dozen$0.30
Oysters, Cape Cods, small (half doz.)$0.25
Oysters, Cape Cods, medium (half doz.)$0.30
Clams, Cherrystone cocktail$0.35
Peas, lima beans, fried sweet potatoes$0.50
Baked macaroni, spinach, boiled potato$0.50
Lamb chop, saute, Brussels sprouts (10 min.)$0.45
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 fried sweet 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
Spinach$0.30
String Beans$0.25
Fried Egg Plant$0.20
Boiled rice$0.15
Stewed tomatoes$0.20
Stewed Corn$0.20
Potatoes, Grilled Sweet$0.30
Potatoes, mashed$0.15
Potatoes, baked$0.15
Potatoes, boiled$0.15
Boned capon, string bean salad$0.70
Chicken (half)$0.85
Lamb, vegetable salad$0.75
Cold roast beef$0.60
Cold Roast Beef, with Potato Salad$0.75
Tongue$0.50
Tongue, with potato salad$0.65
Assorted meats, vegetable salad$1.00
Ham$0.50
Corned beef$0.50
Ham with potato salad$0.65
Corned beef, with potato salad$0.65
Romaine Salad$0.30
Lobster salad$0.90
Chicken salad$0.30
Cucumber salad$0.40
Fruit salad$0.60
Potato salad$0.40
Asparagus Salad, Vinaigrette$0.60
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.50
Lettuce salad, 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
Rice custard pudding, vanilla 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
Peach and Washington Cream pie$0.15
Cheese, Pimento$0.20
Cheese, Roquefort$0.30
Cheese, Imperial$0.25
CHEESE, Swiss$0.25
Cheese, American$0.15
Cheese, Philadelphia cream cheese$0.25
Philadelphia cream cheese with bar-le-duc jelly$0.50
Grape fruit (half)$0.25
Orange$0.10
Orange, sliced$0.15
Orange Juice$0.25
Baked Apple with Cream$0.20
Bananas with cream$0.25
French vanilla ice cream$0.25
Biscuit Tortoni ice cream$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
Chocolate water ice$0.20
Vanilla water ice$0.20
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
Boston brown bread with butter$0.15
Virginia corn muffins with butter$0.10
Tea, Pot$0.15 – $0.25
Coffee, Pot$0.15 – $0.25
Iced coffee, pot$0.15 – $0.25
Iced Tea, Pot$0.15 – $0.25
cocoa, pot$0.15 – $0.25
Cocoa, pot, with whipped cream$0.20 – $0.30
Instant Postum$0.15
Malted Milk, cup$0.15
Walker-Gordon Milk$0.10 – $0.15
Buttermilk$0.05

Page 2

Chewing gum$0.05
Clicquot Yellow Label Champagne$3.25 – $6.00
Kruger 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 Champagne$3.25 – $6.00
Ruinart, Brut Champagne$3.25 – $6.00
Chateau Larose Claret$2.50 – $4.50
Magaux Claret$1.50 – $2.75
Pointer Canet Claret$1.75 – $2.75
St. Julien Claret$1.50 – $2.25
Apricot Brandy$0.30 – $3.75
Chateau Latour Blanche Sauternes$2.50 – $4.75
Chateau Yquem Sauternes$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
Pemartin's Amontillado$0.30 – $2.25
Sandeman's Old Port$0.30 – $2.25
Cook's Imperial$1.75 – $3.25
Gold Seal Special Dry$1.75 – $3.25
Linda Vista$1.00 – $1.25
Port, Table, California$0.20 – $1.50
Ruby Top Sparkling Burgundy$1.50
Sauternes, California$1.00 – $1.50
Sherry, Table, California$0.20
Virginia Dare$0.20 – $0.75
Apple Jack Whiskey$0.30 – $3.00
Black and White Whisky$0.35 – $3.50
Canadian Club Whisky$0.30 – $3.00
Carstairs Whiskey$0.30 – $3.00
Deep Spring Tennessee Whiskey$0.30 – $3.00
Dewars White Label Whisky$0.35 – $3.50
Garrick Club Maryland Rye whiskey$0.65 – $2.50
Haig & Haig Whisky$0.40 – $4.00
Highland Scotch Whisky$1.25
John Jameson & Son, Irish Whiskey$0.35 – $3.50
King William, V. O. P. Whisky$0.40 – $4.00
Lewis' Straight Rye whiskey$0.30 – $3.00
Maryland Club Whiskey$0.30 – $2.50
Private Stock Rye Whiskey$0.35 – $3.50
Wilson Rye Whiskey$0.30 – $2.50
Old Navy Scotch Whisky$0.30 – $2.50
Peter Dawson's Perfection Special Scotch Whisky$0.30 – $2.50
Monticello Special Reserve Whiskey$0.30 – $2.50
Mount Vernon Whiskey$0.30 – $2.50
Norris Special Whiskey$0.30 – $2.50
Old Taylor whiskey$0.30 – $2.50
Sherwood Whiskey, 10 years old$0.30 – $2.50
Burnett's Old Town Gin$0.30 – $2.50

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

16,525 menus · 64,352 scanned pages · 1851–2008 · uncatalogued scans

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