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Drake's

Date
1914-01-23
Restaurant
Drake's
Physical description
28x17.5cm folded; 28x35cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3

Dishes

Page 1

Baked Apple with Cream$0.10
Half grape fruit$0.15

Page 2

Special Bone Sirloin Steak Mushroom Sauce or Onions$0.45
Special Tenderloin$0.35
Rhode Island clam chowder$0.10
Cup of Beef Tea$0.10
Vegetable$0.10
Chicken soup with rice$0.10
Genuine Green Turtle$0.15
English Beef with Barley$0.10
Combination Lamb Chop, Fried Oysters and Broiled Ham$0.35
Old-fashioned Peach Short Cake$0.15
Special Mixed Salad$0.10
COMBINATION SALAD$0.25
Cauliflower with cream sauce$0.10
Single Lamb or Pork Chop, Fried Egg and Fried Mush$0.25
Baked Apple with Pitcher of Cream$0.10
Buttermilk$0.05
Charlotte Russe$0.10
SLICED CUCUMBERS$0.10
English plum pudding, hard and brandy sauce$0.10
Steamed Apple Dumpling, Hard and Fruit Sauce$0.10
TOMATO EN SURPRISE$0.25
Baked Apple Dumpling, Hard and Fruit Sauce$0.10
Half grape fruit$0.15
Special Fruit Salad$0.35
French Fried Sweet Potatoes$0.10
SLICED CUCUMBERS$0.10
Blue Points, half shell$0.20
Oyster cocktail$0.25
Plain Stew$0.30
Stew with Pure Cream$0.40
Boston Stew$0.30
Box Stew$0.30
Extra Oyster Fry$0.50
Fried oysters$0.30
Oyster pan roast$0.30
Broiled Oysters, Celery Sauce$0.40
Escaloped oysters$0.40
Oyster shell roast$0.50
Steamed Oysters$0.40
Fried scallops with bacon$0.35
Scallop Stew$0.25
Baltimore broil$0.40
Asparagus on Toast$0.05
Green Onions$0.10
Special-Fried Scallops with Bacon$0.35
Special-Fresh Lobster Salad$0.35
Half Roast Spring Chicken with Apple Sauce$0.45
Special-Roast Fresh Jersey Ham, Sweet Potatoes$0.35
Special-Half Fried Spring Chicken, Cream Gravy, Corn Fritters$0.35
Special-Bone Sirloin Steak with Onions or Mushroom Sauce$0.45
Roast Young Vermont Turkey, Cranberry Sauce$0.50
all White or Dark Meat$0.60
Special ice cream with crushed Peaches$0.10
Old-fashioned Southern waffles with pure strained honey or pure maple cream$0.15
French Toast with Maple Syrup$0.15
Baked Potatoes, For Supper Only
Spinach with Hard Boiled Egg$0.15
Veal Cutlet Breaded, Tomato Sauce or Cream Gravy$0.20
Lobster salad$0.50
Navel or Rump Corned Beef and Cabbage$0.25
Pot of Boston Beans with Pork and Brown Bread$0.15
Boiled salmon steak, Hollandaise sauce, peas$0.30
Creamed Finnan Haddie on Toast$0.25
Soft Clam Fritters, Baked Macaroni$0.20
Baked Bluefish, Home Style$0.30
Minced Halibut with Green Peppers on Toast$0.25
Fish Cakes, Tomato Sauce or Cream Gravy$0.20
Broiled or Fried Salmon Steak, Drawn Butter Sauce$0.30
Broiled or Steamed Finnan Haddie, Butter Sauce$0.30
Fried Green Smelts, Tartar Sauce$0.30
Fried or Broiled Bluefish$0.30
Fried or Broiled Halibut Steak$0.30
Broiled or Fried Fresh Mackerel$0.30
Boiled or Broiled Salt Mackerel$0.30
Picked-up Codfish in Cream on Toast$0.20
Lobster salad$0.50
Roast Leg of Veal with Dressing$0.30
Chicken salad$0.40
Potato Salad (to order)$0.10
Cold Tongue and Potato Salad$0.30
Cold Breast of Capon, Celery Salad$0.50
Corned Beef and Potato Salad$0.25
Prime Ribs of Beef, Picked Beets$0.30
Boiled Ham and Potato Salad$0.25
Salmon Salad$0.25
Mixed Salad$0.10
Roast Chicken and Apple Sauce$0.45
Roast Long Island Duckling, Apple Sauce$0.50
Fried or Broiled Chicken, half$0.45
Fried or Broiled Chicken, whole$0.80
Ox-tongue with Spinach$0.30
Boiled Ham with Cabbage$0.25
Boiled Ham with Spinach$0.30
Braised Beef with Corn Fritters$0.20
Fricasse of Veal with rice$0.20
Ragout of Beef with Peas$0.20
Frankfurters and Sauerkraut$0.20
Fricassee of Lamb with Peas$0.20
Frankfurters and Potato Salad$0.20
Frankfurters and Cabbage$0.20
Ham, Pork or Corned Beef and Beans with Brown Bread$0.15
Pot of Boston Beans with Pork, Brown Bread$0.15
Fried Ham Sandwich$0.10
Fried egg sandwich$0.10
Salmon Sandwich$0.10
lamb pot pie$0.20
Ham and Egg Sandwich$0.15
Hot roast beef sandwich$0.10
Club sandwich$0.20
Chicken Sandwich$0.10
Boiled Ham Sandwich$0.10
Oyster Sandwich$0.10
Tongue Sandwich$0.10
Corned beef sandwich$0.10
Russian Caviar Sandwich$0.15
Cheese Sandwich$0.10
Sardine Sandwich$0.10
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.10
Hot Chicken Sandwich$0.15
Roquefort Cheese and Toasted Crackers$0.25
English plum pudding, hard and brandy sauce$0.10
Baked Apple Dumpling, Hard and Fruit Sauce$0.10
Steamed Apple Dumpling, Hard and Fruit Sauce$0.10
Ice Cream Served with Dessert$0.05
Cranberry Pie$0.10
Cranberry Sauce$0.10
Home-made pumpkin pie$0.10
Bananas or Pineapple Short Cake$0.10
Apple Pie$0.10
Peach Pie$0.10
Wine Jelly, Whipped Cream$0.10
lemon meringue pie$0.10
Bananas a la Mode$0.10
New England Raisin Pie$0.10
Fruit Corn Starch$0.05
Custard Pie$0.10
cocoanut pie$0.10
Cup Rice Custard$0.10
Home-made mince pie$0.10
Fruit Tapioca$0.05
Pineapple cake$0.10
Hot Mince Pie with Brandy Sauce$0.10
Chocolate eclair$0.10
Fresh Pineapple Pie$0.10
Raisin or Plain Cake$0.05
Chocolate Corn Starch Pudding$0.05
Bread Custard Pudding, Raisins$0.05
Old-fashioned Rice Pudding$0.05
Neapolitan ice cream$0.10
Horlick's Malted Milk$0.05
Baked Apple with Pitcher of Cream$0.10
Half grape fruit$0.15
Charlotte Russe$0.10
Milk$0.05
Postum ready to serve$0.05
Coffee$0.05
Tea$0.05
Cocoa$0.05
Chocolate$0.05
Frankfurters and Spinach$0.20
Side Dish of Spaghetti Italienne$0.10
Veal Cutlet Breaded Tomato Sauce or Cream Gravy$0.20
Welsh rarebit$0.25
Celery$0.10
Pickled beets$0.10
Golden buck$0.30
Queen olives$0.10
Chili Sauce$0.05
Yorkshire Buck$0.35
Cross & Blackwell's Chow Chow$0.05
Side Order Ham, Bacon, Sausage, Single Lamb or Pork Chop When Served with Meat or Fish Order$0.10
French peas$0.10
Pickled New Beets$0.10
Stewed Mushrooms$0.15
Mashed Turnips$0.05
Celery$0.10
Lettuce Salad$0.10
LETTUCE WITH EGG$0.15
Potatoes, lyonnaise$0.10
Potatoes, hashed browned$0.10
Potatoes, stewed in cream$0.10
Potatoes, au gratin$0.15
BAKED SWEET POTATOES$0.10
French Fried Sweet Potatoes$0.10
GREEN PEAS$0.05
Sliced Tomatoes$0.10
Sliced onions$0.05
Spaghetti au Gratin$0.15
Macaroni au gratin$0.15
Side Order of New Cabbage$0.10
Stewed Corn$0.05
Stewed tomatoes$0.05
Lima beans$0.05
Cauliflower, cream sauce$0.10
Succotash$0.05
Side Order of Boston Beans$0.10
Spinach$0.10
Spinach with egg$0.15
Boiled Onions, Cream Sauce$0.05
Half Broiled Spring Chicken$0.45
Half Fried Spring Chicken, Cream Gravy, Corn Fritters$0.45
Sweetbreads Sautes with Mushrooms and Peas on Toast$0.40
Roast Loin of Jersey Pork, Apple Sauce$0.30
Extra Cut Prime Ribs of Beef with Pickled Beets$0.50
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef with Pickled Beets$0.30
Roast Tenderloin of Beef, Mushroom Sauce and Apple Fritter$0.25
Yankee Pot Roast with Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Boiled leg of Canada mutton, caper sauce, mashed turnips$0.30
Home-made Beefsteak Pie$0.20
Chicken Giblets Saute a la Creole en Casserole$0.25
Braised Pork Tenderloin and Apple Fritter$0.30
Chicken Hearts Saute with Mushrooms and Rice$0.25
French Roast with Spinach$0.20
Windsor Steak and Onions$0.20
Lamb's Fries Breaded, Tomato Sauce and Peas$0.25
Roast Leg of Veal with Sage Dressing$0.30
Minced Ham Omelette, Tomato Sauce$0.30
Fricasse of Honeycomb Tripe and Oysters, Baltimore Style$0.25
Chili con Carne$0.25
Chili Con Carne, Side Order$0.15
Combination Boston Baked Beans with Macaroni, Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Fricassee of Lamb with Peas$0.20
lamb pot pie$0.20
Chicken Patty, Single$0.25
Chicken Patty, Pair$0.45
Single Oyster Patty a la Reine$0.25
Oyster Patty a la Reine, Pair$0.45
Oyster Sandwich$0.10
Potted Beef with Spaghetti$0.20
Minced Tenderloin of Beef with Green Peppers, Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Apple Fritters with Fruit Sauce$0.10
Roast Leg of Canada Mutton with Mashed Turnips$0.30
Fricassee of Veal with Rice and Corn Fritters$0.20
special - chicken salad sandwich, mayonnaise$0.20
Hot Turkey Sandwich with Giblet Gravy$0.20
Hot Chicken Sandwich, Giblet Sauce$0.10
Hot roast beef sandwich$0.10
Chicken Liver Omelette$0.25
Salmon Salad$0.20
Ham, Corned Beef or Pork and Boston Beans$0.15
Hungarian Goulash with German Noodles$0.20
Frankfurter with Sauerkraut or Potato Salad$0.20
Fried Honeycomb Tripe Breaded, with Tomato Sauce$0.20
special - baked country sausage with mashed potatoes$0.20
Chicken Fricassee with Rice and Corn Fritters$0.50
Chicken Pot Pie with Egg Noodles$0.40
Baked Chicken Pie, Individual Dish$0.25
Chicken Croquettes, Cream Gravy and Peas$0.20
Minced Chicken on Toast with Green Peppers$0.20
liver and bacon$0.20
Small Hamburger Steak with Spaghetti$0.20

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Sliced Fresh Pineapple$0.10
a la Mode$0.15
Baked Apple with Pitcher of Cream$0.10
Casaba Melon$0.15
Half grape fruit$0.15
Apple Sauce$0.05
Whole Orange$0.10
Preserved Pineapple$0.05
Stewed prunes$0.05
Sliced Oranges$0.10
Bananas with cream$0.10
California Lemon Cling Peaches$0.10
Cranberry Sauce$0.10
Crackers and Milk$0.10
Bread and Milk$0.10
Boiled Rice and Milk, Hot or Cold$0.10
MILK, PER GLASS$0.05
Oatmeal and milk$0.10
Pure Cream, per glass$0.15
Force and Milk$0.10
Half and Half with Crackers, per bowl$0.15
Shredded Wheat and Milk$0.10
Grape Nuts and Milk$0.10
Corn Flakes$0.10
Pettijohn and Milk$0.10
Corn Meal Mush$0.10
Any of the above with pure cream$0.15
Half portion of the above with pure cream$0.10
Blue Points, half shell$0.20
Box Stew$0.30
Escaloped oysters$0.40
Oyster cocktail$0.25
Fried oysters$0.30
Oyster shell roast$0.50
Plain Stew$0.30
Oyster pan roast$0.30
Steamed Oysters$0.40
Stew with Pure Cream$0.40
Baltimore broil$0.40
Fried scallops with bacon$0.35
Boston Stew$0.30
Broiled Oysters, Celery Sauce$0.40
Scallop Stew$0.25
Fried Bluefish$0.30
Soft Shell Crabs on Toast$0.40
Broiled bluefish$0.30
French Sardines, Per Box$0.30
Broiled or Fried Halibut Steak$0.30
Plain Lobster, Whole$0.75
Picked-up codfish in cream$0.20
Half Plain Lobster$0.40
Broiled or Fried Fresh Mackerel$0.30
Broiled live lobster, whole$0.90
Broiled Salt Mackerel$0.30
Lobster a la Newburg$0.50
Small Steak, Bread, Butter and Potatoes$0.25
Calf's Liver and Onions, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.20
Sirloin Steak, Bread, Butter and Potatoes$0.35
Ham and One Egg, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.20
Ham and Eggs, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.30
Top Sirloin Steak, Bread, Butter and Potatoes$0.40
Bacon and Eggs, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.30
Tenderloin Steak, Bread, Butter and Potatoes$0.45
Round Bone Veal Cutlet, Breaded, Tomato Sauce, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.35
Bone Sirloin Steak, Bread, Butter and Potatoes$0.60
Double Sirloin Steak, Bread, Butter and Potatoes$1.10
Frizzled Beef with Cream on Toast, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.20
Porterhouse Steak, for one, Bread, Butter and Potatoes$0.85
Veal Chops, Broiled, two, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.30
Porterhouse Steak, for two, Bread, Butter and Potatoes$1.50
Veal Cutlet Breaded, Tomato Sauce, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.20
Porterhouse Steak, for family, Bread, Butter and Potatoes$2.50
Fried Ham, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.25
Lamb Chops on Toast, two, Bread, Butter and Potatoes$0.25
Broiled Ham$0.30
Lamb Chops on Toast, three, Bread, Butter and Potatoes$0.40
Broiled Bacon, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.30
French Lamb Chops with Peas$0.40
Fried Bacon, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.25
Pork Chops, two, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.25
Corned Beef Hash, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.20
Pork Chops Breaded, Tomato Sauce, Bread, Butter and Potatoes$0.30
Corned Beef Hash Browned in Pan, Fried Egg, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.25
Broiled Pork Tenderloin, Bread, Butter and Potatoes$0.35
Fried Sausages, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.20
Pork Tenderloin Breaded, Tomato Sauce, Bread, Butter and Potatoes$0.35
Fried Sausages, Buckwheat Cakes, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.25
Calf's Liver and Bacon, Bread, Butter and Potatoes$0.20
Frizzled Beef with Scrambled Eggs, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.25
Broiled Lamb Kidneys with Bacon, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.40
Chicken Liver with Mushrooms, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.30
Hamburger Steak with Onions, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.25
Two Shirred Eggs, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.20
Boiled Eggs, two, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.15
Tomato Omelette, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.20
Fried Eggs, two, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.15
Mushroom Omelette, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.25
Scrambled Eggs, two, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.15
Onion Omelette, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.20
Poached Eggs, Plain, two, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.20
Oyster Omelette, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.30
Poached Eggs on Toast, two, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.25
Parsley Omelette, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.25
Poached Eggs on Milk Toast, two, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.25
Spanish Omelette, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.25
Plain Omelette, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.15
Rum Omelette, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.40
Ham Omelette, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.25
Jelly Omelette, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.25
Chicken Omelette, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.25
Cheese Omelette, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.25
Asparagus Tip Omelette, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.35
Parmesan Cheese Omelette, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.25
Dry Toast$0.10
Wheat Cakes$0.10
Milk toast$0.15
Rice Cakes$0.10
Cream toast$0.20
Buckwheat Cakes$0.10
French Toast$0.15
Kentucky Corn Cakes$0.10
Dipped Toast$0.10
Side order of ham and wheat cakes$0.15
Side order of ham and Southern waffles$0.20
Old-Fashioned Buckwheat Cakes$0.10
French bread
Rye Bread
Graham bread
Milk Bread
Rolls
Veal Chops, Fried, two, Bread, butter and potatoes$0.30
Buttered toast$0.10
Side order of bacon and Southern waffles$0.20
Side order of bacon and wheat cakes$0.15
Side order of country sausage and wheat cakes$0.15

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