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The Cortland

Date
1914-02-05
Restaurant
The Cortland
Physical description
31.5x14cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Dr. Brown's Celery Tonic, Pint Bottle$0.10
Horlick's Malted Milk$0.10
Fresh Apple Sauce with Whipped Cream$0.10
Home-made pies in Season with Cheese$0.10
Fresh Pineapple$0.10
Half grape fruit$0.10
Cup Custard$0.10
Baked Apple with Cream$0.10
Baked apple dumpling, hard and brandy sauce$0.10
Rice or Bread Pudding, Brandy, Vanilla or Hard Sauce$0.10
Mocha Layer Cake$0.10
Chocolate Cream Layer with Whipped Cream$0.10
Hot Mince Pie, Brandy Sauce and Cheese$0.10
English plum pudding, hard and brandy sauce$0.10
Indian Puff Ball, Whipped Cream$0.10
Cup of Chocolate with Cream$0.10
Chocolate eclair$0.05
Mocha Tart with Chopped Nuts$0.10
Pineapple Slice$0.10
Boston Cream Pie with Whipped Cream$0.10
lemon meringue pie$0.10
German Apple Cake, Custard Top$0.10
Plain Pound Cake$0.10
Home-made Peach Pie with Cheese$0.10
Assorted Rolls
Tea Biscuits
MUFFINS
Boston Lettuce$0.15
Potatoes au Gratin$0.15
Fancy Table Celery$0.15
Sliced Spanish onions$0.05
Stewed tomatoes$0.05
GREEN PEAS$0.10
Boiled Onions$0.05
Spaghetti$0.10
Macaroni$0.10
Sweet Potatoes$0.10
Lettuce and Egg, Mayonnaise$0.25
Spinach with One Egg$0.15
Spinach$0.10
Asparagus on Toast, Cream or Butter Sauce$0.15
New Cauliflower, Cream or Butter Sauce$0.15
Brussels Sprouts, Cream or Butter Sauce$0.10
Sliced Tomatoes with Lettuce$0.15
Prime ribs of beef au jus$0.30
Prime Ribs of Beef au Jus with Mushroom Sauce$0.35
Roast Sirloin of Beef au Jus$0.25
Roast Sirloin of Beef au Jus with Mushroom Sauce$0.30
Roast Lamb, Mint Sauce, Green Peas and Potatoes$0.35
Roast Leg of Canada Mutton, Currant Jelly$0.25
CHICKEN SALAD, MAYONNAISE$0.35
Fresh mushrooms on toast$0.25
Chicken Liver Omelette with Bacon$0.35
Spaghetti Omelette$0.30
Mushroom Omelette$0.35
Filet Mignon and Fresh Mushrooms, Potatoes au Gratin$0.65
Corn Fritters, Spaghetti, Cheese, New Cauliflower, Sweet Potato$0.35
Calf's Tongue Breaded, Tomato Sauce and Spaghetti$0.30
Lamb's Fries Breaded, Tomato Sauce and Spaghetti, Italienne$0.35
Freh Mushrooms on Toast, One Lamb Chop and Stuffed Tomato$0.40
Apple Fritters, Spaghetti with Cheese, Spinach with Egg, Sweet Potato$0.35
Irish Aristocratic Stew, Dublin Style$0.25
Vegetable Dinner - New Cauliflower, Spinach with Egg, Sweet Potato$0.35
Broiled Lamb Kidneys on Toast, Rasher of Irish Bacon$0.35
Tenderloin Steak a la Stanley and Potatoes au Gratin$0.50
Veal Pot Pie, individual Dish with Vegetables$0.25
Boston Beans in Pot, Home-made Brown Bread, Choice of Pickles$0.20
Boiled Irish Bacon and Spinach$0.30
Chicken Croquettes, Cream Sauce and Green Peas$0.25
Single Pork Chop Saute, Brussels Sprouts and Stuffed Tomato$0.35
Roast Butcher's Tenderloin and Spaghetti$0.35
Corn fritters, cream sauce$0.20
Corn Fritters, Cream Sauce with Bacon and Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Chicken Fricassee and Rice$0.35
Chicken Fricassee All White Meat and Rice$0.45
Braised Ox-joints with Assorted Vegetables$0.25
Vegetable Dinner - Stuffed Tomato, New Cauliflower, Spaghetti and Potatoes$0.25
Broiled Mutton Chops and Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.35
Chicken Pot Pie, Family Style, New Cauliflower and Sweet Potatoes$0.50
Calf's Tongue Sautee, Mushroom Sauce, Brussels Sprouts$0.35
Fried Oysters, One Lamb Chop and Broiled Ham$0.40
Broiled Lamb Chops (Three) on Toast, Green Peas, Sweet Potato$0.50
Navel or Rump Corned Beed and Cabbage$0.25
Navel or Rump Corned Beed and Cabbage with Spinach$0.30
Roast Phila. Spring Chicken, Apple Sauce and Potatoes$0.50
Tartar Sauce
Pickles
tomato sauce
Cold Slaw
Chow chow
Dill Pickles
Broiled Kennebec Salmon, Green Peas and Sweet Potatoes$0.35
fried halibut, tomato sauce$0.30
Broiled bluefish$0.35
Broiled Steak Salmon$0.35
Broiled Fresh Mackerel$0.35
Broiled Halibut$0.35
Steamed Finnan Haddie, Cream or Butter Sauce and Potatoes$0.30
Fried Scallops$0.35
Fried scallops with bacon$0.40
Fry Half and Half$0.35
Fry Half and Half with Bacon$0.40
Oyster Fry$0.30
Oyster Fry with Bacon$0.35
Oysters Dozen$0.40
Oyster Omelette with Bacon$0.35
Salt mackerel$0.25
Fried Green Smelts, Tartar Sauce$0.30
Fried Codfish, Tomato Sauce and Potatoes$0.25
Boiled codfish, egg sauce$0.25
Boiled Haddock, Egg or Butter Sauce$0.25
Finnan Haddie, Baltimore Club Style, Creamed Potatoes$0.30
Vegetable Soup, Farmer Style$0.10
Chicken with rice soup$0.15
Cocktail of Little Neck Clams$0.25
Half Shell of Little Neck Clams$0.25
Cocktail of Oysters$0.25
Half Shell of Oysters$0.25
All Kinds of Bread Fresh Every Hour
Prunes with Whipped Cream$0.10

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