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Adams' Restaurant

Date
1914-05-30
Restaurant
Adams' Restaurant
Physical description
28x17cm folded; 28x34cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Page 2

Chicken a la creole$0.10
Cream of New Tomatoes$0.10
Cup of Cold Consomme$0.10
Above Soups with Meat Orders$0.05
Half Broiled Fresh Mackerel$0.25
Half Broiled Fresh Mackerel with Bacon$0.35
Fried Soft Shell Crabs, Tartar Sauce$0.35
Steamed Clams, Shore Style$0.30
Little Neck Clam Fry$0.20
Little Neck Clam Fry with Bacon$0.30
Fried Sea Bass, Tomato Sauce$0.20
BROILED NORTH RIVER SHAD$0.25
BROILED NORTH RIVER SHAD WITH BEACHNUT BACON$0.35
Broiled Bluefish, Maitre d'Hotel$0.25
Broiled Bluefish, Maitre d'Hotel, Center Cut$0.30
Steamed Finnan Haddie$0.25
Steamed Finnan Haddie Center Cut$0.30
Half Cold Lobster, Sliced Tomatoes$0.35
Lobster a la Newburg en Casserole$0.50
Broiled Live Lobster, Butter Sauce$0.50
Iced coffee$0.05
Iced tea$0.05
Glass of Buttermilk$0.05
Two Shirred Eggs$0.20
Cold Sliced Turkey, Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.45
Cold Sliced Chicken and Ham, Sliced Tomatoes$0.40
Cold Corned Beef, Potato Salad$0.20
Cold Sliced Ox-tongue, Potato Salad$0.25
Cold Boiled Ham, Potato Salad$0.20
Cold Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, Potato Salad$0.30
Cold Roast Leg of Spring Lamb, Potato Salad$0.25
Asparagus salad$0.20
Fresh Lobster Salad$0.40
Egg Salad$0.20
Sliced Tomatoes$0.10
SLICED CUCUMBERS$0.10
Lettuce Salad$0.10
Queen olives$0.10
Chicken salad$0.30
Lettuce and Tomatoes$0.15
COMBINATION SALAD$0.25
Cold Sliced Chicken, Sliced Tomatoes$0.40
Cold Roast Prime Rib Beef$0.30 – $0.35
Cold Roast Top Sirloin of Beef$0.25
Cold Boiled Ham and Potato Salad$0.25
Two Boiled or Fried Eggs$0.15
Steak a la Tartare with Egg$0.40
Two Scrambled Eggs on Toast$0.20
Two Poached Eggs on Toast$0.20
French Toast$0.20
Cold Corned Beef and Potato Salad$0.25
Cold Roast Pork and Potato Salad$0.30
Oyster Stew$0.25
Oyster Fry$0.25 – $0.35
Cherrystone Clams$0.20 – $0.30
Little Neck clams, half shell$0.15
Clam Fry$0.25
Clam Fry with Bacon$0.35
Clam Stew$0.25
Clam cocktail$0.25
CLAM BROTH$0.20
French Sardines$0.25
Cold Roast Lamb and Potato Salad$0.30
Lobster salad$0.40 – $0.75
Chicken salad$0.35 – $0.55
COMBINATION SALAD$0.25
Lettuce Salad$0.15
Asparagus salad$0.20
Potato salad$0.10
Salmon Salad$0.25
White Cabbage and Onion Salad$0.15
Sliced Tomatoes$0.10
Lettuce and Tomatoes$0.15
Lettuce Salad with Egg$0.15
Mayonnaise$0.05
Garcia Grande (Clear Havana) Cigars$0.05 – $0.25
Roast Spring Chicken, Apple Sauce and Stewed Corn$0.40
Roast Spring Chicken, Apple Sauce and Stewed Corn, all white meat$0.45
Chicken Fricasse, Steamed Rice$0.35
Chicken patties a la reine$0.35
Veal Cutlet Breaded, with Spaghetti$0.25
Round Bone Veal Cutlet Breaded and Spaghetti$0.35
Roast Young Turkey, Currant Jelly, Stewed Corn$0.40
Roast Young Turkey, Currant Jelly, Stewed Corn, all white meat$0.45
Cold Sliced Turkey, Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.45
Yankee Pot Roast en Casserole$0.25
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, New Spinach$0.30
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, New Spinach, Extra Cut$0.40
Roast Leg of Lamb with Green Peas$0.30
Fried Chicken Livers and Bacon with Spaghetti$0.25
Spring Lamb Chops a la Robinson$0.35
Creamed Chicken Omelette$0.25
Boiled Ham and Baked Beans$0.15
Brown Bread and Baked Beans$0.15
Corn Fritters and Beechnut Bacon, Maple Syrup$0.25
Corn Omelette$0.20
Minced Ham and Scrambled Eggs, String Beans$0.25
New Garden Spinach and Hard Boiled Egg$0.15
Green Pea Omelette$0.20
Boiled Bermuda onions$0.05
SLICED BERMUDA ONIONS$0.05
Fresh Asparagus, Butter$0.15
Fresh Asparagus,Cream Sauce$0.15
New Spinach$0.10
New Spinach with Egg$0.15
boiled new potatoes$0.05
Stewed Corn$0.05
Stewed tomatoes$0.05
GREEN PEAS$0.10
Fried Egg Plant$0.10
Fresh String Beans$0.10
Fresh Rhubarb Pie$0.05
Fresh Strawberry Pie$0.05
Fresh Pineapple Pie$0.05
Apple Pie$0.05
Apple Pie a la Mode$0.10
Coffee Jelly, Whipped Cream$0.05
Crushed Strawberries and Ice Cream$0.10
Old-fashioned strawberry short cake$0.10
Bowl of Force and Assorted Fruits$0.20
Bowl of Boiled Rice and Milk$0.10
Crackers and Milk$0.10
Graham Crackers and Milk$0.10
Shredded Wheat and Milk$0.10
Uneeda Biscuits and Milk$0.10
Grape Nuts and Milk$0.10
Force and Milk$0.10
Plain Omelette, Two Eggs$0.15
Sardine Sandwich$0.15
Plain Omelette, Three Eggs$0.25
Sirloin Steak with Onions$0.35
Sirloin Steak$0.30
Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.40
Lamb Chops$0.30 – $0.40
Top Sirloin$0.40
Fried Ham and Egg Sandwich$0.15
Top Sirloin with Onions$0.45
Club sandwich$0.25
Chicken Sandwich$0.25
English Mutton Chop with Bacon$0.45
Ham omelette$0.25
Half Broiled Chicken on Toast$0.50
Bacon Omelette$0.25
Mutton Chops$0.25
Tomato Omelette$0.25
Egg Sandwich$0.10
Corned beef sandwich$0.10
Cheese Sandwich$0.10
Roast Beef Sandwich$0.10
Strawberry short cake$0.10
rice pudding$0.05
Rice Pudding a la Mode$0.10
Cup Custard$0.05
Stewed fresh rhubarb$0.05
Fruit Jelly and Whipped Cream$0.10
Vanilla ice cream$0.10
Neapolitan ice cream$0.10
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.10
Pork Tenderloin, Breaded$0.35
Yorkshire Buck$0.35
Welsh rarebit$0.25
Jelly omelette$0.25
French pancake$0.25
Parsley Omelette$0.25
Veal Cutlet, Breaded, Tomato Sauce$0.25
Round Bone Veal Cutlet, Plain$0.40
Chicken a la Maryland$0.60
liver and bacon$0.25
Onion Omelette$0.25
Mushroom Omelette$0.30
Chicken Omelette$0.30
Cheese Omelette$0.25
Corn Omelette$0.25
French Pea Omelette$0.25
Spanish omelette$0.30
Ham and eggs$0.25
Bacon and eggs$0.25
Scrambled Eggs with Ham$0.30
Scrambled Eggs with Bacon$0.30
Minced Ham and Scrambled Eggs$0.25
Pot of Coffee and Cream$0.10
Tea, Coffee, Milk or Cocoa$0.05
Strawberries and Cream$0.15
Sliced Bananas and Whipped Cream$0.05
Sliced Bananas and Ice Cream$0.10
Half grape fruit$0.10
Stewed prunes$0.05
Sliced Orange$0.05
fresh strawberry ice cream$0.10
Cream Cheese$0.10
Cup of Instant Postum$0.05
Top Sirloin with Mushrooms$0.50
Double Sirloin$0.80
Bone Sirloin Steak$0.45
Bone Sirloin Steak with Onions$0.50
Bone Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.55
Liver with Onions$0.25
Corned Beef Hash$0.20
Milk toast$0.15
Double Porterhouse Steak, for two$1.15
German fried potatoes$0.05
Potatoes
French fried potatoes$0.10
Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich$0.10
Sardine Sandwich$0.10
Salmon Sandwich$0.10
Sea Foam Biscuit, Currant Jelly, and Cream Cheese$0.10
Ham Sandwich$0.10
Fried Ham Sandwich$0.10
Fried or Broiled Ham, Beechnut$0.25
Planked Delmonico Steak, for 1$0.70
Planked Delmonico Steak, for 2$1.25
Family Sirloin, For Three$1.00
Family Sirloin, For Three with Onions$1.10
Family Sirloin, For Three with Mushrooms$1.20
Porterhouse steak, single$0.70
Porterhouse Steak, Single with Onions$0.75
Porterhouse Steak, Single with Mushrooms$0.85
Family porterhouse steak$1.50
Tenderloin Steak$0.40
Tenderloin Steak with Onions$0.45
Tenderloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.55
Extra Tenderloin Steak, for 1$0.65
Extra Tenderloin Steak, for 2$0.75
Extra Tenderloin Steak with Onions$0.75
Extra Tenderloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.80
Rasher of Bacon$0.10
Hamburger Steak with Onions$0.25
Fried or Broiled Bacon, Beechnut$0.25
Golden buck$0.40
Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich$0.10
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.10
Fried sweet potatoes side dish$0.05
Dry Toast with Orders$0.05
Hashed Potatoes in Cream$0.10
Potatoes au Gratin$0.10
Potatoes Lyonnaise$0.05
Raw French Fried Potatoes$0.10
Milk Toast with Cream$0.25

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Coffee and Rolls$0.10
Coffee and Rolls with Small Order of Cereal$0.15
Sliced Bananas$0.05
Sliced Bananas with Cream$0.10
Baked Apple with Cream$0.10
Baked Apple$0.05
Half grape fruit$0.10
Peaches and cream$0.15
Stewed prunes$0.05
Apple Sauce$0.05
Sliced Hawaiian Pineapple$0.10
Wheat Cakes with Maple Syrup$0.10
BUCKWHEAT CAKES WITH MAPLE SYRUP$0.10
Whole Orange$0.05
Bowl of Force$0.10
Bowl of Force with Cream$0.15
Shredded Wheat$0.10
Shredded Wheat with Cream$0.15
Oatmeal$0.10
oatmeal with cream$0.15
Pitcher of Pure Cream$0.05
Grape Nuts$0.10
Grape Nuts with Cream$0.15
Milk toast$0.15
Cream toast$0.15
Crackers and Milk$0.10
Glass Half and Half$0.10
Small Order of Cereal with Order$0.05
Fried Mush and Egg$0.20
Small Sirloin Steak, French Fried Potatoes$0.25
Small Sirloin Steak with Two Fried Eggs$0.40
Tenderloin Steak$0.40
Tenderloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.45
Fried Mush and Egg with Bacon$0.25
Hamburger Steak$0.20
Hamburger Steak with Mushrooms$0.25
Hamburger Steak with Onions$0.25
Two Lamb Chops on Toast, French Fried Potatoes$0.25
One Lamb Chop and Beechnut Bacon$0.25
Broiled Lamb Kidneys and Bacon on Toast$0.30
Veal Cutlet, breaded$0.25
Fried Liver with Onions$0.20
Fried Liver with Bacon$0.25
Corned Beef Hash, Poached Egg$0.20
Fried Country Sausage$0.20
Fried Country Sausage and Wheat Cakes$0.25
Broiled Beechnut Ham$0.25
Fried Beechnut Bacon$0.25
Minced Ham and Scrambled Eggs$0.20
Two Pork Chops$0.25
Two boiled eggs$0.15 – $0.20
Two Fried Egs$0.15 – $0.20
Two Poached Eggs on Toast$0.20
Plain Omelette$0.15 – $0.20
Tomato Omelette$0.20
Mushroom Omelette$0.25
Spanish omelette$0.25
Bacon and eggs$0.25
Bacon and Eggs (Beechnut)$0.35
Ham and eggs$0.25
Ham and Eggs (Beechnut)$0.35
Fruit with meat orders$0.20
Fruit with egg orders$0.20
Cereal with meat orders$0.20
Cereal with egg orders$0.20
Chipped Fresh Pineapple
Sliced Banana
Baked Apple
Apple Sauce
Fruit and Cereal with Meat Order$0.25
Fruit and cereal with egg orders$0.25
Wheat cakes with meat orders$0.25
Wheat cakes with egg orders$0.25
Sliced Orange$0.10
Home-made Grape Jelly$0.05
Imported Marmalade$0.10
Stewed prunes
Orange
Sliced Orange
Force
Shredded Wheat
Grape Nut
Oatmeal
Corn Flakes
Two boiled eggs
Two Fried Eggs
Two Poached Eggs
Two Scrambled Eggs
Fried Mush and Egg
Fried Sausages
Fried Bacon
Fried Ham
Corned Beef Hash
Plain Omelette
Fried Bacon and One Egg
One Lamb Chop
One Pork Chop
Fried Liver and Onions
Hamburger Steak
Pot of Tea
Coffee
Cup of cocoa
Glass of milk
Boiled potatoes
French fried potatoes
German fried potatoes
Hot Rolls
Dry Toast
Buttered toast
Pot of Coffee (Our Own Special Blend)
ENGLISH BREAKFAST TEA
Ceylon Tea
Mixed Tea
Oolong Tea

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