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Gibson's

Date
1914-06-08
Restaurant
Gibson's
Physical description
25x18.5cm folded; 25x37cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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April Snow, Cream Sauce$0.10
Chocolate eclair$0.10
English Walnut Tart$0.10
Crullers$0.05
Cabinet Pudding, Hard and Wine Sauce$0.10
Macaroon Layer Cake$0.10
Macaroons and Lady Fingers, Mixed$0.10
Macaroons$0.10
Lady fingers$0.10
Fresh Rhubarb Pie$0.10
Puree of Green Split Peas aux Croutons$0.20
Vegetable soup, Italienne$0.20
Hot or Cold Consomme en Tasse$0.10
Broiled Baby Mackerel, Maitre d'Hotel, Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.35
Boiled Kennebec Salmon, Egg Sauce$0.35
Marshall's Kippered Herring, Poached Egg$0.35
Cold Boiled Salmon, Mayonnaise, Potato Salad$0.40
Calf's Liver and Bacon, Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.45
Baked Macaroni au Gratin, Beechnut Bacon$0.35
Spanish Omelette aux Champignons$0.45
Chicken Giblet Stew, Family Style$0.30
Hungarian Goulash, Browned Potatoes$0.40
Beechnut Bacon, Creamed Spinach, Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.45
Broiled Salisbury Steaks, Bordelaise, Fried Sweet Potatoes$0.40
Filet Mignon en Casserole, Parisienne$0.60
Poached Eggs and Stewed Kidneys$0.40
Combination - Asparagus, Stuffed Tomato, French Peas, Spinach and Poached Egg$0.50
Asparagus on Toast, Hollandaise$0.35
Baked Kidney Beans, German Fried Potatoes$0.25
Sliced Fresh Tomatoes, Mayonnaise$0.15
boiled new potatoes$0.10
New string beans$0.10
Hot Roast Ribs of Beef$0.45 – $0.60
Sirloin of Beef, Mushroom Sauce, New Rissole Potatoes$0.40
Spring Lamb$0.35
with Mashed Turnips$0.40
Special Salad - German Beef, Mayonnaise$0.35
Head Cheese, Sliced Cucumbers$0.35
Beechnut Ham and Tongue, Mixed Salad$0.50
sliced turkey$0.60
Prime ribs of beef$0.45
Extra Cut$0.60
Shoulder of Lamb$0.40
Extra Cut$0.50
Pickled lamb's tongue, potato salad$0.35
Boiled Tongue$0.50
Corned beef$0.35
Sardines fumees$0.35
Kennebec Salmon, Mayonnaise$0.35
Assorted Cold Cuts$0.50
California Prune Pie$0.10
Chocolate Puff with Ice Cream$0.15
cocoanut pie$0.10
Chocolate eclair$0.10
Fresh Strawberry Meringue Pie$0.10
Strawberry short cake$0.20
Old-fashioned strawberry short cake$0.20
Apple Pie$0.10
Apple Pie$0.10
lemon meringue pie
Hot or cold rice pudding$0.10
Cold Rice Pudding a la Gibson$0.15
Molasses Cake$0.05
Cup Custard$0.10
Pie a la Mode$0.15
Sponge Cake$0.05
Strawberries and Cream$0.20
Preserved figs$0.15
Stewed Apricots$0.10
Sliced Bananas and Cream$0.15
Fer-Mil-Lac$0.10
Apollinaris Lemonade$25.00
Apollinaris, pint$20.00
Londonderry Lithia, pint$20.00
Granite Spring Water$10.00
Fer-Mil-Lac$10.00
Horlick's Malted Milk$10.00
Delatour's Ginger Ale$15.00
C. & C. Imported Ginger Ale$25.00
Buttermilk$5.00
Grape Juice$10.00
Sparkling Russet Cider, Splits$15.00
Iced tea$10.00
Ice Cream Strawberry$15.00
ICE CREAM Lady Fingers with Ice Cream$15.00
Ice Cream Chocolate$15.00
Ice Coffee$10.00
Iced Chocolate$15.00
Lemonade$10.00
Bone Sirloin Steak, Served to One Only$0.60
Bone Sirloin Steak, Served to Two$1.10
EGGS AND OMELETTES
Stewed fresh rhubarb$0.10
Sliced Oranges$0.10
Stewed prunes$0.10
Preserved Cherries$0.10
Strawberry Ice Cream Melba$0.25
Mixed ice cream$0.15
Vanilla ice cream$0.15
Bone Sirloin Steak, Served to One Only with Onions$0.70
Bone Sirloin Steak, Served to One Only with Mushrooms$0.80
Bone Sirloin Steak, Served to Two with Onions$1.20
Bone Sirloin Steak, Served to Two with Mushrooms$1.35
Bone Sirloin Steak, Served to Two Planked a la Gibson$1.60
Double Bone Sirloin Steak$1.60
Double Bone Sirloin Steak Garnished$1.80
Double Bone Sirloin Steak Planked a la Gibson$2.10
Beechnut Ham, Fried or Broiled$0.45
Beechnut Bacon, Fried or Broiled$0.45
Lamb Chops, Broiled, Two$0.40
Lamb Chops, Broiled, Three$0.55
Lamb Chops, Gibson, Three$0.60
Boiled eggs$0.25 – $0.30
Fried Eggs$0.30 – $0.35
Fried Eggs, Two, with Beechnut Ham$0.45
Poached Eggs, Two, on Toast or Plain$0.35
Scrambled eggs, two$0.30
Shirred Eggs, two$0.30
Spanish omelette$0.50
Omelette with Parmesan Cheese$0.40
Omelette, Plain, Two Eggs$0.30
Omelette with Ham$0.40
Omelette with mushrooms$0.50
Omelette with tomatoes$0.35
Omelette with Peas$0.35
Omelette with cheese$0.35
Omelette with parsley$0.30
Omelette with currant jelly$0.40
Mashed potatoes$0.10
Baked Potatoes$0.10
French fried potatoes$0.10
German fried potatoes$0.10
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.15
Potatoes Lyonnaise$0.10
Saratoga Chips$0.10
Boiled potatoes$0.10
Potatoes sautees$0.10
Hashed browned potatoes$0.10
Potatoes Stewed in Cream$0.20
Potatoes au Gratin$0.25
Julienne potatoes$0.10
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.35
Potato salad$0.25
Lettuce with Boiled Egg$0.40
Chicken salad$0.50
Club sandwich$0.35
Chicken Sandwich$0.30
Tongue Sandwich$0.25
Hot roast beef sandwich$0.35
Corned beef sandwich$0.15
Beechnut ham sandwich$0.20
Cheese Sandwich$0.15
Sardine Sandwich$0.15
Boiled Bermuda onions in cream$0.10
Pickled beets$0.10
Early June Peas$0.10
Carrots and peas$0.10
Creamed Spinach$0.10
Stewed Corn$0.10
French peas$0.15
Lima beans$0.10
Creamed Spinach with Hard Boiled Egg$0.20
String Beans$0.10
Stewed tomatoes$0.10
Succotash$0.10
Dry or buttered toast$0.15
Corn Muffins, Toasted$0.15
Queen Rolls, Toasted$0.15
Milk toast$0.15
Boston Brown Bread, Toasted$0.15
Corn Flakes, Grape Nuts or Shredded Wheat with Small Pitcher of Cream$0.15
Corn Flakes, Grape Nuts or Shredded Wheat with Large Pitcher of Milk$0.15
Corn Flakes, Grape Nuts or Shredded Wheat with with Half and Half$0.20
Corn Flakes, Grape Nuts or Shredded Wheat with Cream$0.25
Oolong Tea$0.05 – $0.15
English Breakfast Tea, per pot$0.15
Coffee$0.05 – $0.15
Chocolate, per cup$0.10
Large Pitcher of Cream$0.20
Large Pitcher of Cream and Milk$0.15
Large Pitcher of Milk$0.10
Half Milk and Cream, per Glass$0.10
MILK, PER GLASS$0.05
Postum$0.05
Calf's Liver and Bacon
Baked Macaroni au Gratin with Bacon
Beef a la Mode
Veal Cutlet
Individual Chicken Pie or Chicken Fricassee
Boiled New England Dinner or Corned Beef and Cabbage
Lamb or Beef Stew
Clam Chowder
Breast of Young Chicken
Filet Mignon or Larded Tenderloin of Beef

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Fried Indian Mush, Beechnut Bacon, Maple Syrup$0.35
Stew of White Beans, Creole with Rice$0.30
Mock turtle soup au Madere$0.10 – $0.20
Consomme jelly en tasse$0.10
Cream of Fresh Asparagus [Soup]$0.10 – $0.20
Cold Tomato Bouillon$0.10
chicken bouillon with rice$0.10 – $0.20
Chow chow$0.05
Euchred Figs$0.05
Queen olives$0.05
Mixed Sweet Pickles$0.05
Cold Slaw$0.05
Chili Sauce$0.05
Broiled Fresh Mackerel, Maitre d'Hotel, Parisienne Potatoes$0.35
Sea Bass Saute a la Meuniere$0.35
Salmon Cutlets, Cream Sauce and peas$0.35
Boiled codfish, egg sauce$0.35
New England Boiled Dinner$0.45
Beef Stew with Vegetables, Stewed Tomatoes$0.40
Chicken Liver Omelette$0.40
Wiener Schnitzel, Creamed New Spinach$0.50
Broiled Spring Lamb Steak, New Peas$0.50
Poached Eggs, Benedictine$0.50
Honeycomb Tripe Sautee, Lyonnaise, Steamed Rice$0.35
Tenderloin of Beef Pique, Fried Tomato$0.55
Turkey Patty a la Reine with Mushrooms$0.50
Asparagus Hollandaise$0.35
Asparagus Hollandaise with Poached Egg$0.40
boiled new potatoes$0.10
New string beans$0.15
New green peas$0.10
Prime ribs of beef, baked potato$0.50
prime ribs of beef, extra cut$0.75
Loin of Fresh Pork, Apple Sauce$0.45
Beechnut Ham and Beef Tongue, Potato Salad$0.45
Walker-Gorden Milk, per ping$0.20
Buttermilk$0.05
Fer-Mil-Lac$0.10
French Vichy Celestins$0.25
Londonderry Lithia, pints$0.20
Apollinaris, pints$0.20
Corned Beef, Beet or Potato Salad$0.35
Pickled lamb's tongue, cold slaw$0.35
Assorted Cold Cuts, Sliced Tomato$0.60
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.15
Strawberry Melba$0.25
Vanilla ice cream, plain or with chocolate sauce$0.15
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.15
Ice Cream and Macaroons$0.15
Coffee or Vanilla Parfait$0.15
Meringue Glace$0.15
Grape Juice$0.10
Sparkling Russet Cider$0.25
Delatour Ginger Ale$0.15
C. & C. Ginger Ale$0.25
Corned beef sandwich$0.25
Ham Sandwich$0.25
Broiled Bacon$0.45
Spinach$0.15
[Cold] Roast Rib Beef, Vegetable Salad$0.50
Mixed Salad$0.25
Combination Salad in Season$0.30
SLICED CUCUMBERS$0.10
Sliced Tomatoes$0.15
Egg Salad, Mayonnaise$0.45
Lobster salad$0.60
Lettuce and Tomato, French Dressing$0.25
CHICKEN SALAD, MAYONNAISE$0.50
Old-fashioned strawberry short cake$0.20
rhubarb pie$0.10
California Prune Pie$0.10
Cabinet Pudding, Rhine Wine Sauce$0.10
Strawberry <<eringue Pie$0.10
Chocolate Puff Filled with Ice Cream$0.15
Apple Snow Pudding, Cream Sauce$0.10
Fruit Molasses Cake$0.05
Charlotte Russe Glace$0.15
Pie a la Mode$0.20
lemon meringue pie$0.10
Rice Pudding a la Gibson$0.15
English Walnut Tart$0.10
Chocolate or Coffee Eclair$0.10
Macaroons or lady fingers$0.10
Apple Pie$0.10
Cup Custard$0.10
Rice Pudding, hot or cold$0.10
Huckleberries and Cream$0.15
Baked Apple with Cream$0.15
Sliced Orange$0.10
Preserved figs$0.15
Strawberries and Cream$0.25
Stewed prunes$0.10
Stewed rhubarb$0.10
Bone Sirloin Steak, Served to One Only$0.60
Bone Sirloin Steak, Served to One Only with Onions$0.70
Bone Sirloin Steak, Served to One Only with Mushrooms$0.80
Bone Sirloin Steak, Served to Two$1.20
Bone Sirloin Steak, Served to Two with Onions$1.30
Bone Sirloin Steak, Served to Two with Mushrooms$1.40
Bone Sirloin Steak, Served to Two Planked a la Gibson$1.75
Double Bone Sirloin Steak$1.70
Double Bone Sirloin Steak Planked a la Gibson$2.25
Small Tenderloin Steak, Served to One Only$0.75
Small Tenderloin Steak, Served to One Only with Onions$0.80
Small Tenderloin Steak, Served to One Only with Mushrooms$0.90
Extra Tenderloin Steak$1.40
Broiled Ham$0.45
Lamb Chops$0.40 – $0.55
Boiled eggs$0.25 – $0.30
Fried Eggs$0.30 – $0.35
Poached Eggs, Two on Toast or Plain$0.35
Shirred Eggs$0.35
Scrambled, two EGGS$0.30
Scrambled [Eggs] with Ham or Bacon$0.45
Ham and eggs$0.50
Bacon and eggs$0.50
Omelette, plain$0.30
Omelette with Ham$0.45
Omelette with mushrooms$0.50
Omelette with tomatoes$0.40
Omelette with parsley$0.35
Omelette with cheese$0.40
Spanish omelette$0.50
Potato salad$0.20
Lettuce Salad$0.20
Tomato Salad$0.30
Salad A la Russe$0.40
Chicken salad$0.60
Club sandwich$0.40
Chicken Sandwich$0.30
Hot roast beef sandwich$0.50
Cheese Sandwich$0.25
Tongue Sandwich$0.25
Spinach with egg$0.20
Stewed Corn$0.10
Boiled Onions$0.10
Early June Peas$0.10
Fancy string beans$0.15
Boiled rice$0.10
Lima beans$0.10
Beets$0.10
French peas$0.20
Stewed tomatoes$0.10
New England Boiled Dinner or Corned Beef and Cabbage
Chicken Pie or Chicken Fricassee and Vegetarian Dinner
Calf's Liver and Bacon
Smoked Beef Tongue or Sugar-cured Ham
Clam Chowder and All Fish in Season
Larded Sirloin or Tenderloin of Beef
Boiled potatoes$0.10
Baked Potatoes$0.10
Mashed potatoes$0.10
French fried potatoes$0.10
Stewed potatoes$0.15
Potatoes sautees$0.15
Saratoga Potatoes$0.15
Julienne potatoes$0.20
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.15
Potatoes hashed in cream$0.20
Potatoes au Gratin$0.25
Hashed browned potatoes$0.15
Dry Toast$0.15
Buttered toast$0.15
Milk toast$0.20
Cream toast$0.30
Force, Grape Nuts or Shredded Wheat with Small Pitcher of Cream$0.20
Force, Grape Nuts or Shredded Wheat with Large Pitcher of Milk$0.20
Force, Grape Nuts or Shredded Wheat with Half and Milk$0.25
Force, Grape Nuts or Shredded Wheat with Cream$0.30
Walker-Gorden's Milk, per pint$0.20
Coffee or Tea$0.10 – $0.15
MILK, PER GLASS$0.05
Cream, per glass$0.15
Half Milk and Cream, per Glass$0.10
Chocolate or cocoa, per cup$0.10
Chocolate or Cocoa, per pot$0.25
Iced tea or coffee, per glass$0.10
Horlick's malted milk, glass$0.10
Pitcher of milk$0.10
Pitcher of half milk and cream$0.20
Pitcher of cream$0.25
Postum$0.10
One Portion Served for Two, Extra$0.10

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