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The Merchant's Club

Date
1914-06-09
Restaurant
The Merchant's Club
Physical description
25.5x15.5cm folded; 25.5x31cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 1

Little Neck clams$0.15
Cherrystone Clams$0.20
Cocktail Sauce$0.05
Mutton barley soup$0.25 – $0.40
Clam Broth, Cup$0.20
Consomme, Vermicelli$0.25 – $0.40
Essence of tomatoes, hot, cup$0.25
Essence of tomatoes, cold, cup$0.25
Strained chicken gumbo, hot, cup$0.25
Strained chicken gumbo, cold, cup$0.25
Broiled sea bass, French fried potaroes$0.50
Filet of fresh mackerel, aromatique$0.35 – $0.65
codfish in cream au gratin$0.40
Cold Lobster$0.50 – $0.90
Roast spring duckling stuffed, white turnips glaces$0.85 – $1.70
Lobter saute, Bordelaise$0.55 – $1.00
Emince of chicken a la King$0.50 – $0.90
Broiled deviled roast beef, potatoes rissolees$0.40 – $0.75
Lamb Hash with Poached Eggs$0.40 – $0.75
Corned Beef and Cabbage$0.35 – $0.65
Pork and beans$0.40
Eggs, Rothomago$0.40
New peas$0.25 – $0.40
Ribs of beef$0.40 – $0.75
Chicken (roast)$0.75 – $1.50
Rack of lamb$0.50 – $0.90
Crawford Farms broiling chicken$0.75 – $1.50
Head Cheese$0.35 – $0.65
Turkey$0.55 – $1.00
Chicken$0.75 – $1.50
Virginia Ham$0.40 – $0.75
Cold Asparagus$0.35 – $0.65
Corned beef$0.35 – $0.65
Rack of lamb$0.50 – $0.80
Pressed Corned Beef$0.40 – $0.75
Ham$0.35 – $0.65
Smoked Beef Tongue$0.35 – $0.70
Ribs of beef$0.40 – $0.75
Fresh asparagus, white$0.35 – $0.65
Fresh asparagus, green$0.35 – $0.65
Fresh mushrooms$0.40 – $0.75
New string beans$0.20 – $0.35
Lima beans$0.25 – $0.40
New peas$0.25 – $0.40
Cucumber salad$0.15 – $0.30
Cauliflower$0.25 – $0.40
Fried Egg Plant$0.20
Spinach$0.20 – $0.35
French peas$0.20 – $0.35
French string beans$0.20 – $0.35
Sweet Potatoes - Baked$0.20
Sweet Potatoes - Boiled$0.20
Sweet Potatoes - Fried$0.25
Sweet potatoes - grilled$0.25
Stewed tomatoes$0.15 – $0.25
Spaghetti in cream$0.25
Potatoes, boiled$0.10
Potatoes, mashed$0.15
Potatoes, Hashed in cream$0.10 – $0.20
Bermuda potatoes$0.20
Alligator Pear Salad$0.40
Lettuce Salad$0.15 – $0.25
Romaine Salad$0.15 – $0.25
Lettuce heart salad$0.35
Tomato Salad$0.20 – $0.30
Potato salad$0.15 – $0.25
Watercress Salad$0.20
Lobster salad$0.55 – $1.00
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.20 – $0.30
Macedoine salad$0.40
Cold Slaw$0.15
Chicken salad$0.50 – $0.90
Mayonnaise$0.10
Cold apricot pudding vanilla sauce$0.20
Strawberry tart$0.15
Baked Apples and Cream$0.15 – $0.25
Cup Custard$0.15
Club apple pie$0.15
Apple Pie$0.15
rhubarb pie$0.15
French Prunes$0.25
Chocolate Eclairs$0.15 – $0.25
Vanilla Eclairs$0.15 – $0.25
Coffee Eclairs$0.15 – $0.25
Baba au rhum$0.15
Stewed rhubarb$0.20
Meringue$0.25
Chantilly$0.25
Glace$0.25
Cold Club rice pudding$0.15
Cold pear, Conde$0.20
Cold peach, Conde$0.20
California prunes$0.20
Strawberries and Ice Cream$0.30
Vanilla ice cream$0.25
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.25
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.25
Apple$0.10
Grape fruit$0.20 – $0.35
Strawberries and Cream$0.30
Orange$0.15
Muskmelon$0.20 – $0.35
Roquefort$0.15 – $0.25
Gruyere$0.15
Port du Salut$0.15 – $0.25
Gorgonzola$0.15 – $0.25
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.15
Cream Cheese$0.15
Stilton$0.10
M.C. Stilton$0.10
Bacillac (Metchnikoff)$0.10
Imported Beer on Draught (Pilsner)$0.10 – $0.15
Imported Beer on Draught (Humbser)$0.10 – $0.15

Page 2

Cucumbers$0.30
Olives$0.15
Stuffed olives$0.20
Radishes$0.15
Filet of Herring$0.30
Caviar$0.50
Smoked Sardines$0.30
Royans$0.35
Stuffed Mangoes$0.15
Anchovies$0.30
Sardines$0.35
Tunny-fish$0.30
Westphalian Ham$0.50
Dill Pickle$0.05
Eggs, boiled$0.20
Eggs, fried$0.25
Eggs, fried aromatique$0.40
Eggs, fried Virginienne$0.40
Eggs, fried Norwegienne$0.40
Eggs, shirred$0.25
Eggs, shirred brown butter$0.40
Eggs, shirred a la Collins$0.40
Eggs, shirred Plumery$0.40
Eggs, shirred with tomato sauce$0.40
Eggs, shirred Cardinale$0.40
Eggs, shirred cipolata$0.40
Eggs, shirred Turbigo$0.40
Eggs, shirred Venitienne$0.40
Eggs, shirred Imperatrice$0.40
Eggs, shirred al la Gouffe$0.40
Eggs, shirred a la Coquelicot$0.40
Eggs, shirred a la Rothomago$0.40
Eggs, shirred a la Turque$0.40
Eggs, shirred a la Meyerbeer$0.40
Eggs, poached, Veron$0.40
Eggs, poached, Bombay$0.40
Eggs, poached, Benedictine$0.40
Omelette, plain$0.25
Omelette, with fine herbs$0.40
Omelette, with cheese$0.40
Omelette, with tomatoes$0.40
Omelette, with onions$0.40
Omelette, with jelly$0.40
Omelette, with ham$0.40
Omelette, with clams$0.40
Omelette, with kidneys$0.40
Omelette, with sardines$0.40
Omelette, with sausages$0.40
Omelette, with asparagus tips$0.40
Omelette, with bacon$0.40
Omelette, with chicken livers$0.40
Omelette, Spanish$0.50
Omelette, with mushrooms$0.50
Omelette, with truffles$0.75
Omelette, international$0.40
Omelette, Nicoise$0.40
Omelette, Bayonne$0.40
Omelette, Zouave$0.40
Omelette, Portugaise$0.40
Omelette, au Rhum$0.40
Omelette, au kirsch$0.40
Eggs, Scrambled$0.25
Eggs, scrambled with tomatoes$0.40
Eggs, scrambled with cheese$0.40
Eggs, scrambled with frizzled beef$0.40
Eggs, Scrambled with Truffles$0.75
Eggs, scrambled a la Du Vivier$0.40
Eggs, Poached on toast$0.25
Eggs, poached on anchovy toast$0.40
Eggs, poached a la Suedoise$0.40
Eggs, poached Nantaise$0.40
Eggs, poached Nitza$0.40
Scotch Woodcock$0.40
Bacon and eggs$0.40
Ham and eggs$0.45
Kingfish$0.50
Bluefish$0.35 – $0.65
Flounder$0.40
Codfish Balls$0.25 – $0.45
BROILED LIVE LOBSTER$0.90
Minced chicken in cream$0.50 – $0.90
Corned Beef Hash$0.35 – $0.65
Corned beef hash browned$0.35 – $0.65
Lamb Hash$0.40 – $0.75
Lamb Hash with Green Peppers$0.40 – $0.75
Ragout a la Deutsch$0.45 – $0.85
Roast beff hash$0.40 – $0.75
Chicken hash$0.45 – $0.85
Chicken hash with sweet red peppers$0.45 – $0.85
Boiled potatoes$0.10
Mashed potatoes$0.15
Baked Potatoes$0.10
Stewed potatoes$0.20
Potatoes hashed in cream$0.10 – $0.20
Potatoes Julienne$0.15
Saratoga Potatoes$0.15
German fried potatoes$0.15
Potatoes Rissolees$0.20
French fried potatoes$0.15
Potatoes O'Brien$0.20
Potatoes sautees$0.15
Potatoes Lyonnaise$0.10 – $0.20
POTATOES HOLLANDAISE$0.15
Parisienne Potatoes$0.20
potatoes Sarah Bernhardt$0.25
Waffle Potatoes$0.15
Potatoes Soufflees$0.25
Hashed browned potatoes$0.15 – $0.25
POTATOES MAITRE D'HOTEL$0.20
Potatoes hashed in cream au gratin$0.15 – $0.25

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