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Adams' Restaurant

Date
1914-06-09
Restaurant
Adams' Restaurant
Physical description
28x17cm folded; 28x34cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Broiled Live Lobster, Butter Sauce$0.50
Iced coffee$0.05
Little Neck clams, half shell$0.15
Clam Fry$0.25 – $0.35
Clam Stew$0.25
Cherrystone Clams$0.20 – $0.30
Clam cocktail$0.25
Cup of Clam Broth$0.20
Consomme, Napolitiane$0.10
Puree of New Tomato$0.10
Cup of Cold Consomme$0.10
Above Soups with Meat Orders$0.05
Cup of Clam Broth$0.15
Broiled Fresh Mackerel, Butter Sauce$0.25 – $0.35
Steamed Clams, Shore Style$0.30
Little Neck Clam Fry$0.20 – $0.30
Fried Sea Bass, Tomato Sauce$0.20
BROILED NORTH RIVER SHAD$0.25 – $0.35
Broiled Bluefish, Maitre d'Hotel$0.25 – $0.30
Steamed Finnan Haddie$0.25 – $0.30
Lobster a la Newburg en Casserole$0.50
Deviled Crabs$0.25
Baked Crab Meat au Gratin$0.35
Half cold boiled lobster$0.30 – $0.60
Fried Half Spring Chicken, Tomato Sauce and Spaghetti$0.45
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, Jardiniere$0.30 – $0.40
Roast Leg of Lamb, Fresh Green Peas$0.30
Ragout of Spring Lamb, Parisienne$0.20
Chicken Fricassee, Steamed Rice$0.35
Escaloped Tenderloin of Beef with Mushrooms$0.25
Baked Veal Loaf, Spanish Sauce$0.20
Braised Sweetbreads en Casserole$0.30
Cold Roast Pork, Potato Salad$0.25
New England Pot Roast, Corn Fritter$0.25
Round Bone Veal Cutlet Breaded, with Spaghetti$0.35
Veal Cutlet Breaded, with Spaghetti$0.25
Steamed Corned Beef Hash with Egg$0.20
Creamed Turkey on Toast, New Peas$0.25
Frankfurters and Potato Salad$0.20
Fried Tomatoes and Bacon$0.20
Brown Bread and Baked Beans$0.10
Boiled Ham and New Spinach, Boiled New Potatoes$0.25
Corn Omelette$0.20
Green Pea Omeletter$0.20
New Garden Spinach and Hard Boiled Egg$0.15
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 Beef, Potato Salad$0.25 – $0.35
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
Sirloin of Beef, Potato Salad or Baked Beans$0.25
Fresh Green peas$0.10
BoiledBermuda Onion$0.05
SLICED BERMUDA ONIONS$0.05
Fresh Asparagus, Butter or Cream Sauce$0.15
New Spinach$0.10 – $0.15
Stewed Corn$0.05
GREEN PEAS$0.10
Fried Egg Plant$0.10
Fresh String Beans$0.10
Huckleberry Pie$0.05
Fresh Rhubarb Pie$0.05
Fresh Pineapple Pie$0.05
Regular Chicken Dinner, Sunday$0.50
Fresh Strawberry Pie$0.05
Apple Pie$0.05 – $0.10
Cantaloupe$0.10 – $0.15
Chocolate Pudding, Whipped Cream$0.05
Peach Tapioca$0.05
Chipped Fresh Pineapple$0.05
Crushed Strawberries and Ice Cream$0.10
Old-fashioned strawberry short cake$0.10
rice pudding$0.05 – $0.10
Cup Custard$0.05
Fruit Jelly and Whipped Cream$0.10
fresh strawberry ice cream$0.10
Vanilla ice cream$0.10
Neapolitan ice cream$0.10
Strawberry short cake$0.10
Strawberries and Cream$0.15
Sliced Bananas and Whipped Cream$0.05
Grape fruit$0.10 – $0.15
Stewed prunes$0.05
Stewed fresh rhubarb$0.05
Cream Cheese$0.10
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.10
Tea, Coffee, Milk or Cocoa$0.05
Pot of Coffee and Cream$0.10
Cup of Instant Postum$0.05
Glass of Buttermilk$0.05
Iced tea$0.05
Garcia Grande (Clear Havana)$0.05 – $0.35
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
Half Cream$0.05
LETTUCE AND TOMATO SANCWICH$0.10
Sardine Sandwich$0.10
Salmon Sandwich$0.10
Sea Foam Biscuit, Currant Jelly and Cream Cheese$0.10
German fried$0.05
Hashed in Cream$0.10
au gratin$0.10
Lyonnaise$0.05
Raw French Fried$0.10
French Fried$0.05
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.05 – $0.10
Dry Toast with Orders$0.05
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
Cold Corned Beef and Potato Salad$0.25
Cold Roast Pork and Potato Salad$0.30
Cold Roast Lamb and Potato Salad$0.30
French Sardines, Per Box$0.25
Small Lobster Salad$0.40 – $0.75
Small Chicken Salad$0.35 – $0.55
COMBINATION SALAD$0.25
Lettuce Salad$0.15
Asparagus salad$0.20
SLICED CUCUMBERS$0.10
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
Sirloin Steak$0.30
Sirloin Steak with Onions$0.35
Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.40
Top Sirloin$0.40
Top Sirloin with Onions$0.45
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
Planked Delmonico Steak$0.70 – $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
Double Porterhouse Steak, for two$1.15
Family porterhouse$1.50
Tenderloin Steak$0.40
Tenderloin Steak with Onions$0.45
Tenderloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.55
Extra Tenderloin Steak$0.65 – $0.75
Extra Tenderloin Steak with Onions$0.75
Extra Tenderloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.80
Steak a la Tartare with Egg$0.40
Lamb Chops$0.30 – $0.40
English Mutton Chop with Bacon$0.45
Mutton Chops$0.25
Pork Chops$0.30
Pork Tenderloin, Breaded$0.35
Veal Cutlet, Breaded, Tomato Sauce$0.25
Round Bone Veal Cutlet, Breaded$0.35
Round Bone Veal Cutlet, Plain$0.40
Broiled Lamb Kidneys on Toast$0.25 – $0.30
liver and bacon$0.25
Liver with Onions$0.25
Corned Beef Hash$0.20
Corned beef hash with egg$0.25
Hamburger Steak with Onions$0.25
Hamburger Steak with Onions with Mushrooms$0.30
Chicken a la Maryland$0.60
Fried or Broiled Ham, Beechnut$0.25
Fried or Broiled Bacon, Beechnut$0.25
Whole Broiled Chicken on Toast$1.00
Half Broiled Chicken on Toast$0.50
Rasher of Bacon$0.10
Welsh rarebit$0.25
Yorkshire Buck$0.35
Golden buck$0.40
Two Shirred Eggs$0.20
Two Boiled or Fried Eggs$0.15
Two Scrambled Eggs on Toast$0.20
Two Poached Eggs on Toast$0.20
Ham and eggs$0.25 – $0.35
Bacon and eggs$0.25 – $0.35
Scrambled Eggs with Ham$0.30
Scrambled Eggs with Bacon$0.30
Minced Ham and Scrambled Eggs$0.25
Spanish omelette$0.30
Jelly omelette$0.25
French Pea Omelette$0.25
Plain Omelette, Two Eggs$0.15 – $0.25
Ham omelette$0.25
Bacon Omelette$0.25
Tomato Omelette$0.25
Parsley Omelette$0.25
Onion Omelette$0.25
Mushroom Omelette$0.30
Chicken Omelette$0.30
Cheese Omelette$0.25
Corn Omelette$0.25
French pancake$0.25
French Toast$0.20
Milk toast$0.15
Milk Toast with Cream$0.25
Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich$0.10
Club$0.25
Chicken$0.15
Egg$0.10
Corned beef$0.10
Fried Ham and Egg$0.15
Roast beef$0.10
Ham$0.10
Fried Ham$0.10
Cheese$0.10
Sardine$0.15

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Peaches and cream$0.15
Half grape fruit$0.10
Baked Apple$0.05
Baked Apple with Cream$0.10
Stewed prunes$0.05
Apple Sauce$0.05
Sliced Hawaiian Pineapple$0.10
Sliced Bananas$0.05
Sliced Bananas with Cream$0.10
Whole Orange$0.05
Sliced Orange$0.10
Home-made Grape Jelly$0.05
Imported Marmalade$0.10
Wheat Cakes or Buckwheat Cakes with Maple Syrup$0.10
Bowl of Force$0.10
Shredded Wheat$0.10
Oatmeal$0.10
Pitcher of Pure Cream$0.05
Bowl of Force with Cream$0.15
Shredded Wheat with Cream$0.15
oatmeal with cream$0.15
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
Coffee and Rolls$0.10
Small Order of Cereal$0.15
Small Order of Cereal with Order$0.05
Fried Mush and Egg$0.20
Fried Mush and Egg with Bacon$0.25
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
Hamburger Steak$0.20
Hamburger Steak with Mushrooms or 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, Tomato Sauce$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
Two Fried Egs$0.15
Two Poached Eggs on Toast$0.20
Plain Omelette$0.15
Three Boiled Eggs$0.20
Three Fried Eggs$0.20
Three eggs$0.20
Mushroom Omelette$0.25
Spanish omelette$0.25
Bacon and eggs$0.25
Bacon and Eggs with Beechnut$0.35
Ham and eggs$0.25
Ham and Eggs with Beechnut$0.35
Tomato Omelette$0.20
Fruit or Cereal with Meat or Egg Orders$0.20
Fruit and Cereal or Wheat Cakes with Meat or Egg Orders$0.25
Chipped Fresh Pineapple
Sliced Banana
Baked Apple
Apple Sauce
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

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