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Drake's Restaurant

Date
1914-07-07
Restaurant
Drake's Restaurant
Physical description
28x17.5cm folded; 28x35cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 2

Little Neck Clam Fry$0.30
Little neck clam stew$0.25
Little Neck clams half shell$0.20
Little Neck Clam Cocktail$0.25
Little neck clam steamed$0.25
Iced tea$0.05
Roast Chicken and Apple Sauce$0.45
Fried chicken, half$0.45
Fried Mush with Side Order of Ham$0.15
Fried Ham Sandwich$0.10
Ham and Egg Sandwich$0.15
Club sandwich$0.20
Chicken Sandwich$0.15
Cream of Cauliflower Soup$0.10
Fried egg sandwich$0.10
Cup of Beef Tea$0.10
Welsh rarebit$0.25
Golden buck$0.35
Yorkshire Buck$0.45
Queen olives$0.10
Cross & Blackwell's Chow Chow$0.10
Side Order of Ham When Served with Meat or Fish Order$0.10
Buttermilk$0.05
Pot of Boston Beans with Pork, Brown Bread$0.15
Lobster Salad (to order)$0.50
Tongue Sandwich$0.10
French Fried Sweet Potatoes$0.10
BAKED SWEET POTATOES$0.10
Huckleberry Pie$0.10
Apple Pie$0.10
Peach Pie$0.10
Custard Pie$0.10
cocoanut pie$0.10
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.10
Chicken soup with rice$0.10
English Beef$0.10
Potato Salad (to order)$0.10
Chicken Salad (to order)$0.40
Aberdeen Kippered Herring$0.25
Broiled Finnan Haddie, Butter Sauce$0.30
Steamed Finnan Haddie, Butter Sauce$0.30
Fried Bluefish$0.30
Broiled bluefish$0.30
Fried Halibut Steak$0.30
Broiled Halibut Steak$0.30
Cold Broiled Lobster, Mayonaise$0.50 – $0.90
Boiled Salt Mackerel$0.30
Broiled Salt Mackerel$0.30
Picked-up Codfish in Cream on Toast$0.25
Whole Broiled Live Lobster, Drawn Butter$1.00
Cold Tongue and Potato Salad$0.30
Roquefort Cheese and Toasted Crackers$0.15 – $0.25
Corned Beef and Potato Salad$0.25
Boiled Ham and Potato Salad$0.25
Fried Mush with Maple Syrup$0.10
Side Dish of Spaghetti, Italienne$0.10
Cold Breast of Chicken, Potato Salad$0.50
Prime ribs of beef, potato salad$0.30
Half Cold Roast Chicken$0.45
Salmon Salad$0.25
Mixed Salad$0.10
Vegetable Soup$0.10
Milk$0.05
Whole Cold Boiled Lobster, Mayonnaise$0.90
Ox-tongue with Spinach$0.30
Blackberry Pie$0.10
Half Cantaloupe$0.15
Wine Jelly, Whipped Cream$0.10
Banana or Pineapple Short Cake$0.10
Boiled Ham with Cabbage$0.25
Fresh Pineapple Pie$0.10
Chocolate Corn Starch Pudding$0.05
Old-fashioned Rice Pudding$0.05
Horlick's Malted Milk$0.05
Neapolitan ice cream$0.10
Half grape fruit$0.15
Huckleberries and Cream$0.15
Bananas a la Mode$0.10
Ragout of Beef with Peas$0.20
Ham and Beans with Brown Bread$0.15
Boiled Ham with Spinach$0.30
Veal Cutlet Breaded Tomato Sauce$0.20
Fried Mush with Side Order of Bacon$0.15
Broiled Chicken, half$0.45
Salmon Sandwich$0.10
Aberdeen Kippered Herring with Poached Egg$0.35
Pork and Beans with Brown Bread$0.15
Corned Beef and Beans with Brown Bread$0.15
Veal Cutlet Breaded Cream Gravy$0.20
Side Order of Bacon When Served with Meat or Fish Order$0.10
Side Order of Sausage When Served with Meat or Fish Order$0.10
Single Lamb Chop When Served with Meat or Fish Order$0.10
Single Pork Chop When Served with Meat or Fish Order$0.10
New Asparagus on Toast$0.20
Green Onions$0.10
Pickled New Beets$0.10
GREEN PEAS$0.10
Fried Tomatoes$0.25
SLICED CUCUMBERS$0.10
Stewed Mushrooms$0.15
Mashed Turnips$0.10
Sliced onions$0.10
Boiled Onions, Cream Sauce$0.10
Hot Chicken Sandwich$0.10
Sardine Sandwich$0.15
Spinach$0.10
Spinach with egg$0.15
Succotash$0.10
Sliced Tomatoes$0.10
Lettuce Salad$0.10
Spaghetti au Gratin$0.15
Macaroni au gratin$0.15
Side Order of New Cabbage$0.10
Stewed Corn$0.10
Stewed tomatoes$0.10
Lima beans$0.10
Side Order of Boston Beans$0.10
Hot roast beef sandwich$0.10
Potatoes, lyonnaise$0.10
Potatoes, hashed browned$0.10
Potatoes, stewed in cream$0.10
Potatoes, au gratin$0.15
Boiled Ham Sandwich$0.10
Corned beef sandwich$0.10
Cheese Sandwich$0.10
Fruit Corn Starch$0.05
Rice Custard$0.10
Fruit Tapioca$0.05
Raisin cake$0.05
Bread Custard Pudding, Raisins$0.05
Postum$0.05
Coffee$0.05
Tea$0.05
Cocoa$0.05
Chocolate$0.05
Iced coffee$0.05
Ice Cream served with Dessert, Extra$0.05
Plain Cake$0.05
Salmon Sandwich$0.10

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cold roast sirloin of beef, sliced tomatoes, stuffed egg and potato salad$0.35
cold tongue combination (tongue, ham and stuffed egg)$0.40
cold virginia ham, sliced chicken, tomato surprise and potato salad$0.50
Special Lobster Salad$0.35
Half Roast Spring Chicken with Apple Sauce$0.45
Special-Half Fried Spring Chicken, Cream Gravy, Corn Fritters$0.35
soft shell crabs on toast, one$0.20
soft shell crabs on toast, two$0.35
Baked Virginia Ham, Apple Fritters, Champagne Sauce$0.30
Special-Bone Sirloin Steak with Onions$0.45
Half Broiled Spring Chicken$0.45
Special-Half Fried Spring Chicken, Cream Gravy, Corn Fritters$0.45
Chicken Patty, Single$0.20
Chicken Patty, Pair$0.35
potted beef, spaghetti$0.20
Egg Salad$0.20
special - chicken salad sandwich, mayonnaise$0.20
Hot Chicken Sandwich, Brown Gravy$0.10
Hot roast beef sandwich$0.10
Ham and Boston Beans$0.15
Hungarian Goulash with German Noodles$0.20
Braised Beef and Corn Fritters$0.20
Sliced Peaches and Cream$0.15
fresh berry pie$0.10
Combination Pork Chop, Fried Egg and Fried Mush$0.25
Irish Stew, Dublin Style$0.25
special - baked country sausage with mashed potatoes$0.20
Apple Fritters with Fruit Sauce$0.10
Baked Chicken Pie, Individual Dish$0.25
Chicken Croquettes, Cream Gravy and Peas$0.20
Minced Chicken on Toast with Green Peppers, Boiled Rice$0.20
corn fritters, brown gravy$0.10
Old-fashioned Southern waffles with pure strained honey$0.15
Iced tea$0.05
Iced coffee$0.05
Special ice cream with crushed Peaches$0.10
Watermelon$0.10
Small Hamburger Steak with Spaghetti$0.20
Pot of Boston Beans with Pork and Brown Bread$0.15
Navel Corned Beef and Cabbage$0.25
Veal Cutlet Breaded, Tomato Sauce or Cream Gravy$0.20
Spinach with Hard Boiled Egg$0.15
cauliflower with cream or butter sauce$0.15
Boiled New Potatoes in Cream$0.10
Old-fashioned Southern waffles with pure maple cream$0.15
Old-fashioned Peach Short Cake$0.15
Fruit salad$0.25
Special-Bone Sirloin Steak with Mushroom Sauce$0.45
Half Cantaloupe$0.15
Berries and Cream$0.15
French Toast with Maple Syrup$0.15
Combination Boston Baked Beans with Macaroni, Sweet Potatoes$0.20
ox-tongue, german style$0.30
Ox-tongue with Spinach$0.30
Spring Vegetable Dinner$0.25
Frankfurters and Potato Salad$0.25
New Asparagus on Toast$0.20
Fried Tomatoes$0.25
Tomato Surprise$0.15 – $0.25
Roast Sirloin of Beef, Lima Beans$0.25
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef with Pickled Beets$0.30
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef with Mixed Salad$0.30
Roast Loin of Jersey Pork, Apple Sauce$0.30
Extra Cut Prime Ribs of Beef with Pickled Beets$0.50
Corned Beef and Boston Beans$0.15
Pork and Boston Beans$0.15
Braised Pork Tenderloin, Apple Fritters$0.30
Boiled New England Dinner$0.30
Yankee Pot Roast and Corn Fritters$0.25
Browned Corned Beef Hash, Fried Egg$0.25
CHicken liver and Giblet Stwe, Mixed Vgetables$0.25
Calf's Brains with Scrambled Eggs on Toast$0.30
Philadelphia Cutlets Breaded, Stuffed Green Peppers
Baked Liver with Bacon$0.25
Roast spring lamb, green peas, mint sauce$0.30
Lamb Chop Combination (Lamb Chop, Fried Soft Shell Crab, Fried Ham)$0.35
Hot Virginia Ham Sandwich, French Fried Potatoes$0.20

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Wheat Cakes$0.10
Rice Cakes$0.10
Buckwheat Cakes$0.10
Kentucky Corn Cakes$0.10
Picked-up codfish in cream$0.25
liver and bacon$0.20
Fried Bluefish$0.30
Broiled bluefish$0.30
Broiled or Fried Halibut Steak$0.30
Soft Shell Crabs on Toast$0.40
French Sardines, Per Box$0.30
Broiled Salt Mackerel$0.30
Small Steak$0.25
Sirloin Steak$0.35
Top Sirloin Steak$0.40
Tenderloin Steak$0.45
Bone Sirloin Steak$0.60
Liver and Onions$0.20
Ham and One Egg$0.20
Ham and eggs$0.30
Bacon and eggs$0.30
Frizzled Beef with Cream on Toast$0.20
Two Shirred Eggs$0.20
Dry or buttered toast$0.10
Milk toast$0.15
Cream toast$0.20
French Toast$0.15
Dipped Toast$0.10
side order of ham, bacon or country sausage and wheat cakes$0.15
side order of ham or bacon and southern waffles$0.20
Old-Fashioned Buckwheat Cakes$0.10
Boiled eggs, two$0.15
Fried eggs, two$0.15
Scrambled eggs, two$0.15
Poached Eggs, Plain, two$0.20
Pettijohn and Milk$0.10
Grape Nuts and Milk$0.10
Veal Chops, Broiled or Fried, two$0.30
Veal cutlet breaded, tomato sauce$0.20
Fried Ham$0.25
Broiled Ham$0.30
Broiled Bacon$0.30
Fried Bacon$0.25
Corned Beef Hash$0.20
Corned Beef Hash Browned in Pan, Fried Egg$0.25
Fried Sausages$0.20
Fried Sausages, Buckwheat Cakes$0.25
Frizzled beef with scrambled eggs$0.25
Chicken Liver with Mushrooms$0.30
Hamburger Steak with Onions$0.25
Double Tenderloin Steak$0.90
Double sirloin steak$1.10
Porterhouse Steak, for one$0.85
Poached eggs on toast, two$0.25
Tomato Omelette$0.25
Porterhouse steak, for two$1.50
Porterhouse Steak, for family$2.50
Lamb Chops on Toast, two$0.25
Poached Eggs on Milk Toast, two$0.25
Plain Omelette$0.15
Stewed fresh rhubarb$0.10
Strawberries with Pitcher of Cream$0.15
Sliced Fresh Pineapple$0.10
Sliced Fresh Pineapple a la Mode$0.15
Half Cantaloupe$0.15
Half grape fruit$0.15
Whole Orange$0.10
Stewed prunes$0.05
Bananas with cream$0.10
Baked Apple with Pitcher of Cream$0.10
Apple Sauce$0.05
Preserved Pineapple$0.05
Sliced Oranges$0.10
California Lemon Cling Peaches$0.10
Creamed Breakfast Rice and Milk$0.10
Crackers and Milk$0.10
Boiled Rice and Milk, Hot or Cold$0.10
Oatmeal and milk$0.10
Force and Milk$0.10
Shredded Wheat and Milk$0.10
Corn Flakes$0.10
Bread and Milk$0.10
Lamb Chops on Toast, three$0.40
French Lamb Chops with Peas$0.40
Pork chops, two$0.25
Pork Chops Breaded, Tomato Sauce$0.30
Broiled Pork Tenderloin$0.35
Pork Tenderloin Breaded, Tomato Sauce$0.35
MILK, PER GLASS$0.05
Glass of Half Milk and Half Cream$0.15
Pure Cream, per glass$0.20
Half and Half with Crackers, per bowl$0.15
Ham omelette$0.25
Asparagus Tip Omelette$0.35
Mushroom Omelette$0.30
Onion Omelette$0.25
Parsley Omelette$0.25
Spanish omelette$0.25
Chicken Omelette$0.25
Jelly omelette$0.25
Cheese Omelette$0.25
Parmesan Cheese Omelette$0.25

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