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The Merchant's Club

Date
1914-08-31
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

Dishes

Page 1

Mattitucks$0.20
Little Necks$0.15
Cherrystones$0.20
Cocktaill sauce$0.05
Mutton [soup] with barley$0.25 – $0.40
Clam Broth, Cup$0.20
Consomme, Bonne Femme$0.25 – $0.40
Strained chicken gumbo, hot$0.25
Essence of tomatoes, hot$0.25
Broiled sea bass with fried potatoes$0.50
Filet of flounder, white wine sauce$0.35 – $0.60
Cold salmon, mayonnaise$0.40 – $0.75
Cold Lobster$0.50 – $0.90
Cold Chicken Lobster$0.60
Lobster saute, Maryland$0.55 – $1.00
Roast saddle of lamb with white beans, Bretonne$0.45 – $0.85
Sliced chicken and salt pork au gratin$0.65
Broiled deviled ham and saute potatoes$0.35 – $0.65
Salisbury steak with marrow, Borderlaise$0.45
Veal chops sautes, Zingara$0.45
Cold filet of beef, salad Demidoff$0.50 – $0.90
Cold roast turkey, celery salad, mayonnaise$0.55 – $1.00
Poached eggs, Suedoise$0.40
String Beans$0.20 – $0.35
Ribs of beef$0.40 – $0.75
Chicken$0.75 – $1.50
Watermelon$0.25
Huckleberries and Cream$0.30
Blackberries and Cream$0.30
Japan plums$0.15
Peaches and cream$0.30
Pear$0.15
Muskmelon$0.20 – $0.35
Bread Pudding, Brandy Sauce$0.20
Stewed Peaches$0.20
Apple Pie$0.15
Peach Pie$0.15
Cold Club rice pudding$0.15
Cup Custard$0.15
California prunes$0.20
Huckleberry Pie$0.15
Club peach pie$0.15
Peaches and Ice Cream$0.30
Green Corn$0.15 – $0.25
Lima beans$0.25 – $0.40
New string beans$0.20 – $0.35
Cauliflower$0.25 – $0.40
Succotash$0.20 – $0.35
New peas$0.25 – $0.40
Stewed tomatoes$0.15 – $0.25
Fried Egg Plant$0.20
Spaghetti in cream$0.25
Potatoes, boiled$0.10
Spinach$0.20 – $0.35
French peas$0.20 – $0.35
French string beans$0.20 – $0.35
Roast Rack of Lamb$0.50 – $0.90
Crawford Farms broiling chicken$0.75 – $1.50
Cold Guinea chicken and ham pie, potato salad$0.40 – $0.75
Lettuce heart salad$0.35
Cold Pressed Corned Beef, Potato Salad$0.40 – $0.75
Cold turkey, potato salad$0.55 – $1.00
Cold Corned Beef$0.35 – $0.65
Cold pear, Conde$0.20
French Prunes$0.25
Cold Ham, Potato Salad$0.35 – $0.65
Cold chicken, potato salad$0.75 – $1.50
Cold Virginia Ham, Potato Salad$0.40 – $0.75
Cold Rack of Lamb, Potato Salad$0.50 – $0.80
Cold head cheese, potato salad$0.35 – $0.65
Cold Smoked Beef Tongue, Potato Salad$0.40 – $0.75
Cold ribs of beef, potato salad$0.40 – $0.75
Potatoes, mashed$0.15
Potatoes, Hashed in cream$0.10 – $0.20
Cold Slaw$0.15
BAKED SWEET POTATOES$0.20
Grape fruit$0.20 – $0.35
Boiled Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Orange$0.15
Lobster salad$0.55 – $1.00
Potato salad$0.15 – $0.25
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Grilled sweet potatoes$0.25
Alligator Pear Salad$0.40
Lettuce Salad$0.15 – $0.25
Watercress Salad$0.20
Vanilla Eclairs$0.15 – $0.25
Fresh green figs and cream$0.20
Salad Macedoine$0.40
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.25
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.15 – $0.25
Coffee Eclairs$0.15 – $0.25
Chicken salad$0.50 – $0.90
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.20 – $0.30
Cucumber salad$0.15 – $0.30
Romaine Salad$0.15 – $0.25
Tomato Salad$0.20 – $0.30
Mayonnaise$0.10
Cold peach, Conde$0.20
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.25
Vanilla ice cream$0.25
Peach Ice Cream$0.25
Raspberries and Cream$0.30
Gorgonzola Cheese$0.15 – $0.25
Gruyere Cheese$0.15
Port du Salut cheese$0.15 – $0.25
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.15
Cream Cheese$0.15
Stilton Cheese$0.10
M. C. Stilton cheese$0.10
Bacillac (Metchnikoff)$0.10
Oelsner's Pilsener Beer$0.10 – $0.15
Imported Humbser Beer$0.10 – $0.15
Essence of tomatoes, cold$0.25
Strained chicken gumbo, cold$0.25
Meringue, Chantilly$0.25
Meringue Glace$0.25

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, chipolata$0.40
eggs, shirred, turbigo$0.40
eggs, shirred, venitienne$0.40
eggs, shirred, imperatrice$0.40
eggs, shirred, a 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
Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Salmon steak$0.60
Codfish Balls$0.30 – $0.50
BROILED LIVE LOBSTER$0.90
Deviled Stuffed Crabs$0.25 – $0.45
Boiled potatoes$0.10
Mashed potatoes$0.15
Baked Potatoes$0.10
Stewed potatoes$0.20
Hashed in Cream$10.00 – $20.00
Julienne$15.00
Saratoga$15.00
German fried$15.00
Rissolees$20.00
O'Brien$20.00
Julienne$15.00
French Fried$15.00
Sautees$15.00
Lyonnaise$10.00 – $20.00
Hashed Potatoes in Cream au Gratin$0.15 – $0.25
Eggs, Scrambled$0.25
Eggs, scrambled with tomatoes$0.40
Eggs, scrambled with cheese$0.40
Eggs, Scrambled with Truffles$0.75
Eggs, scrambled a la Du Vivier$0.40
Eggs, Poached on toast
Eggs, poached on anchovy toast$0.40
Eggs, poached on toast a la Suedoise$0.40
Eggs, poached on toast Nantaise$0.40
Eggs, poached on toast Nitza$0.40
POTATOES HOLLANDAISE$0.15
Eggs, poached, Veron$0.40
Eggs, poached, Bombay$0.50
Eggs, poached, Benedictine$0.50
Lamb Hash$0.40 – $0.75
Scotch Woodcock$0.40
Omelette, plain$0.25
Omelette, with fine herbs$0.40
Omelette, with cheese$0.40
Bacon and eggs$0.40
Potatoes Parisienne$0.20
Waffle Potatoes$0.15
Omelette, with tomatoes$0.40
Omelette, with onions$0.40
Omelette, with jelly$0.40
Potatoes, 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
Ham and eggs$0.45
Minced chicken in cream$0.50 – $0.90
potatoes Sarah Bernhardt$0.25
Corned Beef Hash$0.35 – $0.65
Corned Beef Hash, Browned$0.35 – $0.65
Roast Beef Hash$0.40 – $0.75
Potato Soufflees$0.25
Ragout a la Deutsch$0.45 – $0.85
Lamb Hash with Green Peppers$0.40 – $0.75
Chicken hash$0.45 – $0.85
Chicken hash with sweet red peppers$0.45 – $0.85
Hashed browned potatoes$0.15 – $0.25
Potatoes, maitre d'hotel$0.20

Page 3

Ribs of beef$0.40 – $0.75
Corned beef$0.35 – $0.65
Lamb (rack)$0.50 – $0.90
Ham$0.35 – $0.65
Beef tongue$0.40 – $0.75
Chicken$0.75 – $1.50
Pate de foie-gras$1.00
Assorted meats$0.50 – $0.90
Caviar sandwich$0.50
Ham Sandwich$0.15
Tongue Sandwich$0.15
Corned beef sandwich$0.15
Cheese Sandwich$0.15
Chicken Sandwich$0.25
Club sandwich$0.30
Sardine Sandwich$0.30
Brandy peaches$0.40
Brandy green gages$0.35
Wiesbaden Strawberries$0.25
Grape fruit marmalade$0.20 – $0.35
Peaches in Syrup$0.20
Apricots in Syrup$0.20
Bar-le-Duc Jelly$0.20 – $0.35
Guava jelly$0.25
Beach plum jelly$0.20
Crab Apple Jelly$0.20
HAWAIIAN PINEAPPLE$0.20
Orange marmalade$0.15 – $0.25
Figs au jus$0.20
Pears in Syrup$0.20
TOASTED MUFFINS$0.10
Malted Milk$0.10
Rice with Cream$0.30
Hominy with cream$0.30
oatmeal with cream$0.30
French steak$0.60
Small Steak$0.60
Small steak wtih onions$0.70
Veal Chops$0.40 – $0.75
Broiled Sweetbreads$0.75
Royal Squab$0.80
Small steak with bacon$0.75
Small steak with mushrooms$0.85
Small steak bordelaise$0.75
Hamburg steak$0.45
Extra sirloin steak$1.35
Beefsteak a la tartare$0.50
Lamb Chops$0.30 – $0.60
Chicken (whole), broiled$1.50
Veal Kidney$0.45
Golden buck$0.55
Sirloin Steak$0.85
Broiled Bacon$0.20 – $0.35
Extra sirloin steak with mushrooms$1.75
Deviled Ham$0.35 – $0.65
Extra sirloin steak with truffles$2.50
Tripe$0.35 – $0.65
Iced coffee$0.20
Grilled Sardines$0.45
Welsh rarebit$0.50
Chicken (whole), deviled$1.50
pig's feet$0.35
Porterhouse Steak$1.75
Chateaubriand$1.75
Porterhouse steak with mushrooms$2.25
Chicken (whole), fricassee$1.50
Broiled country sausage$0.35 – $0.65
Tenderloin Steak$0.65 – $0.95
Iced tea$0.25
Crab flake salad$0.50 – $0.90
Chicken (whole), rice curry
Chicken (whole), saute, Marengo$1.65
Chicken (whole), financiere$1.65
Chicken, half, broiled$0.75
Chicken, scalloped$0.55
Chicken Livers en Brochette$0.50
Chicken livers sautes$0.40 – $0.75
Calf's Liver and Bacon$0.35 – $0.65
Calf's Liver Saute$0.30 – $0.60
Broiled Ham$0.35 – $0.65
Kidneys en Brochette$0.40
Lobster, Maryland$0.55 – $1.00
Lobster, Newberg$1.00
Porterhouse steak with truffles$2.75
Merchants' Club steak$2.50
Merchants' Club steak with mushrooms$2.75
Merchants' Club steak with truffles$3.25
Chateaubriand Bearnaise$1.95
Chateaubriand with mushrooms$1.95
Chateaubriand with truffles$2.50
Lettuce Salad$0.15 – $0.25
Watercress Salad$0.20
Cucumber salad$0.15 – $0.30
Tomato Salad$0.20 – $0.30
Potato salad$0.15 – $0.25
Salad Macedoine$0.40
Cold Slaw$0.15
Salad Chiffonade$0.40
Salad Meliken$0.30
Milk toast$0.20
Salad Dumas$0.30
Salad Victoria$0.30
Russian salad$0.75
Anchovy Salad$0.40
Lobster salad$0.55 – $1.00
Chicken salad$0.50 – $0.90
Coffee$0.10 – $0.20
Tea$0.20
Chocolate$0.15 – $0.25
Cocoa$0.15 – $0.25
Cream$0.05
Cream toast$0.30
Milk$0.10 – $0.20
Milk and cream$0.20 – $0.30
Cream$0.30 – $0.40

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