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Adams' Restaurant

Date
1914-09-04
Restaurant
Adams' Restaurant
Physical description
27.5x17cm folded; 27.5x34cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Escaloped oysters, Boston style$0.30
Large Oyster Fry$0.35
Oyster Fry$0.25
Rockaways, half shell$0.20 – $0.35
Blue Points, half shell$0.15 – $0.30
Blue Point Oyster Cocktail$0.20
Oyster Stew$0.25
Oyster Fry in a Box to Take Home$0.25
Broiled Chicken on Toast$0.50 – $1.00
Broiled Bluefish, Butter Sauce$0.25
Broiled Bluefish, Butter Sauce with Beechnut Bacon$0.35
Broiled Chicken Halibut$0.25
Fried Chicken Halibut, Tomato Sauce$0.25
Fried smelts, tartar sauce$0.25
Steamed Finnan Haddie$0.25
Steamed Finnan Haddie, Center Cut$0.30
Creamed Finnan Haddie on Toast$0.20
Creamed Finnan Haddie on Toast with Green Peppers$0.25
Boiled Salt Mackerel$0.25
Broiled Live Lobster, Butter Sauce$0.55
Lobster a la Newberg$0.60
Lobster Patties a la Newberg$0.45
Scallop Fry with Bacon
Creamed Oysters on Toast$0.30
Baltimore Oyster Broil with Bacon$0.40
Oyster Cream Stew$0.30
Oyster Box Stew$0.30
Little Neck clams, half shell$0.15 – $0.30
Little Neck Clam Fritters$0.20
Steamed Clams, Shore Style$0.30
Little Neck Clam Cocktail$0.20
Little Neck Clam Fry$0.20
Little Neck Clam Fry with Bacon$0.30
Clam Stew$0.25
CLAM BROTH$0.20
Top Sirloin$0.40
Top Sirloin with Onions$0.45
Top Sirloin with Mushrooms$0.50
Double Top Sirloin$0.80
Extra Tenderloin Steak$0.65 – $0.75
Extra Tenderloin Steak with Onions$0.75 – $0.85
Extra Tenderloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.80 – $0.85
Small Round Steak$0.30
Bone Sirloin Steak$0.50
Bone Sirloin Steak with Onions$0.50
Bone Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.55
Double Bone Sirloin$1.00
Steak a la tartare$0.40
Lamb Chops$0.30 – $0.40
Mutton Chops$0.25
Pork Chops$0.30
Planked Delmonico Steak$0.70 – $1.25
Pork Tenderloin, Breaded$0.35
Family Sirloin, For Three$1.00
Family Sirloin, For Three with Onions$1.15
Family Sirloin, For Three with Mushrooms$1.25
Veal Cutlet, Breaded, Tomato Sauce$0.25
Round Bone Veal Cutlet, Breaded$0.35
Round Bone Veal Cutlet, Plain$0.40
Porterhouse steak, single$0.70
Porterhouse Steak, Single with Onions$0.75
Porterhouse Steak, Single with Mushrooms$0.85
Double Porterhouse Steak, for two$1.25
Family porterhouse$1.65
Tenderloin Steak$0.45
Tenderloin Steak with Onions$0.50
Tenderloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.55
Sirloin Steak$0.35
Sirloin Steak with Onions$0.40
Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.45
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 Mushrooms$0.30
Chicken a la Maryland$0.60
Fried Ham, Beechnut$0.25
Broiled Ham, Beechnut$0.25
Rasher of Bacon$0.10
Welsh rarebit$0.25
Yorkshire Buck$0.35
Golden buck$0.40
Cold Sliced Chicken, Sliced Tomatoes$0.40
Cold Corned Beef and Potato Salad$0.25
Cold Roast Prime Rib of Beef$0.30 – $0.35
Cold Roast Pork and Potato Salad$0.30
Cold Roast Top Sirloin of Beef$0.25
Cold Roast Lamb and Potato Salad$0.30
Cold Boiled Ham and Potato Salad$0.25
French Sardines, Per Box$0.25

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BAKED CRAB-MEAT AU GRATIN$0.35
CRAB-MEAT ALA NEWBURG, en CASSEROLE$0.45
Devilled Crabs$0.20 – $0.30
LOBSTER ALA NEWBURG, EN CASSEROLE$0.50
Fresh Lobster Salad$0.35
Little Neck Clams Cocktail$0.20
ROCKAWAY OYSTERS COCKTAIL$0.25
Creamed Oysters on Toast$0.25
Cold Lobster, Mayonnaise$0.30 – $0.50
Corn Omelette$0.20
Little Neck Clam Chowder$0.10
Chicken Broth, Rice$0.10
Little Neck clams$0.15
Rockaway Oysters, -1/2 Shell$0.20
Little Neck Stew$0.20
Oyster Stew$0.20
Oyster Fry$0.25
Oyster Fry with Bacon$0.30
Little Neck Fry$0.20
Cup Clam Broth$0.15
Steamed clams$0.30
Lobster Patties ala Newburg$0.40
Broiled Live Lobster, Butter Sauce$0.50
Creamed Finnan Haddie, on Toast, -Peppers$0.25
Broiled Halibut Steak, tartar sauce$0.25
Fried halibut steak, tartar sauce$0.25
Broiled Blue-fish$0.25
Broiled Blue-fish with Bacon$0.35
Fried Sea-Bass$0.20
Broiled Sea-Bass$0.25
Broiled Sea-Bass with Bacon$0.30
Baked Halibut Steak, au Gratin$0.25
Boiled Cod-Fish Steak$0.15
Fried Cod-Fish Steak$0.15
Broiled Salmon Steak, with Green Peas$0.25
Fried Smelts, Tartar Sce, & Sweets$0.25
Chicken salad$0.25
COMBINATION SALAD$0.20
Lettuce & Tomato Salad$0.10
Lettuce & Onions Salad$0.10
Beets Salad$0.05
Asparagus salad$0.20
Lettuce & Egg Salad$0.15
Potato salad$0.10
Frankfurters & Potato Salad$0.15
Sliced Chicken & Ham, Lettuce & Tomato Salad$0.45
Boiled Ham, & Potato Salad$0.20
Corned Beef, & Potato Salad$0.20
Sliced Ox-Tongue, & Potato Salad$0.25
Roast Sirloin of Beef, & Salad$0.25
Roast Lamb, & Salad$0.25
Roast Shoulder & Breast of Lamb, Green Peas$0.25
Fricassee of Chicken, Family Style$0.35
Roast Spring Chicken, grape jelly, & st corn$0.40
Fried Mush & Egg$0.15
Fried Mush & Egg with Bacon$0.25
Boiled Ham & Home Made Baked Beans$0.20
Brown Bread & Baked Beans$0.10
Minced Tenderloin of Beef, with Fried Sweets$0.20
Broiled Loin of Lamb Chops, green peas$0.35
German Pot Roast, with Baked Maccaroni$0.25
Roast Leg of Veal, dressing, & Succotash$0.25
Roast Prime Rib of Beef, with String Beans$0.30 – $0.40
Veal Cutlet, Breaded, with Spaghetti Italienne$0.25
Fried Chicken Livers & Beech-Nut Bacon$0.20
Baked Maccaroni Au Gratin$0.10
Minced Ham & Scrambled Eggs, fried sweets$0.25
Tomato Omelette$0.20
Creamed Chicken Omelette$0.25
Spanish omelette$0.25
Fried Tomatoes, Fried Sweets & Bacon$0.25
Eng. Bread Pudding$0.05
rice pudding$0.05
Cup Custard$0.05
APPLE TAPIOCA PUDDING$0.05
Baked Individual Peach Pie$0.10
Baked Individual Peach Pie ala Mode$0.15
Raspberry Roly Poly$0.05
Huckleberry Roly Poly$0.05
Wine Jelly$0.05
Fruit jelly with ice cream$0.10
Raspberry or Huckleberry Roly Poly with Ice Cream$0.10
Canteloupe$0.10
CANTELOUPE ALA MODE$0.15
Canteloupe Whole$0.15
Sliced Fresh Peaches and Ice Cream$0.15
Sliced Fresh Peaches and Pure Cream$0.10
Fresh Apple Pie$0.05
FRESH PEACH PIE$0.05
Fresh Huckleberry Pie$0.05

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Lobster salad$0.40 – $0.75
Chicken salad$0.35 – $0.55
White Cabbage and Onion Salad$0.15
Two Shirred Eggs$0.20
Plain Omelette$0.15 – $0.25
Two boiled eggs$0.15
Two Fried Eggs$0.15
Ham omelette$0.25
Bacon Omelette$0.25
Two Scrambled Eggs on Toast$0.20
Two Poached Eggs on Toast$0.20
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
Ham and eggs$0.25
Beechnut Ham and Eggs$0.35
Bacon and eggs$0.25
Beechnut Bacon and Eggs$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 Toast$0.20
Milk toast$0.15
Cream toast$0.25
Potato salad$0.10
Salmon Salad$0.25
COMBINATION SALAD$0.25
Lettuce Salad$0.15
Sliced Tomatoes$0.10
Asparagus salad$0.20
Lettuce and Tomatoes$0.15
SLICED CUCUMBERS$0.10
Lettuce Salad with Egg$0.15
Queen olives$0.10
Table Celery$0.15
Mayonnaise$0.05
Asparagus on Toast$0.15
Boiled Onions$0.05
Stewed Corn$0.05
String Beans$0.10
Spinach$0.10
Spinach with egg$0.15
Lima beans$0.10
GREEN PEAS$0.10
Stewed tomatoes$0.05
Baked Beans$0.05
Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich$0.10
Club sandwich$0.25
Roast beef$0.10
Chicken Sandwich$0.15
Ham Sandwich$0.10
Egg Sandwich$0.10
Fried Ham Sandwich$0.10
Fried Ham and Egg Sandwich$0.15
Sardine Sandwich$0.15
German fried potatoes$0.05
French fried potatoes$0.05
Potatoes hashed in cream$0.10
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.10
Hashed browned potatoes$0.10
Potatoes au Gratin$0.10
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.05 – $0.10
Pitcher of cream$0.05
Milk toast$0.15
Cream toast$0.25
Peaches and cream$0.15
Preserved Pineapple$0.05 – $0.10
Whole Orange$0.05
Grape fruit$0.10 – $0.15
Baked Apple$0.05
Baked Apple with Cream$0.10
Sliced Bananas$0.05
Sliced Bananas with Cream$0.10
Home-made Grape Preserve$0.10
Stewed prunes$0.05
Imported Marmalade$0.10
Apple Sauce$0.05
Horton's ice cream$0.10
Assorted Home-made Pies$0.05
Assorted Home-Made Pies a la Mode$0.10
Bowl of Oatmeal and Milk$0.10
Bowl of Oatmeal and Half Cream$0.15
Uneeda Biscuits and Milk$0.10
Uneeda Biscuits and Half Cream$0.15
Bowl of Force and Milk$0.10
Bowl of Force and Half Cream$0.15
Crackers and Milk$0.10
Crackers and Half Cream$0.15
Glass of Half and Half$0.15
Sliced Orange$0.10
Bowl of Corn Flakes and Milk$0.10
Bowl of Corn Flakes and Half Cream$0.15
Shredded Wheat and Milk$0.10
Shredded Wheat and Half Cream$0.15
Grape Nuts and Milk$0.10
Grape Nuts and Half Cream$0.15
(Special) Sunday Dinner$0.50
Coffee$0.05 – $0.10
Tea$0.05
Cream$0.05
Dry Toast with Order$0.05
Buttered toast$0.10

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Peaches and cream$0.15
Sliced Bananas$0.05
Sliced Bananas with Cream$0.10
Half grape fruit$0.10
Whole Orange$0.05
Baked Apple$0.05
Baked Apple with Cream$0.10
Sliced Orange$0.10
Stewed prunes$0.05
Apple Sauce$0.05
Home-made Grape Jelly$0.05
Sliced Hawaiian Pineapple$0.10
Imported Marmalade$0.05
Wheat Cakes with Maple Syrup$0.10
BUCKWHEAT CAKES WITH MAPLE SYRUP$0.10
Bowl of Force$0.10
Bowl of Force with Cream$0.15
Grape Nuts$0.10
Grape Nuts with Cream$0.15
Shredded Wheat$0.10
Shredded Wheat with Cream$0.15
Milk toast$0.15
Cream toast$0.15
Oatmeal$0.10
oatmeal with cream$0.15
Crackers and Milk$0.10
Pitcher of Pure Cream$0.05
Glass Half and Half$0.10
Coffee and Rolls$0.10
Coffee and Rolls with Small Order of Cereal$0.15
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
Veal Cutlet, breaded$0.25
Fried Liver with Onions$0.20
Tenderloin Steak$0.40
Tenderloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.45
Fried Liver with Bacon$0.25
Hamburger Steak$0.20
Hamburger Steak with Mushrooms$0.25
Hamburger Steak with Onions$0.25
Corned Beef Hash, Poached Egg$0.20
Fried Country Sausage$0.20
Fried Country Sausage and Wheat Cakes$0.25
Two Lamb Chops on Toast, French Fried Potatoes$0.25
One Lamb Chop and Beechnut Bacon$0.25
Broiled Beechnut Bacon$0.25
Fried Beechnut Bacon$0.25
Broiled Lamb Kidneys and Bacon on Toast$0.30
Minced Ham and Scrambled Eggs$0.20
Two Pork Chops$0.25
Small Order of Cereal with Order$0.05
Home-made Raspberry Jelly Preserves$0.05
Home-made Blackberry Jelly Preserves$0.05
Home-made Strawberry Jelly Preserves$0.05
Home-made Red Currant Jelly Preserves$0.05
Home-made Grape Jelly Preserve$0.05
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
Plain Omelette Three Eggs$0.20
Tomato Omelette$0.20
Mushroom Omelette$0.25
Spanish omelette$0.25
Bacon and eggs$0.25
Bacon and Eggs (Beechnut)$0.35
Ham and eggs$0.25
Ham and Eggs (Beechnut)$0.35
Fruit with Meat Order$0.20
Fruit with Egg Order$0.20
Cereal with Meat Order$0.20
Cereal with Egg Order$0.20
Fruit and Cereal with Meat Order$0.25
Fruit and Cereal with Egg Order$0.25
Wheat Cakes with Meat Order$0.25
Wheat Cakes with Egg Order$0.25
Chipped Fresh Pineapple
English Breakfast
Ceylon
Mixed
Oolong
Tetley's Celebrated Teas
Coffee
Hot Rolls
Dry Toast
Buttered toast
Tea
Coffee
Cocoa
Milk
Hamburger Steak
Fried Liver and Onions
One Pork Chop
One Lamb Chop
Fried Bacon and One Egg
Plain Omelette
Corned Beef Hash
Fried Ham
Fried Bacon
Fried Sausages
Fried Mush and Egg
Two Scrambled Eggs
Two Poached Eggs
Two Fried Eggs
Two boiled eggs
Sliced Banana
Baked Apple
Apple Sauce
Stewed prunes
Orange
Sliced Orange
Force
Shredded Wheat
Grape Nut
Oatmeal
Corn Flakes

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