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Pennsylvania Railroad Restaurants

Date
1914-10-03
Restaurant
Pennsylvania Railroad Restaurants
Physical description
27x16cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Broiled weakfish, Saratoga potatoes$0.50
Broiled bluefish (15 min.)$0.50
Deviled Crabs$0.25 – $0.40
Scallops with bacon (15 min.)$0.65
New England Dinner$0.45
Chicken Pie, Country Style$0.60
German steak, horseradish sauce, with fried potatoes$0.50
Broiled Guinea hen (half), Virginia ham (20 min.)$0.90
Lamb saute, string beans$0.50
Capon Cutlet, Green Peas$0.45
Broiled fresh mushrooms on toast (15 min.)$0.75
Broiled squab, currant jelly (15 min.)$0.75
Beef$0.50
Beef with browned potato$0.60
Chicken (half), giblet sauce$0.80
Lamb, mint sauce$0.65
Stuffed green peppers$0.25
New Lima Beans$0.20
Baked Beans$0.25
Fried Egg Plant$0.20
Asparagus, Hollandaise$0.40
Beets$0.20
Boiled Onions$0.20
GREEN PEAS$0.20
Spinach$0.25
String Beans$0.20
Boiled rice$0.15
Stewed tomatoes$0.15
French peas$0.25
Stewed Corn$0.20
POTATOES--In cream$0.20
Potatoes--Boiled$0.10
POTATOES--Mashed$0.15
SWEET POTATOES--Boiled$0.20
SWEET POTATOES--Grilled$0.25
Small Cotuit Oysters$0.20 – $0.35
Medium Cotuit Oysters$0.25 – $0.40
Oyster Stew$0.30
Box Oyster Stew$0.40
Oyster cocktail$0.25
Little Neck clams$0.20 – $0.35
Clam Stew$0.30
Little Neck Clam Cocktail$0.25
Cherrystone Clams$0.25 – $0.40
Cherrystone Clam Cocktail$0.30
Fried oysters$0.25 – $0.70
Sliced Tomatoes$0.30
Celery$0.30
Cucumbers$0.25
Olives$0.20
Caviar$0.40
Pickled beets$0.15
Mixed Pickles$0.15
Chow-chow$0.15
Mangoes$0.20
Consumme, Sultan$0.15 – $0.25
Crab Gumbo, Creole$0.15 – $0.25
Cold Consomme$0.15
Onion Soup, au Gratin$0.30
CLAM BROTH$0.15
Chicken consomme with rice$0.15 – $0.25
Green Turtle Soup, thick$0.25 – $0.40
Green turtle soup, clear$0.25 – $0.40
Cold Sirloin of Beef, Stuffed Tomato$0.60
Cold Ham$0.40
Cold ham with sliced tomato$0.50
Cold tongue$0.40
Cold tongue with sliced tomato$0.50
Cold assorted meats, vegetable salad$0.80
Cold Lamb$0.60
Cold lamb with asparagus tips$0.75
Boned Capon, mixed salad$0.75
Corned Beef and Potato Salad$0.50
Virginia ham, string bean salad$0.60
Roast beef$0.50
Chicken (half)$0.75
Lettuce and Tomato$0.35
Cucumber$0.30
Crab$0.60
Asparagus$0.40
Fruit$0.75
Chicken$0.75
Lobster$0.80
Potato$0.30
Turkey$0.65
Cold stuffed tomatoes$0.30
Egg$0.30
Crab Ravigote (one) 30; (two) 50
Hot Turkey$0.40
Cold$0.25
Pimento Cheese$0.20
Lettuce$0.15
Caviar$0.40
Ham$0.15
Tongue$0.15
Chicken$0.25
Club$0.40
Hot Roast Beef$0.35
Cold$0.25
Swiss cheese$0.20
Corned beef$0.15
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.10
Sardine$0.25
Fig Pudding, Brandy Sauce$0.20
Apple Dumpling, Hard Sauce$0.20
Charlotte Russe$0.20
French Pastry$0.10
Lillian Russell$0.30
ASSORTED CAKE$0.15
Custard cup$0.15
Eclair$0.15
Cold rice pudding$0.15
with Cream$0.20
Apple Sauce$0.15
Pie a la Mode$0.25
PIES -APPLE, PEACH, PUMPKIN AND VANILLA CUSTARD, PER CUT$0.15
Sliced Hawaiian Pineapple$0.25
Peaches with ice cream$0.30
Bar-le-Duc Jelly$0.25
Figs in syrup$0.25
California Peaches$0.25
Fresh Peach$0.20
Fresh Pineapple$0.20
Nesselrode Pudding$0.30
Grape Water Ice$0.20
French Vanilla$0.25
Biscuit Glace$0.25
Coffee$0.20
Cafe Parfait$0.25
Chocolate$0.20
Vanilla$0.20
Baked apple (1) ; (2)$0.15 – $0.25
Cantaloupe (half); (whole)$0.20 – $0.35
Pears (1); (2)$0.10 – $0.15
Grapes$0.20
Orange$0.10
sliced$0.15
Juice$0.20
Peaches with Cream$0.30
Bananas with cream$0.20
Pimento$0.20
McLarens Imperial$0.25
Swiss$0.20
Neufchatel$0.20
Roquefort$0.25
American$0.15
Bread: Vienna. Graham. Boston brown or rolls, with butter$0.10
Tea or coffee, pot (1 portion); pot (2 portions)$0.15 – $0.25
Cocoa, pot (1 portion); pot (2 portions)$0.15 – $0.25
with Whipped Cream$0.20
pot (2 portions)$0.25
with Whipped Cream$0.30
Instant Postum$0.15
Buttermilk$0.05
Horlick's Malted Milk, cup$0.15
Walker-Gordon Milk, pint; 1/2 pint$0.10 – $0.15
Glass of iced tea or coffee, pot (1 portion); pot (2 portions)$0.15
Glass of iced tea or coffee, pot (1 portion); pot (2 portions)$0.15 – $0.25
Box Luncheons to Order, 50, 60 and 75 Cents$0.50 – $0.75

Page 2

WINE LIST
CHAMPAGNES. 1/2 BOT. BOT.
G.H Mumm & Co.'s Extra Dry$2.50 – $4.50
RUMS. GLASS BOT.
Krug Private Cuvee Ex Sec$2.50 – $4.50
Krug Private Cuvee....split 1.25$1.25
L. Roderer, Brut$2.50 – $4.50
Moet & Chandon, White Seal$2.50 – $4.50
Pol Roger (1900)$2.75
Pommery & Greno Sec$2.50 – $4.50
Veuve Clicquot, Yellow Label$2.50 – $4.50
CLARETS. (B.F.)
Chateau Larose$2.00 – $4.00
Margaux, 1891$1.00 – $2.00
SAUTERNES. (B. & G.)
Pontet Canet$1.25 – $2.50
St. Julien$1.00 – $1.75
Chateau Latour Blanche$1.75 – $3.00
Haute Sauternes 1909$1.50 – $2.50
Chateau Yquem, 1899$2.25 – $4.25
Sauternes$1.00 – $1.75
RED BURGUNDIES.
Chambertin$1.75 – $3.25
Pommard$1.25 – $2.50
RHINE WINES
Niersteiner$1.00 – $1.75
Rudesheimer$1.25 – $2.25
SHERRIES GLASS BOT.
Penartin's Amontillado$0.25 – $2.25
PORTS
Sandeman's Old Port$0.25 – $2.25
NATIVE WINES. 1/2 BOT.
Cook's Imperial$1.50 – $2.25
"Frash Special"......glass .25;$0.25
Cocktail$0.25 – $1.00
Gold Seal Special Dry$1.50 – $2.50
Linda Vista$0.75 – $1.00
Port, Table, California..glass 15$0.15 – $1.25
Sauternes, California$0.75 – $1.25
"Cresta Blanca" Souvenier$0.75
Sherry, Table, California..glass$0.15
WHISKIES GLASS
Army and Navy Rye$0.15
Black and White$0.15
Army and Navy Rye$0.15 – $1.75
Black and White$0.15 – $1.75
Canadian Club$0.15 – $1.75
Carstairs$0.15 – $1.75
Deep Spring Tennesse$0.15 – $1.75
St Croix$0.15 – $1.50
Old London Jamaica$15.00 – $1.50
Anisette$0.25
Benedictine$0.25
Blackberry Cordial$0.15
Chartreuse, Yellow$0.25
Creme de Cacao$0.25
Creme de Menthe$0.25
Curacao, red$0.25
Dubonnet$0.25
Grenadine$0.25
Kirschwasser$0.25
Kummel$0.25
Maraschino$0.25
Vermouth$0.15
Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch)$0.20
F. & M. Schaefer (New York Beer)$0.10 – $0.15
Leist-Brau (Franziskaner) Munich Beer$0.30
Lemp "Falstaff" Brewery Bottling$0.20
Pabst "Blue Ribbon"$0.20
Peter Doelger First Prize$0.20
White Rock Lithia$0.15 – $0.20
Sun-Ray Sparkling$0.15
Sparkling New York State Cider$0.25 – $0.40
Sarsaparilla$0.15
Schlitz in Brown Bottles$0.20
Smith's Philadelphia Ale$0.20
Evans' India Pale Ale$0.20
Apollinaris Lemonade$0.25
Bromo-Seltzer$0.10
Calisaya$0.10
Ginger Ale$0.15
Hathorn$0.25
Hire's Root Beer$0.15
Imported Ginger Ale, C. & C.$0.25
Lemon Soda$0.15
Londonderry Lithia Water$0.25
Milk Punch$0.20
Plain Lemonade$0.15
Claret Punch$0.25
Wrigley's Spearmint Gum$0.05
Dewars White Label$0.15 – $1.75
Garrick Club Maryland
Rye..1/4 pt. 30; 1/2 pt. 60$0.15 – $1.75
Green River$0.15
Haig & Haig*****$0.20 – $2.25
Hunter Baltimore Rye$0.15 – $1.75
John Jameson & Son, Irish$0.15 – $1.75
Haig & Haig*****$0.20 – $2.25
King George IV$0.15 – $1.75
Lewis Straight Old Rye$0.15 – $1.75
BRANDIES
Apricot.......pony .25$0.25 – $3.25
Maryland Club$0.15 – $1.75
King William, V.O.P.$0.20 – $2.25
Monticello Special Reserve$0.15 – $1.75
Mt. Vernon Rye$0.15 – $1.75
National Club Bourbon$0.15 – $1.75
Old Navy Scotch$0.15 – $1.75
Patterson and Coane, No. 6 Rye$0.15 – $1.75
Private Stock Rye$0.20 – $2.25
Perfection Scotch$0.20 – $2.25
Sherwood, 10 years old$0.15 – $1.75
Usher's Glenlivet$0.15 – $1.75
Wilson Rye$0.15 – $1.75
Gins
Burnett & Co.'s Dry$0.15 – $1.50
Coates' Plymouth$0.15 – $1.50
Oxford Club, Dry$0.15 – $1.50
El Bart dry$0.15 – $1.50
Field, Son & Co., Sloe$0.20 – $1.75
Gordon Co.'s Dry$0.15 – $1.50
Holland$0.15 – $1.50
Park and Tilford's Dry$0.15 – $1.50
Red Raven...splits$0.15
Hennessy *** pony .20$0.20 – $3.25
Vieux Cognac, 1842....pony 25$0.25 – $3.50
Piel Bros. Dortmunder...splits .10$0.10 – $0.15
Piel Bros. Kapuziner....splits .15$0.15 – $0.20
Pilsener Imp$0.20
Ales
CORDIALS
Bass, dog's head...splits .15$0.15 – $0.30
Bass, white label$0.15 – $0.30
Mineral Waters
Beers
HALF BOTS.
Apollinaris....splits .15, .25$0.15 – $0.40
1/2 BOT. BOT.
GLASS BOT
Pony
Carl H. Schultz's Carbonic$0.05 – $0.25
Syphon
Carl H. Schultz's Seltzer$0.05 – $0.25
Carl H. Schultz's Small Syphon$0.15
Carl H. Schultz's Vichy$0.05 – $0.25
Burke's Guinness' Stout$0.15 – $0.30
Celestins Vichy, Splits$0.20 – $0.30
Club Soda, C.&C. Imported$0.30
Club Soda, Delatour Splits$0.10
Grape Juice, Armour's glass...$0.10
Grape Juice, Armour's half pint$0.20
Grape Juice, Welch's, glass$0.10
Grape Juice, Welch's half pint$0.20
Hunyadi Janos$0.10 – $0.40
Mixed Drinks$0.15 – $0.25
Nuvida Water$0.15 – $0.20
Orchard Water Sparking$0.20
Poland Water....half bottles$0.15

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