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The Cortland

Date
1913-03-18
Restaurant
The Cortland
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

Chicken gumbo, Maryland style$0.15
Vegetable soup, family style$0.10
Fried Green Smelts, Tartar Sauce$0.30
Dr. Brown's Celery Tonic, Per Pint Bottle$0.10
Baked Apple with Cream$0.10
Horlick's Malted Milk$0.10
Cup Chocolate with Cream$0.10
Baked apple dumpling, hard and brandy sauce$0.10
Cup Custard$0.10
Stewed Prunes with Whipped Cream$0.10
Fresh Apple Sauce with Whipped Cream$0.10
Pies - Fresh Rhubarb, Lemon Meringue, Custard or Apple with Cheese$0.10
Hot Mince Pie, brandy sauce$0.10
Stewed fresh rhubarb$0.10
Rice Pudding with Raisins, Vanilla, Brandy or Hard Sauce$0.10
Broiled North River Shad, Drawn Butter & Potatoes$0.35
Broiled Kennebec Salmon, Green Peas and Potatoes$0.35
Broiled Shad, Fresh Mackerel or Steak Salmon$0.35
Broiled bluefish$0.35
Fried Steak Codfish, Tomato Sauce$0.25
Broiled Halibut, Rasher of Bacon and Sweet Potatoes$0.35
Broiled Lamb Chops (Three) on Toast, Green Peas, Sweet Potato$0.45
German Potato Pancakes, Baked Beans or Spaghetti, Potatoes$0.25
Broiled Lamb Kidneys on Toast with Rasher of Irish Bacon$0.35
Cold Corned Beef and Potato Salad$0.25
Fried oysters$0.30
Fried oysters with bacon$0.35
Boiled Salt Mackerel, Drawn Butter$0.25
Finnan Haddie Steamed with Cream or Butter Sauce$0.30
Cold Salmon, Mayonnaise and Potato Salad$0.25
Boston Baked Beans (Individual Pot) with Home-made Brown Bread and Mixed Salad$0.20
Veal Chop Breaded, Tomato Sauce and Spaghetti, Italienne$0.35
Hamburger Steak, Brown Gravy and Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.20
Ham Omelet and French Fried Sweet Potatoes$0.30
Curry of Veal with Steamed Rice and Stewed Prunes$0.25
Roast Tenderloin of Beef au Jus, Grilled Sweet Potatoes$0.40
Spring Lamb Stew with Garden Vegetables$0.20
Boiled Sugar-cured Premium Ham and Cabbage$0.30
Boiled Sugar-cured Premium Ham with Spinach$0.35
German Pot Roast and Potato Pancakes$0.25
Chicken Pot Pie and Steamed Dumplings$0.45
French Beef Stew, Cortlandt$0.20
Chicken Fricassee, Steamed Rice, Potatoes$0.35 – $0.45
Steamed corned beef hash, green peppers$0.20
Steamed Corned Beef Hash, Green Peppers with Poached Egg$0.25
Potato Pancakes, Baked Macaroni and Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Omelet with Chicken Livers and Rasher of Bacon$0.35
Fried Oysters, One Lamb Chop and Broiled Ham$0.40
Broiled Mutton Chops and Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.35
CHICKEN SALAD, MAYONNAISE$0.35
Roast Leg of Canada Mutton, Cranberry Sauce$0.25
Roast Chicken, Apple Sauce$0.50
Roast Sirloin of Beef au Jus$0.25
Roast Sirloin of Beef with Mushroom Sauce$0.30
Prime ribs of beef au jus$0.30
Prime Ribs of Beef with Mushroom Sauce$0.35
Roast spring lamb, mint sauce and green peas$0.30
Sliced Tomatoes with Lettuce$0.15
Fresh Cauliflower, Cream or Butter Sauce$0.15
Asparagus, Cream or Butter Sauce$0.15
Side Dish of Potato Salad$0.05
Boiled Onions$0.05
Roman Salad$0.10
GREEN PEAS$0.10
Mashed Turnips$0.05
Spinach$0.10
Spinach with One Egg$0.15
French peas$0.15
Baked Macaroni and Cheese$0.10
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.10
Spaghetti, Italienne$0.10
Boston Lettuce$0.15
Pineapple Tarts$0.05 – $0.10
French Puffs$0.10
Cranberry Short Cake$0.10
Pineapple Slice$0.05 – $0.10
Indian Puff Balls$0.10
Banana Short Cake$0.10
Fresh Pineapple$0.10
Apple Turnover$0.05
Apple Turnover with Hard and Brandy Sauce$0.10
Maple Walnut Layer Cake$0.05 – $0.10
cocoanut pie$0.05 – $0.10
Chocolate Cream Layer Cake with Whipped Cream$0.10
Chocolate Eclairs$0.05
Pies, per cut$0.05 – $0.10
Bread and Butter Pudding, Wine or Vanilla Sauce$0.10
Oysters, Large Fry, Dozen$0.40
Oysters, Large Fry, Dozen with Bacon$0.45

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