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Adam's Restaurant

Date
1913-06-29
Restaurant
Adam's Restaurant
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

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Little Neck clams, half shell$0.15
Clam Fry with Bacon$0.25
Clam Stew$0.20
Clam cocktail$0.25
Steamed Little Neck Clams$0.30
Cup of Clam Broth$0.20
Little Neck Clam Fritters$0.20
Little Neck Clam Fritters with Bacon$0.25
Chicken Okra, Mexicaine$0.10
Cup of Cold Consomme$0.10
Consomme, Asparagus Tips$0.10
Cup of Cold Chicken Gumbo$0.10
Broiled Kennebec Salmon, New Green Peas$0.35
Fried Individual Sea Bass and Bacon$0.25
BROILED LIVE LOBSTER$0.70
Clam Fritters and Bacon$0.25
Salmon Salad$0.25
Broiled Fish Mackerel$0.25
Broiled Green Bluefish, Maitre d'Hotel$0.25
Broiled Green Bluefish, Maitre d'Hotel with Bacon$0.35
Broiled Halibut Steak, Maitre d'Hotel$0.25
Halibut au Gratin$0.25
Creamed Finnan Haddie, Green Peppers$0.25
Fried Soft Shell Crabs, Tartar Sauce$0.35
Half Cold Lobster, Mayonnaise and Sliced Tomatoes$0.40
Lobster Patties a la Newburg$0.25 – $0.45
Small Lobster Salad$0.35
Straight Bone Sirloin$0.45
Combination Mutton Chop with Fried Ham and Soft Shell Crab$0.35
Single Porterhouse, Mushroom Sauce$0.70
Apple Pie$0.05
Apple Pie a la Mode$0.10
Fresh Strawberry Pie$0.05
Fresh Home-made Rhubarb Pie$0.05
Blackberry Pie$0.05
Strawberry Pie, Individual$0.10
Pineapple Cream Jelly$0.10
Crushed Raspberries and Ice Cream$0.10
Chicken Fricassee, Home Style$0.40
stuffed young turkey, grape jelly, string beans$0.50
stuffed young turkey (all white meat), grape jelly, string beans$0.55
Phila. chicken, apple sauce, string beans$0.45
Phila. chicken (all white meat), apple sauce, string beans$0.55
Half broiled spring chicken on toast, currant jelly$0.45
Fried chicken, Maryland$0.50
Chicken patties a la reine, two$0.30
Fried turkey livers with Beechnut bacon and string beans$0.25
Sweetbreads braised en casserole$0.35
fried beechnut ham with new spinach$0.30
Roned bone veal cutlet breaded, spaghetti$0.35
Veal cutlet breaded, stuffed tomato$0.30
Corn Omelette$0.20
New Tomato Omelette$0.20
Creamed Chicken Omelette$0.25
Asparagus Tip Omelette$0.25
Tea$0.05
Coffee$0.05
Milk$0.05
Cocoa$0.05
Iced tea$0.05
Iced coffee$0.05
Ice Cold Buttermilk$0.05
American Cheese and Saltines$0.10
Fried Egg Plant and Bacon$0.20
Stuffed tomatoes$0.15
Fried Tomatoes and Bacon$0.25
ROAST LOIN OF PORK, APPLE SAUCE$0.30
Roast Leg of Spring Lamb, Green Peas$0.30
Roast Prime Ribs of Beef, Yorkshire Pudding$0.30
Roast prime ribs of beef, yorkshire pudding, extra cut$0.40
Roast Leg of Canada Mutton, Currant Jelly$0.25
Combination Cold Cuts, Potato Salad$0.40
Cold Roast Leg of Lamb, Potato Salad$0.30
Cold roast leg of lamb, potato salad and sliced tomatoes$0.40
Cold Sliced Chicken and Ham, Potato Salad$0.45
Cold slice tongue, sliced cucumbers$0.30
Cold slice tongue, potato salad$0.30
Cold Prime Rib, Potato Salad$0.30
Cold prime rib, potato salad and sliced tomatoes$0.35
Cold Boiled Ham and Potato Salad$0.25
Egg Salad$0.20
Asparagus salad$0.20
Salmon Salad$0.25
New Asparagus on Toast$0.15
Chicken salad$0.30
Lobster salad$0.35
New Spinach$0.10
New Spinach with Egg$0.15
Baked Spaghetti au Gratin, 10 Minutes$0.10
Spaghetti, Italienne$0.15
Lettuce and hard boiled eggs$0.15
New string beans$0.10
New green peas$0.10
Cauliflower, cream sauce$0.10
Cauliflower au Gratin$0.15
Fried onions$0.05
French peas$0.15
Stewed Corn$0.05
Succotash$0.10
GREEN PEAS$0.10
French Fried Onions$0.15
Boiled New Potatoes in Cream$0.05
POTATOES German fried, to order$0.10
Potatoes hashed in cream$0.10
Stewed new potatoes$0.05
Lima beans$0.10
Potatoes Julienne$0.10
Potatoes Lyonnaise$0.10
Potatoes Raw French Fried$0.10
Potatoes au Gratin$0.15
Half Cantaloupe$0.10
Blackberry Short Cake$0.05
Special - Old=fashioned strawberry short cake$0.10
Preserved Delaware Peaches$0.10
Blackberries and Cream$0.15
Strawberry short cake$0.10
Strawberry Jelly with Ice Cream$0.10
Strawberries and Cream$0.15
rice pudding$0.05
Cup Custard$0.05
Chocolate Pudding, Whipped Cream$0.05
Fruit Jelly and Whipped Cream$0.10
Fruit Jelly and Ice Cream$0.10
Vanilla ice cream$0.10
Raspberries and Cream$0.15
Sliced Bananas and Ice Cream$0.10
Chipped Fresh Pineapple$0.05
Baked Apple with Cream$0.10
Ice Cold Watermelon$0.10
Stewed rhubarb$0.05
Stewed prunes$0.05
Apple Sauce$0.05
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.10

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Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich$0.10
Club sandwich$0.25
Chicken Sandwich$0.15
Egg Sandwich$0.10
Corned beef sandwich$0.10
Fried Ham and Egg Sandwich$0.15
Roast Beef Sandwich$0.10
Ham Sandwich$0.10
Fried Ham Sandwich$0.10
Cheese Sandwich$0.10
Sardine Sandwich$0.15
French Toast$0.20
Milk toast$0.15
Milk Toast with Cream$0.25
Cold Sliced Chicken, Sliced Tomatoes$0.40
Cold Roast Prime Rib of Beef$0.30
Cold Roast Prime Rib of Beef, Extra Cut$0.35
Cold Roast Top of Sirloin of Beef$0.25
Cold Boiled Ham and Potato Salad$0.25
Cold Corned Beef, Potato Salad$0.25
Cold Roast Pork and Potato Salad$0.30
Cold Roast Lamb and Potato Salad$0.30
French Sardines, Per Box$0.25
Small Lobster Salad$0.35
Large Lobster Salad$0.60
Small Chicken Salad$0.35
Large Chicken Salad$0.55
COMBINATION SALAD$0.20
Lettuce Salad$0.15
Asparagus salad$0.20
SLICED CUCUMBERS$0.10
Mayonnaise, extra$0.05
Potato salad$0.10
Salmon Salad$0.25
White Cabbage and Onion Salad$0.15
Sliced Tomatoes$0.10
Lettuce and Tomatoes$0.15
Lettuce Salad with Egg$0.15
Sirloin Steak$0.30
Sirloin Steak with Onions$0.35
Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.40
Top Sirloin$0.40
Top Sirloin with Onions$0.45
Top Sirloin with Mushrooms$0.50
Double Sirloin$0.80
Bone Sirloin Steak$0.45
Bone Sirloin Steak with Onions$0.50
Bone Sirloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.55
Family Sirloin, For Three$0.95
Family Sirloin, For Three with Onions$1.10
Family Sirloin, For Three with Mushrooms$1.20
Porterhouse steak, single$0.60
Porterhouse Steak, Single with Onions$0.65
Porterhouse Steak, Single with Mushrooms$0.75
Double porterhouse steak$1.00
Tenderloin Steak$0.40
Tenderloin Steak with Onions$0.45
Tenderloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.55
Extra Tenderloin Steak$0.65
Extra Tenderloin Steak with Onions$0.75
Extra Tenderloin Steak with Mushrooms$0.80
Welsh rarebit$0.25
Golden buck$0.30
French pancake$0.25
Corn Omelette$0.25
Cheese Omelette$0.25
Chicken Omelette$0.30
Mushroom Omelette$0.25
Onion Omelette$0.25
Parsley Omelette$0.25
Tomato Omelette$0.25
Bacon Omelette$0.25
Ham omelette$0.25
Plain Omelette, Two Eggs$0.15
Plain Omelette, Three Eggs$0.20
French Pea Omelette$0.25
Jelly omelette$0.25
Spanish omelette$0.25
Minced Ham and Scrambled Eggs$0.20
Scrambled Eggs with Bacon$0.30
Scrambled Eggs with Ham$0.30
Bacon and eggs$0.25
Ham and eggs$0.25
Two Poached Eggs$0.15
Two Poached Eggs on Toast$0.20
Two Scrambled Eggs$0.15
Two Scrambled Eggs on Toast$0.20
Two Boiled or Fried Eggs$0.15
Two Shirred Eggs$0.20
Steak a la Tartare with Egg$0.40
Lamb Chops, Two or Three$0.25 – $0.35
English Mutton Chop with Bacon$0.45
Mutton Chops$0.25
Pork Chops$0.25
Pork Tenderloin, Breaded$0.30
Veal Cutlet, Breaded or Plain$0.25
Round Bone Veal Cutlet, Breaded$0.35
Round Bone Veal Cutlet, Plain$0.35
Broiled Lamb Kidneys on Toast$0.25
liver and bacon$0.25
Liver and Onions$0.25
Corned Beef Hash$0.20
Corned beef hash with egg$0.25
Hamburger Steak$0.20
Hamburger Steak with Onions$0.25
Fried Beechnut Ham and Eggs$0.35
Beechnut Bacon and Eggs$0.35
Chicken a la Maryland$0.50
Fried or Broiled Ham, Beechnut$0.25
Fried or Broiled Bacon, Beechnut$0.25
Whole Broiled Chicken on Toast$1.00
Half Broiled Chicken on Toast$0.50
Rasher of Bacon$0.10
Yorkshire Buck$0.25

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Peaches and cream$0.15
Cantaloupe$0.15
Blackberries and Cream$0.15
Strawberries and Cream$0.15
Half grape fruit$0.10
Baked Apple$0.05
Stewed prunes$0.05
Baked Apple with Cream$0.10
Apple Sauce$0.05
Sliced Bananas$0.05
Whole Orange$0.05
Sliced Orange$0.10
Sliced Bananas with Cream$0.10
Bowl of Force$0.10
Shredded Wheat$0.10
Oatmeal$0.10
Pitcher of Pure Cream$0.05
Bowl of Force with Cream$0.15
Shredded Wheat with Cream$0.15
oatmeal with cream$0.15
Grape Nuts$0.10
Milk toast$0.15
Crackers and Milk$0.10
Glass Half and Half$0.10
Grape Nuts with Cream$0.15
Cream toast$0.15
Coffee and Rolls$0.10
Coffee and Rolls with Small Order of Cereal$0.15
Small Order of Cereal with Order$0.05
Two Lamb Chops on Toast, French Fried Potatoes$0.25
Small Sirloin Steak, French Fried Potatoes$0.30
Small Sirloin Steak with Two Fried Eggs$0.40
Bacon and eggs$0.25
Bacon and Eggs (Beechnut)$0.35
Ham and Eggs (Beechnut)$0.35
Ham and eggs$0.25
Fried or Broiled Ham$0.25
Corned Beef Hash, Poached Egg$0.20
Spanish Omelette, Coffee and Rolls$0.30
Fried Beechnut Bacon$0.25
Fried Ham and Eggs, Coffee and Rolls$0.30
Pork or Mutton Chops, Coffee and Rolls$0.30
Fried Liver with Onions or Bacon, Coffee and Rolls$0.20
Veal Cutlet Breaded, Coffee and Rolls$0.30
Onion or Tomato Omelette, Coffee and Rolls$0.25
Mushroom Omelefte, Coffee and Rolls$0.30
Sliced Banana
Baked Apple
Apple Sauce
Stewed prunes
Orange
Force
Shredded Wheat
Grape Nuts
Oatmeal
Corn Flakes
Side Order of Wheat Cakes
Strawberries and Cream$0.10
Half grape fruit$0.10
Pot of Tea
Coffee
Cup of cocoa
Glass of milk
Boiled potatoes
French fried potatoes
German fried potatoes
Hot Rolls
Dry Toast
Buttered toast
Two boiled eggs
Two Fried Eggs
Two Poached Eggs
Two Scrambled Eggs
Fried Sausages
Fried Bacon
Fried Ham
Corned Beef Hash
Plain Omelette
Fried Bacon and One Egg
Fried Ham and One Egg
One Lamb Chop
One Pork Chop
Fried Liver and Onions
Hamburger Steak

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