It is impossible to arrange exactly any bill of far
here, because every hotel or restaurant has its ow
style, according to the business and importance of tb
house.. To facilitate the work and render quick service
the name of the dish should be written very distinctl
on the menu or card. My opinion, and also the opinio:
of a good many of my colleagues, is that the kitche
of today merits more respect and should be class©-
arts, and every care should be taken ‘ti
facilitate tne daily task of the cook.
Breakfast
FRUITS
Grape Fruit 20 : Sliced Oranges
Sliced Bananas with. Cream 20 Preserved Fruit
Orange Marmalade 20 Bar le Due
ssorted Jams 20 Strawberries and Cream
Aewed Royai Anne Cherries 25 Stewed Rhubarb
aS,^S 20 Peaches 25 PrunesT 20 : #•?*
Coffee and Rolls 20
Cocoa or Chocolate 25
CEREALS, etc.
Oat Meal or Cracked Wheat with Cream1
Milk^^ oCram 20 Shredded Wheat i
Com ! 1 _ Creara' Toast 25 Rice Cakes :
RiS? Buckwheat Cakes 15 Griddle Cakes :
re Toast 10 Toasted English Muffins ]
Waffles 15
EGGS
Shi^d ((3) % ^ 25 Ham or Bacon <
wSf«„ePH?rb 640 ^ ^ 4° “ TomaW !
Matzo Pancake 40
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BILL OF FARE
FISH .
Kippered Herring 35 Striped Bass 40
Broiled California Mackerel, Tomato Sauce 35
Finnan Haddie 50 Sand Dabs, Meuniere 50
STEAKS, CHOPS
Tenderloin 60 Breakfast Sirloin 60
Lamb Chops 60 Mutton Chops 50
f '. English Mutton Chop 60
MISCELLANEOUS
Corned Beef Hash with Poached Egg 35
Fried Pork Spare Ribs, Apple Sauce 40
Calf’s Liver with Onions 35
Baked Pork and Beans, Boston Style 30
Country Sausages 35 Nut Sausages 35
Fried Ham 25 : : Fried Bacon 25
Spring Chicken, Broiled or Fried, half 75
SPECIAL
Eggs a la Benedict 60 Nut Sausage, Scrambled Eggs 40
Chicken Hash, Poached Egg 65
f
Business Men’s Luncheon
Celery Olives Radishes
Consomm© Paysanne Puree Fa.ubonne
Boiled Halibut, Shrimp Sauce, Potatoes Hollandaise
or Salamis of Guinea Hens, Chasseur *
Green Peas Potatoes Rissoles
Salad de Saison
Pumpkin Pie or Strawberry Ice Cream
Mocha
Special: Grill Room Wagon
Plat du Jour 60c
Lunch Special
Consomme Paysanne 15-25
Shirred Eggs, Meyerbeer 50 Scrambled Eggs, De Lesseps 60
Poached Eggs, Nantaise 60 Omelette, Italienne 75
Boiled Halibut, Shrimp Sauce 60-100
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GANCEL’S CULINARY ENCYCLOPEDIA
Hungarian Gulash with Spaetzel . . . 60-100
Veal Cutlets, Viennoise . . . . . ...75-125
Salmis of Guinea Hen Legs, Chasseur . . . 60-lOe
Broiled Pork Chops, Dyonnaise Potatoes . . 60-100
Chicken Croquettes with Asparagus Tips . . 50-90
Baba au Rhum 20 Gateau, Moka 15
French Pastry 15
Pumpkin Pie 15 Green Apple Pie 15
Lunch (Ready Dishes)
Sorrel Soup 30
Shirred Eggs, Opera 60
Broiled Bluefish, Maitre d’Hotel
Escalopes cf Veal, Hunter Style 75 Tripes, Creole 50
Slice of Sirloin of Beef, Cabaret 90
Mashed Potatoes 25 Corn on Cob 30
Baba with Sabayon 25 Apple Tartlett 15
Patisserie Francaise 10
Cheese Fruit
Coffee with Milk 25 Demi-tasse 15 With Cream 20
Afternoon Tea Suggestions
TEA 3 to 5
Chicken Broth and Whipped Cream, 25c
Oyster Cocktail, 25c Oysters, Half Shell, 40c
Artichoke Heart Stuffed with Caviar, 50c
Crab Salad 40 Canape of Sardellen, 25c
Scalloped Oysters in Cream, 35c
Scrambled Eggs with Green Peppers on Anchovie Toast, 40c
Creamed Sweetbreads on Toast, 50
Crab Newburg, 60c
Chicken Salad, 30c Oyster Poulette, 50c
Chicken Sandwich, 25c Ham Sandwich, 15c
Chicken Salad Sandwich, 25c
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Presented as published in 1920. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
It is impossible to arrange exactly any bill of far here, because every hotel or restaurant has its ow style, according to the business and importance of the house. To facilitate the work and render quick service the name of the dish should be written very distinctl on the menu or card. My opinion, and also the opinio: of a good many of my colleagues, is that the kitche of today merits more respect and should be classed as fine
arts, and every care should be taken ‘ti facilitate tne daily task of the cook.
Breakfast
FRUITS
Grape Fruit 20 : Sliced Oranges
Sliced Bananas with. Cream 20 Preserved Fruit
Orange Marmalade 20 Bar le Due
ssorted Jams 20 Strawberries and Cream
Stewed Royal Anne Cherries 25 Stewed Rhubarb
Dates 20 Peaches 25 PrunesT 20 : #•?*
Coffee and Rolls 20
Cocoa or Chocolate 25
CEREALS, etc.
Oat Meal or Cracked Wheat with Cream
Milk and Cream 20 Shredded Wheat i
Corn Cream Toast 25 Rice Cakes :
RiS? Buckwheat Cakes 15 Griddle Cakes :
Rye Toast 10 Toasted English Muffins ]
Waffles 15
Shredded 25 Ham or Bacon <
with Eggs 40 Tomato Matzo Pancake 40
— 512 —
BILL OF FARE
FISH .
Kippered Herring 35 Striped Bass 40
Broiled California Mackerel, Tomato Sauce 35 Finnan Haddie 50 Sand Dabs, Meuniere 50
STEAKS, CHOPS
Tenderloin 60 Breakfast Sirloin 60
Lamb Chops 60 Mutton Chops 50
f '. English Mutton Chop 60
MISCELLANEOUS
Corned Beef Hash with Poached Egg 35 Fried Pork Spare Ribs, Apple Sauce 40 Calf’s Liver with Onions 35 Baked Pork and Beans, Boston Style 30 Country Sausages 35 Nut Sausages 35
Fried Ham 25 : : Fried Bacon 25
Spring Chicken, Broiled or Fried, half 75
SPECIAL
Eggs a la Benedict 60 Nut Sausage, Scrambled Eggs 40 Chicken Hash, Poached Egg 65
f
Business Men’s Luncheon
Celery Olives Radishes
Consomm© Paysanne Puree Fa.ubonne
Boiled Halibut, Shrimp Sauce, Potatoes Hollandaise or Salamis of Guinea Hens, Chasseur *
Green Peas Potatoes Rissoles
Salad de Saison
Pumpkin Pie or Strawberry Ice Cream Mocha
Special: Grill Room Wagon Plat du Jour 60c
Lunch Special
Consomme Paysanne 15-25
Shirred Eggs, Meyerbeer 50 Scrambled Eggs, De Lesseps 60 Poached Eggs, Nantaise 60 Omelette, Italienne 75
Boiled Halibut, Shrimp Sauce 60-100
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Hungarian Gulash with Spaetzel . . . 60-100
Veal Cutlets, Viennoise . . . . . ...75-125
Salmis of Guinea Hen Legs, Chasseur . . . 60-lOe
Broiled Pork Chops, Dyonnaise Potatoes . . 60-100
Chicken Croquettes with Asparagus Tips . . 50-90
Baba au Rhum 20 Gateau, Moka 15
French Pastry 15
Pumpkin Pie 15 Green Apple Pie 15
Lunch (Ready Dishes)
Sorrel Soup 30 Shirred Eggs, Opera 60 Broiled Bluefish, Maitre d’Hotel Escalopes cf Veal, Hunter Style 75 Tripes, Creole 50
Slice of Sirloin of Beef, Cabaret 90 Mashed Potatoes 25 Corn on Cob 30
Baba with Sabayon 25 Apple Tartlett 15
Patisserie Francaise 10
Cheese Fruit
Coffee with Milk 25 Demi-tasse 15 With Cream 20
Afternoon Tea Suggestions
TEA 3 to 5
Chicken Broth and Whipped Cream, 25c Oyster Cocktail, 25c Oysters, Half Shell, 40c
Artichoke Heart Stuffed with Caviar, 50c Crab Salad 40 Canape of Sardellen, 25c
Scalloped Oysters in Cream, 35c Scrambled Eggs with Green Peppers on Anchovie Toast, 40c Creamed Sweetbreads on Toast, 50 Crab Newburg, 60c
Chicken Salad, 30c Oyster Poulette, 50c
Chicken Sandwich, 25c Ham Sandwich, 15c
Chicken Salad Sandwich, 25c