Friday, August 26, 2016

A 1941 Tea Menu for Dining Car Service


So I've found another interesting old menu on the New York Public Library's digital collections site. This one is a 1941 tea menu from the New Haven Rail Road. Look inside!

Have you ever seen a tea menu that asked you to "please order by number"? That's a first for me. I'll have the #6, thank you very much, and no fries with that. I believe that the "Bar-le-duc" in #5 refers to a type of currant jelly from France.

It's always fun to look at these old menus, and it's especially fun to see a Tea Menu for Dining Car Service!

11 comments:

  1. Oh, if only we could go back....Not just for the prices, but for the gentility of those days!

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  2. #6 sounds good to me, too! And I was wondering what bar-le-duc was. It is fun to see these old menus.

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  3. I would take #6 also, but don't know if I could afford it! Wages back then were around .30/hour, house rent $32 a month. Thanks for the tea travel back in time!

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  4. I love this! What fun it would be to dine there.

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  5. But ironically those are hefty prices for right after the end of the Depression and during the WWII years..........it had to be a very classy dining car, actually.

    NEAT post - I love the history lessons we get visiting your awesome blog, Angela!

    Have a wonderful weekend. Hugs. ♥

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  6. Thank you for that menu, Angela! It is really neat. I would love it if Amtrak offered afternoon tea nowadays!
    --from Vernona in DC

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  7. How neat! Thanks for explaining #5. Saved me a search.

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  8. A fun find. I am wondering what "Assortment" under the sandwiches means. I love eating on a train. There is something romantic about it even when I have been alone. thanks for sharing.

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    1. What a neat post, love that tea pot graphic. I would have ordered the number six too, love traveling by train. Thanks for having such a great blog, Joanie

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  9. What fun! Love this post. History!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  10. Thanks for sharing this Angela - love to see what once was.

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