Luncheon menu from the Rainbow Hotel in Great Falls, Montana, c. 1943-1946. [3166×4322]

    by chubachus

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    1. $0.85 for lunch – outrageous!!!

      Last week at a local Chinese restaurant, typical lunch special with egg drop soup, plus a separate appetizer (dumpling), and an ice tea, with 20% tip: $33.45

    2. EclipseoftheHart on

      I absolutely adore old menus like this. It’s so fun seeing what foods and combinations of said foods were eaten in different time periods. Early 1900s are always my favorites since they are recent enough to have recognizable foods and ingredients, but are frequently not in combinations or cooked with methods common today!

    3. Why isn’t there a tomato stuffed with salmon salad waiting for me at lunch?????

      That sounds light and delicious! I must try one this summer.

    4. I find it interesting that what I would consider fairly luxury food items like crab, lamb, and salmon are being served for nearly the same price as a cheese sandwich with vegetables.

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