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This is a rare souvenir that my Mother saved from the Lipman Wolfe Tea Room Restaurant in Portland. Lipman Wolfe was one of the iconic Portland department stores for decades, ultimately being bought by the Frederick & Nelson chain. My Mother and her folks regularly traveled to Portland to visit her cousin and shop in the big downtown stores.  Mother was born in 1924, so this menu is probably dated in the early 1930's.

 

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49 minutes ago, David Ross said:

This is a rare souvenir that my Mother saved from the Lipman Wolfe Tea Room Restaurant in Portland. Lipman Wolfe was one of the iconic Portland department stores for decades, ultimately being bought by the Frederick & Nelson chain. My Mother and her folks regularly traveled to Portland to visit her cousin and shop in the big downtown stores.  Mother was born in 1924, so this menu is probably dated in the early 1930's.

 

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I love that.  Interesting what was considered "children's food" in those days.  LOL

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This is an interesting vintage menu from Expo 74.  Union Pacific ran a special train to Spokane for the opening of Expo.  The site was built downtown, and unfortunately, the city leveled the railroad depots and tracks that ran through that area.  The only thing still standing is the historic clock tower next to one of the depots.  Although by the 70's dining on trains was in steep decline, for a special menu this isn't bad. I think I got this at a local estate sale.  Estate sales are a great resource if you collect old menus.

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3 hours ago, rotuts said:

celery sticks !

When I was a kid and we went to a "fancy" restaurant, there was always that relish tray with celery sticks.

 

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19 minutes ago, David Ross said:

When I was a kid and we went to a "fancy" restaurant, there was always that relish tray with celery sticks.

 

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You bet !  I remember 

 

came w carrot sticks , cut exactly like the celery :

 

pretty fancy place.  and black pitted olives ,

 

canned , probably from California 

 

just awful ,  had a characteristic metalic flavor !

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13 hours ago, David Ross said:

When I was a kid and we went to a "fancy" restaurant, there was always that relish tray with celery sticks.

 

 

Oh yes - and it's one of my favorite things to do...some things are classic just because...

 

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14 hours ago, rotuts said:

@David Ross

 

You bet !  I remember 

 

came w carrot sticks , cut exactly like the celery :

 

pretty fancy place.  and black pitted olives ,

 

canned , probably from California 

 

just awful ,  had a characteristic metalic flavor !

 

We had this at many big dinners at my Mom & Dad's, too. The best part for the kids were the olives--you could put them on your fingers!

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1 hour ago, gfweb said:

 

Remarkable for not 1 typo!

Typos aside, and I think I spot one, the lamb chops on toast fascinate me. I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a thing on a restaurant menu. 

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46 minutes ago, Anna N said:

Typos aside, and I think I spot one, the lamb chops on toast fascinate me. I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a thing on a restaurant menu. 

 

You are right.

 

I missed the squab typo.

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25 minutes ago, gfweb said:

 

You are right.

 

I missed the squab typo.

Ha ha. I didn’t catch that one. What about the poinsettia salad?
 

Apparently  it was a “thing” at some point. I had never heard of it.  I could only think that it sounded a bit risky. 
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On 11/22/2021 at 11:05 PM, gfweb said:

 

Remarkable for not 1 typo!

 

I make it three.

 

The aforementioned 'squab'.  'Oystern' unless it's some obscure dialect plural. And "Holliday fruit cake' unless Billlie made it⁈

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18 hours ago, liuzhou said:

 

I make it three.

 

The aforementioned 'squab'.  'Oystern' unless it's some obscure dialect plural. And "Holliday fruit cake' unless Billie made it⁈

 

Misspellings may not be typos though.

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