New Cathay, Portland 1940 Childs This wine and cocktail list

This wine and cocktail list was compiled by Frank Schoonmaker

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Buttolph Menus given to the British Museum

New Cathay, Portland 1940 Childs This wine and cocktail listTwo friends named CD and Ruby ate at this American and Chinese restaurant in Portland Oregon on December 19th, 1940. They shared Pork Noodle, Almond Chicken Chow Mein, Roast Pork and Almond Cookies. They did not order a single one of the 22 oyster dishes listed herein nor did they indicate trying the dry Chateau Yquem wine for only 15 cents a glass, or the 1928 Haute Sauterne for but $1. 50 a bottle. Courtesy Harley Spiller Collection. Each print is