Silver Meteor Breakfast Menu

In addition to the usual assortment of eggs and meats, this 1966 menu offers a “Deep South Breakfast” consisting of Virginia-cured ham, two eggs, and hominy grits. The breakfast also came with fruit juice or cereal (which was hardly a Southern tradition), rolls, and a beverage for $2.50 (about $20 in today’s money).

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Most of the other meals came with “rolls, toast, or Southern corn muffins,” which were also available separately for 35 cents (about $2.75 today). The corn muffins, French toast and other breads could be served with “Florida guava jelly.” Other than the palm fronds on the front cover, there wasn’t much else about this menu to distinguish it from other dining car menus of the era.


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