It’s always nice to have a menu that at least partly reflects local culture. This one offered a “Rebel Breakfast” consisting of a “crisp streak o’ lean bacon,” an egg, grits with gravy, bread, and a beverage. Since bacon was available anywhere (even if the colorful description wasn’t) the only local food is grits. Elsewhere the menu offered kippered herrings, corned beef hash, and country sausage, all items that could be found anywhere but might have retained their popularity a little longer in the South.
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This menu is undated but the format is similar to lunch and dinner menus from 1970. The lunch and dinner menus were dated and probably varied over the year but breakfast wasn’t dated probably because it stayed the same throughout the year. Multiply prices by 6-1/2 to get today’s dollars.