This unusual document is almost as much a travel brochure as it is a menu. The front cover is typical for a Burlington menu in the immediate post-war years, many of which feature a simple drawing. What makes this menu unique is an extra flap and back cover that present eight photographs of skiers having fun in the snow.
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“Since America ‘discovered’ skiing as a national sport, the ski fever bug has bitten hard,” says the back cover. “Now everybody skis! Growing legions have learned, to their everlasting delight, the trick of skimming through forested aisles, down brilliant sunlit slopes.” The menu claims that the best skiing is in the West, listing the Colorado Rockies, Mount Baker, Mount Rainier, Mount Hood, Yosemite and the “Upper Mississippi River ‘Alps.'” I’ve never heard of Mississippi River Alps, but can testify that many of the other places listed have good skiing.
The menu is undated, but someone helpfully penned “1946” on the inside. I’ve Photoshopped that out, but assume it is the date the menu was used.