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WELCOME TO THE MERIDIAN DINING ROOM OUR HOMEMADE SOUP DU JOUR MAY BE ORDERED WITH ANY ENTREE ON THE MENU.
MOST ENTREE'S MAY BE ORDERED WITHOUT THE DESCRIBED SAUCE, PLEASE ASK YOUR WAIT PERSON.
DESSERT MAY BE ORDERED WITH ANY LUNCH OR EVENING MEAL. ICE CREAM, SHERBET, OR FRESH FRUIT ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO OUR DAILY DESSERT SELECTION.

SIDE
THE SOUP & SALAD OF THE DAY

GHT SANDWICH BREAD FORMED INTO
UR CHOICE OF ROAST BEEF, HAM, CHEESE, TOMATO AND MAYONNAISE

ST OF TURKEY, BAKED HAM OR ROAST BEEF.
D HIGH ON OUR CHOICE OF HOME-MADE OR
CHOOSE ANY OR ALL OF LETTUCE, CHEESE, TOMATO, MAYONNAISE, MUSTARD AND DILL PICKLE.

3. VEGETARIAN PLATE- (SERVED WITH SOUP) - A MIC OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND A SCOOP OF COTTAGE CHEESE, TOPPED WITH COCONUT, ALMONDS, AND A CHERRY. 

4. HOUSE SALAD- (SERVED WITH SOUP) - FRESH, CRISP LETTUCE AND OTHER VARIOUS VEGETABLES TOSSED TOGETHER AND SERVED ON A PLATE WITH SLICED HARD-BOILED EGG AND TOMATO WEDGES WITH YOUR CHOICE OF DRESSING

 I should like to omit this report- but I assume it may have been a clog in my being. 

This part of the record it should be omitted. 

Ilness is distasteful to me- should be ignored and should be swept & kept under the rug.  I assume it was a [?] This is the one harbor I missed seeing. My eyes were swollen shut

Never will I forget the misery endured in this [?]. My whole body was a relief with map. Swollen with hive wells an almost complete coverage with only a few small patches of nat. flesh. Eyes swollen shut face frozen with swelling- tortured to craze-- the pain [?] [?] [?] almost beyond sanely the Japanese doctor [?]

Never shall I forget the torture of one enormous hive with but a few small depressions encompassing my body. Face frozen with and eyes swollen shut. The frazzled/bewildered Japanese Dr. reported after conseel his medical Jap German dictionary
Came back with the verdict of Hiven - and as I recall he led nothing to combat the which of misery- believe might
the Manifest.

THE HEARTIER ST-
SPECIAL OF THE DAY- (AVAILABLE ONLY AFTER 5:30 PM)- A DIFFERENT ENTRE' EACH DAY OF THE MONTH PREPARED FROM SCRATCH BY OUR CHEF AND DESCRIBED BY YOUR WAIT PERSON.

ALMOND CHICKEN- CHUNKS OF TENDER, WHITE BREAST OF CHICKEN STIR-FRIED TOGETHER WITH MUSHROOMS, SCALLIONS, CELERY, GREEN PEPPER, TOMATO, ALMONDS AND HOMEMADE SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE. THIS ENTRE' IS SERVED OVER A BED OF RICE PILAF, GARNISHED WITH FRESH ORANGE SLICES, AND IS ACCOMPANIED BY OUR VEGETABLE OF THE DAY.

GROUND BEEF STEAK- A QUARTER POUND OF LEAN GROUND BEEF, FLAME BROILED WITH SAUTEED PURPLE ONIONS AND MUSHROOMS. SERVED WITH POTATO OR RICE DU JOUR AND OUR VEGETABLE OF THE DAY.

SESAME CHICKEN BREAST- A SKINLESS, BONELESS CHICKEN BREAST BROILED COVERED WITH BROWN GRAVY, SPRINKLED WITH LIGHT SESAME SEEDS, AND SERVED IN A RING OF RICE PILAF WITH VEGETABLE DU JOUR.

STUFFED TROUT- ONE-HALF ROCKY MOUNTAIN TROUT DUSTED IN CORN MEAL AND SAUTEED. FILLED WITH A HOME MADE SEAFOOD-BREAD STUFFING. GARNISHED WITH LEMON SLICES AND TOASTED ALMOND CHIPS, IN A RING OR RICE PILAF AND THE VEGETABLE OF THE DAY.

DIET PLATE- (SPANISH COD OR CHICKEN)- 4 OZ. COD FILLET  OR CHICKEN BREAST SIMMERED IN A LIGHT FAT FREE COMBINATION OF CHICKEN BROTH, ONION, GARLIC, FRESH TOMATO, LEMON JUICE, CELERY, CUMIN, OREGANO, AND PEPPER. SERVED WITH RICE PILAF AND THE VEGETABLE OF THE DAY. (210 CALORIES.)

VEGETARIAN PLATE- OUR POTATO OR RICE DU JOUR, OUR VEGETABLE OF THE DAY AND THE CHEF'S CHOICE OF FRESH FRUIT, VEGETABLE, CHEESE SLICES AND NUTS

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WELCOME TO THE MERIDIAN DINING ROOM OUR HOMEMADE SOUP DU JOUR MAY BE ORDERED WITH ANY ENTREE ON THE MENU. MOST ENTREE'S MAY BE ORDERED WITHOUT THE DESCRIBED SAUCE, PLEASE ASK YOUR WAIT PERSON. DESSERT MAY BE ORDERED WITH ANY LUNCH OR EVENING MEAL. ICE CREAM, SHERBET, OR FRESH FRUIT ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO OUR DAILY DESSERT SELECTION. SIDE THE SOUP & SALAD OF THE DAY GHT SANDWICH BREAD FORMED INTO UR CHOICE OF ROAST BEEF, HAM, CHEESE, TOMATO AND MAYONNAISE ST OF TURKEY, BAKED HAM OR ROAST BEEF. D HIGH ON OUR CHOICE OF HOME-MADE OR CHOOSE ANY OR ALL OF LETTUCE, CHEESE, TOMATO, MAYONNAISE, MUSTARD AND DILL PICKLE. 3. VEGETARIAN PLATE- (SERVED WITH SOUP) - A MIC OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND A SCOOP OF COTTAGE CHEESE, TOPPED WITH COCONUT, ALMONDS, AND A CHERRY. 4. HOUSE SALAD- (SERVED WITH SOUP) - FRESH, CRISP LETTUCE AND OTHER VARIOUS VEGETABLES TOSSED TOGETHER AND SERVED ON A PLATE WITH SLICED HARD-BOILED EGG AND TOMATO WEDGES WITH YOUR CHOICE OF DRESSING I should like to omit this report- but I assume it may have been a clog in my being. This part of the record it should be omitted. Ilness is distasteful to me- should be ignored and should be swept & kept under the rug. I assume it was a [?] This is the one harbor I missed seeing. My eyes were swollen shut Never will I forget the misery endured in this [?]. My whole body was a relief with map. Swollen with hive wells an almost complete coverage with only a few small patches of nat. flesh. Eyes swollen shut face frozen with swelling- tortured to craze-- the pain [?] [?] [?] almost beyond sanely the Japanese doctor [?] Never shall I forget the torture of one enormous hive with but a few small depressions encompassing my body. Face frozen with and eyes swollen shut. The frazzled/bewildered Japanese Dr. reported after conseel his medical Jap German dictionary Came back with the verdict of Hiven - and as I recall he led nothing to combat the which of misery- believe might the Manifest. THE HEARTIER ST- SPECIAL OF THE DAY- (AVAILABLE ONLY AFTER 5:30 PM)- A DIFFERENT ENTRE' EACH DAY OF THE MONTH PREPARED FROM SCRATCH BY OUR CHEF AND DESCRIBED BY YOUR WAIT PERSON. ALMOND CHICKEN- CHUNKS OF TENDER, WHITE BREAST OF CHICKEN STIR-FRIED TOGETHER WITH MUSHROOMS, SCALLIONS, CELERY, GREEN PEPPER, TOMATO, ALMONDS AND HOMEMADE SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE. THIS ENTRE' IS SERVED OVER A BED OF RICE PILAF, GARNISHED WITH FRESH ORANGE SLICES, AND IS ACCOMPANIED BY OUR VEGETABLE OF THE DAY. GROUND BEEF STEAK- A QUARTER POUND OF LEAN GROUND BEEF, FLAME BROILED WITH SAUTEED PURPLE ONIONS AND MUSHROOMS. SERVED WITH POTATO OR RICE DU JOUR AND OUR VEGETABLE OF THE DAY. SESAME CHICKEN BREAST- A SKINLESS, BONELESS CHICKEN BREAST BROILED COVERED WITH BROWN GRAVY, SPRINKLED WITH LIGHT SESAME SEEDS, AND SERVED IN A RING OF RICE PILAF WITH VEGETABLE DU JOUR. STUFFED TROUT- ONE-HALF ROCKY MOUNTAIN TROUT DUSTED IN CORN MEAL AND SAUTEED. FILLED WITH A HOME MADE SEAFOOD-BREAD STUFFING. GARNISHED WITH LEMON SLICES AND TOASTED ALMOND CHIPS, IN A RING OR RICE PILAF AND THE VEGETABLE OF THE DAY. DIET PLATE- (SPANISH COD OR CHICKEN)- 4 OZ. COD FILLET OR CHICKEN BREAST SIMMERED IN A LIGHT FAT FREE COMBINATION OF CHICKEN BROTH, ONION, GARLIC, FRESH TOMATO, LEMON JUICE, CELERY, CUMIN, OREGANO, AND PEPPER. SERVED WITH RICE PILAF AND THE VEGETABLE OF THE DAY. (210 CALORIES.) VEGETARIAN PLATE- OUR POTATO OR RICE DU JOUR, OUR VEGETABLE OF THE DAY AND THE CHEF'S CHOICE OF FRESH FRUIT, VEGETABLE, CHEESE SLICES AND NUTS Ex[?] [?]