Menu, "The Toll House Inn," circa 1950
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At the Toll House Inn, Ruth Wakefield served home-cooked meals for tourists and local customers. This menu includes lunch and dinner meal selections, mention of the inn's gift shop, and a pitch for the restaurant as a venue for business meetings or social events. Ruth "invented" the chocolate chip cookie at the Toll House Inn in the late 1930s.
At the Toll House Inn, Ruth Wakefield served home-cooked meals for tourists and local customers. This menu includes lunch and dinner meal selections, mention of the inn's gift shop, and a pitch for the restaurant as a venue for business meetings or social events. Ruth "invented" the chocolate chip cookie at the Toll House Inn in the late 1930s.
Artifact
Menu
Date Made
circa 1950
Subject Date
circa 1950
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2020.87.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Jeanine Head Miller.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Red
Pink (Color)
Green
Dimensions
Height: 11 in
Width: 8.25 in
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