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Hotel Knickerbocker

NEW YORK CITY

Date
1907-01-16
Restaurant
Hotel Knickerbocker
Place
NEW YORK CITY
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
DAILY MENU, LUNCH
Physical description
CARD; ILLUS; COL; 7.75X12;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Caviar d'Astrakhan, special importation, per person$0.75
Buzzard's Bay$0.30
Little Neck clams$0.25
cape cod$0.30
Blue Point$0.25
Cotuits$0.30
Grape Fruit Cocktail$0.60
Tomato, Knickerbocker (1)$0.30
Smoked Salmon in slices$0.50
Mackerel in Oil$0.40
Norwegian Sardines$0.25
Herrings a la Hollandaise, p.p.$0.25
Stuffed Egg a la Venitienne (1)$0.20
Supreme of grape fruit$0.75
Anchovy Salad$0.30
Shrimps a la Parisienne, p. p.$0.25
Celery$0.30 – $0.50
Westphalían Ham$0.50
Grape Fruit, Half$0.30
Lyons sausage$0.40
Consomme aux perles du Japon$0.25
Consomme aux diablotins$0.25
Gumbo a la Creole$0.35
Poireaux a la Parisienne$0.20
Tomato Soup$0.20
Matelotte of Bass with white wine$0.75
Kingfish, Catalane$0.40 – $0.75
Lobster au gratin (1)$0.45
Broiled bluefish$0.40 – $0.70
Fried smelts, sauce ravigote$0.40 – $0.70
Salmon, Grenobloise$0.45 – $0.80
Goulache Viennoise, spaghetti au gratin, p. p.$0.40
Entrecote Minute a la Bercy$0.45
Veal Chops with mushrooms, fines herbes (1)$0.50
Cassolette of Sweetbread, Kossuth, (rice pilaff) (1)$0.45
Chicken sauteed with fresh tomatoes, p. p.$0.60
Scrambled eggs with asparagus tips$0.40
Oeufs a la d'Orleans (1)$0.25
Hare Pie, p. p. (cold)$0.45
Chicken Salad with cucumbers, p. p.$0.45
Vermont Turkey, cranberry sauce$0.45 – $0.80
Roast Beef, (1 slice)$0.40
Roast Lamb, Mint Sauce$0.40 – $0.75
Cold Egg in Tarragon Jelly$0.20
Cold Supreme of Chicken, Jeannette (1)$0.75
Cold Galantine of Capon, truffled, p. p.$0.40
Cold Boned Squab a la Rossini$1.50
Cold Virginia Ham$0.40 – $0.70
Cold assorted meat$0.60
Cold Assorted Meat with Chicken$0.80
Cold Chicken$1.00 – $2.00
Cold roast beef$0.40
Cold Pate de Foie-gras, p. p.$0.75
Chicory Salad$0.25 – $0.40
Escarole Salad$0.25 – $0.40
Romaine Salad$0.25 – $0.40
Field Salad$0.25 – $0.40
TURQUOISE Salad$0.60
Macedoine salad$0.30 – $0.50
Alexander Salad$0.30 – $0.50
Knickerbocker Salad$0.50 – $0.90
Florida Salad$0.35 – $0.60
Potato salad$0.30
Ecossaise Salad$0.35 – $0.60
Russian salad$0.60 – $1.00
Victoria Salad$0.50 – $0.90
Boston Duck$2.75
Milk-fed Guinea Chicken$2.25
Squab Chicken$1.25
Jumbo Squab$1.25
Broiled Chicken$0.90 – $1.75
Squab guinea chicken$1.50
Chicken Casserole, bonne femme$2.00
Chicken Casserole, Woodmansten$2.25
Canvas-Back Duck$4.50
Red-head duck$3.50
Mallard Duck$2.25
Ruddy Duck$1.75
Artichokes$0.60
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.40 – $0.75
Celery braise a la moelle$0.30 – $0.50
GREEN PEAS$0.25 – $0.40
String Beans$0.25 – $0.40
Potatoes, Sautes$0.20
Potatoes, lyonnaise$0.25
Potatoes, Persillees$0.25
Potatoes, Dauphine$0.25
Spinach with cream$0.25 – $0.40
Spinach à l'Anglaise$0.25 – $0.40
Spaghetti au Gratin$0.25 – $0.40
Stuffed Sweet Pepper$0.25 – $0.40
Parsnips a la poulette$0.25 – $0.40
Rice en Pilaff$0.25 – $0.40
Endive Flamande$0.35 – $0.60
Stuffed tomatoes$0.35 – $0.60
Bermuda Onion, cream sauce (1)$0.15
Cauliflower$0.40 – $0.70
Brussels Sprouts$0.30 – $0.50
Knickerbocker Ice Cream Souvenir$0.75
Peche Melba (1)$0.60
Cold Rice Pudding and cream$0.20
Marrons glaces$0.60
Peach Pie$0.20
Macedoine de Fruits, p. p.$0.60
Stewed Prunes and Pear, p. p.$0.30
Bread and Butter Pudding$0.20
Snowball Ice Cream Souvenir$0.60
Compote of fresh fruits, p. p.$0.50
Patisserie, Parisienne$0.15
Abricots a la Sicilienne$0.25
Cafe Parfait$0.30
Coupe St. Jacques$0.60
Biscuit Tortoni$0.30
Vanilla Glace$0.30
Lemon Glace$0.25
Orange glacé$0.25
Nesselrode Pudding$0.40
Tutti frutti$0.35
Strawberry Glace$0.25
Chocolate Glace$0.30
Caramel$0.25
Sorbet Cherry Brandy$0.35
Port du Salut$0.20
English Cheddar$0.20
Gervais$0.25
Pont l'Eveque$0.20
Roquefort$0.20
Gruyere$0.20
Gorgonzola$0.20
Confiture de Bar-le-Duc$0.40
Coulommiers$0.20
Grapes: Malaga$0.50
Fresh Strawberries$1.00
Tangerines (1)$0.15
Pear (1)$0.20
Apples$0.25
Demi-tasse$0.15
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Special Coffee$0.25
Pot of Coffee with Cream$0.35
Potages (per person)
Cheese, special importation(20 per person)
Cheese, special importation(20 per person)

Page 2

Oeufs Georgette
Bass a l'Arlesienne
Tripe a la Mode de Caen
Oeufs Portugaise
Pompano Galiera
Guinea Hen a la Bohemienne
Oeufs Bourguignonne
Kingfish a la Meduse
Boeuf Flamande
Oeufs d'Orleans
Matelotte de Bass au vin blanc
Goulache au spaghetti
Oeufs Florentine
Halibut Fermiere
Beefsteak and kidney pie
Oeufs Washington
Bouillabaisse
Navarrin aux legumes
Oeufs a la Reine
Pieds de Mouton, Poulette
Poulet a la Batthyanyi
Marmite Rossini
Timbale de Sole, Carlton
Consomme Cooper au vermicelle gratine
Casserolette de Lobster Knickerbocker
Rossolnick aux agourtzamis
Scallops Alexandra
Poule-au-Pot
Filets de Pompano, Vendome
Stschi a la Livonienne
Aiguillette de Bass, Mireille
Germiny
Filets de Sole, Veronique
Veloute de Volaille, Curzon
Flan de Kingfish, Cubat

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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