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Astor House

(NY)

Date
1899-12-25
Restaurant
Astor House
Place
(NY)
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
DINNER
Occasion
DAILY;
Physical description
FOLDER;ILL;7X11;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Page 2

Julienne Soup$0.25
Mutton soup$0.25
Macaroni soup$0.25
Vermicelli Soup$0.25
Tomato Soup$0.25
Cream of Asparagus Soup$0.25
Consomme$0.25
Consomme with Egg$0.35
Hot consomme, [glass]$0.15
Cold consomme [glass]$0.15
Oysters steamed$0.40
oysters broiled$0.40
Oyster roast in shell$0.40
Oyster pan roast$0.40
Oysters Escaloped in Shell$0.40
Oysters Fried in Batter$0.50
Oyster cocktail$0.25
Little-Neck clam cocktail$0.25
Oysters au gratin$0.50
Oysters pickled$0.30
Oysters a la Poulette$0.50
Saddle Rock Oysters, Raw$0.35
Saddle Rock Oysters, Stew$0.50
Little Neck Clams, stewed$0.30
Little Neck clams, steamed$0.35
Little Neck clams, fried$0.40
Little Neck Clams, Roast$0.40
Little Neck clams, in shell$0.25
Astor House oyster flip$0.40
Fried Scallops$0.40
Clam Fritters$0.40
Soft shell clams, steamed$0.35
CLAM BROTH$0.30
Lobster, plain$0.40
Lobster, deviled$0.50
Lobster, broiled$0.50
Lobster, Baked Stuffed$0.50
Smoked Salmon$0.40
Codfish egg sauce$0.40
Codfish oyster sauce$0.50
Codfish fried, tomato sauce$0.40
Fried Smelts, Tomato Sauce$0.40
FRIED SMELTS with tartar sauce$0.50
Penobscot Salmon$0.60
Filet of sole, plain$0.50
Filet of sole, au gratin$0.60
Filet of Sole, au vin blanc$0.60
Striped bass$0.40
Broiled bluefish$0.40
Halibut$0.40
Eels, fried$0.40
Eels a la tartare$0.40
Broiled Salt Mackerel$0.40
Finnan Haddie$0.40
Diamond-back terrapin (on chafing dish)$1.50
Roast wild turkey with chestnut dressing$0.65
Sweetbreads with peas$0.60
Boiled chicken with egg sauce$0.60
Small filet of beef, Beaver$0.60
Mallard duck, half, with currant jelly$0.60
STEWED TERRAPIN, MARYLAND STYLE$1.50
Mutton Chops, Provencale$0.60
Omelet, Celestine$0.50
Roast ribs of beef$0.50
Roast Filet of Beef$0.60
Roast Pork, Apple Sauce$0.40
Roast Young Pig, Apple Sauce$0.50
Roast Phila. chicken, half$0.75
ROAST TURKEY, CRANBERRY SAUCE$0.65
Roast Ham, Champagne Sauce$0.40
Roast Leg of Mutton$0.40
Boiled leg of mutton, caper sauce$0.40
Corned Beef and Cabbage$0.35
Roast beef sandwich (hot)$0.30
Squab$0.75
Reed-Birds$0.60
Snipe$0.50
Plover$0.65
Grouse, Half$0.75
Mallard Duck, half$0.60
Quail$0.60
Woodcock$1.25
Broiled partridge, half$0.75
Cold Roast Turkey$0.60
Cold roast beef$0.50
Cold roast mutton$0.30
Cold Roast Chicken, half$0.65
Cold Roast Pork$0.40
Cold beef a la mode$0.40
Cold Lamb's tongue$0.25
Cold Corned Beef$0.30
Cold Smoked Tongue$0.30
Cold Smoked Ham$0.30
Pate de foie-gras$1.00
Chicken salad$0.40
Lobster salad$0.40
Potato salad$0.20
Watercress Salad$0.25
Celery$0.30
Lettuce with Mayonnaise Dressing$0.30
Plain pickles$0.10
Chow chow$0.10
Cold Slaw$0.10
Pickled onions$0.20
Spanish Onions$0.20
Pin-money pickles$0.10
English pickles$0.10
Pickled beets$0.10
Celery$0.25
Chili Sauce$0.10
Pickled English walnuts$0.25
Olives$0.15
Stuffed Mangoes$0.15
Cigars Served in Sealed Envelopes with Price Marked Thereon
HAM OR TONGUE SANDWICH$0.15
Chicken Sandwich$0.25
Roast Beef Sandwich$0.25
Club sandwich$0.30
Crackers and Milk$0.20
Crackers and cream$0.35
Rice and milk (bowl)$0.25
Rice and cream (bowl)$0.40

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Potato, boiled$0.10
Potato, baked$0.10
Potato, mashed$0.10
Potato, hashed with cream$0.20
Potato, hashed browned$0.20
Potato au gratin$0.30
Bermuda potato, boiled$0.15
Potato, lyonnaise$0.15
Potato, a la maitre d'hotel$0.15
Potato sautée$0.15
Potato, parisienne$0.20
Potato, French fried$0.10
Saratoga Chips$0.10
Potato Croquettes$0.25
Potato puree au gratin$0.20
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.25
Canned mushrooms, stewed$0.40
Canned Stewed tomatoes$0.15
Cream Cheese$0.25
Canned asparagus$0.30
Canned American peas$0.25
Canned American string beans$0.20
Swiss cheese$0.20
Canned Lima beans$0.25
Canned French peas, naturel$0.30
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.10
Canned Succotash$0.20
Canned sweet corn$0.20
Potato, broiled$0.20
Potato, julienne$0.20
Sweet potatoes, boiled$0.20
Sweet potatoes, French fried$0.20
English Cheese$0.15
Edam Cheese$0.15
Stilton Cheese$0.25
Neufchatel cheese$0.15
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25
Brie cheese$0.25
Spinach$0.20
Cucumbers$0.25
Sliced Tomatoes$0.20
Cauliflower$0.30
Hubbard Squash$0.15
Celery$0.25
Brussels Sprouts$0.25
New string beans$0.20
Lettuce$0.20
Beets$0.15
Cabbage$0.15
Mashed Turnips$0.10
Boiled Onions$0.10
Fried egg-plant$0.25
Fonds d'artichauts farcis$0.75
Macaroni plain$0.15
Macaroni Napolitaine$0.20
Macaroni au gratin$0.25
Macaroni a la Montgelas$0.30
PASTRY & CAKES
Plum Pudding
Brandy Sauce$0.25
Snow Pudding$0.15
rice pudding$0.15
Cold rice pudding$0.15
Christmas pudding$0.15
Baked Apple Dumpling$0.15
Pumpkin Pie$0.15
Mince Pie$0.20
Apple Pie$0.15
Cup Custard$0.15
Eclairs$0.15
Charlotte Russe$0.15
Meringue glacee$0.25
Macroon glace$0.30
St. Julien wine jelly$0.20
Currant jelly Wine jelly$0.20
Rum jelly$0.20
Champagne Jelly$0.25
Farina jelly with cream$0.20
Lady fingers$0.15
Macaroons$0.15
Blanc Mange$0.15
Assorted cakes$0.15
Sponge Cakes$0.15
Pound cake Fruit cakes$0.15
Ginger Snaps$0.20
Swiss meringue$0.15
Honey in comb$0.20
Soft vanilla custard$0.15
Soft vanilla custard, frozen$0.25
Wine cakes with ice cream$0.25
Meringue panachee$0.30
Roman Punch$0.25
Siberian Punch$0.25
Lemon water ice$0.20
Vanilla ice cream$0.20
Italian ice cream$0.25
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.20
TO ORDER
Omelette Souffle$0.50
Omelette au Sucre$0.50
Omelette au rhum$0.50
Omelette au Kirsch$0.50
Omelette Celestine$0.50
Apple Fritters$0.30
Apple meringue$0.40
French pancake$0.25
FRUITS & PRESERVES
Oranges$0.15
Grape fruit$0.15
Malaga grapes$0.25
Bananas$0.15
Apple Sauce$0.15
Stewed prunes$0.15
Baked Apples and Cream$0.25
Apples$0.15
Almonds and raisins$0.20
Canned Pears$0.25
Canned Peaches$0.25
Cheese
COFFEE, TEA ETC.
Cup of Coffee$0.10
Cup of coffee with cream$0.15
Pot of coffee$0.20
Peach Meringue$0.40
Pot of green tea$0.20
Pot of Oolong tea$0.20
Pot of Oolong tea with cream$0.25
Cup of Tea$0.10
Pot of Japan tea$0.20
Pot of English breakfast tea$0.20
Pot of chocolate$0.25
Cocoa$0.25
W.A. Blanck's Dairy goblet of milk$0.10
Goblet of cream$0.25
Preserved Ginger$0.25
Cup of French coffee$0.10
Small Sirloin Steak$0.50
Golden buck$0.50
Welsh rarebit$0.40
Rice croquettes$0.30
SWEETBREADS$0.75
Sweetbreads with French peas$0.95
Ham and eggs$0.50
Bacon and eggs$0.50
Calf's head a la poulette$0.40
Calf's head, fried$0.40
Tripe stewed$0.40
Tripe fried$0.35
Lobster saute a la Newburg$0.50
Lobster on chafing dish$0.75
Lobster Croquettes$0.50
Chicken croquets$0.60
Stewed Kidneys$0.40
Chickens' Livers en Brochette$0.50
Calf's brains, fried$0.40
Calf's Liver, Broiled$0.30
Calf's Liver, Fried$0.30
Calf's liver, broiled with bacon$0.40
Lamb Chops$0.60
Deerfoot sausage$0.40
Hamburger Steak$0.50
Veal Chops, tomato sauce$0.60
Hamburger Steak$0.50
Country Sausage$0.40
Pork Chops$0.40
Sirloin Steak$0.60
Sirloin steak, with fried potatoes$0.70
Sirloin Steak, with Onions$0.75
Sirloin Steak, with tomato sauce$0.70
Sirloin Steak, with Mushrooms$0.95
Sirloin steak, a la Stanley$0.85
Fried sirloin$0.60
Tenderloin Steak$0.80
Tenderloin steak, with fried potatoes$0.90
Tenderloin Steak, with Tomato Sauce$0.90
Tenderloin Steak, with Mushrooms$1.15
Tenderloin Steak, a la bearnaise$1.10
Tenderloin Steak, with Truffles$1.75
Chateaubriant, plain$2.00
Chateaubriant, with mushrooms$2.50
Chateaubriant, with truffles$3.00
Porterhouse Steak$1.00
Small tenderloin steak with mushrooms$0.85
Porterhouse with mushrooms$1.50
Porterhouse for two$1.50
Porterhouse for two with mushrooms$2.00
Philadelphia chicken broiled$0.75
Philadelphia chicken a la Marengo$1.00
Philadelphia chicken fried à la Maryland$1.00
Philadelphia chicken à la bordelaise$1.00
Mutton Chops, plain$0.40
Mutton Chops, breaded$0.40
Mutton chops, a la Provencale$0.60
Mutton chops, tomato sauce$0.60
English mutton chop$0.40 – $0.70

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Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte$1.25 – $2.50
Absinthe$0.20
Vermouth$0.15
Chartreuse$0.20
Curacao$0.20
Maraschino$0.20
Anisette$0.20
Kummel$0.20
Kirschwasser$0.20
Benedictine$0.20
Creme de Noyau$0.20
Creme de Menthe$0.20
Graham's London Dock$1.00 – $2.00
Graham's London Dock Very Old$3.00
Old London Dock, White$2.00 – $4.00
Old Reserve$1.50 – $3.00
Marsala$1.00 – $2.00
Beaujolais$0.75 – $1.50
Chablis, White$2.00 – $4.00
Chambertin$2.00 – $4.00
Macon$0.75 – $1.50
Pommard$1.50 – $3.00
Nuits$1.50 – $3.00
Tokay Aszu$4.00
Carlowitz$0.75 – $1.50
St. Ives$0.50 – $1.00
Strontia$0.25 – $0.40
Apollinaris, half pt.$0.15 – $0.40
Vichy Water$0.25
Congress Water$0.25
Imported Vichy$0.50
German Seltzer$0.30 – $0.50
Londonderry Lithia$0.25 – $0.40
Plain Soda$0.15
Lemon Soda$0.10
Sarsaparilla Soda$0.10
G. H. Mumm's Extra Dry$1.75 – $2.50
D. G. Yuengling, Jr's extra fine$0.25
D. G. Yuengling, Jr's New York$0.10 – $0.20
D. G. Yuengling, Jr's Half and Half$0.25
Piel Bros'$0.20
Jos. Schlitz's Milwaukee$0.20
Anheuser Busch St. Louis$0.20
Imported Pschorr Brau$0.25
Imported Pilsner$0.25
Pousse Cafe$0.25
Brandy, 1850$0.25
Brandy, Gold Seal, 1820$0.40
WHISKY$0.15
Sherry$0.15
Madeira$0.15
PORT$0.15
Table Claret$0.15
CATAWBA$0.15
Cobblers$0.25
Punches$0.25
Milk Punch, 1820 Brandy$0.50
Ale$0.10
Bass's Ale on Draught$0.15
Porter on Draught$0.10
Allsopp's Ale$0.30
Bass's Ale, White Label$0.30
Bass's Ale [Dog's Head Brand]$0.30
Guiness's Stout$0.30
Guiness's Stout [Dog's Head Brand]$0.30
Younger's Scotch Ale$0.30
Ginger Ale, Imported$0.25
Wood's Pippin Cider$0.30 – $0.50
Otard, Dupuy & Co. Gold Seal Brandy, 1820$6.00
Planat & Co. Cognac, 1842$5.00
Planat & Co. Cognac 1850$4.00
Monongahela Monogram Whiskey, 1865$3.00
Monongahela Monogram Whiskey, 1869$2.00
Pommery Sec$1.75 – $3.50
Baltimore Club Rye Whisky$2.50
Hunter Whiskey$2.50
Old Bourbon Hand Made Sour Mash$2.00
Moet & Chandon$1.75 – $3.50
Hollywood Whisky$2.00
Old Methuselah (999)$2.00
Scotch Whisky [Usher's]$2.50
Roederer Carte Blanche$1.75 – $3.50
Scotch Whisky [Ramsey's]$2.50
Irish Whisky$2.00
Grand Vin Sec$1.75 – $3.50
Apple Jack$2.00
Plymouth Gin$2.50
Old Tom Gin$2.00
Citron Tree Gin$2.00
St. Croix Rum$2.00
Veuve Clicquot, Yellow Label$1.75 – $3.50
Old Medford Rum$2.00
Piper Heidsieck, Sec$1.75 – $3.50
Old London Dock Jamaican Rum$2.50
Amber Sherry$1.00 – $2.00
Laflor Superior sherry$5.00
Vino de Pasto$2.00
Perrier-Jouet & Co. special$1.75 – $3.50
Zeltinger$0.50 – $1.00
Brauneberger$0.75 – $1.25
Perrier-Jouet & Co. Reserve Dry$3.50
Graacher$1.00 – $2.00
Berncasteler Doctor$1.25 – $2.50
Henkell, Sparkling Mosel$1.50 – $3.00
Delmonico$1.00 – $3.50
P. J. Valckenberg Forster Riesling$0.75 – $1.50
P. J. Valckenberg Erbacher$1.00 – $2.00
Dry Monopole$1.75 – $3.50
P. A. Mumm's Niersteiner$0.60
P. A. Mumm's Johannesberger$1.25 – $2.50
P. A. Mumm's Rauenthaler$1.00 – $1.50
Ruinart, Pere & Fils$1.75 – $3.50
Oppenheimer$0.60 – $1.00
Liebfraumilch$1.25 – $2.50
Liebfraumilch$1.25 – $2.50
Champagne Cup$2.00 – $4.00
Steinwein, C. Lauteren$3.00
Steinwein, Cabinet$2.00
Sauternes$0.60 – $1.00
Business Brace$2.50 – $5.00
Haut Sauternes$1.00 – $2.00
Chateau Latour Blanche$1.50 – $3.00
Chateau Yquem Grand Vin Bottled at the Chateau$2.50 – $5.00
Yquem Monopole$6.00
California Vintage Co. Cabinet Riesling Sauterne$0.50 – $1.00
California Vintage Co. Portola Vineyard Claret$0.75 – $1.25
California Vintage Co. La Rose Vineyard Claret$0.40 – $0.75
Brandenburg Freres Pontet CAnet$1.25 – $2.50
Urbana Wine Co. Gold Seal Brut$1.00 – $2.00
Brandenburg Freres Margaux$0.75 – $1.50
Brandenburg Freres St. Julien$0.75 – $1.50
Jules Merman & Co. Bordeaux St. Emilion$0.60 – $1.00
Urbana Wine Co. Gold Special Dry$1.00 – $2.00
Jules Merman & Co. Bordeaux St. Julien, Superior$1.00 – $1.75
Jules Merman & Co. Bordeaux Chateaux Germainville$1.00 – $1.75
Pleasant Valley Co. Carte Blanche$1.00 – $2.00
Jules Merman & Co. Bordeaux Larose$2.50
Jules Merman & Co. Bordeaux Chateau Larose$2.00 – $4.00
Jules Merman & Co. Bordeaux Chateau Leoville$2.00 – $4.00
Cook's St. Louis Imperial$1.00 – $2.00
Jules Merman & Co. Bordeaux Chateau Lafite Grand Vin$2.50 – $5.00
Jules Merman & Co. Bordeaux Chateau Margaux$2.50 – $5.00
Dry Catawba$0.60 – $1.00
Jules Merman & Co. Bordeaux Chateau Le Crock$1.00 – $2.00
Crusk & Fils Frerers, Bordeaux Claret Cup$0.75 – $1.50
Sweet Catawba$0.60 – $1.00
Crusk & Fils Frerers, Bordeaux Chateau Giscours$1.50 – $3.00
Crusk & Fils Frerers, Bordeaux Pontet Canet$1.25 – $2.50
California Hock$0.60 – $1.00
Crusk & Fils Frerers, Bordeaux St. Estephe$1.00 – $2.00
Astor House, Sparkling Catawba$1.00 – $1.50
Crusk & Fils Frerers, Bordeaux Margaux$0.75 – $1.50
Crusk & Fils Frerers, Bordeaux Chateau Bouliac$0.75 – $1.50
Astor House Vin Ordinaire$0.40 – $0.60
Chateau de Montlys$0.75 – $1.50
St. Julien, 1887$0.75 – $1.50
Pontet Canet, 1887$1.25 – $2.50
Chateau LaGrange$1.50 – $3.00
Chateau Larose 1877$1.50 – $3.00
Chateau Mouton Rothschild, 1880$4.50
Seltzer Water$0.25
Kissingen water$0.25
Carbonic Acid water$0.25
Hathorn Water$0.25

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