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Astor House

NEW YORK CITY

Date
1892-05-08
Restaurant
Astor House
Place
NEW YORK CITY
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
DINNER
Physical description
FOLDER; ILLUS; 7 X 11;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 2

Green Turtle clear soup$0.40
Soldat, victorieux soup$0.25
Consomme, Printaniere$0.25
Sorrel Soup$0.25
Chicken okra soup$0.25
Kennebec salmon$0.60
Oysters, pan roast$0.40
Julienne Soup$0.25
Mutton soup$0.25
Macaroni soup$0.25
Vermicelli Soup$0.25
Tomato Soup$0.25
Vermicelli a l'Andalouse$0.25
Consomme$0.25
Consomme with Egg$0.35
Hot bouillon (cup)$0.15
Oysters, on Half Shell$0.25
Oysters, stewed$0.30
Oysters, Box Stew$0.40
Oysters, Steamed$0.40
Oysters, Fried$0.40
Oysters, broiled$0.40
Oysters, Roast in Shell$0.40
Oysters, Escaloped in shell$0.40
Oysters, fried in batter$0.50
Astor House oyster flip$0.40
Oysters au gratin$0.50
Oysters, Pickled$0.30
Oysters a la Poulette$0.50
Oysters, Saddle Rock, raw$0.35
Oysters, Saddle Rock, 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
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
Filet of sole, plain$0.50
Eels, fried$0.40
Eels a la tartare$0.40
Fried codfish tongues$0.50
Filet of sole, au gratin$0.60
Smoked Salmon$0.60
Codfish, Egg sauce$0.40
Codfish, Oyster Sauce$0.50
Codfish, fried, tomato sauce$0.40
Filet of Sole, au vin blanc$0.60
Halibut$0.40
Broiled Salt Mackerel$0.40
Fresh Mackerel$0.50
Striped bass$0.40
Sea bass$0.40
broiled shad$0.40
Broiled shad roes$0.50
State trout$0.60
Long Island brook trout$1.00
Porgies and pork$0.40
Broiled bluefish$0.40
BEEF BRAISE, PROVIDENCE$0.40
LOIN OF VEAL, SAUCE LYONNAISE$0.50
Chicken saute, Marengo$0.60
FILET OF BEEF LARDED, DUCHESSE$0.75
TURKEY LEG DEVILED$0.50
SPRING LAMB STEW WITH PEAS$0.50
Baked Pork and Beans$0.30
Omelette au Kirsch$0.50
Roast ribs of beef$0.40
Roast Filet of Beef$0.60
Roast Leg of Mutton$0.40
Roast tame duck, half$0.75
Roast Pork, Apple Sauce$0.40
Roast Phila. chicken, half$0.75
Roast Turkey$0.65
Roast capon$0.75
Roast Ham, Champagne Sauce$0.40
Roast Sucking Pig$0.50
Roast Spring Lamb, Mint Sauce$0.75
Boiled leg of mutton, caper sauce$0.40
Corned Beef and Cabbage$0.35
Squab$0.75
Reed-Birds$0.60
English snipe$0.50
Plover$0.50
Cold Roast Chicken, half$0.65
Cold roast beef$0.40
Cold roast mutton$0.30
Cold Roast Pork$0.35
Cold beef a la mode$0.40
Cold Corned Beef$0.30
Cold Smoked Tongue$0.30
Cold Smoked Ham$0.30
Cold Pate de Foie-Gras$1.00
Cold Roast Lamb$0.60
Cold Lamb's tongue$0.25
Cold Ham sandwich$0.15
Cold Tongue sandwich$0.15
Cold Chicken sandwich$0.30
Cold Rice and Milk$0.25
Cold Crackers and milk$0.20
Chicken salad$0.40
Lobster salad$0.40
Shrimp Salad$0.40
Watercress Salad$0.25
Potato salad$0.20
Gherkins$0.10
Plain pickles$0.10
Chow chow$0.10
Onions$0.20
Cucumbers$0.25
Radishes$0.10
Pin Money Pickles$0.10
English pickles$0.10
Pickled beets$0.10
Cold Slaw$0.10
Pickled onions$0.10
Sliced Tomatoes$0.25
Bermuda Onions$0.20
Sardines$0.40
Chili Sauce$0.10
Pickled English walnuts$0.25
Olives$0.15
Stuffed Mangoes$0.15
Pepper Mangoes$0.15
East India Gherkins$0.10
Cucumbers and Bermuda onions$0.30
Sliced Tomatoes and Lettuce$0.30
Sliced tomatoes, cucumbers$0.35
Sliced tomatoes and Bermuda onions$0.25
Cucumbers and lettuce$0.35
Cold Roast Turkey$0.60

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Potato, boiled$0.10
Potato, baked$0.10
Potato, mashed$0.10
Potato, hashed with cream au gratin$0.30
Potato, lyonnaise$0.15
Potato a la Maitre d'Hotel$0.15
Potato sautée$0.15
Potato parisienne$0.20
Bermuda potatoes$0.20
Potato Croquettes$0.25
Potato puree au gratin$0.20
Potato, broiled$0.20
Canned mushrooms, stewed$0.40
Canned Stewed tomatoes$0.15
Canned asparagus$0.30
Canned American peas$0.25
Canned American string beans$0.20
Canned Lima beans$0.25
Canned sweet corn$0.20
Canned French peas, natural$0.30
Canned French string beans$0.30
Canned Succotash$0.20
New asparagus from Leonard Carpenter's Farm, Poughkeepsie$0.30
French Artichokes$0.50
Fonds d'artichauts farcis$0.75
Mashed Turnips$0.10
Hubbard Squash$0.20
Boiled Onions$0.10
Fried egg-plant$0.25
New peas$0.30
Spinach$0.20
Cauliflower$0.30
Cabbage$0.15
Lettuce$0.20
Lettuce with Mayonnaise Dressing$0.30
Macaroni, Plain$0.15
Macaroni Napolitaine$0.20
Macaroni au gratin$0.25
Macaroni a la Montgelas$0.30
Beets$0.20
Strawbeery short cake$0.25
Snow Pudding$0.15
rice pudding$0.15
Cold corn starch pudding$0.15
Cold rice pudding$0.15
Cabinet Pudding$0.15
Baked Apple Dumpling$0.15
lemon meringue pie$0.15
Cup Custard$0.15
Apple meringue$0.40
Peach Meringue$0.40
French pancake$0.25
Swiss meringue$0.15
Soft vanilla custard$0.15
Apple Fritters$0.30
Orange Jelly$0.20
St. Julien wine jelly$0.20
Crab Apple Jelly$0.20
Currant Jelly$0.20
Wine Jelly$0.20
Rum jelly$0.20
Champagne Jelly$0.25
Lady fingers$0.15
Macaroons$0.15
Blanc Mange$0.15
Assorted cakes$0.15
Sponge Cakes$0.15
Fruit cakes$0.15
Ginger Snaps$0.20
Champignons a la creme$0.25
Wine cakes with ice cream$0.25
Meringue glacee$0.25
Meringue panachee$0.30
Omelette soufflée$0.50
Omelette au Sucre$0.50
Omelette au rhum$0.50
Omelette au Kirsch$0.50
Farina jelly with cream$0.20
Charlotte Russe$0.15
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
Strawberries and Cream$0.25
Oranges$0.15
Apples$0.15
Apple Sauce$0.15
Baked Apples and Cream$0.25
Bananas$0.20
Almonds and raisins$0.20
Stewed prunes$0.15
Stewed rhubarb$0.15
Preserved Ginger$0.25
Canned Pears$0.25
Canned Peaches$0.25
Brandy peaches$0.35
Honey in comb$0.20
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.25
Cream Cheese$0.25
Swiss cheese$0.20
Stilton Cheese$0.25
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.10
English Cheese$0.15
Du Sarrasin cheese$0.25
Neufchatel cheese$0.15
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25
Brie cheese$0.25
Edam Cheese$0.15
Pot of coffee$0.20
Pot of Coffee with Cream$0.25
GREEN TEA$0.20
Oolong Tea$0.20
Oolong tea with cream$0.25
Pot of Japan tea$0.20
ENGLISH BREAKFAST TEA$0.20
Chocolate$0.25
Broma$0.25
Cocoa$0.25
W. A. Blanck's Dairy goblet of milk$0.10
Goblet of cream$0.25
Cup of Coffee$0.10
Cup French coffee$0.10
Cup of Tea$0.10
Small Steak$0.50
Small steak with mushrooms$0.85
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
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
Tenderloin steak Chateaubriand, plain$2.00
Tenderloin steak Chateaubriand with mushrooms$2.50
Tenderloin steak Chateaubriand with truffles$3.00
pig's feet$0.40
Sausages$0.40
Spring lamb Chops$0.75
Porterhouse Steak$1.00
Porterhouse steak with mushrooms$1.50
Porterhouse Steak for Two$1.50
Porterhouse Steak for two with Mushrooms$2.00
PHILADELPHIA CHICKEN, BROILED, HALF$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 à la provençale$0.60
Mutton chops, tomato sauce$0.50
English Mutton chop, single$0.40
English mutton chop, brace$0.70
Veal Chops, plain or breaded$0.50
Veal Chops, tomato sauce$0.60
Veal Chops, a la milanaise$0.70
Saute Fresh Mushrooms$0.50
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.50
Calf's Liver, Broiled$0.30
Calf's liver, broiled with bacon$0.40
Calf's brains, fried$0.40
Chicken's livers en brochette$0.50
Stewed Kidneys$0.40
Chicken Croquettes$0.60
Oyster Croquettes$0.40
Lobster Croquettes$0.50
Lobster saute a la Newburg$0.50
Tripe, Stewed$0.40
Tripe, fried$0.35
Calf's head a la poulette$0.40
Calf's head, fried$0.40
Bacon, broiled$0.35
Ham, broiled$0.35
SWEETBREADS$0.75
Sweetbreads with French peas$0.95
Rice croquettes$0.30
Pork Chops$0.40
Pork tenderloin$0.40
Welsh rarebit$0.40
Calf's Liver, Fried$0.30
Mutton Chops, breaded$0.40

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G.H. Mumm's Extra Dry$1.75 – $3.50
Pommery Sec$1.75 – $3.50
Moet & Chandon, White Seal$1.75 – $3.50
Roederer Carte Blanche$1.75 – $3.50
Grand Vin Sec$1.75 – $3.50
Veuve Clicquot, White Label$1.75 – $3.50
Veuve Clicquot, Yellow Label$1.75 – $3.50
Piper Heidsieck, Sec$1.75 – $3.50
Giesler & Co. Sec, very dry$1.75 – $3.50
Perrier-Jouet & Co. special$1.75 – $3.50
Delmonico$1.00 – $3.50
Dry Monopole$1.75 – $3.50
Ruinart, Pere & Fils$1.75 – $3.50
Grand sec$1.75 – $3.50
Champagne Cup$2.00 – $4.00
Business Brace$2.00 – $4.00
Sauternes$0.60 – $1.00
Haut Sauternes$1.00 – $2.00
Chateau Latour Blanche$1.50 – $3.00
Yquem Grand Vin 1867 bottled at the Chateau$2.50 – $5.00
Yquem Monopole$6.00
Graham's London Dock Port$1.00 – $2.00
Very Old Port$3.00
Old London Dock, white port$2.00 – $4.00
Urbana Wine Co. Gold Seal Brut$1.00 – $2.00
Pleasant Valley Co. Carte Blanche$1.00 – $2.00
Cook's St. Louis Imperial$1.00 – $2.00
Dry Catawba$0.60 – $1.00
Sweet Catawba$0.60 – $1.00
California Hock$0.60 – $1.00
Angelica$1.50
Astor House, Sparkling Catawba$1.00 – $1.50
Tokay Aszu hungarian$4.00
Carlowitz hungarian$0.75 – $1.00
P.A. Mumm's Niersteiner$0.60 – $1.00
Johannesberger$1.25 – $2.50
Rauenthler$1.00 – $1.50
Oppenheimer$0.60 – $1.00
Liebraumilch$1.25 – $2.50
Steinwein$2.00
Steinwein, D. Leiden, Koln$3.00
Burgerhospital, 1846$4.00
London Club House Ale$0.25
Astor House Vin Ordinaire$0.40 – $0.60
Margaux$0.75 – $1.50
St. Estephe$1.00 – $2.00
Chateau Bouliac$0.75 – $1.50
Pontet Canet$1.25 – $2.50
Claret Cup$0.75 – $1.50
Monongahela Monogram Whisky, 1865$3.00
Monongahela Monogram Whisky, 1869$2.00
Baltimore Club Rye Whisky$2.50
Chateau de Montlys$0.75 – $1.50
St. Julien, 1880$0.75 – $1.50
Pontet Canet, 1880$1.25 – $2.50
Chateau LaGrange$1.50 – $3.00
Chateau Smith Haut Lafite$1.25 – $2.50
Chateau Larose 1877$1.50 – $3.00
Chateau Mouton Rothschild, 1880$2.25 – $4.50
St. Emilion$0.60 – $1.00
St. Julien, Superior$1.00 – $1.75
Chaeau Germainville$1.00 – $1.75
Larose$2.50
Chateau Larose$2.00 – $4.00
Chateau Leoville$2.00 – $4.00
Chateau Lafite Grand Vin$2.50 – $5.00
Chateau Margaux$2.50 – $5.00
Chateau Le Crock$1.00 – $2.00
St. Ives$0.50 – $1.00
La Rosa Zinfandel Claret$0.40 – $0.75
Zeltinger$0.50 – $1.00
Brauneberger$0.75 – $1.25
Graacher, 1884$1.00 – $2.00
Berncasteler Doctor, 1884$1.25 – $2.50
Henkell, Sparkling Mosel$1.50 – $3.00
Forster Riesling$0.75 – $1.50
Ehrbacher$1.00 – $2.00
Amber Sherry$1.00 – $2.00
Laflor sherry$3.00
Superior sherry$5.00
Vino de Pasto$2.00
Otard, Dupuy & Co. Gold Seal, 1820$6.00
Planat & Co. Cognac, 1842$5.00
Planat & Co. Cognac, 1850$4.00
Old Bourbon Hand Made Sour Mash$2.00
Ramsay's Scotch Whisky$3.00
Irish Whisky$2.00
Hollywood Whisky$2.00
Old Methuselah (999)$2.00
Old Tom Gin$2.00
Citron Tree Gin$2.00
St. Croix Rum$2.00
Old Medford Rum$2.00
Old London Dock Jamaica Rum$2.50
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
Allsopp's Ale$0.30
Anheuser Busch St. Louis$0.20
Jos. Schlitz's Milwaukee$0.10 – $0.20
Rochester$0.10 – $0.20
Budweis [sic]$0.25
D. G. Yuengling, Jr's. extra fine$0.25
D. G. Yuengling, Jr's. New York$0.10 – $0.20
Crystal Spring$0.40
Clysmic$0.25 – $0.40
German Seltzer$0.30 – $0.50
Imported Vichy$0.50
Congress and Hathorn Waters$0.25
Strontia$0.25 – $0.40
Apollinaris$0.25 – $0.40
Vichy$0.25
Seltzer$0.25
Kissengen$0.25
Carbonic Acid$0.25
Creme de Menthe$0.25
Creme de Noyau$0.25
Benedictine$0.25
Kirschwasser$0.25
Kummel$0.25
Anisette$0.25
Maraschino$0.25
Curacao$0.25
Chartreuse$0.25
Vermouth$0.15
Absinthe$0.25
Guinness's Port on draught$0.15
Bass's Ale on Draught$0.15
Ale$0.10
Milk Punch, 1820 Brandy$0.50
Cobblers$0.25
Punches$0.25
Guinness's Stout$0.30
Bass's Ale, White Label$0.30
Ginger Ale$0.25
Golden Russet Cider$0.25 – $0.50
Wood's Pippin Cider$0.30 – $0.50
Bass's Ale [Dog's Head Brand]$0.30
Guinness's Stout [Dog's Head Brand]$0.30
Pousse Cafe$0.30
Sam Ward$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
Urbana Wine Co. Gold Seal Special Dry, half pt. 60$1.00 – $2.00

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