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Astor House

NEW YORK

Date
1900-01-08
Restaurant
Astor House
Place
NEW YORK
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
DINNER
Occasion
DINNER
Physical description
FOLDER; ILLUS; 7 X 10;
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

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Mock turtle soup$0.30
Ox-joint Soup$0.25
Consomme, Sago$0.25
Farmer Soup$0.25
Chicken Soup with Okra$0.25
Julienne Soup$0.25
Mutton soup$0.25
Macaroni soup$0.25
Vermicelli Soup$0.25
Tomato Soup$0.25
Cream of Corn$0.25
Consomme$0.25
Consomme with Egg$0.35
Oyster Soup$0.25
Hot consomme [glass]$0.15
Cold consomme [glass]$0.15
Clam Chowder$0.25
Boiled halibut with caper sauce$0.40
Oysters On the 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, 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, 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
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
Chicken Patty$0.40
Oyster patty$0.35
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 shad$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
Stewed Chicken, Country Style$0.60
Corned Beef Hash, Zingara$0.40
NOIX OF VEAL, JARDINIERE$0.50
Irish stew$0.40
Sweetbreads with peas$0.60
Beef a la Mode$0.40
Filet of sole, vin blanc$0.50
Omelet with chickens' livers$0.50
PIG'S KNUCKLES WITH CABBAGE$0.40
Roast ribs of beef$0.50
Roast Filet of Beef$0.60
Roast Pork with Apple Sauce$0.40
Roast young pig with apple sauce$0.50
Roast Phila. chicken, half$0.75
Roast Turkey with 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
Mallard Duck, half$0.60
Plover$0.65
Snipe$0.50
Roast Turkey$0.60
Roast beef$0.50
Roast Mutton$0.30
Roast chicken, half$0.65
Roast Pork$0.40
Beef a la Mode$0.40
Lamb's Tongue$0.25
Oysters au gratin$0.50
Oysters, Pickled$0.30
Oysters, a la poulette$0.50
Corned beef$0.30
Smoked Tongue$0.30
Smoked Ham$0.30
Pate de foie-gras$1.00
Sardines$0.40
Baked Beans and Pork$0.30
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
Chicken salad$0.40
Lobster salad$0.40
Potato salad$0.20
Lettuce with Mayonnaise Dressing$0.30
Celery Salad$0.30
Plain pickles$0.10
Watercress Salad$0.25
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

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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
Potato, Bermuda, boiled$0.15
Mushrooms, stewed$0.40
Stewed tomatoes$0.15
Asparagus$0.30
American Peas$0.25
Potato, lyonnaise$0.15
Potato, a la maitre d'hotel$0.15
Potato, sautee$0.15
Potato, parisienne$0.20
Potato, French fried$0.10
Saratoga Chips$0.10
Potato Croquettes$0.25
Succotash$0.20
Sweet corn$0.20
Spinach$0.20
Cucumbers$0.25
Sliced Tomatoes$0.20
Cauliflower$0.30
Hubbard Squash$0.15
Celery$0.25
Brussels Sprouts$0.25
American string beans$0.20
Lima beans$0.25
French peas, naturel$0.30
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
Plum Pudding, Brandy Sauce$0.25
Snow Pudding$0.15
rice pudding$0.15
Cold rice pudding$0.15
APPLE TAPIOCA PUDDING$0.15
Baked Apple Dumpling$0.15
Pumpkin Pie$0.15
Cherry 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
Macaroon Glace$0.30
St. Julien wine jelly$0.20
Currant Jelly$0.20
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$0.15
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
Omelette soufflée$0.50
Omelette soufflée au sucre$0.50
Omelette soufflée au rhum$0.50
Omelette soufflée au kirsch$0.50
Omelette soufflee Celestine$0.50
Apple Fritters$0.30
Apple or peach meringue$0.40
French pancake$0.25
Potato, puree au gratin$0.20
Potato, broiled$0.20
Potato, julienne$0.20
Sweet potatoes, boiled$0.20
Sweet potatoes, French fried$0.20
Oranges$0.15
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.25
Cream Cheese$0.25
Swiss cheese$0.20
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
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.10
English Cheese$0.15
Edam Cheese$0.15
Stilton Cheese$0.25
Cup of Tea$0.10
Pot of Japan tea$0.20
ENGLISH BREAKFAST TEA$0.20
Chocolate$0.25
Almonds and raisins$0.20
Canned Pears$0.25
Canned Peaches$0.25
Preserved Ginger$0.25
Cup of Coffee$0.10
Cup of coffee with cream$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
Neufchatel cheese$0.15
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25
Brie cheese$0.25
Cocoa$0.25
W. A. Blanck's Dairy, goblet of milk$0.10
W. A. Blanck's Dairy, goblet of cream$0.25
Cup of French coffee$0.10
Small Sirloin Steak$0.50
Small tenderloin steak$0.50
Small tenderloin 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
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
Pork Chops$0.40
Country Sausage$0.40
Deerfoot sausage$0.40
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
Golden buck$0.50
Welsh rarebit$0.40
Rice croquettes$0.30
SWEETBREADS$0.75
Sweetbreads with French peas$0.95
Lamb Chops$0.60
Ham and eggs$0.50
Bacon and eggs$0.50
Philadelphia chicken, a la Marengo$1.00
Philadelphia chicken, fried a la Maryland$1.00
Philadelphia chicken, a la bordelaise$1.00
Mutton Chops, plain$0.40
Mutton Chops, breaded$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, tomato sauce$0.60
Veal chops, plain$0.50
Veal Chops, la milanaise$0.70
Veal chops, breaded$0.50
Hamburger Steak$0.50
Calf's Liver, Broiled$0.30
Calf's Liver, Fried$0.30
Calf's liver, broiled with bacon$0.40
Calf's brains, fried$0.40
Chickens' Livers en Brochette$0.50
Stewed Kidneys$0.40
Chicken Croquettes$0.60
Lobster Croquettes$0.50
Lobster saute a la Newburg$0.50
Lobster saute on chafing dish$0.75
Tripe stewed$0.40
Tripe fried$0.35
Calf's head a la poulette$0.40
Calf's head fried$0.40

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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
Graham's London Dock$1.00 – $2.00
Very Old$3.00
Old London Dock, White$2.00 – $4.00
Allsopp's Ale$0.30
Bass's Ale, White Label$0.30
Bass's Ale [Dog's Head Brand]$0.30
Guinness's Stout [Dog's Head Brand]$0.30
Guinness's Stout$0.30
Younger's Scotch Ale$0.30
Ginger Ale, Imported$0.25
Wood's Pippin Cider$0.30 – $0.50
Plain Soda$0.15
Lemon Soda$0.10
Sarsaparilla Soda$0.10
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 and Punches$0.25
Milk Punch, 1820 Brandy$0.50
Ale$0.10
Bass's Ale on Draught$0.15
Porter on Draught$0.10
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
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, Yellow Label$1.75 – $3.50
Piper Heidsieck, Sec$1.75 – $3.50
Perrier-Jouet & Co. special$1.75 – $3.50
Perrier Jouet & Co. special half pints$1.00
Imported Pilsener$0.25
Imported Pschorr Brau$0.25
Anheuser Busch St. Louis$0.20
Jos. Schlitz's Milwaukee$0.20
Piel Bros'$0.20
D. G. Yuengling, Jr's extra fine$0.25
Sauternes$0.60 – $1.00
Haut Sauternes$1.00 – $2.00
Chateau Latour Blanche$1.50 – $3.00
Yquem Grand Vin Bottled at the Chateau$2.50 – $5.00
Yquem Monopole$6.00
Perrire-Jouet & Co. Reserve Dry$3.50
Delmonico, half pints$1.00 – $3.50
Dry Monopole$1.75 – $3.50
Ruinart. Pere & Fils$1.75 – $3.50
Urbana Wine Co. Gold Seal Brut$1.00 – $2.00
Urbana Wine Co. Gold Seal Special Dry$1.00 – $2.00
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
Astor House Sparkling Catawba$1.00 – $1.50
Astor House Vin Ordinaire$0.40 – $0.60
Claret Cup$0.75 – $1.50
Chateau de Montlys$0.75 – $1.50
St. Julien, 1887$0.75 – $1.50
La Rosa Zinfanfel Claret, California Vintage Co$0.40 – $0.75
Portola Vineyard Claret, California Vintage Co$0.75 – $1.25
Cabinet Riesling Sauterne, California Vintage Co$0.50 – $1.00
Pontet Canet, 1887$1.25 – $2.50
Chateau LaGrange$1.50 – $3.00
Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte$1.25 – $2.50
Chateau Larose 1877$1.50 – $3.00
Chateau Mouton Rothschild, 1880$4.50
Chateau Bouliac$0.75 – $1.50
New York$0.10 – $0.20
Half and Half$0.25
Margaux$0.75 – $1.50
St. Estephe$1.00 – $2.00
Ponet Canet$1.25 – $2.50
Chateau Giscours$1.50 – $3.00
St. Emilion$0.60 – $1.00
St. Julien Superior$1.00 – $1.75
Rhine Winem, P.A. Mumm's Niersteiner$0.60 – $1.00
Rhine Wine, Johannesberger$1.25 – $2.50
Rhine Wine, Rauenthaler$1.00 – $1.50
Rhine Wine, Oppenheimer$0.60 – $1.00
Rhine Wine, Liebfraumilch$1.25 – $2.50
Mosel Wine, Zeltinger$0.50 – $1.00
Rhine Wine, Steinwein, C. Lauteren$3.00
Rhine Wine, Steinwein, Cabinet$2.00
Chateau Germainville$1.00 – $1.75
Larose$2.50
Chateau Leoville$2.00 – $4.00
Chateau Larose$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. Julien$0.75 – $1.50
Margaux$0.75 – $1.50
Pontet Canet$1.25 – $2.50
St. Ives$0.50 – $1.00
Carlowitz$0.75 – $1.50
Tokay Aszu$4.00
Old London Dock Jamaica Rum$2.00
Old London Dock Jamaica Rum$2.50
Londonberry Lithia$0.25 – $0.40
German Seltzer$0.30 – $0.50
Imported Vichy$0.50
Congress Water$0.25
Hathorn Water$0.25
Vichy$0.25
Seltzer$0.25
Kissingen$0.25
Carbonic Syphon$0.25
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Strontia$0.25 – $0.40
Mosel Wine, Brauneberger$0.75 – $1.25
Mosel Wine, Graacher$1.00 – $2.00
Mosel Wine, Berncasteler Doctor$1.25 – $2.50
Henkell, Sparkling Mosel$1.50 – $3.00
Forster Riesling$0.75 – $1.50
Erbacher$1.00 – $2.00
Sherry, Amber$1.00 – $2.00
Sherry, Laflor$3.00
Shery, Laflor Superior$5.00
Vino de Pasto$2.00
Old Reserve Madeira$1.50 – $3.00
Marsala Madeira$1.00 – $2.00
Otard, Dupur & Co. Gold Seal Brandy, 1820$6.00
Old Medford Rum$2.00
Planat & Co. Cognac, 1842$5.00
St. Criox Rum$2.00
Planat & Co. Cognac, 1850$4.00
Citron Tree Gin$2.00
Monongahela Monogram Whisky, 1865$3.00
Old Tom Gin$2.00
Monongahela Monogram Whisky, 1869$2.00
Plymonth Gin$2.50
Apple Jack$2.00
IRISH WHISKEY$2.00
Ramsey's Scotch$2.50
Usher's Whisky$2.50
Old Methuselah (999)$2.00
Hollywood Whisky$2.00
Old Bourbon Hand Made Sour Mash$2.00
Hunter Whisky$2.50
Baltimore Club Rye Whisky$2.50
Champage Cup$2.00 – $4.00
Business Brace$2.50 – $5.00

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