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The Waldorf

Date
1896-04-23
Restaurant
THE WALDORF
Place
[NYC]
Venue
COMMERCIAL
Event
DINNER
Physical description
CARD; 6 X 8.5;
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Celery$0.50
Lettuce Salad$0.50
SALTED ALMONDS$0.20
Salted Nuts$0.20
Anchovy Salad$0.50
Canape Caviar$0.50
Pitted Queen Olives$0.30
Lyon sausages$0.35
Canape sardines$0.50
Radishes$0.20
Olives$0.25
Pin-money pickles$0.20
Canape Anchovies$0.50
Oysters$0.25
Lynn Haven$0.35
Consomme Adelina$0.40
Cream of Turnips, Jussienne$0.50
Bisque of Shrimps. Nantaise$0.50
strained okra$0.75
Mock Turtle$0.50
Benedictine Sorbet$0.30
Duchesse Pudding$0.50
Vanilla mousse$0.30
Biscuit Tortoni$0.30
Chestnut Plombieres$0.40
Tutti frutti$0.40
Nesselrode Pudding$0.40
Lalla Rookh$0.40
Roman Punch$0.30
Orange Water Ice$0.25
fresh strawberry ice cream$0.35
Turkish Coffee$0.20
French Coffee$0.15
Cupola Madison$0.40
Cream Yvette Eclairs$0.25
Tunisian Jelly$0.30
Strawberry Souffle$0.60
Macedoine Flan with Rice$0.25
Fruit Compote with Maraschino$0.40
Strawberry short cake$0.50
Bar-le-Duc Jelly$0.40
Sweet Limes$0.40
Petites marmites$0.50
Apple Pie$0.20
Pears$0.40
Pea Soup$0.35
Bananas$0.20
Mongol$0.40
Pineapple$0.35
Figs$0.35
Green Turtle$1.00
Oranges$0.25
Grapes$0.75
Okra, Creole$0.60
Timbale of Ham$0.75
Fresh strawberries with cream$0.60
Apples$0.20
Roast Turkey$1.00
Gruyere Cheese$0.25
Roast Lamb$0.65
Philadelphia Cream Cheese$0.25
Port du Salut cheese$0.30
Roast Mutton$0.50
Canvas Back Duck$4.00
Pont l'Eveque cheese$0.30
Roast beef$0.60
Red-head duck$3.25
Cream Gervaise Cheese$0.25
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20
Roast Spring Lamb, Mint Sauce$1.00
Philadelphia Reed Birds$1.00
Edam Cheese$0.30
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.30
Imported Plover$0.75
Roast Duck$2.00
English Partridge$0.75
English Cheese$0.25
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.30
English Pheasant$3.00
Roast chicken$2.00
Gorgonzola Cheese$0.30
Ruddy Duck$1.50
Hot-house cucumbers$0.75
Chicken Squab, Whole$1.50
Partridge$1.50
Dandelion Salad$0.40
English snipe$0.75
Spring turkey$2.50
Quail$0.75
Waldorf Salad$0.60
Grouse$1.50
Squab$0.80
Romaine Salad$0.50
Mayonnaise Salad$0.70
Chicken$2.00
Hot-House Tomato Salad$0.60
FROGS LEGS IN SHELLS WITH FRESH MUSHROOMS$1.00
Fresh mushrooms$1.00
Celery mayonnaise salad$0.60
SPRING LAMB STEW WITH TURNIPS$0.80
Terrapin$2.50
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.60
MUTTON CHOPS, GARIBALDI$0.80
SWEETBREAD, HENRY VIII$1.25
Chicken Broth a la Bellavue$0.80
CHICKEN, TUNISIENNE$1.25
Clam Broth per cup$0.25
LOIN OF BEEF, SPORTSMAN$1.00
Brook Trout$1.00
FILET MIGNON, RISTEIN$1.25
Fresh Mackerel, Maitre d'Hotel$0.50
REED BIRDS, COLUMBUS$1.00
Striped Bass, Corse$0.80
Soft Shell Crabs$0.85
Perch, Polonais$0.70
Whitebait$0.50
Frog's legs$1.00
Trout au bleu$0.90
Shad roe$0.50
Planked shad$2.50
Artichokes with fresh mushrooms$0.50
Shad$0.50
Cauliflower$0.60
Stuffed peppers$0.60
Julienne$0.40
New White Squash$0.50
Stuffed Egg Plant$0.60
Bermuda potatoes$0.25
French asparagus$1.25
Sweet Potatoes$0.30
Cepes$0.60
New beets$0.30
Bermuda Onions$0.30
Croute-au-pot$0.40
Rice Croquettes with Maraschino$0.50
New peas$0.60
New asparagus$0.80
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.60
Celery braise$0.50
Fresh artichoke$0.60
New string beans$0.50
French string beans$0.50
Cardons$0.40
Stuffed Hothouse Tomatoes$0.75
PLANKED SHAD half$1.25
Chicken half$1.00
Spring Turkey half$1.25
Roast Duck half$1.00
Roast Chicken half$1.00
Raspberry Water Ice$0.25
Lemon water ice$0.25

Page 2

Huitres$0.25
Canape d'anchois$0.50
Lynn Haven$0.35
Olives farcies Reine$0.30
Cornichons Petit-Poucet$0.20
Radis$0.20
Canape de caviar$0.50
Saucisson de Lyon$0.35
Canapé de Sardines$0.50
Noix Salees$0.20
Olives$0.25
Salade d'anchois$0.50
Amandes salees$0.20
Celeri$0.50
Flan aux Pommes$0.20
Consomme Adelina$0.40
Sorbet Bénédéctine$0.30
Vermicelle$0.30
Biscuit Tortoni$0.30
Pouding Nesselrode$0.40
Bisque de Crevette, Nantaise$0.50
Creme de Navets, Jussienne$0.50
Consomme de Volaille à la Bellevue par tasse$0.40 – $0.80
Glace a l'eau Orange$0.25
Gateâux de fraises$0.50
Gelée Tunisienne$0.30
Coupole Madison$0.40
Clam Broth par tasse$0.25
Eclairs Crême Yvette$0.25
Soufflé aux Fraises$0.50
Flan Macédoine au Riz$0.25
Compote de fruits au Marasquin$0.40
Chinois au Jus$0.40
Confitures de Bar-le-duc$0.40
Mousse a la vanille$0.30
Plombières aux Marrons$0.40
Lalla Rookh$0.40
Cafe Turc$0.20
Demi Tasse$0.15
Pouding Duchesse$0.30
Tutti frutti$0.40
Punch Romain$0.30
Glaceaux aux fraises fraiches$0.25
Canard Canvasback$4.00
Canard ruddy$1.50
Grouse$1.50
Perdreau$1.50
Pommes de terre. Bibi$0.30
Pommes nouvelles$0.25
Choux-fleurs$0.60
Haricots verts nouveaux$0.50
Piments verts$0.60
Tomates de serre farcies$0.75
Asperges nouvelles$0.80
Becassine Anglaise$0.75
Ortolans$1.00
Canard tete rouge$3.25
Caille$0.75
Faisan Anglais$3.00
Pluvier Importé$1.00
Perdreau Anglais$0.75
Pois nouveaux$0.60
Haricots Verts Francais$0.50
Petits Pois Francaise$0.50
Celeri braise$0.50
Asperges Française$1.25
Tortue Verte Claire$1.00
Fonds d'Artichaut au champignons frais$0.60
Betteraves nouvelles$0.30
Gombaut passée$0.75
Oignons Bermuda$0.30
Gombaut Créole$0.60
Aubergines farcies$0.60
Puree de pois$0.35
Fausse Tortue$0.50
Cepes$0.60
Julienne$0.40
Croute au pot$0.40
Artichaut frais$0.60
Petites marmites$0.50
Mongol$0.40
Epinards$0.50
Timbale de Jambon$0.75
Bass Rayée à la Corse$0.80
Truite de riviere$1.00
Courge blanche nouveaux$0.50
Truite au Bleu$0.90
Maquereau Frais, Maître d'Hôtel$0.50
Cardons$0.40
Blanchaille$0.50
Patates$0.30
Perche, Polonaise$70.00
Crabes moux$0.85
Asperges Oyster Bay$0.60
Grenouilles$1.00
Alose$0.50
Croquettes de Riz au Marasquin$0.50
Alose sur planche demi$1.25
Oeufs d'Alose$0.50
Laitue Et Tomate$0.60
Alose sur planche$2.50
Celeri Mayonnaise$0.60
Romaine$0.50
Ragout D'Agneau du Printempx Aux Navets$0.80
FILET MIGNON, RISTEIN$1.25
Tomate de serre$0.60
Contrefilet, sportsman$1.00
Cotelette de Mouton, Garibaldi$0.80
Waldorf$0.60
Ortolans, Columbus$1.00
Dent-de-lion$0.40
Ris-de-veau, Henry VIII$1.25
Mayonnaise$0.70
Coquille de Grenouilles au Champignon Frais$1.00
Laitue$0.50
Rôti d'Agneau, du printemps, sauce Menthe$1.00
Poulet, Tunisiene$1.25
Concombres de serre$0.75
Rôti de Mouton$0.50
Port du Salut$0.30
Roti de Boeuf$0.60
Pont l'Eveque$0.30
Camembert$0.30
Agneau rôti$0.65
Roquefort$0.30
Champignons Frais$1.00
Creme Gervais$0.25
Terrapin$2.50
Edam$0.30
Gorgonzola$0.30
Poulet Roti$2.00
Rôti de Dinde$1.00
Americain$0.20
Anglais$0.25
Canard roti$2.00
Poulet de serre$1.50
Crême Philadelphie$0.25
Pigeonneau$0.80
Gruyere$0.25
Oranges$0.25
Pommes$0.20
Raisins$0.75
Figues$0.35
Ananas$0.35
Dindonneau$2.50
Fraises fraiches$0.60
Poulet$2.00
Bananes$0.20
Bananes$0.20
Poires$0.40
Poulet demi$1.00
Canard Roti Demi$1.00
Dindonneau demi$1.25
Poulet roti demi$1.00
Glace a l'eau citron$0.25
Glace à l'Eau Framboise$0.25

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