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Astor House

Date
1854-04-01
Restaurant
Astor House
Place
[NEW YORK,NY]
Event
DINNER
Physical description
PRINTED ON SILK

Pages

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Dishes

Oysters On the Shell
Terrapin soup
Spring vegetable soup
Boiled Salmon, Sauce Drawn Butter
Broiled Shad, Steward's Sauce
Capon Poele, Garnished, Montmorecy Style
Saddle of Mutton, Currant Jelly Sauce
Small Boned Quail, on Socle, with Jelly
Bastion of Goose Liver, with Truffles, on Pedestal
Filet of Beef, with Vegetables
Croustade, Garnished with Quails
Breast of Chicken, with Mushrooms
Cotelettes of Pigeons, Sauce Mareshale
Sweet Breads, with Lettuce, Cream Sauce
Paté Chaud, Garnished with Reed Birds and Truffles
GREEN PEAS
Asparagus
Boiled Mashed Potatoes
Spinach
Green Corn
green beans
Boiled potatoes
Canvas Back Duck
Grouse
Quails
English snipe
Gothic Temple Pastry
Nougat of Flowers
Charlotte Russe
French Cream Cakes
Swiss Meringues
Bavarian Cheese
Omelette soufflée
Champagne Jelly
Rum jelly
Punch cakes
Macaronies
Kisses
Almond Cakes
Boston Cream Cakes
Ladies Fingers
Fruit
Vanilla ice cream
Coffee
Liqueur

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

16,525 menus · 64,352 scanned pages · 1851–2008 · uncatalogued scans

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