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Scandia

Date
1964-12-02
Restaurant
Scandia
Place
Scandia
Physical description
Folder; 12.5 x 16.5 inches
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 1

Our individual "COLD CABARET" served at your table and consisting of all the delicacies for which the smorgasbord is famous. Served for no less than 2 persons, per person$5.00
Smorgas Bricka, for two or more, per person$2.00
Shrimp Cocktail$1.75
Lobster Cocktail$1.85
Avocado Cocktail, Russian Dressing$1.50
Marinated Herring$0.95
Iceland Matjes Herring, Sour Cream$1.10
Danish Liver Pate$0.85
Herring Filets in Cherry Heering$0.85
Herring Filets in Sherry$1.25
Assorted Herring Appetizer (Silde Anretning), per person$1.75
Gravlaks with Dill Sauce The great Salmon of the north cured in the old Viking manner$1.85
Shrimps in Dill Mediterranean Shrimps cooked with aquavit and dill$1.85
Louisiana Oysters on the Half Shell$2.00
Cherrystone Clams on the Half Shell$1.85
Cracked Fresh Dunguenes Crab (in season)$2.25
Fresh Smoked Baltic Salmon (in season) "Via S.A.S. over the Pole"$2.75
Papaya with Crab, illumine$2.00
Iranian Smoked Stugeon$2.25
Iranian Smoked Sturgeon on Smorgas$1.85
The Cured Ham with Golden-Ripe Melon$1.85
Viking Plattar Miniature pancakes flavored with aquavit and served with sour cream and Danish caviar$2.00
The Coquille Small Norwegian lobster tails, white wine sauce, peeled stoned grapes$1.85
The Crepe Tender pancake wrapped around tiny coral-pink Shrimps in Dill and Hollandaise, glaced under fire$1.85
The Great Hamlets Dagger Tiny lobster tails deviled and broiled on the skewer, served with an ice-cold sauce made with caviar and aquavit$2.00
The Mushrooms with Deviled Crab Tender crabmeat cooked with shallots and mustard and stuffed in mushroom caps$1.85
The Mushrooms with Snails Tender vineyard snails cooked in mushroom caps with garlic and walnut butter$1.85
Oysters Baked in their shell with a fine herb puree, seasoned with aquavit$2.00
Clams Minced and Cooked with Butter, Garlic and Shallots and White Wine, Stuffed in Their Own Shells and Baked$1.85
Aquavit served ice cold with Aalborg$0.95
Aquavit served ice cold with O.P. Anderson's$0.95
Aquavit served ice cold with Kron-Brannvinn$0.95
Aquavit served ice cold with Loitens$0.95
Aquavit served ice cold with Tuborg$0.75
Aquavit served ice cold with Carlsberg Draft$0.75
Aquavit served ice cold with Tuborg Bottle$0.85
Aquavit served ice cold with Carlsberg Bottle$0.85
Aquavit served ice cold with Olympia Bottle$0.60
Aquavit served ice cold with Schlitz Bottle$0.65
Aquavit served ice cold with Budweiser Bottle$0.65
Danish Sole, Specialty of the House Cooked in chablis, stuffed with coral pink shrimps in lobster sauce, glaced with white wine sauce$4.50
Danish Plaice (Rodspatter) The flounder of the North Sea breaded and sauteed in butter. Sauce Remoulade a part$4.50
The Danish Trout Filets of the rainbow sauted with tiny lobster tails and peeled grapes$4.25
The Virgin-Lobster Tails Tiny Norwegian lobster tails breaded in fresh crumbs and fried with fresh parsley and sauce remoulade$4.00
Broiled Fresh Lake Superior Whitefish (Boned) With Cucumbers in Sour Cream$4.50
Scandia Salad$1.35
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Ice-Cold Sliced Tomatoes$0.85
Avocado Salad$1.00
Heart of Iced Lettuce$0.85
Caesar Salad Bowl for two$2.25
Cold Green Asparagus, Vinaigrette$1.25
Large French Asparagus, Hot or Cold, Vinaigrette$1.50
Our Special Salad Bowl with Crisp Mixed Greens and French Dressing$1.00
Our Special Salad Bowl with Crisp Mixed Greens with Danish Bleu Dressing$1.25
Imported Belgian Endives$1.50
Wilted Bib Lettuce$1.25
Wilted Spinach Salad$1.25
Fresh Tender Broccoli$0.85
Fresh Tender Broccoli with Hollandaise$1.25
Freshly Cooked Green Asparagus$0.95
Freshly Cooked Green Asparagus with Hollandaise$1.25
Lyonnaise, Hashed Brown Potatoes$0.75
Souffle Potatoes$1.50
Au Gratin Potatoes$0.75
Cottage Fried Potatoes$0.75
Anna potatoes$0.75
puree of fresh peas$0.95
Carrots vichy$0.95
Creamed Spinach$0.95
Swedish Pea Soup$0.85
Curried Turtle Soup$1.00
Vichysoisse$0.85
Suedoise$0.85
Gazpacho$0.85
hamlets dagger$2.00
the great Hamlets Dagger$2.00

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New York Cut Sirloin with large baked potato or French Fried Potatoes$6.50
Tenderloin Steak with large baked potato or French Fried Potatoes$5.50
Filet Mignon with large baked potato or French Fried Potatoes$5.75
Two Double French Lamb Chops with large baked potato or French Fried Potatoes$4.75
Double Porterhouse Steak with large baked potato or French Fried Potatoes$14.50
A Special Tournedo, Bearnaise with large baked potato or French Fried Potatoes$4.75
Top Sirloin Steak with large baked potato or French Fried Potatoes$4.75
Sirloin Steak a la Minute --(Husets Specialitet) with large baked potato or French Fried Potatoes$5.50
Special cuts of Sirloin for two or more persons, charcoal-broiled and finished on Oak Plank with potato border and many kinds of vegetables, served with fresh mushrooms and bearnaise sauce, per person$7.50
Special cuts of Tenderloin for two or more persons, charcoal-broiled and finished on Oak Plank with potato border and many kinds of vegetables, served with fresh mushrooms and bearnaise sauce, per person$7.50
Planked Chopped Sirloin Steak with Mushroom Sauce for two or more persons, charcoal-broiled and finished on Oak Plank with potato border and many kinds of vegetables, served with fresh mushrooms and bearnaise sauce, per person$4.00
Chateau-Briand for 2 -- Potatoes Souffle$13.50
Bordelaise Sauce$1.00
Sauce Bearnaise$1.00
French Fried Onions$1.00
Kalvfilet Oskar (Veal cutlet saute, garnished with asparagus tips, crablegs, sauce bearnaise)$4.85
Bof Med Log (Tenderloin steak with onions fried in butter)$5.00
Biff Lindstrom (Chopped sirloin steak mixed with chopped beets, onions and capers, topped with fried egg)$3.50
Danske Hakke Bof (Chopped sirloin fried in butter, smothered in fried onion sauce)$3.25
Kalldolmar The tender leaves of white cabbage filled with a veal and pork stuffing with rice. Braised in the Swedish manner and served with cucumber salad and Lingon$3.75
Spring Chicken Saute, Louise (Unjointed, sauteed in butter with shallot and fresh mushrooms, finished with fresh cream and a dash of old sherry)$4.00
Tournedos Theodora (Two small filet mignons garnished with gooseliver, bouquets of fresh vegetables, sauce madeira)$5.25
Lammesaddel for 2 or more (Young filet of lamb, roasted and prepared in the Scandia way, carved and served at your table) per person$4.85
"Viking Sword" (Served for no less than 2 persons) (Large Brochette of Broiled Breast of Turkey, small Chateau-Briand, center of a Smoked Pork Chop, Tomatoes and Mushrooms, served on a Flaming Sword with many kinds of vegetables and Sauce Bearnaise) per p$6.00
Cheese Cake$0.75
Applecake with Whipped Cream$0.75
Rodgrod med Flode$0.60
Danish Rum Pudding$0.65
Svenska Plattar med Lingon$1.00
Danish Pancakes with Strawberry Jam$1.00
Iceland Pancakes$1.65
Home-made Ice Cream and Sherbets$0.45
Baked Alaska, for 2$2.50
Souffles for 2 or more, per person$1.75
Assorted Pastries$0.75
Pot of Tea$0.40
Pot of coffee$0.40
Demitasse$0.35
Expresso$0.50
Milk$0.25
Pot au feu$0.85
Fresh Smoked Danish Trout$2.00
Cracked Fresh Crab$2.25
Steamed Little Neck Clams$2.50
Terrine of Game$1.75
Whole Broiled Live Lobster with Drawn Butter$5.00
Fresh Mountain Trout Boned, Stuffed with Lobster Souffle au Vin Blanc$4.25
Slice of Fresh Salmon Saute with Seedless Grapes and Lobster Tails$4.25
Breast of Duckling Flambe with Cherries, Wild Rice and Broccoli Hollandaise$4.35
Filet Goulash Saute Scandia with Asier, Onions, Mushrooms in Sauce Bordelaise$4.25
Venison Steak Saute Grand Veneur$6.75
Viking Beef Steak on the Plank, for 2$12.00

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