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The Waldorf Astoria

Date
1950-01-01
Restaurant
The Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
29.5x20cm folded; 29.5x41cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 1

Clam Stew$0.80
Shirred Eggs Creole$1.05
Rice Pudding with Raisins$0.45
Cape
Cape Cods$0.75
Sea Food, Nantua in Patty and Green Peas$1.70
BLUE POINTS$0.70
Cream of Chicken Soup with Croutons$0.50
Onion Soup au gratin$0.45
Gumbo$0.45
Chicken broth$0.40
Chicken Noodle Soup$0.70
Chicken Fricassee, Rice, Hot Biscuit, Spiced Fruit$2.50
Hamburger Steak, Fried Potatoes, Smothered Onions$2.30
Omelette with Diced Potato and Swiss Cheese$1.25
French Fried Egg with Stewed Fresh Tomato (1)$0.60
Shrimp Cocktail$1.20
crab meat cocktail$1.50
Lobster Cocktail$1.90
Seafood Appetizer$1.60
Little Necks$0.70
Cherrystones$0.70
Clam juice$0.40
Baked Bluefish with Mushrooms, Duxelle$1.90
GLAZED TURKEY HASH AND EGGPLANT FRITTERS$1.70
Boned Stuffed Pigeon en Cocotte with Ripe Olives, Fresh Tomato and Peas$2.90
Broiled Lobster, Colbert Sauce$3.50
Loin Lamb Chop$1.90
Smoked Nova Scotia salmon$1.80
Caviar$3.25
V-8 Cocktail$0.30
Sauerkraut Juice$0.30
Fruit Supreme$0.75
Bismark Herring$0.80
Tomato Juice$0.30
Hamburger Steak$2.30
Steak Minute$4.00
Filet Mignon$5.25
Lamb Chop (1)$1.80
Chicken Reine$7.00
Half Broiled Chicken$2.25
FRESH MACKEREL, MEUNIERE, SLICED MUSHROOMS AND TOMATO$1.60
Filets of Lemon Sole, White Wine, Julienne of Celery and Carrots$1.60
Poached Fresh Haddock, Egg Sauce and Parsley Potato$1.60
Veal Kidney en Casserole with Lardons, Mushrooms and Potato$1.70
Breaded French Lamb Chops Saute with Brussels Sprout$1.95
Escalopines of Beef Saute, Shallot Flavor, Lima Beans with Fresh Tomato$2.40
Young Chicken Poele (half) with Fresh Sliced Vegetables$1.80

Page 3

Bread and Butter Pudding$0.45
Rum Raisin Ice Cream with Vanilla Wafers$0.75
Mocha Boston Pie$0.45
String Beans$0.75
Lima beans$0.75
Asparagus Tips$0.75
Artichoke$0.75
Flageolets (preserved)$0.75
GREEN PEAS$0.65
Creamed Spinach$0.65
Stewed Fresh Tomatoes$0.55
Spinach$0.55
Broiled Mushrooms$1.00
Creamed Mushrooms$1.00
Brussels Sprouts$0.70
Cauliflower$0.70
Corn Saute$0.60
Corn Creamed$0.60
Broccoli$0.80
Fresh Vegetable Luncheon with Poached Egg$1.35
Potatoes au Gratin$0.40
Potatoes Boiled$0.30
Potatoes "Jackets on"$0.30
Potatoes French fried$0.30
Potatoes Baked$0.40
Potatoes Lyonnaise$0.40
Potatoes hashed in cream$0.40
Potatoes Saute$0.40
Potatoes Broiled Sweets$0.40
Mixed Green Salad$0.60
Raw Vegetable Salad$0.60
Starlight Salad$0.85
Fruit salad$0.85
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.85
Crab Meat salad$1.95
Chicken salad$2.20
Fresh Pear$0.35
Grapes$0.70
Bread and Butter$0.25
Sanka$0.45
Kaffee-Hag$0.45
Instant Postum$0.45
Certified Milk, Half Pint$0.25
Buttermilk, Half Pint$0.25
Stewed Pineapple$0.75
Stewed Apricots$0.75
Stewed pears$0.75
Coffee$0.40
Tea$0.40
Chocolate$0.40
Baked Apple$0.35
Baked Apple with Cream$0.45
Macedoine of Fruit with Liqueur$1.00
Compote of Assorted Fresh Fruits$0.95
Profiterolles, Chocolate Sauce$0.75
French Pastry$0.35
Danish Pastry$0.35
Pot de Creme$0.45
Strawberry shortcake$0.70
Nesselrode Pie$0.70
Palm Beach Cake$0.70
Caramel custard$0.45
Chocolate Layer Cake$0.45
APRICOT PIE$0.45
French vanilla ice cream$0.60
French Coffee Ice Cream$0.60
pineapple sherbet$0.55
orange sherbet$0.55
Lemon Sherbet$0.55
Raspberry sherbet$0.55
Vanilla ice cream$0.60
Archiduc Ice Cream$0.60
Coffee Ice Cream$0.60
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.60
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.60
Rum Raisin Ice Cream$0.60
Endive Salad$0.90
Waldorf Salad$0.70
Persimmon Salad$0.70
Chiffonade Salad$0.70
Chef's Salad$1.50
COMBINATION SALAD$0.65
Crab Meat, Louis$1.95
Escarole, Lettuce, Tomato or Cucumber Salad$0.60
Green Asparagus Tips Salad$0.75
Avacado Pear (half)$0.70
Lobster salad$3.10
Shrimp Salad$2.10
Russian Dressing$0.15
Lorenzo Dressing$0.15
Mayonnaise$0.15

Page 4

1 shrimp cocktail dressing separate
1 mocha cream pie
1 tea ball dry
Rolls toasted and buttered

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