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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

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Dishes

Page 2

Cap Cods$0.75
BLUE POINTS$0.70
Little Necks$0.70
Cherrystones$0.70
Caviar$3.25
Sturgeon$2.10
Clam juice$0.30
Fruit Supreme$0.75
Smoked Nova Scotia salmon$1.80
Bismarck Herring$0.85
Buffet Russe$1.50
V-8 Cocktail$0.30
Sauerkraut Juice$0.30
Tomato Juice$0.30
Cream of Fresh Peas with Vegetables$0.50
Cream of tomato$0.50
Onion au gratin$0.45
Cream of Green Peas$0.50
Clam Stew$0.80
Chicken broth$0.40
Chicken broth with rice$0.45
Chicken Noodle Soup$0.70
Chicken Fricassee, Rice, Hot Biscuit, Spiced Fruit$2.50
Hamburger Steak, Fried Potatoes, Smothered Onions$2.30
Rice Pudding with Raisins$0.45
Grilled Bluefish, Diablotine$1.90
Brook Trout Saute with Pineapple$2.25
Baked Sea Bass with Tomato Duglere$1.70
Lobster Thermidor$2.20
Braised Pompano with Curry Sauce and Corn Fritters$2.30
English Sole, Meuniere with Artichoke and Potato (for two) 4 20$4.20
Roast Turkey, Apple Stuffing and Cauliflower Mornay 2 90$2.90
Shrimp Cocktail$1.20
crab meat cocktail$1.50
Sea food cocktail$1.60
Lobster Cocktail$1.90
Filet Mignon Saute, Bordelaise and Beignet Potatoes$5.25
Young Chicken Saute, Soubise Sauce and Fried Banana$2.35
Prime Ribs of Beef, Yorkshire Pudding$3.50
Glazed Emince of Capon with Spaghetti Tetrazzini$2.90
Boned Royal Squab en Casserole, Ripe Olive, Peas, Tomato, Olivette Potatoes$3.25
Lobster (half), Mayonnaise$2.10
Crab Ravigotte$1.60
Terrine of Duckling$1.80
Assorted Cold Cuts$2.25
Assorted Cold Cuts with Chicken$2.60
Milk Fed Chicken (half)$2.30
Sliced Chicken$2.30
Corned beef$1.50
Prosciutto Ham$1.75
Tongue$1.50
Sliced Long Island Duckling with Fruit Salad$2.50
Smoked Ham$1.50
Virginia Ham$1.75
Smoked Turkey$2.50

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Veal Cutlet Saute, Marsala on Spinach with Mushrooms$2.60
Chateaubriand Grilled, Choron and Soufflees Potatoes (for two)$11.00
Whole Pheasant en Voliere, All Sauces and Saratoga Potatoes (for two)$11.00
Sliced Creamed Filet of Beef, Strogonoff and Pilaff Rice$2.60
Pheasant (for two)$11.00
Venison Steak$4.00
Partridge$8.00
Quail$8.00
Grouse (for two)$12.00
Mallard Duck (for two)$9.00
String Beans$0.75
Lima beans$0.75
Asparagus Tips$0.75
Artichoke (preserved)$0.75
Flageolets (preserved)$0.75
Broccoli$0.80
Corn Saute$0.65
Creamed Corn$0.65
GREEN PEAS$0.65
Braised celery$0.65
Creamed Spinach$0.65
Cauliflower$0.70
Brussels Sprouts$0.70
Spinach$0.55
Stewed Fresh Tomatoes$0.55
Carrots$0.50
Broiled Mushrooms$1.00
Creamed Mushrooms$1.00
Bouquetiere of Fresh Vegetable Dinner$1.35
Au Gratin Potatoes$0.40
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.40
Potatoes hashed in cream$2.40
Saute Potatoes$0.40
Broiled Sweet Potatoes$0.30
Boiled potatoes$0.30
"Jackets On" Potatoes$0.30
French fried potatoes$0.30
Starlight Salad$0.85
Fruit salad$0.85
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.85
Green Asparagus Tips$0.75
COMBINATION SALAD$0.65
Chef's Salad$1.50
Mixed Green Salad$0.60
Shrimp Salad$2.10
Lobster salad$3.10
Crab Meat, Louis$1.95
Avacado Pear (half)$0.70
Cucumber salad$0.60
Watercress Salad$0.60
Romaine Salad$0.60
Tomato Salad$0.60
Chicken salad$2.20
Potato salad$0.50
Endive Salad$0.90
Crab Meat salad$1.95
Chiffonade Salad$0.70
Persimmon Salad$0.70
Waldorf Salad$0.70
Lettuce Salad$0.60
Escarole Salad$0.60
Russian Dressing$0.15
Lorenzo Dressing$0.15
Mayonnaise dressing$0.15
Vanilla ice cream$0.60
Archiduc Ice Cream$0.60
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.60
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.60
Coffee Ice Cream$0.60
Rum Raisin Ice Cream$0.60
Raspberry sherbet$0.55
Lemon Sherbet$0.55
orange sherbet$0.55
French Coffee Ice Cream$0.60
French vanilla ice cream$0.60
Chocolate Layer Cake$0.45
Bread and Butter Pudding$0.45
Palm Beach Cake$0.70
Nesselrode Pie$0.70
Strawberry shortcake$0.70
French Pastry$0.35
Danish Pastry$0.35
Baked Alaska (individual)$1.25
Caramel custard$0.45
Rum and Raisin Ice Cream with Vanilla Wafers$0.75
APRICOT PIE$0.45
Mocha Boston Pie$0.45
Pot de Creme$0.45
Profiterolles, Chocolate Sauce$0.75
Fresh Pear$0.35
Baked Apple$0.35
Baked Apple with Cream$0.45
Grapes$0.70
Compote of Assorted Fresh Fruits$0.95
Macedoine of Fruit with Liqueur$1.00
Stewed Pineapple$0.75
Stewed Apricots$0.75
Stewed Pear$0.75
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.60
Liederkranz Cheese$0.60
Golden Rich Cheese$0.60
Blue Cheese$0.60
Cottage Cheese$0.60
Cream Cheese$0.60
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.60
Pont l'Eveque cheese$0.85
Gruyere Cheese$0.85
Gorgonzola Cheese$0.85
Bel-Paese Cheese$0.85
Swiss cheese$0.85
Edam Cheese$0.85
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.85
Port du Salut cheese$0.75
Brie cheese$0.75
Buttermilk, Half Pint$0.25
Certified Milk, Half Pint$0.25
Demi Tasse$0.30
Chocolate$0.40
Tea$0.40
Coffee$0.40
Instant Postum$0.45
Kaffee-Hag$0.45
Samka$0.45
Bread and Butter$0.25

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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