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The Waldorf Astoria

Date
1950-01-02
Restaurant
The Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
29.5x20cm folded; 29.5x41cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Page 2

Apple Brown Betty, Hard Sauce$0.45
Poached Eggs on Pilaff Rice with Curry Sauce$0.60
Cream of Leek and Potato Soup$0.50
Broiled Lobster, Colbert Sauce$3.50
Onion Soup au gratin$0.45
Chicken broth$0.40
Chicken broth with vermicelli$0.45
Clam Stew$0.80
Omelette with Duckling Livers$1.25
Fried Eggs with Grilled Tomato$1.05
Roast Beef Hash, Poached Egg, Tomato Relish$1.40
Vegetable Salad Bowl with Shredded Meat and Cheese$1.10
Grapefruit Jelly$0.45
GRILLED BOSTON SCROD, COLBERT AND GARDEN SPINACH$1.60
Filets of Lemon Sole with White Whine and Cherry Tomatoes$1.60
Sea Food with Shrimp, Mariniere and Corn Fritters$1.90
Brook Trout Saute with Julienne of Celery, Parsely Potato$2.25
Baked Striped bass with Mushrooms, Duxelle Sauce$1.90
ESCALOPINES OF BEEF COOKED WITH ONION AND BEER, PARSLEY POTATO$1.50
Young Chicken (half), Maryland$1.80
Glazed Hickory Ham, Port Sauce and Brussels Sprouts$1.60
Turkey Cutlets, Cream Sauce and Smothered Green Peas$1.35
Calf's Liver Saute with Bacon and Broccoli$1.95
Cape Cods$0.75
Smoked Nova Scotia salmon$1.80
Sea Food$1.60
Tomato Juice$0.30
BLUE POINTS$0.70
Little Necks$0.70
Cherrystones$0.70
Clam juice$0.40
V-8 Cocktail$0.30
Sauerkraut Juice$0.30
Caviar$3.25
Fruit Supreme$0.75
Bismark Herring$0.85
Shrimp Cocktail$1.20
crab meat cocktail$1.50
Lobster Cocktail$1.90
Steak Minute$4.00
Loin Lamb Chop$1.90
Hamburger Steak$2.30
Filet Mignon$5.25
Half Broiled Chicken$2.25
Lamb Chop (1)$1.80
Chicken Reine$7.00

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

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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