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The Waldorf Astoria

Date
1950-01-05
Restaurant
The Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
29.5x20cm folded; 29.5x41cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3

Dishes

Page 2

Cape Cods$0.75
BLUE POINTS$0.70
Little Necks$0.70
Cherrystones$0.70
Clam juice$0.40
Smoked Nova Scotia salmon$1.80
V-8 Cocktail$0.30
Sauerkraut Juice$0.30
Sea Food$1.60
Caviar$3.25
Fruit Supreme$0.75
Bismarck Herring$0.85
Tomato Juice$0.30
Shrimp Cocktail$1.20
crab meat cocktail$1.50
Lobster Cocktail$1.90
Cream of Peas Germaine$0.50
Giblet Soup$0.45
Onion au gratin$0.45
Chicken broth$0.40
Clam Stew$0.80
Eggs Poached on Croustade of Puree Lima Beans$0.60
Fresh Mushroom Omelette$1.25
Eggs Fried with Little Sausage$1.05
Hot Roast Beef Sandwich, Tomato Relish$1.90
Currant Jelly Omelette$1.25
Apple dumpling with cream$0.45
Chocolate Sponge Pudding$0.45
SCALLOPS AND BACON, REMOULADE AND POTATO CHIPS$1.85
Baked Bluefish with Ripe Olives and Fresh Tomato$1.90
Brook Trout, Meuniere with Julienne Eggplant$2.25
Poached Striped Bass, Caper Sauce and Parsley Potato$1.90
Grilled Boston Scrod, Maitre d'Hotel and Potato Hashed in Cream$1.60
BRAISED SHORT RIBS OF BEEF WITH FRESH VEGETABLES$1.70
Turkey Cutlets, Cream Sauce and Broccoli$1.35
Roast Leg of Lamb, Mint Sauce, Lima and String Beans$1.80
Grilled Young Chicken (half), Tomato and Asparagus Tips$1.95
Chafing Dish of Capon Livers in Red Wine Sauce, Sausage and Mushroom$1.40
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
Broiled Lobster, Colbert Sauce$3.50
Chicken Reine$7.00

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String Beans$0.75
GREEN PEAS$0.65
Brussels Sprouts$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
Coffee$0.40
Tea$0.40
Chocolate$0.40
Lima beans$0.75
Asparagus Tips$0.75
Artichoke$0.75
Flageolets (preserved)$0.75
Cauliflower$0.70
Creamed Spinach$0.65
Stewed Fresh Tomatoes$0.55
Spinach$0.65
Broiled Mushrooms$1.00
Creamed Mushrooms$1.00
Corn Saute$0.60
Creamed Corn$0.60
Broccoli$0.80
Fresh Vegetable Luncheon with Poached Egg$1.35
Au Gratin Potatoes$0.40
Boiled Potatoes, "Jackets On"$0.30
French fried potatoes$0.30
Baked Potatoes$0.40
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.40
Potatoes hashed in cream$0.40
Potato Saute$0.40
Broiled Sweet Potatoes$0.40
Mixed Green Salad$0.60
Raw Vegetable Salad$0.85
Starlight Salad$0.85
Fruit salad$0.85
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.85
Chef's Salad$1.50
Compote of Assorted Fresh Fruits
COMBINATION SALAD$0.65
Chicken salad$2.20
Crab Meat salad$1.95
Endive Salad$0.90
Waldorf Salad$0.70
Persimmon Salad$0.70
Chiffonade Salad$0.70
Crab Meat, Louis$1.95
Escarole, Lettuce, Tomato or Cucumber Salad$0.60
Green Asparagus Tips$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
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
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
Hazelnut Cake$0.45
Brioche Pudding$0.45
Strawberry shortcake$0.70
Pot de Creme$0.45
French Pastry$0.35
Danish Pastry$0.35
Nesselrode Pie$0.70
Palm Beach Cake$0.70
APRICOT PIE$0.45
Rum and Raisin Ice Cream with Vanilla Wafers$0.75
Chocolate Chiffon Pie$0.45
Caramel custard$0.45
Profiterolles, Chocolate Sauce$0.75
Compote of Assorted Fresh Fruits$0.95
Spanish Melon$1.15
Baked Apple$0.35
Baked Apple with Cream$0.45
Macedoine of Fruits with Liqueur$1.00
Fresh Pear$0.35
Grapes$0.70
Stewed Pineapple$0.75
Stewed Apricots$0.75
Stewed Pear$0.75

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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