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The Waldorf Astoria

Date
1948-07-01
Restaurant
The Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
29x20.5cm folded; 29x40.5cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

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Sauerkraut Juice$0.30
Clam juice$0.30
Cherry Juice$0.30
Eel in White Wine Matelotte$0.30
Jellied Chicken Broth$0.30
Mutton broth with barley$0.30
Fruit Cup, Grenadine$0.30
Cream of Peas$0.30
Grapefruit$0.30
Cold: Head Cheese and Liver Pate, Potato Salad and Tomato Sliced$1.90
Omelette with Creamed Asparagus Tips, Sliced Carrots and Mashed Potato$1.80
Bouillabaisse, Sea Rood with Lobster, Toasted Bread and Baked Potato$2.00
Grilled Sea Bass, Colbert, Creamed Spinach and Parisian Potatoes$2.00
New England Boiled Dinner with Green Cabbage and Vegetables$2.10
Breaded Veal Cutlet, Tarragon Flavor, String Beans and O'Brien Potatoes$2.10
Broiled Chicken (half), Chive Butter, String Beans and O'Brien Potatoes$2.15
Roast Fresh Ham, Apple Sauce, Creamed Spinach and Candied Potato$2.10
Fruit salad
Mixed Green Salad
Vanilla ice cream
Richelieu Pudding
Pineapple Compote
COCOANUT CUSTARD PIE
SACHER CAKE
orange sherbet
Raspberry sherbet
Tutti Frutti Jelly
Blue Cheese with Toasted Crackers
Port du Salut Cheese with Toasted Crackers
Tea
Coffee
Chocolate
Milk

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Bread and Butter$0.20
Kaffee Hag$0.35
Sanka$0.35
Postum$0.35
Demi Tasse$0.20
Coffee, per pot$0.35
Tea$0.40
Chocolate$0.40
Certified Milk (half pint)$0.25
Buttermilk (half pint)$0.25
Port du Salut cheese$0.75
Brie cheese$0.75
Imported Roquefort Cheese$0.85
Imported Edam Cheese$0.85
Imported Gorgonzola Cheese$0.85
Imported Bel Paese Cheese$0.85
Imported Swiss cheese$0.85
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.60
Cream Cheese$0.60
Cottage Cheese$0.60
Blue Cheese$0.60
Golden Rich Cheese$0.60
Liederkranz Cheese$0.60
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.60
Stewed Fresh Pears$0.70
Stewed Fresh Pineapple$0.70
Apricots$0.70
Plums$0.70
Grapes$0.70
Baked Apple with Cream$0.45
Fresh Pear$0.35
Fresh Strawberries$0.80
Macedoine of Fruits with Liqueur$0.90
Cantaloupe$0.65
Honeydew$0.75
Watermelon$0.55
Compote of Assorted Fresh Fruits$0.80
Cherries$0.80
Cultivated Blueberries$0.90
Profiterolles, Chocolate Sauce$0.70
Richelieu Pudding$0.40
Danish Pastry$0.30
French Pastry$0.30
COCOANUT CUSTARD PIE$0.40
Palm Beach Cake$0.60
Strawberry shortcake$0.65
Cherry Pie$0.40
pineapple sherbet$0.50
orange sherbet$0.50
Lemon Sherbet$0.50
Raspberry sherbet$0.50
French vanilla ice cream$0.55
French Coffee Ice Cream$0.55
Rum Raisin Ice Cream$0.55
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.55
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.55
Vanilla ice cream$0.55
Russian Dressing$0.15
Mayonnaise$0.15
Lorenzo Dressing$0.15
Escarole Salad$0.55
Field Salad$0.55
Lettuce Salad$0.55
Tomato Salad$0.55
Romaine Salad$0.55
Cucumber salad$0.55
Mixed Greens Salad$0.55
Raw Vegetable Salad$0.55
Green Asparagus Tips$0.70
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.70
Fruit salad$0.70
Waldorf Salad$0.65
Avocado Pear (half)$0.65
Chef's Salad$1.40
Broiled Sweet Potatoes$0.35
Hashed in Cream Potatoes$0.35
Saute Potatoes$0.35
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.35
Baked Potato$0.35
Au Gratin Potatoes$0.35
French fried potatoes$0.25
"Jackets On" Potatoes$0.25
Boiled potato$0.25
GREEN PEAS$0.65
String Beans$0.70
Lima beans$0.70
Cauliflower$0.70
California New Asparagus$0.90
Fresh Vegetable Luncheon with a Poached Egg$1.25
Carrots$0.45
Stewed Fresh Tomatoes$0.50
Stewed Fresh Spinach$0.50
Squash$0.40
Broccoli$0.70
Soy Beans (canned)$0.55
Creamed Spinach$0.60
Creamed Corn$0.70
Corn Saute$0.70
Corn on Cob$0.50
Crab Meat salad$1.90
Chicken salad$2.10
Summer Salad: Carolina$0.75
Lobster salad$2.65
Fried egg sandwich$0.60
American Cheese Sandwich$0.50
Chicken Salad Sandwich$1.00
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.85
Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich$0.50
Chicken Sandwich$1.10
Tongue Sandwich$0.60
Lobster Salad Sandwich$1.40
Club sandwich$1.20
Cream Cheese and Jelly Sandwich$0.65
Ham and Egg Sandwich$0.85
Ham Sandwich$0.60
Cold Cuts with Roast Beef$2.60
Virginia Ham$1.65
Salmon Waldorf$1.75
Madrilene$0.45
Cold Cuts with Chicken$2.30
Terrine of Duckling$1.60
Egg in Jelly, Virginia$0.70
Lamb and Tongue$1.95
Lobster (half), Mayonnaise$1.90
Stuffed Eggs, Provencale$0.70
Cream Vichyssoise$0.50
Consomme: Liquid or Jellied)
Broiled Mushrooms on Toast$0.90
Loin Lamb Chop$1.40
Half Broiled Chicken$2.25
Lamb Chop (1)$1.40
Filet Mignon$4.40
Broiled Lobster, Colbert Butter$3.25
Steak Minute$3.40
Roast Fresh Ham, Apple Sauce, Creamed Spinach and Candied Potato$1.80
Broiled Young Chicken (half), Chive Butter, String Beans and O'Brien Potatoes$1.85
Breaded Veal Cutlet, Tarragon Flavor, String Beans and O'Brien Potatoes$1.80
New England Boiled Dinner with Green Cabbage and Vegetables$1.80
Grilled Sea Bass, Colbert, Creamed Spinach and Parisian Potatoes$1.70
Bouillabaisse, Sea Food with Lobster, Toasted Bread and Baked Potato$1.70
Omelette with Creamed Asparagus Tips, Sliced Carrots and Mashed Potato$1.50
Cold: Head Cheese and Liver Pate, Potato Salad and Tomato Sliced$1.60
Shirred Eggs with bacon$1.15
Eggs Stuffed and Gratined with Cream Tomato Sauce$0.90
Cream of Green Peas Soup$0.45
Mutton broth with barley$0.40
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail$1.00
Fruit Cocktail$0.70
Cherrystones with Sauce$0.65
v 8 Cocktail$0.35
Sauerkraut Juice$0.35
Tomato Juice$0.35
Fresh Crab Meat Cocktail$1.20
Clam juice$0.35
Little Necks with Sauce$0.60

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