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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1939-09-27
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
30.5x20.5cm folded; 30.5x41cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

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Chocolate Boston Cream Pie
Aboukir Pudding
Lemon Fruit Jelly
Apple Tart
Montmorency Cake
Orange Cream Roll
Ice cream
Swiss Cheese with Crackers
Chiffonade Salad
Antipasto
Supreme of Melon, Peppermint
Seafood Cocktail
Clams
Cream Indienne
Chicken broth with barley
Jellied Madrilene
Olives Salted Nuts Celery
Salted Nuts
Celery
Grilled Boned Sea Bass, Maitre d'Hotel, Jardiniere, Boiled Potato$1.75
Vol au Vent of Oysters and Mushrooms, Poulette, New Peas$1.75
Soft Shells Crabs, Tartare, Potato Chips, Asparagus Tips$1.90
Sirloin of Beef, String Beans, Baked Potato$2.20
Glazed Hickory Ham, Port Sauce, Creamed Leaves of Spinach, Candied Yam$2.00
Milk Fed Chicken, Casserole, Tiny Artichoke, Tomato, Potato$2.10
Kernel of Spring Lamb, Judic, Braised Lettuce, Rissolee Potato$2.00
Spaghetti, Bolognaise$1.70
COLD: Galantine of Capon, Cauliflower Vinaigrette$2.10
Graves Superieur, 1928$0.35
St. Emilion$0.35
Iced coffee
Hot Coffee
Hot Tea
Iced tea
Hot Chocolate
Iced Chocolate
Milk
Starlight Salad
Oysters
Sherbet
Melon
Peppermint
with Barley
Sea Food

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English Stilton$0.60
Gorgonzola Cheese$0.50
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.50
Liederkranz Cheese$0.40
Cream Cheese$0.40
Port du Salut cheese$0.40
Bel Paese Cheese$0.45
Swiss cheese$0.45
Primula Cheese$0.45
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.45
Melody Cheese$0.45
Bread and Butter$0.20
BLUE POINTS$0.45
NEW ORLEANS GUMBO$0.40
All Vegetable Soup$0.40
Cream Soup Indienne$0.40
Oyster Stew$0.65
Clam Stew$0.65
Oyster Stew with Cream$0.80
Clam Stew with Cream$0.80
CREAM OF FRESH TOMATO Soup$0.40
Cream of New Peas soup$0.40
Red Tomato Juice$0.30
Yellow Tomato Juice$0.30
Fresh Crab Meat Cocktail$0.80
Chicken broth with barley$0.35
Vol au Vent of Oysters and Mushrooms, Poulette$0.90
Soft Shell Crabs, Green Sauce, Potato Chips$1.00
Jersey Salad$0.75
Crab Meat salad$1.25
Shrimp Salad$1.25
Lobster salad$1.75
Chicken salad$1.50
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail$0.65
Old Fashioned Clams$0.90
Nayatt Points$0.55
Cape Cods$0.50
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Cherrystones$0.45
Little Necks$0.40
Lobster (half), Mayonnaise$1.25
Cold Chicken Jeannette$1.50
Cold Guinea Hen Pie$1.00
Buttered Spinach$0.45
Golden Bantam Corn on the Cob$0.40
Golden Bantam Corn on the Cob in Chafing Dish$0.65
Broiled Mushrooms$0.75
Creamed Mushrooms$0.75
Buttered Squash$0.35
BUTTERED BEETS$0.35
Fresh Tomatoes$0.45
Rum and Raisin Ice Cream$0.40
Chocolate Boston Cream Pie$0.30
Souffle Potatoes$0.40
BAKED SWEET POTATOES$0.25
Broiled Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Au Gratin Potatoes$0.35
Fruit Cocktail$0.55
Beluga Caviar$3.00
Clam juice$0.30
Canape$2.25
Sturgeon$1.00
Bismarck Herring$0.60
Smoked Scotch Salmon$1.00
Smoked eel$0.90
Consomme Mille Fanti$0.35
Onion Soup au gratin$0.40
Mackerel in white wine$0.60
Assorted Hors d'Oeuvre$0.90
Canape of Anchovies$0.70
Creamed Spinach$0.55
Egg in Jelly, Rossini$0.50
Cream Vichyssoise$0.40
Broccoli$0.65
Jellied Gumbo$0.35
New peas$0.50
Carrots$0.40
Daily Special Chef's Salad$0.75
Grilled Boned Sea Bass, Maitre d'Hotel$0.90
Apple Tart$0.30
Old Fashioned Peach Shortcake$0.50
Figs Bruschera$0.70
Sherbet$0.35
Rainbow Parfait$0.50
SLICED PEACHES WITH CREAM$0.50
Macedoine of Fruits with Liqueur$0.80
Grapes$0.50
Fresh Figs$0.65
Watermelon$0.40
Glazed Hickory Ham, Port Sauce, Creamed Leaves of Spinach$1.20
Milk Fed Chicken, Casserole, Mistral$1.40
Kernel of Spring Lamb, Jucie$1.20
Spaghetti, Bolognaise$0.90
Bouquetiere of Vegetables, Waldorf$1.00
Assorted Cold Cuts with Vegetable Salad$1.50
Biscuit Waldorf$0.45
Nesselrode Pudding$0.50
Prime Ribs of Beef with Hashed Brown Potatoes$1.20
Tenderloin Steak, Minute$1.70
Filet Mignon$2.10
Lamb Chop$0.75
English mutton chop$1.25
Bernaise Sauce$0.30
Bordelaise Sauce$0.40
FRESH MUSHROOM SAUCE$0.40
Veal Chop$1.00
Mixed Grill$1.30
Pork Chop$0.75
Steak Minute$1.90
Broiled Milk Fed Chicken (half)$1.50
Calf's Liver and Bacon$1.25
English Lamb Chop$1.00
Hamburger Steak$1.00
Consomme Madrilene, Cold$0.35
Consomme Madrilene, Jellied$0.35
Stuffed Eggs, Provencale$0.40
Cold Virginia Ham$1.10
Cold Galantine of Capon$1.25
Assorted Cold Cuts$1.25
Cold Salmon, Waldorf$1.10
Cold Smoked Tongue$0.80
Cold Prime ribs of beef$1.20
Assorted Cold Cuts with Chicken$1.50
Cold Terrine of Beef a la Mode$1.00
Cold Sliced Chicken$1.30
French fried potatoes$0.25
Boiled potatoes$0.25
Mashed potatoes$0.25
Boiled Bermuda Potatoes$0.30
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.30
Saute Potatoes$0.30
Baked Potatoes$0.30
Alligator Pear (half) Salad$0.60
Fruit salad$0.65
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.65
Green Asparagus Tips Salad$0.65
Waldorf Salad$0.50
Raw Vegetable Salad$0.45
Mixed Green Salad$0.45
String Beans$0.50
Lima beans$0.50
Braised celery$0.50
Escarole Salad$0.40
Chicory Salad$0.40
Lettuce Salad$0.40
Tomato Salad$0.40
Romaine Salad$0.40
Cucumber salad$0.40
Roquefort Dressing$0.25
Russian Dressing$0.15
Mayonnaise dressing$0.15
Lorenzo Dressing$0.15
Aboukir Pudding$0.30
Orange Cream Roll$0.30
Lemon Fruit Jelly$0.25
Palm Beach Cake$0.40
Coupe Jacques$0.60
Montmorency Cake$0.30
French Pastry$0.25
Baba Rum$0.35
Profiterolles, Chocolate Sauce$0.50
American ice cream$0.40
French vanilla ice cream$0.40
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.40
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.40
Blueberry Ice Cream$0.40
Peach Ice Cream$0.40
Stewed pears$0.35
Stewed Pineapple$0.35
Stewed Plums$0.50
Stewed Berries$0.50
Stewed Peaches$0.50
Compote of Assorted Fresh Fruits$0.70
Berries with Cream$0.50
Cantaloupe$0.50
Iced tea$0.30
Iced coffee$0.30
Iced Chocolate$0.30
Waldorf-Astoria Coffee$0.30
Coffee in Percolator (per person)$0.45
Demi Tasse$0.20
Certified Milk (half pint)$0.20
Buttermilk (half pint)$0.20
Acidophilus Milk$0.35
Kaffee-Hag$0.35
Sanka$0.35
Postum$0.35
Nova Scotia Salmon$1.00

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