The Menu Museum

An archive of historical restaurant menus from the New York Public Library.

16,525 menus
64,352 scanned pages
1851–2008

Scans and transcription data from the New York Public Library’s What’s on the Menu? project.

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S.S. Washington

March 12, 1939

On this menu 22 dishes

Manhattan Cocktail
fresh fruit cup "washington"
iced beluga malossol caviar
clear green turtle soup "windsor"
Cream of fresh mushrooms
havana lobster, cardinal - cheese straws
tourne-do rossini
capon aud sweetbread a la king
Champagne Punch
roast maryland turkey, chestnut stuffing, giblet sauce, cranberry jelly
Asparagus Tips
HARICOTS VERTS
Glazed Carrots
GREEN PEAS
Southern Sweet Potatoes
Alligator Pear Salad
compote of preserved bing cherries
Baked Alaska
Mignardises
fresh fruit basket
Demi Tasse
Nabisco wafers