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Hotel New Yorker

Date
1938-01-05
Restaurant
Hotel New Yorker
Physical description
28.5x22.5cm folded; 28.5x45cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3

Dishes

Page 2

Little Neck clams$0.40
Cherrystone Clams$0.40
Shrimp Cocktail$0.60
Antipasto$0.60
Shirred Eggs$0.50
Poached Eggs on Toast$0.50
Poached Egg Benedict$0.50
Eggs Mornay$0.60
Scrambled Eggs$0.50
Scrambled eggs with stewed tomatoes$0.70
Eggs with Chicken Livers$0.75
Bearnaise Sauce$0.40
Smothered Onions$0.35
Bordelaise Sauce$0.40
Creole sauce$0.40
Fresh Mushrooms, Sauce$0.50
Crabmeat Maryland$1.25
Broiled chicken lobster$1.75
Lobster Thermidor$1.75
Stuffed deviled crab$0.75
Lobster Newburg$1.50
Cold Sliced Chicken$1.35
Cream of tomato soup$0.25
Tomato with rice soup$0.25
Crabmeat Cocktail$0.70
Seafood Cocktail$0.75
Lobster Cocktail$0.80
Cocktail Sauce$0.05
Assorted Cold Meats$1.15
Virginia Ham$1.00
Home Made Pate de Fois Gras$1.25
Assorted Cold Meats with Chicken$1.40
Corned beef$0.70
Galatine of Capon$1.25
Sugar Cured Ham$0.80
Imported Pate de Fois Gras$1.75
Spring Lamb$1.00
Smoked Beef Tongue$0.80
Roast beef$1.25
Tenderloin Steak (per person)$2.50
Sirloin Steak (per person)$2.45
Lamb Chop (1)$0.65
Mixed Grill$1.35
Half Broiled Chicken$1.25
Sugar-Cured Ham Steak$1.10
Veal Chop (1)$0.95
Salisbury Steak$1.10
Pork Chop (1)$0.50
Calf's Liver and Bacon$0.90
Chicken Livers en Brochette$0.75
Virginia Ham$1.00
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms on Toast$0.90
Noisette of Lamb Bonne Femme$1.25
Veal Cutlet Milanaise$1.25
Sweetbreads under Bell Eugenie$1.25
Broiled Guinea Hen (half) with Mushrooms and Current Jelly$1.85
Supreme of Chicken Virginia$1.50
Filet Mignon of Beef Bouquetiere$3.00
Planked Sirloin Steak (per person)$3.00
Chicken Patty$0.90
Sweetbread Patty$0.90
Steak Minute$2.00
Chicken a la King, Chafing Dish$1.50
Scrambled Eggs, Fresh Mushrooms$0.80
Spanish omelette$0.75
Omelette with Fine Herbes and Ham$0.75
Plain Omelette$0.60
Bacon and eggs$0.75
Ham and eggs$0.75
Sea Bass Saute Meuniere, Pressed Cucumbers$0.80
Broiled Halibut Steak, Maitre d'Hotel$0.80
Filet of Sole Marguery$1.00
BOILED KENNEBEC SALMON, HOLLANDAISE SAUCE$0.90
Broiled Bluefish, Rasher of Bacon$0.85
Boston Scrod New Yorker$0.70
Chicken Okra Creole Soup$0.30
Chicken broth with rice$0.30
Consomme Bellevue$0.35
Beef consomme$0.20
Onion Soup au gratin$0.35
CLAM BROTH$0.25
Petite marmite$0.45
Green Turtle Soup$0.55
Puree Mongole$0.25
Ripe Olives$0.30
New Yorker Marinated Herring$0.35
Stuffed celery$0.55
Bluepoint Oysters$0.35
Assorted Hors D'oeuvres$0.80
Green olives$0.25
Cape Cod Oysters$0.40
French Sardines (can)$0.75
Celery$0.30
Canape of Anchovies$0.60
Beluga Caviar$2.25
Lynnhaven Oysters$0.50

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Saccharine
Veg-O-Salt
Julienne potatoes$0.25
Parisienne Potatoes$0.30
Saute Potatoes$0.25
Hashed Brown Potatoes$0.25
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.25
Tongue Sandwich$0.45
Ham Sandwich$0.35
COMBINATION SALAD$0.40
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.55
Shrimp Salad$0.90
Spaghetti Italienne$0.50
Philadelphia Cream Cheese$0.25
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.25
Rice Pudding with Cream$0.30
Fruit Cake$0.25
Pound cake$0.25
Plain Cake$0.25
Lobster salad$1.50
Crabmeat Salad$1.25
Chicken salad$1.25
Romaine Salad$0.35
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.40
Fresh Vegetable Salad
Maurice Salad$0.80
Roquefort Dressing$0.15
rice pudding$0.20
Pie$0.25
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.30
Pistachio Ice Cream$0.30
Bread and Butter$0.10
Pot of coffee$0.25
Kaffe Hag$0.30
Iced coffee$0.25
Iced tea$0.25
Postum$0.30
Chocolate$0.30
Cocoa$0.30
Pot of Tea$0.25
Demi Tasse$0.15
Certified Milk$0.30
Buttermilk$0.25
Bel Paese Cheese$0.35
Port du Salut cheese$0.35
Cream Cheese with Bar le Duc Jelly$0.40
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.30
Imported Swiss cheese$0.35
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.30
Brie cheese$0.40
Liederkranz Cheese$0.30
Individual Preserved Figs$0.45
Orange marmalade$0.25
Strawberry jam$0.30
Raspberry jam$0.30
Bar le Duc Jelly$0.30
Sliced pineapple$0.35
Guava jelly$0.30
Whole Orange$0.20
Strained honey$0.25
Raw Apple$0.20
Grapefruit$0.30
Baked Apple$0.25
Mixed ice cream$0.35
Pear Glace Marie Louise$0.50
Biscuit Tortoni$0.35
Coupe St. Jacques$0.35
Buche New Yorker$0.40
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Coffee Ice Cream$0.30
Baked Alaska$0.65
Lemon Sherbet$0.20
Raspberry sherbet$0.20
orange sherbet$0.20
Coupe Bohemienne$0.45
Parfait Hazelnut$0.40
TUTTI FRUTTI ICE CREAM$0.35
Vanilla Meringue Glace$0.35
Nesselrode Pudding$0.35
Strawberry Parfait$0.40
Petits fours$0.25
Charlotte Russe$0.35
Cup Custard$0.20
French Pastry$0.20
Chocolate Leaves$0.30
Vienna Pastry$0.20
Macaroons$0.30
Toasted Ham & Cheese Sandwich$0.50
Swiss cheese sandwich$0.40
Ham & Egg Sandwich$0.50
Sardine Sandwich$0.50
Hot roast beef sandwich$1.10
Club sandwich$0.70
Chicken Sandwich$0.60
Chopped Olives & Nuts Sandwich$0.35
Chicken salad$0.50
Special Diet Dressing$0.15
Au Gratin Potatoes$0.30
Cottage Fried Potatoes$0.30
Candied Sweet Potatoes$0.40
French fried potatoes$0.25
Hashed in Cream Potatoes$0.35
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.30
Grilled sweet potatoes$0.35
Fried Egg Plant$0.35
Leaf Spinach with Egg$0.35
Stuffed Tomato$0.40
Spaghetti au Gratin$0.35
French peas$0.35
BUTTERED BEETS$0.30
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.30
Giant Asparagus$0.75
Stewed tomatoes$0.30

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