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Hotel New Yorker

Date
1938-12-06
Restaurant
Hotel New Yorker
Physical description
28.5x22cm folded; 28.5x44cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

LOW-CALORIES DINNER - Crabmeat Cocktail, Tomato Broth, Roast Leg of Lamb Asparagus Tips, Wax Beans, Wholewheat Roll Medium Sliced Banana Coffee (black) or Tea with Lemon$2.00
Saccharine
Veg-O-Salt
SPECIAL PLATE FROM THE CHARCOAL BROILER - Broiled Sweetbreads on Toast with Ham, Brussels Sprouts, O'Brien Potatoes, Bread and Butter, Coffee, Tea or Milk$1.50
Frozen Flame Continentale, When Served with Special Plate from the Charcoal Broiler$0.50
Cafe Diable, When Served with Special Plate from the Charcoal Broiler$0.50
Crepes Suzette, When Served with Special Plate from the Charcoal Broiler$0.50
IMPORTED CHAMPAGNE, BY THE GLASS$0.75
IMPORTED CHAMPAGNE, AS A COCKTAIL$0.75
TODAY'S NEW YORKER SPECIALTY - Half Spring Chicken Saute Hunter Style$1.15 – $2.25
Broiled Lake Erie Whitefish, Pimento Butter$0.95 – $2.00
Boiled Kennebec Salmon Steak, Hollandaise Sauce$0.95 – $2.00
Coquille of Scallops Florentine with Plain Spinach$0.95 – $2.00
Whole Pompano Saute Doria with Cucumbers$1.15 – $2.25
Boiled Shortribs of Beef, New Cabbage, Horseradish Sauce$0.95 – $2.00
Breast of Chicken Rossini with Goose Liver$1.35 – $2.50
Grilled Slice of Sugar Cured Ham, Mushrooms, Eugenie$1.15 – $2.25
Broiled French Lamb Chops with Irish Bacon$1.35 – $2.50
Braised Rack of Milk-fed Veal, Madeira Sauce$1.15 – $2.25
Cold - Seafood Platter with Half Lobster, Potato Salad$1.00 – $2.10
Cold - Galantine of Capon, Sliced Tomatoes, Waldorf Salad$0.95 – $2.00
ROAST PRIME RIBS OF BEEF, Natural Gravy$1.25 – $2.35
Fresh Vegetable Dinner, Steamed in Glass, Poached Egg$0.90 – $2.00
THE SUN-DOWNER COCKTAIL - Cape of Good Hope Brandy, South African Cordial, Lemon & Orange Juice$0.45
PLANKED STEAK DINNER - Our De Luxe Dinner with a choice of Planked Steak as the entree$3.00
Little Neck clams$0.40
Cherrystone Clams$0.40
Crabmeat Cocktail$0.70
Lynnhaven Oysters$0.45
Blue Point Oysters$0.35
Fresh Fruit Cocktail$0.50
Hearts of Pascal Celery$0.30
Cape Cod Oysters$0.40
Tomato Juice$0.25 – $0.40
Grapefruit Juice$0.25 – $0.40
Orange Juice$0.25 – $0.40
Clam juice$0.25 – $0.40
Cream of Celery with Tapioca$0.25 – $0.20
Consomme Printaniere$0.20 – $0.15
Puree of Split Peas$0.25
Cream of tomato$0.25
Lamb Kidney on Skewer$0.75
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.85
Sirloin Steak (per person)$2.25
Lamb Chop (1)$60.00
Ham Steak$1.10
Half Broiled Chicken$1.25
Tenderloin Steak (per person)$2.00
Irish Bacon$70.00
Canadian Bacon$70.00
String Beans au Gratin$35.00
New Peas in Butter$35.00
New Lima Beans$35.00
Oyster Bay asparagus$70.00
Brussels Sprouts$40.00
Cauliflower$40.00
Baked Potato$30.00
French fried potatoes$25.00
Maurice Salad$80.00
Chef's Salad$40.00
Fresh Vegetable Salad$60.00
Hearts of lettuce salad$30.00
Chicken salad$1.25
Lobster salad$1.50
Crabmeat Salad$1.25
Shrimp Salad$90.00
French Bowl Salad$40.00
COMBINATION SALAD$40.00
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$55.00
French endive salad$45.00
Special Diet Dressing (lemon juice, mineral oil, Veg-O-Salt, paprika, Worcestershire Sauce) (extra)$15.00
Roquefort Cheese Dressing (extra)$15.00
Honeydew Melon$45.00
Stewed Fresh Pear$40.00
Fresh Pineapple$35.00
Spanish Melon$40.00
Half Grapefruit$30.00
Stewed rhubarb$35.00
Baked Apple$25.00
Baked Apple with Cream$35.00
Fruit Compote$40.00
Tokay Grapes$40.00
Malaga grapes$40.00
Raw Apple$20.00
Texas Pink Grapefruit$30.00
Tangerines$30.00
Malted Milk Chocolate Layer Cake$25.00
Pannequet and Currant Jelly$25.00
Golden Wholewheat Pudding, Brandy Sauce$25.00
Old English Fruit Cake$35.00
Petits fours$25.00
French Pastry$20.00
Danish Pastry$20.00
rice pudding$20.00
Cup Custard$20.00
Frozen Cake New Yorker$30.00
Flaming Plum Pudding$45.00
Pineapple Cheese Pie$25.00
Open Cherry Pie, Whipped Cream$25.00
Hot mince pie$30.00
Fresh pumpkin pie$25.00
New Green Apple Pie$25.00
New Green Apple Pie a la Mode$35.00
Frozen Burnt Almond Pie$30.00
Apricot Sherbet Angostura$20.00
Vanilla ice cream$30.00
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$30.00
Butter pecan ice cream$30.00
Coffee Ice Cream$30.00
Pistachio Ice Cream$30.00
Coupe aux Marrons$40.00
Pear Surprise$50.00
Egg Nogg Ice Cream$40.00
Frozen Fudge$35.00
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$30.00
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$30.00
AMERICAN CHEESE$25.00
Gorgonzola Cheese$35.00
Edam Cheese$35.00
Liederkranz Cheese$25.00
Cream Cheese$25.00
Cream Cheese with Bar le Duc Jelly$40.00
Coffee (pot)$0.25
Tea (Pot)$25.00
Cafe Diable$75.00
Demi Tasse$15.00
Postum$30.00
Kaffee Hag$30.00
Golden Guernsey Certified Milk$20.00
Acidophilus Milk$35.00
Bread and Butter per person on all dishes a la Carte$0.10
Glazed Carrots
Buttered string beans
Cauliflower Mornay
Boiled potato
Lyonnaise Potatoes
Whipped Potatoes
Strawberry Sherbet Angostura
Hawaiian Salad
Golden Wholewheat Pudding, Brandy Sauce
Pineapple Cheese Pie
Malted Milk Chocolate Layer Cake
Pannequet and Currant Jelly
Chocolate Ice Cream
Frozen Cake New Yorker
Vanilla ice cream
Coffee Ice Cream
Choice of Cheese with Crackers
Coffee
Tea
Milk
Cream of Celery with Tapioca
Celery
Bread and Butter
Coffee
Tea
Milk
Old Fashioned Grapefruit Cocktail
Egg Plant Orientale
Shrimps and Tomato Andalouse
Prune Juice
Tomato Juice
Clam juice
Consomme Printaniere

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