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Hotel Astor

Date
1933-04-02
Restaurant
Hotel Astor
Physical description
34x23cm
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

Devilled Slice of Jersey Ham, grilled mushrooms and asparagus tips$0.75
Steak saute, Minute with O'Brien potatoes$1.20
Roast Milk-fed Chicken, Sage dressing, candied yams, currant jelly, vegetables Astor$1.00
Patty of Sweetbreads a la Reine with new peas$0.80
Creamed Fresh Mushrooms on Toast with fresh string beans$0.75
Roast Ribs of Beef with fried sweet potatoes$0.90
Fresh Vegetable Lunch (Carrots, String Beans, Peas, Cauliflower and Beets) Astor$0.75
Pig's Knuckle in Jelly with cole slaw$0.75
Homemade Headcheese with potato salad$0.75
Chicken salad$1.25
Raw Vegetable Lunch (Grated Carrots, String Beans, Chopped Celery, Sliced Tomatoes and Julienne of Lettuce)$0.65
Minute Steak saute, Parmentier$1.20
Small Steak$1.20
Sirloin steak (for 2)$2.40
Filet Mignon$1.60
Shirred Eggs with chicken livers a la Turque$0.65
Poached Egg, Benedict with broccolis$0.65
Omelet with Fresh Mushrooms$0.60
Filet of Gray sole saute, Meuniere, potatoes Olivettes-persillees, cucumbers Norvegienne$0.75
Broiled Bluefish, Bercy, waffle potatoes, vegetables au gratin$0.80
OYSTER STEW, HALF AND HALF$0.60
Oyster stew, cream$0.70
Fried Scallops, tartar sauce, cole slaw, French fried potatoes$1.00
Supreme of Salmon, Renaissance, tartar sauce$0.80
Anchovy, Tomato and Egg Salad$0.60
Lobster salad$1.40
Squab Chicken$1.25
Royal Squab$1.45
Long Island Duckling$3.00
Milk-fed Spring Chicken$2.15
Milk-fed Spring Chicken, half$1.10
Boned Half Guinea Hen$1.20
Breast of chicken$1.15
Petite Marmite, Bourgeoise$0.30
Okra, Creole$0.30
Puree of Split Peas$0.30
Puree of Tomatoes with rice$0.30
Beef Consomme (hot)$0.20
strained okra$0.25
Chicken broth$0.25
Tomato Broth$0.25
Beef Consomme (cold)$0.20
Shrimp Cocktail$0.55
Lobster Cocktail$1.00
Crabflake Cocktail$0.65
Tomato Juice (plain)$0.25
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.25
Half Grapefruit$0.25
Celery$0.35
Green olives$0.30
Ripe Olives$0.40
Imported Senfgurken$0.20
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Hors d'Oeuvre, Parisienne$0.70
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
New asparagus, Hollandaise$0.75
Brussels Sprouts$0.35
Artichoke$0.40
New string beans$0.35
New green peas$0.40
New Lima Beans$0.40
Broccolis$0.50
Cauliflower, Polonaise$0.50
Buttered new beets$0.25
Creamed Spinach$0.25
French fried potatoes$0.20
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.25
Little Necks$0.25
Cherrystones$0.30
BLUE POINTS$0.30
Peconics$0.35
Cape Cods$0.40
Saute Potatoes$0.20
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Boiled Bermuda Potatoes$0.20
Potatoes in cream au gratin$0.25
BAKED IDAHO POTATO$0.20
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Boiled Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Candied Potatoes$0.25
Biarritz Salad$0.40
Alligator Pear Salad$0.50
Imported Endive Salad$0.30
Chicory Salad$0.30
Escarole Salad$0.30
COMBINATION SALAD$0.45
Dandelion Salad$0.35
Chiffonade Salad$0.45
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.50
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.50
Cucumber salad$0.35
Romaine Salad$0.25
Hearts of Romaine Salad$0.30
Lettuce Salad$0.25
Heart of Lettuce Salad$0.30
Tomato Salad$0.35
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.35
Rice Cream with fruit sauce$0.25
Coffee eclair$0.20
French Pastry$0.20
Chocolate Cream Cake$0.25
Peach Pie$0.25
Apple Pie$0.25
Assorted Small Cakes$0.25
Pound cake$0.25
Gugelhopf$0.20
Strawberry short cake$0.35
Old-fashioned strawberry short cake$0.40
Strawberry tartlet$0.25
Fresh Strawberry, Melba$0.50
fresh strawberry ice cream$0.35
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Mixed ice cream$0.35
Meringue glacee$0.40
Genoise Glace$0.40
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Strawberries and Cream$0.30
Sliced Fresh Pineapple$0.30
Half Grapefruit$0.25
Sliced Bananas and Cream$0.25
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Tangerines$0.25
Pear$0.20
Orange$0.20
Assorted Fresh Fruit$0.60
Stewed Strawberries$0.30
Stewed Hothouse Rhubarb and Srawberries(mixed)$0.30
Baked Apple$0.20
Baked Apple with Cream$0.25
Stewed Hothouse Rhubarb$0.30
Stewed Kumquats$0.35
Stewed prunes$0.25
Stewed pears$0.25
Stewed Assorted Fruit$0.50
Bel Paese Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.40
Gorgonzola Cheese$0.20 – $0.35
Cream Cheese$0.30
Coffee with Cream$0.25
Demi-tasse$0.15
Sanka$0.35
ORANGE PEKOE TEA$0.25
Acidophilus Milk Lederle$0.35
Bread and Butter$0.10
Ceylon Tea$0.25
Oolong Formosa Tea$0.25
Kaffee Hag$0.35
Cottage Cheese$0.20 – $0.35
Imported Swiss cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Liederkranz Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Cheddar Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25 – $0.40
Port-du-Salut Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Pont l'Eveque cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Edam Cheese$0.20 – $0.35
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20 – $0.35
Swiss Gruyere cheese$0.20 – $0.35
Apricot Water Ice$0.25
Orange Water Ice$0.25
Lemon water ice$0.25
Raspberry Water Ice$0.25
Coffee Ice Cream$0.30
Pistachio Ice Cream$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Praline Ice Cream$0.30
Raisin cake$0.25
Danish Pastry$0.20

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