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Hotel Astor

Date
1933-04-12
Restaurant
Hotel Astor
Physical description
34x23cm
Currency
Dollars

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Dishes

Apple Dumpling, hard and apricot sauce$0.25
Vanilla Cup Custard$0.20
FRENCH CREAM PIE$0.25
Supreme of Gray Sole with fresh mushrooms and tomatoes, Marigny, potatoes Duchesse$0.75
Oysters Blue Points$0.30
Oysters Peconics$0.35
Oysters Cape Cods$0.40
Clams Cherrystones$0.30
Clams Little Necks$0.25
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.25
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Hors d'Oeuvre Parisienne$0.70
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Half Grapefruit$0.25
Celery$0.35
Green olives$0.30
Ripe Olives$0.40
Imported Senfgurken$0.20
Tomato Juice (plain)$0.25
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.25
Shrimp Cocktail$0.55
Lobster Cocktail$1.00
Crabflake Cocktail$0.65
Fresh asparagus, Hollandaise$0.60
Stew of Spring Lamb with fresh vegetables, Printaniere$0.75
Fresh Calf's Tongue with puree of peas, sauce piquante$0.80
Roast Milk-fed Chicken, giblet sauce, fresh string beans, Viennoise potatoes rissolees$1.00
Ceylon Tea$0.25
Formosa Tea$0.25
Oolong Tea$0.25
ORANGE PEKOE TEA$0.25
Bread and Butter$0.10
Sanka$0.35
Kaffee Hag$0.35
Squab Chicken$1.25
Milk-fed Spring Chicken$2.15
Bel Paese Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Minute Steak saute, Parmentier$1.20
Boned Half Guinea Hen$1.20
Breast of chicken$1.15
Long Island Duckling$3.00
Brussels Sprouts$0.35
New asparagus, Hollandaise$0.60
Artichoke$0.40
New Strong 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
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
Boiled Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Candied Sweet 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
Browned Corned Beef Hash with fried egg, new peas and carrots$0.75
Roast Loin of Jersey Pork, smothered red cabbage or sauerkraut, potato and apple sauce$0.80
Fried Soft Shell Crabs (3), tartar sauce$1.10
Lobster salad$1.40
Scrambled Eggs, Spanish style$0.65
Omelet with ham and potatoes, Fermiere$0.65
Poached Eggs, Benedict with broccolis$0.65
Apricot Slice$0.20
Peach Cake$0.25
Apple Pie$0.25
Strawberry short cake$0.35
Assorted Small Cakes$0.25
Pound cake$0.25
Gugelhopf$0.20
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
French fried potatoes$0.20
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Danish Pastry$0.20
French Pastry$0.20
Raisin cake$0.25
Coffee Ice Cream$0.30
Pistachio Ice Cream$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Praline Ice Cream$0.30
Apricot Water Ice$0.25
Orange Water Ice$0.25
Lemon water ice$0.25
Raspberry Water Ice$0.25
Coffee with Cream$0.25
Acidophilus Milk Lederle$0.35
Demi-tasse$0.15
Cream Cheese$0.30
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.40
Cottage Cheese$0.20 – $0.35
Edam Cheese$0.20 – $0.35
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20 – $0.35
Swiss Gruyere cheese$0.20 – $0.35
Gorgonzola 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
Stewed Assorted Fruit$0.50
Stewed pears$0.25
Stewed prunes$0.25
Stewed Hothouse Rhubarb and Strawberries (mixed)$0.30
Stewed Kumquats$0.35
Stewed Hothouse Rhubarb$0.30
Stewed Strawberries$0.30
Baked Apple with Cream$0.25
Baked Apple$0.20
Royal Squab$1.45
Small Steak$1.20
Sirloin steak (for 2)$2.40
Filet Mignon$1.60
Raw Vegetable Dinner (Grated Carrots, String Beans, Chopped Celery, Sliced Tomatoes and Julienne of Lettuce)$0.65
Sugar-cured Jersey Ham with Potato Salad$0.75
Pig's Knuckle in Jelly with cole slaw$0.65
Fresh Vegetable Lunch (Carrots, String Beans, Peas, Cauliflower and Beets), Astor$0.75
Roast Spring Lamb with cauliflower, Ravigotte$0.75
Chicken salad$1.25
Roast Ribs of Beef with baked potato$0.90
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms on Toast, new carrots, fresh string beans$0.65
Patty of Sweetbreads, Regence with asparagus tips$0.75
Fresh Asparagus, Polonaise$0.60
Sardine, Egg and Tomato Salad$0.70
OYSTER STEW, HALF AND HALF$0.60
Oyster stew, cream$0.70
Broiled Fresh Haddock, lemn butter, French fried potatoes, cauliflower au gratin$0.80
Curry of Shrimps, Calcutta, rice pilaff and asparagus tips$0.75
Cold Beef Consomme$0.20
Chicken broth$0.25
strained okra$0.25
Tomato Broth$0.25
Hot Beef Consomme$0.20
Puree of Tomatoes with rice$0.30
Puree of Split Peas$0.30
Okra, Creole$0.30
Puree of Carrots and Tapioca, Crecy$0.30

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