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Hotel Astor

Date
1933-04-14
Restaurant
Hotel Astor
Physical description
34x23cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Manhattan clam chowder$0.30
Boiled Salmon, sauce Hollandaise and potato$0.90
Fresh Asparagus, Hollandaise or Polonaise$0.60
Milk-fed Chicken, Bourgeoise with new peas and carrots, fresh string beans and potatoes rissolees$1.10
Saddle of Lamb with egg plant, Arlesienne, Bermuda potato$1.00
Patty of Sweetbreads and Mushrooms, Regence, potatoes Julienne, new peas$0.95
Breast of Guinea Hen with candied yams, currant jelly, fresh asparagus tips$1.10
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms on Toast with asparagus tips and grilled tomato$0.75
Stuffed Green Pepper, Tomato, Egg Plant and Rice, Ottoman$0.75
Roast Ribs of Beef with fried sweet potatoes$0.90 – $1.25
Half Milk-fed Chicken, roasted on the spit, sage dressing$1.10
Roast Loin of Lamb with potatoes and mint sauce$0.80
Fresh Vegetable Dinner (Carrots, String Beans, Peas, Cauliflower and Beets), Astor$0.75
Roast Vermont Turkey, cranberry sauce, salade Moderne$1.35
Westphalia Ham, potato salad, dill pickle$0.90
Chicken salad$1.25
Raw Vegetable Dinner (Grated Carrots, String Beans, Chopped Celery, Sliced Tomatoes and Julienne of Lettuce)$0.65
Broiled Sea Trout, Maitre d'Hotel, potatoes rissolees, broccolis Polonaise$1.00
Supreme of Sea Bass with oysters, Cancalaise, potatoes Duchesse$0.95
Crabflakes with fresh mushrooms and pimentos, Newburg sauce$1.10
Fried Soft Shell Crabs, tartar sauce, cole slaw, Saratoga potatoes$1.10
Filet of Gaspe Salmon with tomato salad$0.85
Crabflakes, Ravigotte with asparagus tips, Riviera$0.90
Lobster salad$1.40
Fresh Beluga Caviar$1.75
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Celery$0.35
Filet of Herring, Remoulade$0.60
Imported Filet of Anchovies$0.45
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Hors d'Oeuvre, Parisienne$0.70
Stuffed celery$0.45
Green olives$0.30
Ripe Olives$0.40
Bismarck Herring$0.65
Shrimp Cocktail$0.55
Tomato Juice (plain)$0.25
Herring, Captain Cook$0.65
Lobster Cocktail$1.00
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.25
Imported Senfgurken$0.20
Half Grapefruit$0.25
Mackerel, Captain Cook$0.75
Crabflake Cocktail$0.65
Green Turtle Soup$0.50
Puree of Split Peas$0.30
Cream of Spinach, Florentine$0.30
Chicken okra, Creole$0.30
Puree of Tomatoes$0.30
Consomme double, Madrilene$0.30
Petite marmite$0.35
Strained Petite Marmite with marrow$0.35
Chicken broth$0.25
strained okra$0.25
Beef consomme$0.25
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.25
Little Necks$0.25
Cherrystones$0.30
BLUE POINTS$0.30
Peconics$0.35
Cape Cods$0.40
In Cup (hot)---Beef Consomme$0.25
(cold)---Tomato Broth$0.25
Minute Steak saute, Parmentier$1.20
Small Steak$1.20
Sirloin steak (for 2)$2.40
Reindeer Steak$1.20
Filet Mignon$1.60
Native Pheasant (for 2 or 3)$3.50
Squab Chicken$1.25
Royal Squab$1.45
Mallard Duck (for 2)$3.50
Long Island Duckling$3.00
Breast of chicken$1.15
Royal Squab$1.45
Boned Half Guinea Hen$1.20
Milk-fed Spring Chicken$1.10 – $2.15
Junket and Crushed Strawberries$0.25
Baba with whipped cream$0.25
French Pastry$0.20
Cheese Cake$0.25
Old-fashioned Rice Pudding$0.20
Strawberry short cake$0.35
Cherry Biscuit Pie$0.25
Apple Pie$0.25
Assorted Small Cakes$0.25
Old-fashioned strawberry short cake$0.40
Pound cake$0.25
Gugelhopf$0.20
Strawberry tartlet$0.25
Coffee Ice Cream, caramel sauce$0.35
Plombiere, Montebello$0.35
Vanilla ice cream$0.35
Bisquit glace, Tortoni$0.40
Benedictine sherbet$0.25
Coupe, Montreuil$0.40
Raspberry Water Ice$0.25
Lemon water ice$0.25
Orange Water Ice$0.25
Apricot Water Ice$0.25
Mixed ice cream$0.35
Pralinee Ice cream$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Pistachio Ice Cream$0.30
Coffee Ice Cream$0.30
fresh strawberry ice cream$0.35
Fresh Strawberry, Melba$0.50
Peach, Melba$0.45
Raisin cake$0.25
Danish Pastry$0.20
Squab Chicken$1.25
Artichoke$0.40
Broccolis$0.50
New string beans$0.35
Cauliflower, Polonaise$0.50
New asparagus, Hollandaise$0.60
New green peas$0.40
Buttered new beets$0.25
New Lima Beans$0.40
Creamed Spinach$0.25
BAKED IDAHO POTATO$0.20
Potatoes in cream au gratin$0.25
Candied Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Boiled Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Boiled Beamuda Potatoes$0.20
Sautee potatoes$0.20
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.20
French fried potatoes$0.20
Kuroki Salad$0.40
Dandelion Salad$0.35
Romaine Salad$0.25
Alligator Pear$0.50
Chiffonnade salad$0.45
Hearts of Romaine Salad$0.30
Imported Endive Salad$0.30
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.50
Lettuce Salad$0.25
Heart of Lettuce Salad$0.30
Chicory Salad$0.30
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.50
Tomato Salad$0.35
Escarole Salad$0.30
COMBINATION SALAD$0.45
Cucumber salad$0.35
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.35
Sliced Fresh Pineapple$0.30
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Assorted Fresh Fruit$0.60
Strawberries and Cream$0.30
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Orange$0.20
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Sliced Bananas and Cream$0.25
Pear$0.20
Half Grapefruit$0.25
Tangerines$0.25
Baked Apple$0.20
Baked Apple with Cream$0.25
Strawberries$0.30
Stewed Hothouse Rhubarb$0.30
Stewed Kumquats$0.35
Hothouse Rhubarb and Strawberries (mixed)$0.30
Stewed prunes$0.25
Stewed pears$0.25
Stewed Assorted Fruit$0.50
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.40
Bel Paese Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Pont l'Eveque cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Port-du-Salut Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25 – $0.40
Cheddar Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Liederkranz Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Imported Swiss cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Cream Cheese$0.30
Gorgonzola Cheese$0.20 – $0.35
Swiss Gruyere cheese$0.20 – $0.35
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20 – $0.35
Edam Cheese$0.20 – $0.35
Cottage Cheese$0.20 – $0.35
Coffee with Cream$0.25
Demi-tasse$0.15
Sanka$0.35
Kaffee Hag$0.35
Acidophilus Milk Lederle$0.35
Bread and Butter$0.10
ORANGE PEKOE TEA$0.25
Oolong Formosa Tea$0.25
Ceylon Tea$0.25

Page 2

Schaefer$0.25
Ruppert's Knickerbocker$0.25
Beadleston & Woerz$0.25
Liebmann, Reingold, Light$0.25
Liebmann, Reingold, Dark$0.25
Eichler$0.25
Trommer's White Label$0.35
Budweiser$0.35
Ruppert's Ruppiner, Dark$0.15 – $1.00
Ruppert's Knickerbocker$0.15 – $1.00
Trommer's White Label$0.15 – $1.00

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