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The Commodore Hotel

Date
1933-05-16
Restaurant
The Commodore Hotel
Physical description
33x21.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Chopped clam, crab flake and celery stew$0.70
Braised chicken saute with asparagus tips$1.55
Broiled sweetbread with string beans, Virginienne$1.45
New spring vegetable dinner with poached egg, Hollandaise sauce$0.90
Mousse of Virginia ham with spinach Florentine$1.05
Roast loin of spring lamb with carrots and new peas$1.30
Brased veal chop with stuffed tomato$1.30
Chicken salad with sliced tomato, dill pickles$0.95
Assorted cuts, Commodore$1.15
Galantine of capon a la gelee with celery a la Grecque, chutney$1.30
Shad and roe, maitre d'hotel$0.90
Boiled sea bass, clam sauce$0.95
Filet of Sole, Dieppoise$0.95
Soft Shell crabs, Tartar sauce$0.90
Broiled aiguillette of kingfish, anchovy butter with waffle potatoes$0.95
Poached fresh mackerel, lobster sauce, boiled potato$0.95
Split peas$0.35
Veal broth, Printanier$0.40
L.I. duckling, Bigarrade$1.55
Canape, Lorenzo$1.00
Fresh mushrooms under bell, Florentine$1.05
Imported Stilton cheese$0.45
Liederkranz Cheese$0.35
Imported Primula cheese$0.30
Port du Salut cheese$0.40
Imported Swiss cheese$0.40
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.35
Fresh pot cheese with jelly$0.60
Petit Gruyere Cheese$0.40
Cream cheese with Bar-le-Duc$0.60
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.25
Bel Paese Cheese$0.40
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.40
Brie cheese$0.40
Raspberry Water Ice$0.35
PINEAPPLE WATER ICE$0.35
Orange Water Ice$0.35
Lemon water ice$0.35
Frosted Coffee$0.35
Frosted Chocolate$0.35
Coupe Sarah Bernhardt$0.75
Malaga grapes$0.40
New England Apple$0.25
Delicious Apple$0.25
Oranges$0.25
Cantaloupe (Half)$0.50
Stewed Assorted Fruit$0.50
Stewed Apples$0.35
Stewed pears$0.35
Stewed rhubarb$0.35
Bread and Butter$0.15
Celery$0.35
Potage Germiny$0.40
Tomato Soup$0.40
Little Necks$0.35
Cherrystones$0.35
Fried Clams$0.75
Clams, Casino$0.85
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Radishes$0.25
Beef consomme$0.40
Stuffed celery$0.60
Supreme of Melon$0.70
Olives$0.30
Roast rib of beef with boiled or mashed potato$1.00
Ripe Olives$0.35
Filet of Herring, Provencale$0.75
Scallions$0.25
Beluga Caviar$2.25
Hors d'Oeuvre, Varies$0.75
Coupe of fruit, La Tosca$0.70
Shrimp$0.80
Cream of Corn Soup, Washington$0.40
Consomme Tapioca$0.40
Gumbo Creole$0.45
Madrilene soup$0.45
Sliced Fresh Pineapple$0.30
Figs in syrup$0.40
Grapefruit (Half)$0.30
Pear$0.25
Petite marmite soup$0.40
Honey Dew Melon$0.45
Fresh strawberries and cream$0.60
Orange Surprise, Commodore$0.70
Philadelphia$0.25
Frozen Fig Pudding$0.65
Fresh Strawberry Mousse$0.50
French ice cream, any flavor$0.40
Frozen log, Chatelaine$0.55
Old-fashion strawberry short cake$0.45
Ruppert's Dark$0.50 – $0.75
Lion's Pilsener$0.25
Ruppert's Knickerbocker$0.25
Trommer's White Label$0.30
Anheuser Busch Budweiser$0.35
Schlitz$0.35
Cherry blossom juice - cocktail$0.25
Clam juice - cocktail$0.25
Tomato juice - cocktail$0.25
Sauerkraut juice - cocktail$0.25
Long Island duckling, apple sauce (half)$2.35
spring lamb, mint sauce$1.00
Lamb Chop$0.60
Lamb Chop, extra thick$1.00
Turkey$1.00
Broiled Chicken (half)$1.50
Royal Squab$2.00
Fresh baby chicken$2.50
Cold creme Diplomate with Kirsh sauce$0.35
Jelly Macedoine$0.30
Chocolate Custard Pie$0.30
Chocolate cream tart$0.30
FRESH STRAWBERRY TART$0.30
French Pastry$0.20
Cup Custard$0.25
Cup custard au caramel$0.30
Danish Pastry$0.20
Petits fours$0.35
Green Apple Pie$0.25
Green apple pie - a la Mode$0.40
Omelette, Norvegienne$0.85
Macaroons$0.35
Pound cake$0.25
Fruit Cake$0.25
New asparagus, Vinaigrette$0.85
Carrots vichy$0.45
Stuffed tomato, Orientale$0.55
New String Beans au Beurre$0.55
New peas au sucre$0.55
Fresh tomato a la Bocque$0.55
BUTTERED BEETS$0.45
Fresh Spinach in Cream$0.50
Braised celery, Mornay$0.60
Grilled Egg Plant$0.50
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.25
Sauted Potatoes$0.30
Mashed potatoes$0.25
Au Gratin Potatoes$0.45
Potato Souffle$0.45
Baked Potato$0.30
Julienne potatoes$0.30
Alligator Pear Salad (half)$0.60
Fetticus and beets salad$0.40
Cooked Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.75
Endive Salad$0.50
Moderne Salad$0.50
Fruit salad$0.60
Golfer salad$0.50
Ellen salad$0.50
Chicken salad$1.45
Lobster salad$1.55
Long Island Salad$0.55
Dandelion Salad$0.45
Romaine and Orange Salad$0.55
Lettuce Salad$0.40
Valencia Salad$0.55
Mayonnaise dressing$0.15
Roquefort Cheese Dressing$0.25
Commodore coffee with cream$0.25
Pot of Tea$0.25
Cocoa$0.25
Demi-tasse coffee$0.15
Buttermilk$0.15 – $0.25
Certified Milk$0.20 – $0.30
BASY BREAD (Reducing) with butter$0.20
Chocolate$0.25
Thousand Island Dressing$0.15
Russian Dressing$0.15
Escarole Salad$0.40
Chicory Salad$0.40
Romaine Salad$0.40
Chicken consomme$0.40
Lion's Pilsner$0.50 – $0.75
Commodore coffee, Served in a percolator for one or two, extra$0.25

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