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Hotel Astor

Date
1933-04-16
Restaurant
Hotel Astor
Physical description
34x23cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

BLUE POINTS$0.30
Peconics$0.35
Cape Cods$0.40
Cherrystones$0.30
Little Necks$0.25
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.25
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Fresh Beluga Caviar$1.75
Imported Filet of Anchovies$0.45
Hors d'Oeuvre, Parisienne$0.70
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Half Grapefruit$0.25
Boiled Gaspe Salmon, sauce Hollandaise, potato persillee$0.90
Imported Senfgurken$0.20
Mackerel, Captain Cook$0.75
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.25
Crabflake Cocktail$0.65
Celery$0.35
Stuffed celery$0.45
Green olives$0.30
Ripe Olives$0.40
Filet of Herring, Remoulade$0.60
Bismark Herring$0.65
Herring, Captain Cook$0.65
Farina Cream, Victoria, strawberry sauce$0.25
Coffee eclair$0.20
French Pastry$0.20
Apple Pie$0.25
Peach Pie$0.25
Praline Cream Cake$0.25
Assorted Small Cakes$0.25
Strawberry short cake$0.35
Pound cake$0.25
Old-fashioned strawberry short cake$0.40
Gugelhopf$0.20
Strawberry tartlet$0.25
Pistache Ice Cream with almond cream sauce$0.35
Coupe, Dixie$0.40
Fresh Strawberry, Melba$0.50
Peach, Melba$0.45
Frozen Cream Roll$0.35
fresh strawberry ice cream$0.35
Biscuit glace, Tortoni$0.40
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Kirschwasser Sherbet$0.25
Mixed ice cream$0.35
Tomato Juice (plain)$0.25
Shrimp Cocktail$0.55
Lobster Cocktail$1.00
Broiled Sea Trout, lemon butter, potato persillee, new peas and carrots in cream$0.90
Supreme of Gray Sole with cucumbers and tomatoes, Excelsior, potatoes Duchesse$0.95
Fried Soft Shell Crabs, tartar sauce, cole slaw, Saratoga potatoes$1.10
Cold: Crabflakes, Ravigotte with slice tomatoes$0.90
Cold: Filet of Gaspe Salmon with cucumber salad$1.10
Cold: Lobster Salad$1.40
Fresh Asparagus, Hollandaise or Polanaise$0.60
Broiled Filet Mignon, Bernaise sauce, potatoes risolees, new peas, fresh mushrooms$1.45
Broiled Lamb Kidneys, Virginia bacon, French fried potatoes and string beans$0.85
Half Spring Chicken with corn fritter, potato pancake, and asparagus tips$1.15
Breaded Veal Cutlet with spaghetti(10 Minutes)$1.00
Patty of Sweetbreads a la Reine, broccolis Polonaise, waffle potatoes$0.90
Grilled Tomato, Fresh Mushrooms and Noodles Polonaise$0.80
Roast Ribs of Beef with fried sweet potaotes$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
Cold: Old-Fashioned Cured Virginia Ham, celery salad$0.90
Cold: Broiled Spring Chicken, with fresh string bean salad$1.20
Cold: Roast Spring Lamb, mint jell, broccolis salad$0.90
Cold: Chicken Salad$1.25
Raw Vegetable Dinner(Grated Carrots, String Beans, Chopped Celery, Sliced Tomatos, and julienne of Lettuce)$0.65
Minute Steak saute, Parmentier$1.20
Small Steak$1.20
Sirloin Steak(for 2)$2.40
Reindeer Steak$1.20
Filet Mignon$1.60
Cream of Chicken a la Reine$0.30
Chicken okra, Creole Soup$0.30
Consomme double, Louisiannaise$0.30
Petite marmite soup$0.35
Puree of split peas soup$0.30
Puree of tomatoes soup$0.30
Strained Petite Marmite Soup with marrow$0.35
In Cup(hot)--- Beef Consomme$0.25
In Cup(hot) Strained Okra soup$0.25
In Cup(hot) Chicken Broth$0.25
In Cup(cold)Tomato Broth$0.25
In Cup(cold) Beef Consomme$0.25
Native Pheasant(for 2 or 3)$3.50
Mallard Duck(for 2)$3.50
Squab Chicken$1.25
Royal Squab$1.45
Long Island Duckling$3.00
Boned Half Guinea Hen$1.20
Breast of chicken$1.15
Milk-fed Spring Chicken$2.15
Milk-fed Spring Chicken half$1.10
Squab Chicken$1.25
Royal Squab$1.45
New asparagus, Hollandaise$0.60
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
Sautee potatoes$0.20
Boiled Beamuda Potatoes$0.20
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Potatoes in cream au gratin$0.25
BAKED IDAHO POTATO$0.20
Fried Sweet Potaotes$0.20
Boiled Sweet Potaotes$0.25
Candied Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Alma 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
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 Strawberries (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$0.15
Ceylon Tea$0.25
Oolong Formosa Tea$0.25
Kaffee Hag$0.35
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
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
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
Pralinee Ice cream$0.30
Raisin cake$0.25
Danish Pastry$0.20

Page 2

Trommer's White Label glass$0.15 – $1.00
Ruppert's Knickerbocker$0.15 – $1.00
Ruppert's Ruppiner, Dark$0.15 – $1.00
Budweiser Bottle$0.35
Trommer's White Label Bottle$0.30
Eichler Bottle$0.25
Liebmann, Rheingold, Light Bottle$0.25
Liebmann, Rheingold, Dark Bottle$0.25
Beadleston & Woerz Bottle$0.25
Ruppert's Knickerbocker Bottle$0.25
Schaefer Bottle$0.25

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