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Hotel Astor

Date
1933-04-17
Restaurant
Hotel Astor
Physical description
34x23cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

BLUE POINTS$0.30
Cherrystones$0.30
Peconics$0.35
Cape Cods$0.40
Little Necks$0.25
Clam Juice Cocktails$0.25
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.70
Hor d'Oeuvre, Parisienne$0.70
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Filet of Herring, Remoulade$0.60
Bismarck Herring$0.65
Herring, Captain Cook$0.65
Green olives$0.30
Ripe Olives$0.40
Imported Senfgurken$0.20
Mackerel, Captain Cook$0.75
Tomato Juice (plain)$0.25
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.25
Shrimp Cocktail$0.55
Lobster Cocktail$1.00
Crabflake Cocktail$0.65
Half Grapefruit$0.25
Celery$0.35
Onion Soup au gratin$0.30
Okra Creole$0.30
Puree of Split Peas$0.30
Puree of Tomatoes with rice$0.30
Hot Beef Consomme$0.20
strained okra$0.25
Chicken broth$0.25
Tomato Broth$0.25
Cold Beef Consomme$0.20
Supreme of Halibut with spinach and tomatoes, Mary Anne$0.75
Broiled Fresh Haddock, Maitre d'Hotel, potatoes allumettes, fresh vegetables in cream$0.75
Devilled Roast Beef Bones with Lyonnaise potatoes, fresh string beans$0.75
Fresh asparagus, Hollandaise$0.60
Stuffed Breast of Veal with spaghetti, Napolitaine$0.75
Broiled Chicken Legs with corn fritter, potato croquette and bacon$0.80
Patty of Mushrooms, Diva with new peas$0.65
Roast Loin of Jersey Pork with sauerkraut, potatoes Olivettes$0.75
Roast Ribs of Beef with baked potato$0.90
Fresh Vegetable Lunch (Carrots, String Beans, Peas, Cauliflower and Beets), Astor$0.75
OYSTER STEW, HALF AND HALF$0.60
Oyster stew, cream$0.70
Fried Soft Shell Crabs (3), tartar sauce, cole slaw, Saratoga potatoes$1.10
Filet of Chicken Halibut with fresh vegetables, Russian dressing$0.75
Lobster salad$1.40
Poached Eggs with green corn, Hudson$0.65
Shirred Eggs with sausages, Bercy$0.65
Scrambled Eggs with sweetbreads, Creole$0.65
Egg, Ravigotte with fresh string beans, tartar sauce$0.60
Smoked Brisket of Beef with potato salad$0.80
Homemade Headcheese, potato salad, cole slaw$0.75
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
Filet Mignon$1.60
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
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
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 Potaotes$0.20
Boiled Sweet Potaotes$0.25
Candied Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Caprice 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
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
Cream Cup and Crushed Strawberries$0.25
Hazelnut Horn$0.50
French Pastry$0.20
American Chocolate Cake$0.25
COCOANUT CUSTARD PIE$0.25
Apple Pie$0.25
Old-fashioned Rice Pudding$0.20
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 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
Assorted stewed 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
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
Coffee Ice Cream$0.30
Pistachio Ice Cream$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Praline Ice Cream$0.30
Raspberry Water Ice$0.25
Lemon water ice$0.25
Orange Water Ice$0.25
Apricot Water Ice$0.25
Raisin cake$0.25
Danish Pastry$0.20
Fresh Asparagus, Polonaise$0.60

Page 2

Trommer's White Label$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

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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