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Hotel Astor

Date
1933-04-24
Restaurant
Hotel Astor
Physical description
34x23cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Fresh asparagus, Hollandaise$0.50
Fresh Asparagus, Polonaise$0.50
Devilled Jersey Ham, candied yams, asparagus tips, fresh mushrooms and tomato$0.85
Casserolette of Chicken a la King, potatoes Julienne$0.75
Roast Saddle of Spring Lamb, potatoes Champvallon, spiced beets$0.75
Stew of Honeycomb Tripe a la Creole with rice pilaff$0.65
Smoked Beef Tongue, Sweet and Sour, homemade noodles$0.90
Braised Celery with Fresh Mushrooms, Poulette, waffle potatoes$0.65
Roast Ribs of Beef with baked potato$0.90
Fresh Vegetable Lunch (Carrots, String Beans, Peas, Cauliflower and Beets), Astor$0.75
Cold Smoked Brisket of Beef with Potato Salad$0.80
Homemade Headcheese with potato salad, cole slaw$0.75
Chicken salad$1.25
Raw Vegetable Lunch (Grated Carrots, String Beans, Chopped Celery, Sliced Tomatoes and Julienne of Lettuce)$0.65
Shirred Eggs with lamb kidneys, Meyerbeer$0.65
Omelet with raspberry jam$0.60
Poached Eggs with elbow macaroni, Toscanini$0.65
Cold Egg, Ravigote with fresh string beans, tartar sauce$0.60
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
Onion Soup au gratin$0.30
Okra, Creole$0.30
Puree of Split Peas$0.30
Hot Beef Consomme$0.20
strained okra$0.25
Tomato Broth$0.25
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Hors d'Oeuvres, Parisienne$0.70
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Ripe Olives$0.40
Imported Senfgurken$0.20
Half Grapefruit$0.25
Celery$0.35
Green olives$0.30
Filet of Herring, Remoulade$0.60
Bismarck Herring$0.65
Herring, Captain Cook$0.65
Mackerel, Captain Cook$0.75
Tomato Juice (plain)$0.25
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.25
Shrimp Cocktail$0.55
Lobster Supreme$1.00
Crabflake Cocktail$0.65
Puree of Tomatoes with rice$0.30
Chicken broth$0.25
Cold Beef Consomme$0.20
Supreme of Flounder with chopped asparagus tips, Mornay$0.70
Broiled Chicken Halibut, French fried potatoes, vegetables Macedoine in cream$0.70
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
Cold: Filet of Chicken Halibut with fresh vegetables, Russian dressing$0.75
Lobster salad$1.40
Minute Steak saute, Parmentier$1.20
Royal Squab$1.45
Long Island Duckling$3.00
Breast of chicken$1.15
Squab Chicken$1.25
Milk-fed Spring Chicken$1.10 – $2.15
Small Steak$1.20
Sirloin Steak$2.40
Boned Half Guinea Hen$1.20
Artichoke$0.40
New asparagus, Hollandaise$0.50
New Lima Beans$0.40
Cauliflower Polonaise$0.50
French fried potatoes$0.20
New string beans$0.35
New green peas$0.40
Bread and Butter$0.10
Buttered new beets$0.25
Creamed Spinach$0.25
Imported Endive Salad$0.30
Sauted Potatoes$0.20
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Boiled Bermuda Potatoes$0.20
Potatoes in cream au gratin$0.25
Baked Idaho Potatoes$0.20
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Boiled Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Candied Potatoes$0.25
Kuroki Salad$0.40
Alligator Pear Salad$0.50
Escarole Salad$0.30
COMBINATION SALAD$0.45
Dandelion Salad$0.35
Chiffonnade salad$0.45
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.50
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.50
Cucumber salad$0.35
Romaine Salad$0.25
Heart 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
Souffle Fritter, orange cream sause$0.25
Almond Cream Puff$0.20
French Pastry$0.20
Hazelnut Whipped Cream Cake$0.25
Mandalay 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 Tarlet$0.25
Fresh Strawberry, Melba Ice Cream$0.50
fresh strawberry ice cream$0.35
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Praline Ice Cream$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Pistachio Ice Cream$0.30
Coffee Ice Cream$0.30
Mixed ice cream$0.35
Meringue Glacee Ice cream$0.50
Genoise glace ice cream$0.40
Raspberry Water Ice$0.25
Lemon water ice$0.25
Orange Water Ice$0.25
Apricot Water Ice$0.25
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
Mixed Hothouse Rhubarb and Strawberries$0.30
Baked Apple$0.20
Baked Apple with Cream$0.25
Stewed Hothouse Rhubarb$0.30
Stewed prunes$0.25
Stewed pears$0.25
Stewed Assorted Fruit$0.50
Bel Paese Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
I'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
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.40
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
Cream Cheese$0.30
Coffee with Cream$0.25
Demi-tasse$0.15
Sanka$0.35
Kaffee Hag$0.35
ORANGE PEKOE TEA$0.25
Oolong Formosa Tea$0.25
Ceylon Tea$0.25
Acidophilus Milk Lederle$0.35
Raisin cake$0.25
Danish Pastry$0.20
Filet Mignon$1.60

Page 2

Ruppert's Knickerbocker$0.15 – $1.00
Ruppert's Ruppiner$0.15 – $1.00
Trommer's White Label$0.15 – $1.00
Anheuser Busch Budweiser$0.35
Beadleston & Woerz$0.25
Eichler$0.25
Liebmann, Rheingold (Light)$0.25
Bass & Co. Dog's Head Ale (Imp.)$0.65
Bass & Co. Burke's Red Label Ale (Imp)$0.65
Pickwick (Dom.)$0.45
Ruppert's Knickerbocker$0.25
Schaefer$0.25
Trommer's White Label$0.30
Liebmann, Reingold (Dark)$0.25

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