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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

Westmoreland Soup$0.30
Soup, Green Turtle$0.50
Soup, Puree of Split Peas$0.30
Soup, Chicken Okra, Creole$0.30
Soup, Puree of Tomatoes$0.30
Consomme double, Brunoise$0.30
Soup, Petite Marmite$0.35
Soup, Strained Petite Marmite with marrow$0.35
Broiled Filet of Flounder, lemon butter, potato persillee, asparagus tips au gratin$0.85
Supreme of Halibut with spinach, Florentine, potatoes bordure$0.90
Casserolette of Seafood, Nantua, waffle potatoes$1.00
Filet of Salmon with fresh mushrooms, sauce Chambord, potatoes Parisienne$0.90
Herring, Captain Cook$0.65
Bread and Butter$0.15
BLUE POINTS$0.30
Cherrystones$0.30
Peconics$0.35
Little Necks$0.25
Cape Cods$0.40
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.25
Imported Filet of Anchovies$0.45
Almond Cream Puff$0.20
French Pastry$0.20
Danish Pastry$0.20
Chicken broth$0.25
Cold Supreme of Salmon with tomato salad$0.90
Cold Shrimp Salad, Havanaise with tomato and string beans, Russian dressing$0.95
Fresh Asaparagus, Hollandaise$0.50
Fresh Asparagus, Polonaise$0.50
Fresh Beluga Caviar$1.75
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Celery$0.35
Filet of Herring, Remoulade$0.60
Stuffed celery$0.45
Bismarck Herring$0.65
Green olives$0.30
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Ripe Olives$0.40
Hors d'Oeuvre, Parisienne$0.70
Half Grapefruit$0.25
Imported Senfgurken$0.20
Mackerel, Captain Cook$0.75
Tomato Juice (plain)$0.25
Shrimp Cocktail$0.55
Lobster Cocktail$1.00
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.25
Crabflake Cocktail$0.65
Milk-fed Spring Chicken$1.10 – $2.15
Raisin Pudding, vanilla sauce$0.25
Hazelnut Whipped Cream Cake$0.25
Kuroki Salad$0.40
Dandelion Salad$0.35
Romaine Salad$0.25
Coffee with Cream$0.25
ORANGE PEKOE TEA$0.25
Oolong Formosa Tea$0.25
Ceylon Tea$0.25
Artichoke$0.40
Demi-tasse$0.15
Baked Apple$0.20
Baked Apple with Cream$0.25
Sanka$0.35
Kaffee Hag$0.35
Acidophilus Milk Lederle$0.35
Cream Cheese$0.30
Lobster salad$1.40
COMBINATION SALAD$0.45
Cucumber salad$0.35
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.35
Apple Pie$0.25
Pound cake$0.25
Raisin cake$0.25
Gugelhopf$0.20
Strawberry tartlet$0.25
Mandalay Custard Pie$0.25
Jamaica sherbet$0.25
Mixed ice cream$0.35
Apricot Water Ice$0.25
Coffee Ice Cream$0.30
Orange Water Ice$0.25
Small Steak$1.20
Filet Mignon$1.00
Pistachio Ice Cream$0.30
Lemon water ice$0.25
Raspberry Water Ice$0.25
Escarole Salad$0.30
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.50
Tomato Salad$0.35
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Hearts of lettuce salad$0.30
Imported Endive Salad$0.30
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.50
Lettuce Salad$0.25
Alligator Pear$0.50
Chiffonnade salad$0.45
Hearts of Romaine Salad$0.30
New Lima Beans$0.40
Fried Soft Shell Crabs, tartar sauce, cole slaw, Saratoga potatoes$1.10
Breast of Guinea Hen, fresh mushrooms, Virginia bacon, fresh asparagus tips, Poloneise$1.30
Patty of Chicken a la Reine, fresh string beans, potatoes Julienne$0.95
Broiled Lamb Kidneys, grilled tomato, French fried potatoes, cauliflower Polonaise$0.85
Slice of Beef Tenderloin with fresh mushrooms, new peas and potatoes Olivettes$1.40
Calf's Liver saute with bacon and mashed potatoes$0.95
Broiled Royal Squab, currant jelly, sweet potatoes, Nova Scotia$1.40
Curry of Fresh Vegetables, Calcutta, rice pilaff$0.70
Roast Ribs of Beef with friend sweet potatoes$0.90
Roast Ribs of Beef with friend sweet potatoes Extra Cut$1.25
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
Cottage Cheese$0.20 – $0.35
Edam Cheese$0.20 – $0.35
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20 – $0.35
Swiss Gruyere cheese$0.20 – $0.35
Gorgonzola Cheese$0.20 – $0.35
Stewed Strawberries$0.30
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.40
Stewed Hothouse Rhubarb$0.35
Stewed prunes$0.25
Stewed Hothouse Rhubarb and Strawberries (mixed)$0.30
Stewed pears$0.25
Stewed Assorted Fruit$0.50
Pralinee Ice cream$0.30
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Hot Beef Consomme$0.25
Cold Tomato Broth$0.25
strained okra$0.25
Cold Beef Consomme$0.25
Half Milk-fed Spring 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: Smoked Brisket of Beef with potato salad$1.00
Roast Milk-fed Chicken with fruit salad$1.20
Chicken salad$1.25
Raw Vegetable Dinner (Grated Carrots, String Beans, Chopped Celery, Sliced Tomatoes and Julienne of Lettuce$0.65
Minute Steak saute, Parmentier$1.20
Sirloin steak (for 2)$2.40
Reindeer Steak$1.20
Native Pheasant (for 2 or 3)$3.50
Mallard Duck (for 2)$3.50
Half Grapefruit$0.25
Tangerines$0.25
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Sliced Bananas and Cream$0.25
Pear$0.20
Orange$0.20
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Strawberries and Cream$0.30
Assorted Fresh Fruit$0.60
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Sliced Fresh Pineapple$0.30
Vanilla Ice Cream with Chocolate sauce$0.35
Buche glacee, Astor$0.35
fresh strawberry ice cream$0.35
Coupe, Sans Gene$0.40
Fresh Strawberry, Melba$0.50
Peach, Melba$0.45
Old-fashioned strawberry short cake$0.40
Assorted Small Cakes$0.25
Old-fashioned Rice Pudding$0.20
Strawberry short cake$0.35
Cauliflower, Polonaise$0.50
French fried potatoes$0.20
New string beans$0.35
Sautee potatoes$0.20
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Boiled Beamuda Potatoes$0.20
New asparagus, Hollandaise$0.50
Buttered new beets$0.25
Boiled Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Mashed potatoes$0.20
New green peas$0.40
Potatoes in cream au gratin$0.25
Candied Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Creamed Spinach$0.25
BAKED IDAHO POTATO$0.20
Squab Chicken$1.25
Royal Squab$1.45
Breast of chicken$1.15
Boned Half Guinea Hen$1.20
Squab Chicken$1.25
Royal Squab$1.45
Long Island Duckling$3.00

Page 2

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

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