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Hotel Astor

Date
1933-04-26
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
Roast Turkey with sausage, mushrooms and chestnuts, Chipolata, Sweet Potatoes, Minute$1.15
Boiled Chicken Halibut, sauce Mousseline, potatoes Olivettes$0.85
Broiled Shad Roe with potatoes au gratin, fresh vegetables, Jardiniere$0.95
Filet of Sea Bass with fresh mushrooms, Bonne Femme, potatoes Duchesse$0.85
Casserolette of Crabflakes, Ena, shoe string potatoes$1.00
Fried Soft Shell Crabs, tartar sauce, cole slaw, Saratoga potatoes$1.10
Filet of Gaspe Salmon, cucumber salad, tartar sauce$0.85
Lobster salad$1.40
Beef Tenderloin saute a la Minute, potatoes Parmentier, fresh string beans$1.30
Roast Fresh Ham with smothered red cabbage, apple sauce and potato$0.95
Broiled Breast of Chicken, Astor$1.30
Mixed Grill with baked potato$1.00
Casserolette of Sweetbreads a la Reine with asparagus tips, Princesse$0.95
Stuffed Pimentos, Green Peppers, Tomato and Rice, Ottoman$0.75
Roast Ribs of Beef with fried sweet potatoes$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
Roast Milk-fed Chicken with fruit salad, Astor$1.15
Old-fashioned Cured Virginia Ham, celery salad$0.85
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
Bread and Butter$0.15
Acidophilus Milk Lederle$0.35
ORANGE PEKOE TEA$0.25
Oolong Formosa Tea$0.25
Ceylon Tea$0.25
Sanka$0.35
Kaffee Hag$0.35
Demi-tasse$0.15
Coffee with Cream$0.25
Cream Cheese$0.30
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
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.40
Imported Swiss cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Imported Swiss cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Liederkranz Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Cheddar Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25 – $0.40
Port-du-Salut Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Pont I'Eveque Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Bel Paese Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Stewed Assorted Fruit$0.50
Stewed pears$0.25
Stewed prunes$0.25
Stewed Hothouse Rhubarb$0.30
Baked Apple with Cream$0.25
Baked Apple$0.20
Stewed Hothouse Rhubarb and Strawberries (mixed)$0.30
Stewed Strawberries$0.30
Assorted Fresh Fruit$0.60
Orange$0.20
Pear$0.20
Tangerines$0.25
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Sliced Bananas and Cream$0.25
Half Grapefruit$0.25
Cantaloupe$0.40
Sliced Fresh Pineapple$0.30
Strawberries and Cream$0.30
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Fresh Beluga Caviar$1.75
Small Steak$1.20
Imported Filet of Anchovies$0.45
Sirloin steak (for 2)$2.40
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Celery$0.35
Stuffed celery$0.45
Bismarck Herring$0.65
Cantaloupe$0.40
Green olives$0.30
Tomato Juice (plain)$0.25
Shrimp Cocktail$0.55
Lobster Cocktail$1.00
BLUE POINTS$0.30
Peconics$0.35
Cape Cods$0.40
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.25
Little Necks$0.25
Cherrystones$0.30
Hors d'Oeuvre, Parisienne$0.70
Half Grapefruit$0.25
Imported Senfgurken$0.20
Ripe Olives$0.40
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.25
Crabflake Cocktail$0.65
Cream of Barley, Ecossaise$0.30
Green Turtle Soup$0.50
Puree of Split Peas$0.30
Chicken okra, Creole$0.30
Puree of Tomatoes$0.30
Consomme Double, Royale$0.30
Petite marmite$0.35
Strained Petite Marmite with marrow$0.35
In Cup (hot)---Beef Consomme$0.25
(cold)---Tomato Broth$0.25
strained okra$0.25
Cold Beef Consomme$0.25
Chicken broth$0.25
Reindeer Steak$1.20
Filet Mignon$1.60
Native Pheasant (for 2 or 3)$3.50
Mallard Duck (for 2)$3.50
Squab Chicken$1.25
Milk-fed Spring Chicken$1.10 – $2.15
Boned Half Guinea Hen$1.20
Royal Squab$1.45
Long Island Duckling$3.00
Breast of chicken$1.15
Squab Chicken$1.25
Royal Squab$1.45
Artichoke$0.40
New string beans$0.35
New asparagus, Hollandaise$0.50
New Lima Beans$0.40
New green peas$0.40
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
Candied Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Cup Custard and Crushed Strawberries$0.25
Old-fashioned strawberry short cake$0.40
Strawberry short cake$0.35
Benedictine sherbet$0.25
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Strawberry Ice Cream, strawberry sauce$0.35
Fried Sweet Potaotes$0.20
Boiled Sweet Potaotes$0.25
Alma salad$0.40
Alligator Pear Salad$0.50
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
Whipped Cream Napoleon$0.20
French Pastry$0.20
Swiss Apple Cake$0.25
FRENCH CREAM 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 tartlet$0.25
Coupe, Hawaii$0.40
Pave, Parisienne$0.35
Nesselrode Pudding$0.40
Fresh Strawberry, Melba$0.50
fresh strawberry ice cream$0.35
Mixed ice cream$0.35
Peach, Melba$0.45
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
Danish Pastry$0.20
Raisin cake$0.25

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
Ruppert's Knickerbocker$0.25
Schaefer$0.25
Trommer's White Label$0.30
Bass & Co. Dog's Head Ale (Imp.)$0.65
Bass & Co. Burke's Red Label Ale (Imp)$0.65
Pickwick (Dom.)$0.45
Liebmann, Rheingold (Dark)$0.25

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