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The Ambassador

Date
1933-07-02
Restaurant
The Ambassador
Physical description
28x17.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 2

Soft Shell Crabs Saute Amandines
Rack of spring lamb en casserole
Grilled Hot House Chicken Diable
COLD Terrine of Duckling Lamberty
Soft Shell Crabs Saute Meuniere
Rack of Lamb Roti, Mint Sauce
Grilled Spring Chicken Diable
Beef Tongue Ecarlote, Raisin Sauce
Vegetable Dinner with Poached Egg
COLD Braised Beef a la Mode
Cataloupe Rafraichi
Tomato Juice Cocktail
Hors d'oeuvres varies
Potage Leopold
CONSOMME SEVIGNE
Jellied Essence of Beef
Heart of Celery
Green olives
Clam Juice Cocktail
Jellied Essence of Tomato
Jellied Essence of Okra
String Beans su Beurre
Braised Celery a la Moelle
Potatoes Parisienne
Pototoes au Gratin
Salad Knickerbocker
Pear Glace Melba
Cream Bavaroise, Strawberry Sauce
Green Apple Pie
Apple
Orange
Watermelon
Cherries
Assorted cheese
Assorted Cold Cuts$1.25
Assorted Cold Cuts with Chicken$1.50
Kennebec Salmon, Sauce Verte$1.10
Galantine of Capon Truffled$1.25
Pate de Foie gras de Strasbourg$1.50
Lobster salad$1.75
Creme Bourbonnaise$0.45
halibut parisienne$1.00
Fruit in Season
Crabflakes Ravigote$0.85
Prager ham$1.00
Pickled Lamb Tongue$0.75
Supreme of Chicken Jeannette$1.50
Sliced Chicken$1.25
Fresh Shrimp Salad$1.00
Home Made Ham and Veal Pie$1.00
Crabflakes Salad$1.00
Virginia Han$1.00
Ripe Olives
Cooked, Oregon Plums
Baked Apple
Cooked, Assorted Compote
Vanilla ice cream
Raspberry Water Ice
Demi Tasse
Mints
Consomme (Liquide or Jelly), Beef$0.30
Consomme (Liquide or Jelly), Chicken$0.35
Consomme (Liquide or Jelly), Okra$0.40
Consomme (Liquide or Jelly), Madrilene$0.40
Bortschock$0.40
Garniture of Potato$0.25
Relishes or Soup
Vegetable and Potatoes
Cream Bavaroise, Strawberry Sauce
Green Apple Pie
Vanilla ice cream
Orange ice
Sherbet a la Menthe
Cheese, American
Pear
Apple
Fresh Pineapple
Demi Tasse
Iced tea
Lobster Mayonaise (1/2)$1.40
Baby Lobster$1.40
Spring Lamb$1.10
Roast beef$1.00
Chicken salad$1.75
Long Island Duckling (1/2)$1.75
Orange Water Ice
PINEAPPLE WATER ICE
Coffee Ice Cream
Chocolate Ice Cream
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM
Salad
BEET SALAD$0.25
Iced coffee
Coffee Ice Cream
Chocolate Ice Cream
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM
Pineapple Ice
Raspberry Ice
Swiss cheese
Cream Cheese

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Beef Tongue Ecarlate, Raisin Sauce, Fresh Noodles$1.10
Rack of Spring Lamb en Casserole au Celery$1.35
Tournedos Saute Imperial$1.80
Supreme of Chicken Ideal Sous Cloche$1.75
Prime ribs of beef$1.00
Prime Ribs of Beef with Parisienne Potatoes, Fresh String Beans$1.25
Vegetable Dinner$0.90
Vegetable Dinner with Poached Egg$1.00
Green Corn on Cob$0.35
Green Corn on Cob, in Chafing Dish$0.60
CONSOMME SEVIGNE$0.30
Potage Leopold$0.30
Supreme of Sole Glaced Brevale$1.00
Filets of Sole Glaced Menagere$1.00
Broiled Halibut Mirabeau$1.00
Crabflakes au Gratin Jules$1.00
Soft Shell Crabs, Broiled (3)$1.10
Soft Shell Crabs, Fried (3)$1.10
Soup, Petite Marmite$0.45
Gateau Viennoise$0.30
Green Apple Pie$0.30
GREEN APPLE PIE A la Mode$0.50
rice pudding$0.35
Bread and Butter$0.25
Buttermilk (1/2) pt.$0.20
Iced tea$0.30
Coffee with Creom$0.35
Cheese, Assorted on Tray, Served with Saltines and Crackers$0.45
Cheese, Assorted on Tray, Served with Saltines and Crackers Individual Portion$0.40
Stuffed Pear Brillat Savarin$0.75
Cooked Fruit Compote Assorted$0.60
Fresh Fruit, Assorted$1.00
Apple$0.25
Pear$0.25
Grapes$0.50
Cherries$0.50
Soft Shell Crabs Saute Amandine$1.00
Brook Trout Saute Vigneronne$1.00
Supreme of Bass Mourrier$1.00
Baked Lobster in Shell, Casino$1.40
Broiled Baby Lobster$1.40
Salad, Alligator Pear (1/2)$0.65
Pot Custard Varies$0.30
French Pastry$0.25
Vienna Pastry$0.25
Long Island Duckling$3.50
Fresh Squab Chicken$1.50
Royal Squab$1.50
Fresh Killed Milkfed Chicken$3.00
Guinea Hen$3.25
Chicken Reine$3.50
Creme Bavaroise, Strawberry Sauce$0.35
Strawberry tartlet$0.35
Green Asparagus$0.85
Hot House Chicken$2.50
Lima beans$0.55
Plain spinach$0.40
Creamed Spinach$0.50
Beets$0.40
Egg Plant au Gratin$0.45
Stuffed Tomato$0.40
Celery with marrow$0.60
Succotash$0.65
Cauliflower$0.60
Preserved French Peas$0.55
Little neck$0.40
Cherrystones$0.45
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Fresh Shrimp Cocktail$0.75
Crabflakes Cocktail$0.75
Lobster Cocktail$1.00
Tomato Juice$0.30
Clam juice$0.40
Sauerkraut Juice$0.30
Assoted Hors d'Oeuvres$0.90
Assorted Hors d'Oeuvres (If Taken as a Course)$1.25
Green olives$0.30
Ripe Olives$0.35
Heart of Celery$0.40
Stuffed celery$0.60
Smoked Salmon$0.75
Tomato Robespiere$0.65
Westphalían Ham$0.85
Orange Supreme$0.60
Grapefruit$0.45
Ambassador Appetizers$1.25
Beluga Caviar$2.24
Watermelon$0.50
Supreme of Melon$0.75
Cantaloupe$0.50
Honey Dew Melon$0.65
Soup, Germiny$0.40
Soup, Okra Creole$0.40
Soup, Cream of Tomato$0.40
Soup, Green Turtle$0.65
Beef Broth$0.30
Chicken broth$0.35
Okra Broth$0.35
CLAM BROTH$0.40
Nicoise Broth$0.40
Preserved French Peas a l'Etuvee$0.65
GREEN PEAS$0.50
Baby String Beans$0.55
Fresh Noodles$0.40
Spaghetti au Beurre$0.40
Spaghetti au Gatin$0.50
Wild Rice$0.45
Preserved French Peas Rodel$0.65
Boiled potatoes$0.25
BAKED IDAHO POTATO$0.30
French fried potatoes$0.30
Mashed potatoes$0.35
Potates Hashed in Cream$0.35
Potatoes au Gtatin$0.40
Potato Soufflee$0.50
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.30
Grilled sweet potatoes$0.35
Candied Sweet Potatoes$0.40
Cubaine Sweet Potatoes$0.50
Vanilla ice cream$0.40
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.40
Coffee Ice Cream$0.40
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.40
Pistachio Ice Cream$0.40
Mixed ice cream$0.45
Raspberry Water Ice$0.35
Lemon water ice$0.35
Orange Water Ice$0.35
Apricot Water Ice$0.35
Pinapple Water Ice$0.35
Sherbet a la Menthe$0.40
Coupe of Chestnuts$0.60
Fresh Strawberries Melba$0.70
Tea$0.25
Tea with Lemon$0.30
Tea with cream$0.35
Iced coffee$0.35
Chocolat drink with Whipped Cream$0.35
Cooked Fresh Pear$0.40
Cooked Plums$0.35
Cooked Ruhbarb$0.40
Cooked Cherries$0.50
Cucumber salad$0.45
Heart of Lettuce Salad$0.40
Romaine Salad$0.40
Water Cress Salad$0.40
Tomato Salad$0.45
Hashsd Browned Potatoes$0.35
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.35
Fruit salad$0.65
Mixed Green Salad a la Francaise$0.45
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.50
Ambassador Salad$0.60
COMBINATION SALAD$0.55
Grapefruit Supreme$0.60
Fruit Supreme$0.60
Macaroni au beurre$0.40
Macaroni au gratin$0.50
Mignonnette Sauce$0.10
Berries in Season
Strawberry shortcake$0.45
Salad, Chiffonade$0.60
Potatoes, Anna (for 2)$0.80
Salad, Chef's Special$0.50
Acidophilus (Lederle)$0.35
Grade A Milk$0.20 – $0.30
Cocoa with Whipped Cream$0.35
Coffee, demi tasse$0.20
Cream Cheese$0.35
Cream Cheese with Guava Jelly$0.60
Cheese, Coeur a la Creme$0.60
Cheese, Coeur a la Creme with Fresh Strawberry Compote$0.75
Coffee Filtre$0.30
Coffee Filtre with Cream$0.40
Instant Postum$0.30
Sanka
Sanka$0.30
Kaffee Hag$0.30
Instant Postum with Cream$0.40
Sanka with Cream$0.40
Kaffee Hag with Cream$0.40

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Italian Vermouth, Glass$0.35
French Vermouth, Glass$0.35
Angostura Bitters, Glass$0.40
Ambassador Cup (Quart)$3.00
Duffy's Apple Juice$1.00 – $2.00
Mott's Golden Russet$1.25 – $2.50
Egg Nog$0.50
Milk Shake$0.40
Champblanc$1.75 – $3.50
Grenadine$0.35
Lemon and Seltzer$0.30
Soda Bi Carbonate$0.25
Bromo Seltzer$0.35
Fernet Branca$0.40
Hot Lemonade$0.60
Champblanc Cup$2.00 – $4.00
Loganberry Cup$1.50 – $2.50
California Cup$1.50 – $3.00
Florida Cup$1.50 – $3.00
Canada Dry$0.45
C. & C. IMPERIAL DRY$0.45
C. & C. Imported$0.50
Schwepp's Imported$0.50
Schwepp's Ginger Beer - Imported$0.50
Schwepp's Sarsaparilla$0.50
Schultz Sarsaparilla$0.50
Schultz Lemon Soda$0.50
Schwepp's Club Soda$0.50
Schultz Club Soad$0.25
Lime Dry$0.40
Salutaris (Scotch Soda)$0.45
Mineral Waters$0.35 – $0.90
Beers and Malts$0.25 – $0.90
Lemondade Plain 40 With Fruit 50$0.40 – $0.50
Orangeade Plain 40 With Fruit 50$0.40 – $0.50
LImeade Plain 40 With Fruit 50$0.40 – $0.50
Loganberry Punch$0.50
Soft Drink, Horse Neck$0.50
Egg Lemonade$0.60
Aperients: Pluto$0.30
Apereints: Red Raven$0.30
Apereints, Apenta Imperial$0.90
Coco Cola$0.25
Mineral Water, White Rock$0.40 – $0.60
Mineral Water, Perrier$0.40 – $0.60
Mineral Water, Appolinaris$0.50 – $0.75
Mineral Water, Poland$0.35 – $0.80
Mineral Water, Kalak$0.75
Mineral Water, Celestine Vichy$0.50 – $0.90
Mineral Water, Neuenahr$0.75
Mineral Water, Saratoga Vichy$0.45
Beer, Loewer's Gambrinus, Light$0.25
Beer, Loewer's Gambrinus, Dark$0.25
Beer, R. A. H. Wurzburger$0.25
Beer, R. A. H. Pilsner$0.25
Bottle Beer, Trommer's White Label$0.30
Beer, Trommer's Dark Label$0.30
Beer, Schaefer's Brew, Light$0.30
Beer, Schaefer's Brew, Dark$0.30
Bottled Beer, Budweiser$0.40
Beer, Schlitz's Brau$0.40
Beer, Pabst's Blue Ribbon$0.40
Pickwick Ale$0.45
Frontenac Ale$0.55
Beer, Muncher Hofbrau$0.70
Beer, Tucher's Brau, Light (Imported)$0.60 – $0.90
Beer, Tucher's Brau, Dark (Imported)$0.60 – $0.90

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