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Hotel Astor

Date
1933-02-05
Restaurant
Hotel Astor
Physical description
34.5x23cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Cherrystones$0.30
Lynnhavens$0.45
BLUE POINTS$0.30
Little Necks$0.25
Peconics$0.35
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.25
Cape Cods$0.40
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Hors d'Oeuvre, Parisienne$0.75
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Half Grapefruit$0.30
Celery$0.35
Green olives$0.30
Ripe Olives$0.40
Imported Senfgurken$0.20
Tomato Juice (plain)$0.25
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.25
Shrimp Cocktail$0.55
Lobster Cocktail$1.10
Crabflake Cocktail$0.65
Leek and Potato Soup$0.30
Okra Soup, Creole$0.30
Puree of Split Peas$0.30
Puree of Tomatoes with rice$0.30
In Cup (hot) Beef Consomme$0.20
strained okra soup$0.25
Chicken broth$0.25
(cold) Tomato Broth$0.25
Beef consomme$0.20
Filet of Boston Sole saute, Veronique, French fried potatoes$0.90
Broiled Codfish, mustard butter, potatoes in cream$0.65
Oyster Stew, half and half 60, cream 70$0.60 – $0.70
Fried Scallops, tartar sauce, cole slaw, French fried potatoes$0.90
Cold: Anchovy, Tomato and Egg Salad$0.60
Supreme of Salmon, Renaissance, tartar sauce$0.80
Lobster salad$1.40
Scrambled eggs a la Creole$0.65
Shirred Eggs with seafood, Nantua$0.65
Omelet with raspberry jam$0.65
Minute Steak with potatoes O'Brien and new peas$1.40
Patty of Capon and Mushrooms a la Reine, asparagus tips$0.70
Broiled Jersey Ham with Lyonnaise potatoes$0.80
Roast Lamb with potatoes and onions, Boulangere, mixed vegetables$0.85
Broiled Half Spring Chicken, mushrooms, Virginia bacon, potatoes Julienne, Astor$1.15
Casserolette of Mushrooms with new string beans$0.65
Roast Ribs of Beef with fried sweet potatoes$0.95
Fresh Vegetable Lunch (Carrots, String Beans, Peas, Cauliflower and Beets), Astor$0.75
Cold: Pig's Knuckle in Jelly with cole slaw$0.75
Roast Spring Lamb with fresh string bean salad$0.75
Chicken salad$1.30
Raw Vegetable Lunch (Grated Carrots, String Beans, Chopped Celery, Sliced Tomatoes and Julienne of Lettuce)$0.65
To Order: Minute Steak saute, Parmentier$1.30
Small Steak$1.30
Sirloin steak (for 2)$2.60
Filet Mignon$1.65
Squab Chicken$1.25
Spring chicken$2.15
Royal Squab$1.45
Long Island Duckling$3.00
Milk-Fed Chicken$1.20 – $2.40
Boned Half Guinea Hen$1.35
Breast of chicken$1.25
Brussels Sprouts$0.35
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
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
Boiled Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Candied Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Alma salad$0.40
Alligator Pear$0.40
Imported Endive Salad$0.30
Chicory Salad$0.30
Escarole Salad$0.35
COMBINATION SALAD$0.45
Field 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
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
Rice Cream, Imperatrice, strawberry sauce$0.25
Vanilla eclair$0.20
French Pastry$0.20
Pistache Cream Cake$0.25
Peach Pie$0.25
Mince Pie$0.35
Apple Pie$0.25
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
Half Grapefruit$0.30
Sliced Bananas and Cream$0.25
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Malaga grapes$0.40
Tangerines$0.25
Pear$0.20
Orange$0.20
Assorted Fresh Fruit$0.60
Stewed Strawberries$0.30
Baked Apple$0.20
Stewed Hothouse Rhubarb$0.30
Stewed Kumquats$0.35
Stewed prunes$0.25
Stewed pears$0.30
Assorted Fruit
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 (97% caffein free)$0.35
ORANGE PEKOE TEA$0.25
Acidophilus Milk Lederle$0.35
Bread and Butter$0.15
Oolong Formosa Tea$0.25
Ceylon Tea$0.25
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.20
French fried potatoes$0.20
Danish Pastry$0.20
Raisin cake$0.25
Praline Ice Cream$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Pistachio Ice Cream$0.30
Coffee Ice Cream$0.30
Raspberry Water Ice$0.25
Lemon water ice$0.25
Orange Water Ice$0.25
Apricot Water Ice$0.25
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
Liederkrantz Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Imported Swiss cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Baked Apple with Cream$0.25
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

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