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Hotel Astor

Date
1933-02-10
Restaurant
Hotel Astor
Physical description
34.5x23cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  2. Page 2

Dishes

Cape Cods$0.40
Peconics$0.35
BLUE POINTS$0.30
Lynnhavens$0.45
Cherrystones$0.30
Little Necks$0.25
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.25
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Fresh Beluga Caviar$1.75
Imported Filet of Anchovies$0.45
Hors d'Oeuvre, Parisienne$0.75
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Half Grapefruit$0.30
Celery$0.35
Stuffed celery$0.45
Green olives$0.30
Ripe Olives$0.40
Imported Senfgurken$0.20
Tomato Juice (plain)$0.25
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.25
Crabflake Cocktail$0.65
Lobster Cocktail$1.10
Shrimp Cocktail$0.55
Manhattan clam chowder$0.30
Cream of Barley, Ecossaise$0.30
Consomme double, Profiterolles$0.30
Green Turtle Soup$0.50
Chicken okra, Creole$0.30
Petite marmite$0.35
Puree of Split Peas$0.30
Puree of Tomatoes$0.30
Strained Petite Marmite with marrow$0.35
In Cup (hot) - Beef Consomme$0.25
In Cup (cold) - Tomato Broth$0.25
strained okra$0.25
Chicken broth$0.25
Beef consomme$0.25
Broiled Boston Scrod, Maitre d'Hotel, potatoes in cream, mixed vegetables$0.85
Boiled Gaspe Salmon, sauce Hollandaise and potato$0.90
Vol-au-Vent of Seafood, Poulette, potatoes Julienne$0.90
Supreme of Sole with fried oysters, Beaumanoir$0.90
Fried Scallops, tartar sauce, cole slaw, French fried potatoes$0.90
Cold: Filet of Gaspe Salmon with tomato salad$0.85
Crabflakes, Ravigotte with asparagus tips, Riviera$0.90
Lobster salad$1.40
Broiled Filet Mignon, Helder, grilled tomato, potatoes Parisienne, mushrooms, Bearnaise sauce$1.45
Breaded Lamb Chop saute with corn fritter, potato croquette and bacon, Maryland$1.10
Broiled Reindeer Steak with currant jelly, puree of chestnuts$1.10
Ragout-Fin of Sweetbreads with mushrooms and new peas$0.90
Milk-fed Chicken in casserole with new peas and mushrooms, potatoes Parisienne$1.05
Broiled Royal Squab with Potatoes, Nova Scotia, salade Kuroki$1.35
Fresh Mushrooms in Cream with vegetables Florida$0.75
Roast Ribs of Beef with fried sweet potatoes$0.95
Roast Ribs of Beef with Fried Sweet Potatoes, Extra Cut$1.30
Half Milk-fed Chicken, roasted on spit, sage dressing$1.20
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: Roast Vermont Turkey, cranberry sauce, salade Moderne$1.35
Westphalia Ham, potato salad, dill pickle$0.90
Chicken salad$1.35
Raw Vegetable Dinner (Grated Carrots, String Beans, Chopped Celery, Sliced Tomatoes and Julienne of Lettuce)$0.65
Minute Steak saute, Parmentier$1.30
Small Steak$1.30
Sirloin steak (for 2)$2.60
Filet Mignon$1.65
Squab Chicken$1.25
Native Pheasant (for 2 or 3)$3.50
Mallard Duck (for 2)$3.50
Squab Chicken$1.25
Royal Squab$1.45
Long Island Duckling$3.00
Boned Half Guinea Hen$1.35
Reindeer Steak$1.20
Breast of chicken$1.25
Royal Squab$1.45
Brussels Sprouts$0.35
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
POTATOES: Saute$0.20
Potatoes: Mashed$0.20
Potaotes, In Cream au gratin$0.25
BAKED IDAHO POTATO$0.20
Sweet potatoes, boiled$0.25
Sweet Potatoes: Candied$0.25
Fleurette Salad$0.40
Alligator Pear Salad$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 and Italian Plums$0.25
Chocolate Whipped Cream Puff$0.20
French Pastry$0.20
Cheese Cake$0.25
Deep-dish Peach Pie$0.25
Mince Pie$0.35
Apple Pie$0.25
Vanilla Cup Custard$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 tartlet$0.25
Coupe, Maltaise$0.40
Praline Ice Cream, fudge sauce$0.35
cherry sherbet$0.25
Genoise, Diplomate$0.35
Nesselrode Pudding$0.40
Ice Cream, Vanilla$0.30
Mixed ice cream$0.35
Fresh Strawberry, Melba$0.50
fresh strawberry ice cream$0.35
Peach Melba$0.45
Milk-Fed Chicken$2.40
Milk-Fed Chicken (Half)$1.20
Potatoes, French fried$0.20
Squab Chicken$1.25
Raisin cake$0.25
Spring chicken$2.15
Spring Chicken (half)$1.10
Potatoes, Boiled Beamuda$0.20
Sweet Potatoes, Fried$0.20
Water Ice, Raspberry$0.25
Water Ice, Lemon$0.25
Water Ice, Orange$0.25
Water Ice, Apricot$0.25
Ice Cream, Pralinee$0.30
Ice Cream, Chocolate$0.30
Ice Cream, Pistachio$0.30
Ice Cream, Coffee$0.25
Bread and Butter$0.15
Acidophilus Milk Lederle$0.35
Sanka (97% caffein free)$0.35
Coffee, demi-tasse$0.15
ORANGE PEKOE TEA$0.25
Oolong Formosa Tea$0.25
Ceylon Tea$0.25
Coffee with Cream$0.25
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.40
Cream Cheese$0.30
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
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
Baked Apple$0.20
Baked Apple with Cream$0.25
Stewed Hothouse Rhubarb$0.30
Stewed Strawberries$0.30
Stewed Kumquats$0.35
Stewed prunes$0.25
Stewed pears$0.25
Stewed Assorted Fruit$0.50
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Half Grapefruit$0.30
Tangerines$0.25
Sliced Bananas and Cream$0.25
Pear$0.20
Strawberries and Cream$0.30
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Orange$0.20
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Sliced Fresh Pineapple$0.30
Malaga grapes$0.40
Assorted Fresh Fruit$0.60
Danish Pastry$0.20

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