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Hotel Astor

Date
1933-02-12
Restaurant
Hotel Astor
Physical description
34.5x23cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Okra Soup, Creole$0.30
Lynnhaven Oysters$0.45
Cherrystone Clams$0.30
OYSTER STEW, HALF AND HALF$0.60
Minute Steak sauté with potatoes O'Brien, fresh string beans$1.40
Brussels Sprouts$0.35
Broccolis$0.50
Artichoke$0.40
Cauliflower, Poloniase$0.50
New string beans$0.35
New green peas$0.40
New Lima Beans$0.40
Creamed Spinach$0.25
French fried potatoes$0.20
Saute Potatoes$0.20
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Buttered new beets$0.25
Boiled Bermuda Potatoes$0.20
BAKED IDAHO POTATO$0.20
Potatoes in cream au gratin$0.25
Coffee with Cream$0.25
Demi-tasse$0.15
Bread and Butter$0.15
ORANGE PEKOE TEA$0.25
Sweet Potatoes, Fried$0.20
Sweet potatoes, boiled$0.25
Sweet Potatoes, Candied$0.25
"My Lady" Salad$0.40
Field Salad$0.35
Alligator Pear Salad$0.40
Chiffonade Salad$0.45
Imported Endive Salad$0.30
Chicory Salad$0.30
Escarole Salad$0.35
COMBINATION SALAD$0.45
Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream, 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
Raspberry Water Ice$0.25
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Strawberries and Cream$0.30
Sliced Fresh Pineapple$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
Broiled Combination: Egg Plant, Mushrooms, Tomatoes and Candied Sweet Potatoes$0.65
Roast Vermont Turkey, sage dressing, candied yams, vegetables Florida$1.15
Filet of Sea Bass sauté with grapes and almonds, Véronique, potatoes Minute$0.75
Broiled Devilled Jersey Ham with Lyonnaise potatoes, mixed vegetales$0.85
Roast Ribs of Beef with fried sweet potatoes$0.95
Fresh Vegetable Lunch (Carrots, String Beans, Peas, Cauliflower and Beets), Astor$0.75
Roast Spring Lamb with fresh string bean salad$0.75
Chicken salad$1.30
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$1.10 – $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
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
Caramel custard$0.25
Coffee eclair$0.20
French Pastry$0.20
Praline Cream Cake$0.25
Pear 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
Raisin cake$0.25
Danish Pastry$0.20
Praline Ice Cream$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Pistachio Ice Cream$0.30
Coffee Ice Cream$0.30
Lemon water ice$0.25
Orange Water Ice$0.25
Apricot Water Ice$0.25
Baked Apple$0.20
Baked Apple with Cream$0.25
Stewed Strawberries$0.30
Stewed Hothouse Rhubarb$0.30
Stewed Kumquats$0.35
Stewed prunes$0.25
Stewed pears$0.25
Assorted stewed Fruit$0.50
Sanka (97% caffein free)$0.35
Acidophilus Milk Lederle$0.35
Bel Paese$0.25 – $0.40
Pont l'Evèque$0.25 – $0.40
Port-du-Salut$0.25 – $0.40
Roquefort$0.25 – $0.40
Cheddar Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Liederkranz$0.25 – $0.40
Imported Swiss cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Camembert$0.40
Gorgonzola$0.20 – $0.35
Swiss Gruyere$0.20 – $0.35
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20 – $0.35
Edam$0.20 – $0.35
Cottage Cheese$0.20 – $0.35
Cream Cheese$0.30
Oolong Formosa Tea$0.25
Ceylon Tea$0.25
Strawberry tartlet$0.25
Patty of Sweetbreads and mushrooms, régence with new peas$0.70
Little Neck clams$0.25
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.25
Blue Point Oysters$0.30
Peconic Oysters$0.35
Cape Cod Oysters$0.40
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Hors d'oeurve, Parisienne$0.75
Suprême 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
Chicken Soup, Family Style$0.30
Puree of split peas soup$0.30
Puree of tomatoes with rice soup$0.30
Beef Consomme, hot$0.20
strained okra soup$0.25
Chicken broth$0.25
Cold Tomato Broth$0.25
Beef consomme, cold$0.20
Casserolette of crabmeat with mushrooms, Astor$0.80
Broiled filet of gray sole with potatoes au gratin, new peas$0.85
Anchovy, Tomato and Egg Salad$0.70
Oyster stew, cream$0.70
Fried Scallops, tartar sauce, cole slaw, French fried potatoes$0.90
Supreme of Salmon, Renaissance, tartar sauce$0.80
Lobster salad$1.40
Shirred eggs with chicken croquette à la reine$0.65
Omelet with raspberry jam$0.65
Raw Vegetable Lunch (Grated Carrots, String Beans, Chopped Celery, Sliced Tomatoes and Julienne of Lettuce)$0.65
Poached egg benedict with asparagus tips, princesse$0.65
Cold pig's knuckle in jelly with cole slaw$0.75

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