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Hotel Astor

Date
1933-02-20
Restaurant
Hotel Astor
Physical description
34.5x23cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  2. Page 2

Dishes

Lynnhavens$0.45
Cherrystones$0.30
BLUE POINTS$0.30
Little Necks$0.25
Peconics$0.35
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.25
Cape Cods$0.40
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Bread and Butter$0.15
Acidophilus Milk Lederle$0.35
Sanka (97% caffein free)$0.35
Demi-tasse$0.15
Ceylon Tea$0.25
Oolong Formosa Tea$0.25
ORANGE PEKOE TEA$0.25
Coffee with Cream$0.25
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.40
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
Cream Cheese$0.30
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 l'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 Kumquats$0.35
Stewed Strawberries$0.30
Stewed Hothouse Rhubarb$0.30
Baked Apple with Cream$0.25
Baked Apple$0.20
Half Grapefruit$0.30
Tangerines$0.25
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Sliced Bananas and Cream$0.25
Pear$0.20
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Orange$0.20
Strawberries and Cream$0.30
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Assorted Fresh Fruit$0.60
Malaga grapes$0.40
Sliced Fresh Pineapple$0.30
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Praline Ice Cream$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Pistachio Ice Cream$0.30
Coffee Ice Cream$0.30
Mixed ice cream$0.35
Apricot Water Ice$0.25
Orange Water Ice$0.25
Lemon water ice$0.25
Raspberry Water Ice$0.25
fresh strawberry ice cream$0.35
Genoise Glace$0.40
Fresh Strawberry, Melba$0.50
Meringue glacee$0.40
Danish Pastry$0.20
French Pastry$0.20
Apple Pie$0.25
Gugelhopf$0.20
Strawberry tartlet$0.25
Raisin cake$0.25
Mince Pie$0.35
Pound cake$0.25
Pineapple Slice$0.20
Old-fashioned strawberry short cake$0.40
Mandalay Custard Pie$0.25
Assorted Small Cakes$0.25
Swiss Apple Cake$0.25
Cup Cream with Crushed Strawberries$0.25
Vanilla Cup Custard$0.20
Strawberry short cake$0.35
Fleurette Salad$0.40
Field Salad$0.35
Romaine Salad$0.25
Alligator Pear Salad$0.50
Chiffonade Salad$0.45
Hearts of Romaine Salad$0.30
Imported Endive Salad$0.30
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.50
Lettuce Salad$0.25
Heart of Lettuce Salad$0.30
Chicory Salad$0.30
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.50
Tomato Salad$0.35
Escarole Salad$0.35
COMBINATION SALAD$0.45
Cucumber salad$0.35
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.35
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.20
French fried potatoes$0.20
Saute Potatoes$0.20
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Boiled Bermuda Potatoes$0.20
Boiled Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Potatoes in cream au gratin$0.25
Candied Sweet Potatoes$0.25
BAKED IDAHO POTATO$0.20
New Lima Beans$0.40
Creamed Spinach$0.25
New green peas$0.40
Buttered new beets$0.25
New string beans$0.35
Artichoke$0.40
Cauliflower, Polonaise$0.50
Brussels Sprouts$0.35
Broccolis$0.50
Squab Chicken$1.25
Milk-Fed Chicken$1.20 – $2.40
Spring chicken$1.10 – $2.15
Boned Half Guinea Hen$1.35
Royal Squab$1.45
Breast of chicken$1.25
Long Island Duckling$3.00
Filet Mignon$1.65
Sirloin steak (for 2)$2.60
Small Steak$1.30
Minute Steak saute, Parmentier$1.30
Raw Vegetable Dinner (Grated Carrots, String Beans, Chopped Celery, Sliced Tomatoes and Julienne of Lettuce)$0.65
Chicken salad$1.30
Tomatoes Stuffed with Chicken Salad$0.80
Smoked Brisket of Beef with potato salad$0.80
Fresh Vegetable Lunch (Carrots, String Beans, Peas, Cauliflower and Beets), Astor$0.75
Roast Ribs of Beef with fried sweet potatoes$0.95
Broiled Combination: Egg Plant, Tomatoes, Mushrooms and Sweet Potato$0.65
Devilled Roast Beef Bones, Lyonnaise potatoes, vegetables Florida$0.85
Emince of Chicken with homemade noodles, Tetrazzini$0.75
Fricassee of Veal with onions, mushrooms, peas a l'Ancienne, noodles Polonaise$0.75
Lamb Hash (Moussaka) a la Grecque$0.70
Half Roast Milk-fed Chicken, sage dressing, French fried potatoes$1.25
Egg, Ravigotte with fresh string beans, tartar sauce$0.60
Scrambled Eggs with codfish cake, Aurore$0.65
Shirred Eggs with chicken livers and asparagus tips, Opera$0.65
Poached Eggs with rice and tomatoes, curry sauce, Bombay$0.65
Lobster salad$1.40
Fried Scallops, tartar sauce, cole slaw, French fried potatoes$0.90
Oyster stew, cream$0.70
Filet of Chicken Halibut with fresh vegetables, Russian dressing$0.75
OYSTER STEW, HALF AND HALF$0.60
Boiled Fresh Haddock, egg sauce, potato persillee$0.75
Broiled Filet of Gray Sole, Maitre d'Hotel, potatoes au gratin, new stirng beans$0.80
Brook Trout saute with mushrooms and O'Brien potatoes$0.75
Tomato Broth$0.25
Hot Beef Consomme$0.20
strained okra$0.25
Cold Beef Consomme$0.20
Chicken broth$0.25
Puree of Tomatoes with rice$0.30
Puree of Split Peas$0.30
Okra, Creole$0.30
Onion Soup au gratin$0.30
Shrimp Cocktail$0.55
Lobster Cocktail$1.10
Crabflake Cocktail$0.65
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.25
Tomato Juice (plain)$0.25
Half Grapefruit$0.30
Celery$0.35
Green olives$0.30
Ripe Olives$0.40
Imported Senfgurken$0.20
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Hors d'Oeuvre, Parisienne$0.75

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