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Hotel Astor

Date
1933-02-21
Restaurant
Hotel Astor
Physical description
34.5x23cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  2. Page 2

Dishes

Bread and Butter$0.15
Coffee with Cream$0.25
ORANGE PEKOE TEA$0.25
Oolong Formosa Tea$0.25
Ceylon Tea$0.25
Demi-tasse$0.15
Sanka (97% caffein free)$0.35
Acidophilus Milk Lederle$0.35
Lynnhavens$0.45
BLUE POINTS$0.30
Peconics$0.35
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.40
Bel Paese Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Pont l'Eveque cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Port-du-Salut Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Gorgonzola Cheese$0.20 – $0.35
Swiss Gruyere cheese$0.20 – $0.35
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25 – $0.40
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20 – $0.35
Cheddar Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Edam Cheese$0.20 – $0.35
Liederkranz Cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Cottage Cheese$0.20 – $0.35
Imported Swiss cheese$0.25 – $0.40
Cream Cheese$0.30
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$0.20
Baked Apple with Cream$0.25
Cape Cods$0.40
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
Coupe, Nesselrode$0.40
Fresh Strawberry, Melba$0.50
Peach, Melba$0.45
fresh strawberry ice cream$0.35
Frozen Eclair$0.35
Vanilla Ice Cream with Crushed Strawberries$0.35
Cherrystones$0.30
Bisquit glace, Tortoni$0.40
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Pralinee Ice cream$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Pistachio Ice Cream$0.30
Coffee Ice Cream$0.30
Mixed ice cream$0.35
Raspberry Water Ice$0.25
Lemon water ice$0.25
Orange Water Ice$0.25
Apricot Water Ice$0.25
Jamaica sherbet$0.25
Pineapple Baba, St. Mark$0.25
Strawberry Cake, Astor$0.25
Old-fashioned Rice Pudding$0.20
Strawberry short cake$0.35
Sugar Glazed Palmiere$0.20
Deep-dish Rhubarb Pie$0.25
Assorted Small Cakes$0.25
Old-fashioned strawberry short cake$0.40
Pound cake$0.25
Raisin cake$0.25
Mince Pie$0.35
Strawberry tartlet$0.25
Gugelhopf$0.20
Apple Pie$0.25
French Pastry$0.20
Danish Pastry$0.20
Biarritz Salad$0.40
Field Salad$0.35
Romaine Salad$0.25
Alligator Pear$0.50
Chiffonade Salad$0.45
Hearts of Romaine Salad$0.30
Lettuce Salad$0.25
Heart of Lettuce Salad$0.30
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.50
Imported Endive Salad$0.30
Chicory Salad$0.30
Escarole Salad$0.35
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.50
Tomato Salad$0.35
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.35
Cucumber salad$0.35
COMBINATION SALAD$0.45
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Boiled Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Candied Sweet Potatoes$0.25
French fried potatoes$0.20
Potatoes sautee$0.20
Boiled Beamuda Potatoes$0.20
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Potatoes in cream au gratin$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
Milk-Fed Chicken$1.20 – $2.40
Boned Half Guinea Hen$1.35
Squab Chicken$1.25
Reindeer Steak$1.20
Spring chicken$1.10 – $2.15
Breast of chicken$1.25
Royal Squab$1.45
Long Island Duckling$3.00
Mallard Duck (for 2)$3.50
Royal Squab$1.45
Native Pheasant (for 2 or 3)$3.50
Squab Chicken$1.25
Minute Steak saute, Parmentier$1.30
Small Steak$1.30
Sirloin steak (for 2)$2.60
Filet Mignon$1.65
Raw Vegetable Dinner (Grated Carrots, String Beans, Chopped Celery, Sliced Tomatoes and Julienne of Lettuce)$0.65
Roast Spring Lamb with Mint Jelly$0.95
Chicken salad$1.35
Sugar-cured Jersey Ham with Potato Salad$0.90
Cold Roast Vermont Turkey, cranberry sauce, salad Moderne$1.45
Fresh Vegetable Dinner (Carrots, String Beans, Peas, Cauliflower and Beets), Astor$0.75
Roast Loin of Lamb with potatoes and mint sauce$0.80
Half Milk-fed Chicken, roasted on the spit, sage dressing$1.20
Roast Ribs of Beef with fried sweet potatoes$0.95 – $1.30
Celery, Fennel, Artichoke and Mushrooms with rice risotto, San Remo$0.75
Roast Saddle of Lamb with stuffed cabbage and potatoes fondantes, Flamande$1.00
Little Necks$0.25
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.25
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Vermont Turkey with mushrooms, chestnuts and sausages, Chipolata$1.20
Broiled Bluefish, Maitre d'Hotel, potatoes Olivettes, new peas in cream$1.00
Supreme of Sole with oysters and shrimps, Marguery, potatoes Duchesse, Printaniere$0.85
Boiled Chicken Halibut, sauce Hollandaise, Bermuda potato persillee$0.85
Filet of Sea Bass saute with fried onions and tomatoes, Arlesienne$0.90
Fried Scallops, tartar sauce, cole slaw, French fried potatoes$0.90
Gaspe Salmon, cucumber salad, remoulade sauce$0.90
Stuffed Lobster a la Ravigotte$1.00
Lobster salad$1.40
Chicken broth$0.25
Cold Beef Consomme$0.25
strained okra soup$0.25
Tomato Broth$0.25
Hot Beef Consomme$0.25
Cream of Asparagus, Princesse$0.30
Green Turtle Soup$0.50
Puree of Split Peas$0.30
Chicken okra soup, Creole$0.30
Puree of Tomatoes$0.30
Consomme double, Germina$0.30
Petite marmite$0.35
Strained Petite Marmite with marrow$0.35
Shrimp Cocktail$0.55
Lobster Cocktail$1.10
Crabflake Cocktail$0.65
Tomato Juice Cocktail$0.25
Tomato Juice (plain)$0.25
Fresh Beluga Caviar$1.75
Coupe of Fresh Strawberries, Favorite$0.45
Celery$0.35
Stuffed celery$0.45
Imported Filet of Anchovies$0.45
Green olives$0.30
Supreme of Fruit, Astor$0.50
Ripe Olives$0.40
Imported Senfgurken$0.20
Half Grapefruit$0.30
Hors d'Oeuvres, Parisienne$0.75

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