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Hotel Astor

Date
1933-02-25
Restaurant
Hotel Astor
Physical description
34.5x23cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Lynnhavens$0.45
BLUE POINTS$0.30
Peconics$0.35
Cape Cods$0.40
Cherrystones$0.30
Little Necks$0.25
Clam Juice Cocktail$0.25
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
English Mutton Broth$0.30
Patty of Lobster and Mushrooms, Newburg, waffle potatoes$0.75
Broiled Sea Trout, Maitre d'Hotel, potatoes in cream, grilled tomato$0.80
Filet of Halibut with fresh vegetables, Suchet, boiled potato$0.70
OYSTER STEW, HALF AND HALF$0.60
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
Anchovy, Tomato and Egg Salad$0.60
Shirred Eggs with lamb kidneys, Meyerbeer$0.65
Scrambled Eggs with calf's brains, DeLesseps$0.65
Omelette a l'espagnole$0.65
Okra, Creole$0.30
Puree of Split Peas$0.30
Puree of Tomatoes with rice$0.30
Beef Goulash with spaetzle, Hungarian Style$0.75
Baked Lamb Chop, Champvallon$0.80
Broiled Pig's Feet with Lyonnaise potatoes, devilled sauce$0.80
Chicken Cutlet with new peas in cream$0.75
Boiled Calf's Tongue with puree of peas, St. Germain, sauce piquante$0.75
Roast Vermont Turkey, sage dressing, mashed yellow turnips, candied yams, cranberry sauce$1.15
Fresh Mushrooms saute on Toast, vegetables Florida$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
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
Minute Steak saute, Parmentier$1.30
Small Steak$1.30
Sirloin steak (for 2)$2.60
Filet Mignon$1.65
In cup(hot) Beef Comsomme$0.20
In Cup(hot) Strained Okra soup$0.25
In Cup(hot) Chicken Broth$0.25
In Cup(cold)Tomato Broth$0.25
In Cup(cold) Beef Consomme$0.20
Squab Chicken$1.25
Spring chicken$1.10 – $2.15
Royal Squab$1.45
Long Island Duckling$3.00
Milk-Fed Chicken$2.40
Milk-fed Chicken half$1.20
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
French fried potatoes$0.20
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
Fried Sweet Potaotes$0.20
Boiled Sweet Potaotes$0.25
Candied Sweet Potatoes$0.25
Alma salad$0.40
Alligator Pear Salad$0.50
Imported Endive Salad$0.30
Chicory Salad$0.30
Escarole Salad$0.35
COMBINATION SALAD$0.45
Dandelion Salad$0.35
Chiffonade Salad$0.50
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
Savarin with fruit sauce$0.25
Whipped Cream Napoleon$0.20
French Pastry$0.20
Boston Cream Pie$0.25
German apple cake$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
Fresh Strawberry, Melba Ice Cream$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
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
Pears$0.20
Orange$0.20
Assorted Fresh Fruit$0.60
Stewed Strawberries$0.30
Stewed Hothouse Rhubarb and Strawberries(mixed)$0.30
Baked Apple$0.20
Baked Apple with Cream$0.25
Stewed Hothouse Rhubarb$0.30
Stewed Kumquats$0.35
Stewed prunes$0.25
Stewed pears$0.25
Assorted stewed Fruit$0.50
Bel Paese Cheese$0.25 – $0.45
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.40
Gorgonzola Cheese$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
Ceylon Tea$0.25
Oolong Formosa Tea$0.25
Cottage Cheese$0.20 – $0.35
Edam Cheese$0.20 – $0.35
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20 – $0.35
Swiss Gruyere cheese$0.20 – $0.35
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
Apricot Water Ice$0.25
Orange Water Ice$0.25
Lemon water ice$0.25
Raspberry Water Ice$0.25
Coffee Ice Cream$0.30
Pistachio Ice Cream$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Pralinee Ice cream$0.30
Raisin cake$0.25
Danish Pastry$0.20
Buffet (Quick Service Restaurant)$0.30 – $0.65
Hunting Room$0.50 – $0.75

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