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The Commodore Hotel

Date
1933-05-24
Restaurant
The Commodore Hotel
Physical description
33x21.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Little Neck clams$0.25
Cherrystone Clams$0.25
Clams, Casino$0.75
Fried Clams$0.65
Clam Stew$0.50
Clam Stew with Half and Half$0.60
Clam Stew with Cream$0.65
Cherry Blossom$0.15
crab meat cocktail$0.45
Salami$0.35
Hors d'oeuvres varies$0.65
Varied appetizers
Fruit cocktail, Lolla
Chilled Sauerkraut Juice
Cream of asparagus with perles
Consomme Brunoise
Grilled filet of sole, maitre d'hotel$1.00
Sweetbread patty, fresh mushrooms$1.00
Mousse of Virginia ham with asparagus tips$1.00
Smoked ox-tongue, cider sauce$1.00
Roast L.I. Duckling, Apple Sauce$1.00
Fresh vegetable dinner with poached egg, Hollandaise$1.00
Cold galantine of capon, Andalouse salad$1.00
Cauliflower in Cream
Carrots vichy
Hashed Brown Potato
Steamed potato
Rice Imperatrice with foamed sauce
French Pastry
Frozen biscuit Aveline
New England Apple
American Cheese and Crackers
Assorted Rolls
Toast Melba
Tea
Coffee
Milk
Omelette with shad roe and au gratin potatoes$0.65
Chopped clam, crab flake and celery stew$0.60
Smoked beef tongue with veloute spinach, Florentine$0.85
Fresh vegetable dinner with poached egg, Hollandaise$0.80
Sweetbread patty with new string beans in butter$0.85
Mousse of Virginia ham, new asparagus tips and potato cake$0.85
Roast L.I. duckling, candied sweet potatoes, apple sauce$0.95
Smothered veal cutlet in cocotte with new peas Paysanne$0.85
Braised spring lamb with stuffed tomato$0.90
Broiled filet of sole, maitre d'hotel, Marquise potato$0.75
Shad and roe, maitre d'hotel$0.80
Kingfish saute, Meuniere, French fried potatoes$0.80
Soft Shell crabs, Tartar sauce$0.80
Roast rib of beef with boiled or mashed potato$0.90
Turkey$0.85
Broiled Chicken (half)$1.25
spring lamb, mint sauce$0.80
Canada mutton chop$0.65
English mutton chop$0.85
Royal Squab$1.50
Lamb Chop$0.40
Lamb Chop, extra thick$0.75
New asparagus, Milanaise$0.35 – $0.60
New Peas a la Menthe$0.30 – $0.40
New string beans a l'Anglaise$0.30 – $0.40
Braised celery, Bordelaise$0.35 – $0.45
Fresh spinach with cream$0.25 – $0.35
BUTTERED BEETS$0.20 – $0.30
Fried Egg Plant$0.25 – $0.35
Carrots vichy$0.20 – $0.30
Mashed Turnips$0.20 – $0.30
Commodore Rings with Crushed Strawberries$0.20
Cold rice Imperatrice with peach compote$0.25
BEER$0.10
Petite marmite soup$0.30
Philadelphia Pepper-Pot Soup$0.30
Cream Princesse Soup$0.30
Consomme Brunoise$0.30
Chicken Americaine Soup$0.30
Jellied Madrilene soup, cup$0.20
Beef consomme$0.25
Chicken consomme$0.25
Tomato Broth$0.30
Split peas Soup$0.20
Gumbo$0.30
COLD PLATE DISHES:-Beef a la mode in jelly with sliced tomato, dill pickles$0.75
Chicken salad, white and dark meat, asparagus tips and chutney$0.80
Galantine of capon with salad Andalouse$1.10
Beluga Caviar$2.15
Filet of Herring, Provencale$0.40
Coupe of fruit, La Tosca$0.45
lemon meringue pie$0.20
FRESH STRAWBERRY TART$0.25
Old-fashion strawberry short cake$0.35
Old-fashion rice pudding$0.20
Fresh Apple Cake$0.20
Doughnuts, each$0.20
Green Apple Pie$0.20
GREEN APPLE PIE A la Mode$0.30
Bread Pudding$0.20
Pompadour au chocolate$0.25
French Pastry$0.15
Danish Pastry$0.15
Assorted cakes$0.25
Saute Potatoes$0.20
Celery$0.15
Radishes$0.15
Cocktail Sauce extra$0.05
Shrimp$0.40
Scallions$0.15
Assorted cuts, Commodore$0.95
Supreme of melon, Florida$0.55
Anchovy Salad$0.60
Bismark Herring$0.45
Imported Swiss cheese$0.25
Raspberry Water Ice$0.30
French ice cream, any flavor$0.40
Frosted Chocolate$0.30
Philadelphia vanilla ice cream$0.25
Frozen Fig Pudding$0.45
Lettuce Salad$0.25
Fetticus and beets salad$0.25
Dandelion Salad$0.30
Golfer salad$0.40
Commodore coffee with cream (p. p.)$0.25
Commodore coffee served in percolator$0.25
Cup Custard$0.20
Cup custard au caramel$0.25
Long Island Salad$0.40
New England Apple$0.15
Demi-tasse$0.15
Cup of coffee with cream$0.15
Ellen salad$0.35
Valencia Salad$0.35
Cooked Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.65
Endive Salad$0.40
Pot of tea (p. p.)$0.20
Certified Milk, Half Pint$0.20
Buttermilk, Half Pint$0.15 – $0.25
Horlick's Malted Milk$0.25
Cocoa$0.20
Bread and Butter$0.10
Fresh pot cheese with jelly$0.40
Cantaloupe (Half)$0.35
Fresh strawberries and cream$0.40
Figs in syrup$0.30
Grapefruit (Half)$0.25
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.15
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.20
Brie cheese$0.25
Bel Paese Cheese$0.25
Liederkranz Cheese$0.20
Imported Primula cheese$0.25
Port du Salut cheese$0.25
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.25
Petit Gruyere Cheese$0.25
Fresh Stewed Assorted Fruit$0.40
Fresh Stewed Pears$0.25
Fresh Stewed Rhubarb$0.25
Fresh stewed apples$0.25
Orange$0.15
Pear$0.15
BASY BREAD (Reducing) with butter$0.20
Fruit salad$0.50
Chicken salad (with dark meat)$1.10
Lobster salad$1.45
Moderne Salad$0.35
Mayonnaise$0.10
Russian Dressing$0.10
Thousand Island Dressing$0.10
Roquefort Cheese Dressing$0.15
Grilled sweet potatoes$0.25
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.20
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Baked Potato$0.20
Au Gratin Potato$0.30
Julienne potatoes$0.20
Souffle Potatoes$0.25
Clam juice$0.15
Tomato Juice$0.15
Sauerkraut Juice$0.15
Chocolate$0.20
Romaine Salad$0.25
Chicory Salad$0.25
Escarole Salad$0.25
Delicious Apple$0.15
Frosted Coffee$0.30
PINEAPPLE WATER ICE$0.30
Orange Water Ice$0.30
Lemon water ice$0.30
Olives$0.15

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