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The Hotel Commodore

Date
1933-06-01
Restaurant
The Hotel Commodore
Physical description
33x21.5cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Salmon, Mayonnaise sauce, cucumber Vernon$0.80
Stuffed crab, ravigotte$0.70
Croute-au-pot$0.30
Scrambled eggs with new asparagus tips$0.65
Chopped clams, lobster and celery stew$0.60
Breaded veal cutlet with creamed spinach$0.85
Roast spring lamb with vegetable Macedoine$0.90
Baked Virginia ham, Port wine sauce, candied sweet potatoes$0.85
Spring Vegetable Dinner with Poached Egg, Hollandaise$0.80
Long Island duckling with orange Bigarrade$0.90
Broiled half squab chicken on toast, Colbert, hashed creamed potatoes$1.00
Beef a la mode in jelly with sliced tomato, dill pickles$0.75
Galatine of capon with asparagus tips, chutney dressing$0.80
Chicken salad with asparagus tips, chutney dressing$0.80
Assorted cuts, Commodore$0.95
Head cheese and potato salad$0.70
Roast rib of beef with boiled potato$0.90
crab meat cocktail$0.45
Salami$0.35
Olives$0.15
Radishes$0.15
Shrimp$0.40
Hors d'oeuvres varies$0.65
Coupe of fruit, La Tosca$0.45
Scallions$0.15
Supreme of melon, Florida$0.55
Anchovy Salad$0.60
Bismark Herring$0.45
Cherry Blossom Cocktail$0.15
Clam cocktail$0.15
Tomato Cocktail$0.15
Sauerkraut Juice Cocktail$0.15
Petite marmite$0.30
Nougatine cake$0.20
Consomme Brunoise$0.30
Chicken Algerienne$0.30
Cream Montespan$0.30
Imported Swiss cheese$0.25
Port du Salut cheese$0.25
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.25
Commodore coffee with cream (p.p.)$0.25
Demi-tasse$0.15
Dandelion Salad$0.30
New asparagus Milanaise$0.35 – $0.60
New Peas, Parisienne$0.30 – $0.40
Macaroon Custard Pie$0.20
Old-fashion strawberry short cake$0.35
Old-fashion rice pudding$0.20
Fresh Apple Cake$0.20
Doughnuts, each$0.10
Green Apple Pie$0.20
GREEN APPLE PIE A la Mode$0.30
Bread Pudding$0.20
Savarin with fresh cherries and Kirsh sauce$0.25
Strawberry Boston Cream Pie$0.25
Cup Custard$0.20
Cup custard au caramel$0.25
Assorted cakes$0.25
Danish Pastry$0.15
French Pastry$0.15
Pompadour au chocolate$0.25
Cup of coffee with cream$0.15
Pot of Tea$0.20
Certified Milk, Half Pint$0.20
Buttermilk$0.15 – $0.25
Horlick's Malted Milk$0.25
Cocoa$0.20
Chocolate$0.20
Bread and Butter$0.10
Basy Bread with Butter$0.20
Fetticus and beets salad$0.25
Lettuce Salad$0.25
Romaine Salad$0.25
Chicory Salad$0.25
Escarole Salad$0.25
Golfer salad$0.40
Long Island Salad$0.40
Ellen salad$0.35
Valencia Salad$0.35
Cooked Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.65
Endive Salad$0.40
Fruit salad$0.50
Chicken salad (with dark meat)$1.10
Lobster salad$1.45
Salad Moderne$0.35
Mayonnaise$0.10
Russian Dressing$0.10
Thousand Island Dressing$0.10
Roquefort Cheese Dressing$0.15
Petit Gruyere Cheese$0.25
Imported Primula cheese$0.25
Liederkranz Cheese$0.20
Bel Paese Cheese$0.25
Brie cheese$0.25
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.20
Fresh pot cheese with jelly$0.40
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.15
Fresh stuffed tomato, Duxelle$0.30 – $0.40
New String Beans au Beurre$0.30 – $0.40
Cauliflower Polonaise$0.35 – $0.45
Carrots vichy$0.20 – $0.30
BUTTERED BEETS$0.20 – $0.30
Braised celery, marrow sauce$0.35 – $0.45
Egg Plant Provencale$0.25 – $0.35
Artichoke Hollandaise$0.35 – $0.45
Potatoes Saute$0.20
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.20
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Baked Potatoes$0.20
Au Gratin Potatoes$0.30
Julienne potatoes$0.20
Souffle Potatoes$0.25
Grilled sweet potatoes$0.25
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
Fresh strawberries and cream$0.40
Watermelon$0.35
Cantaloupe (Half)$0.35
Fresh Cherries$0.40
Figs in syrup$0.30
Grapefruit (Half)$0.25
New England Apple$0.15
Delicious Apple$0.15
Orange$0.15
Pear$0.15
Stewed Apples$0.25
Stewed rhubarb$0.25
Stewed pears$0.25
Assorted Stewed Fruits$0.40
French ice cream, any flavor$0.40
Raspberry Water Ice$0.30
PINEAPPLE WATER ICE$0.30
Orange Water Ice$0.30
Lemon water ice$0.30
Frozen Fig Pudding$0.45
Philadelphia vanilla ice cream$0.25
Frosted Chocolate$0.30
Frosted Coffee$0.30
Tea
Coffee
Milk
Toast Melba
Assorted Rolls
American Cheese and Crackers
New England Apple
Frozen pave, Nesselrode
Strawberry Boston Cream Pie
Jelly Macedoine
Filet of sole, Marguery, boiled potato$0.75
Shad and roe, maitre d'hotel$0.80
Kingfish Meuniere with mushrooms, Fondante potato$0.80
Soft Shell crabs, Tartar sauce$0.80
New String Beans in cream
stewed tomato
Candied Sweet Potato
Steamed potato
Cold blue plate, Commodore$1.00
Puree of White Beans, Bretonne$0.30
Jellied Madrilene, cup$0.20
Beef consomme$0.25
Chicken consomme$0.25
Tomato Broth$0.30
Split peas$0.20
Gumbo$0.30
Baked Virginia Ham, Port wine sauce$1.00
Broiled half squab chicken, Colbert$1.00
Spring Vegetable Dinner with Poached Egg, Hollandaise$1.00
Long Island duckling with orange$1.00
BREADED VEAL CUTLET, TOMATO SAUCE$1.00
Filet of Sole, Marguery$1.00
Celery$0.15
Filet of Herring, Provencale$0.40
Beluga Caviar$2.15
Cocktail Sauce$0.05
Assorted Hors D'oeuvres
Coupe of fruit, Carmen
Cream of Fresh Asparagus
Jellied Chicken Consomme
Little Necks$0.25
Cherrystones$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
BEER$0.10
Roast rib of beef with mashed potato$0.90

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