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Hotel Astor

Date
1928-05-30
Restaurant
Hotel Astor
Physical description
28x18cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Clams Cherrystones$0.40
Little Necks$0.35
Cocktail Sauce, Extra$0.10
Puree of Carrots Soup, Crecy$0.25
Okra, Creole soup$0.30
Puree of tomatoes with rice soup$0.25
Chicken broth$0.30
strained okra soup$0.30
Jellied Tomato Broth$0.30
Puree of split peas soup$0.25
In Cup (hot) Beef Consomme$0.25
In cup(cold) Beef Broth$0.25
Boiled chicken halibut, egg sauce$0.85
Filet of Fresh Haddock with vegetables, Hamburg Style$0.85
Broiled Shad and Roe, cucumber salad$1.00
Fried Soft Shell Crabs, Tartar Sauce$1.25
Shirred Eggs with sausages, Bercy$0.75
Poached Eggs a la Cussy$0.75
Honeycomb Tripe with rice a la Creole$0.75
Sour Pot Roast (Sauerbraten) with potato pancakes$0.85
Roast Spring Lamb with flageolet beans, Bretonne$0.90
Chicken and Fresh Mushroom Croquettes with new asparagus tips$0.85
Roast Long Island duckling, sage dressing, apple sauce, candied yams$1.35
Calf's Head a la Vinaigrette$0.80
Fresh Vegetable Lunch, Astor$1.10
Roast Beef, Dish Gravy$0.80
Pickled Lamb Tongue, cold slaw, Mexicaine$0.80
Cauliflower au Gratin$0.45
Homemade Head Cheese, Potato Salad$0.85
Pressed Corned Beef, potato salad$0.85
Prager Ham, asparagus tips salad$0.90
Royal Squab$1.60
Squab Chicken$1.60
Guinea Hen$1.60 – $3.00
Spring chicken$1.40 – $2.75
Long Island Duckling$4.25
Creamed Parsnips$0.40
New Carrots, Courchamps$0.40
Fresh asparagus, Hollandaise$0.75
NEW BUTTERED BEETS$0.35
New peas$0.75
Cauliflower, Polonaise$0.65
Creamed Spinach$0.40
Fresh Lima Beans$0.75
New string beans$0.65
French fried potatoes$0.25
Potatoes in cream au gratin$0.35
BAKED IDAHO POTATO$0.25
fried Sweet Potatoes$0.30
Broiled Sweet Potatoes$0.30
Broiled Bermuda Potatoes$0.25
Brocolis$1.10
"My Lady" Salad$0.60
Romaine Salad$0.40
Heart of romaine salad$0.45
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.70
Heart of Lettuce Salad$0.45
Chiffonnade salad$0.55
Lettuce Salad$0.40
Tomato Salad$0.50
Lettuce and Tomato Salad$0.50
Turned Over Apple Cake$0.25
Apple Pie$0.25
COCOANUT CUSTARD PIE$0.25
Vanilla Cup Custard$0.25
Strawberry short cake$0.50
Assorted Pastry$0.20
Tutti-Frutti Cream Slice$0.30
Old-fashioned strawberry short cake$0.55
Strawberry tartlet$0.30
fresh strawberry ice cream$0.35
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Water Ice, Raspberry$0.30
California Cantaloupe$0.60
California Cherries$0.40
Fresh strawberries with cream$0.60
Apple$0.20
Orange$0.20
Grapefruit$0.30
STEWED FRUIT Rhubarb$0.30
Assorted Fresh Fruit$0.65
Baked Apple$0.25
Baked Apple with Cream$0.30
Coffee with Cream$0.25
Demi Tasse$0.15
Sanka (97% caffein free)$0.35
Acidolphilus Milk Lederle$0.35
Saute Potatoes$0.25
Water Ice, Lemon$0.30
Water Ice, Orange$0.30
Pralinee Ice cream$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Pistachio Ice Cream$0.30
Coffee Ice Cream$0.30

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

16,525 menus · 64,352 scanned pages · 1851–2008 · uncatalogued scans

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