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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1916-01-02
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
18x20.5cm folded; 18x41cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Page 2

Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Cream soup, Dubarry$0.30
Onion Soup gratiné$0.25
Cromesquis Stanislas$0.50
Bluefish, Provencale sauce$0.50
Halibut, Maximilien sauce$0.50
Noisette of Veal, Tomato Josephine$0.50
Grenadin of Fillet of Beef, Henry IV$0.75
Lamb Chop, Stanley$0.55
Breast of Guinea Hen, Mere Marianne$1.25
Potatoes, Loulou$0.20
Small Onions à la Cream$0.30
Purée of Squash$0.30
Tosca Salad$0.30
Endive and Beets Salad$0.60
Neufchatel cheese$0.25
Edam Cheese$0.25
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25
Comice Pear$0.25
Grapefruit$0.35
Mocka Tart$0.15
Coupe Calve$0.60
Meringue glacé$0.45

Page 3

Parisian Luncheon$0.50
Pim-olas$0.35
Anchovies in Mustard$0.30
Cervelat$0.30
Mackerel in Wine$0.50
Sardine Egglets$0.50
Spring Onions$0.25
Fillets of Herring in Oil$0.30
Royans, Bordelaise$0.50
Terrapin, Bradley Martin$3.50
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Bombe glace, Salferino$0.60
Half Grouse, Tete d'Or$2.00
Frog's Legs, Lilloise$1.50
Italian Paste Soup$0.25
Radishes$0.25
Mammoth California Walnuts$0.25
Floating Island$0.30
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Cherries Jubilee$0.40
Oil City Duck (half)$1.50
Newtown Pippin Apple$0.15
Spitzenberg Apple$0.15
Chestnut Mousse$0.40
Pecan Nut Tart$0.15
Wellesley Farm Milk Pig with Chestnuts$0.65
Hamburg Chicken$1.25
Vermicelli Soup$0.25
Beef en Daube$0.50
Tomato, Jamestown$0.50
Soft Clams, Pompadour$1.00
Mongol Soup$0.30
Pea Soup$0.25
Bisque of Lobster$0.30
Croute-au-pot soup$0.25
Petite marmite$0.60
Julienne Soup$0.25
Spiced Beets$0.25
Antipasti$0.50
Celery$0.30
Chicken okra soup$0.35
Green Turtle Soup$0.50
Lyon Sausage$0.30
Olives$0.25
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Sardellen$0.50
India Relish$0.15
Canapes of Caviar$0.60
Anchovy Salad$0.50
French Sardines$0.40
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Trout$0.50
Trout, Saute, Meuniere$0.55
Pistache ice cream$0.30
Mixed ice cream$0.35
Whitebait, Tartar sauce$0.40
Buck Shad$0.50
*English Sole$1.25
Chicken Broth, Bellevue, per cup$0.35
Bluepoint Oysters$0.30
Cotuits$0.40
Seatags$0.45
Cape Cods$0.40
Lynnhavens$0.40
Smiths Island$0.45
Little Neck clams$0.30
Cherry Stone Clams$0.35
Lobster Cocktail$0.70
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Mock turtle soup$0.30
Gumbo, Creole$0.35
Consomme$0.30
Chicken consomme$0.35
Tomato Broth$0.35
CLAM BROTH$0.30
Fried Frog's Legs$0.75
Frog's Legs Saute$1.50
Fillet of Sole, Marguery$0.50
Sea Bass, Bonnefemme$0.55
Sheepshead, Regnault$0.50
Pompano, Colbert sauce$0.50
Mussels, Mariniere$0.85
Salmon, Daumont$0.50
Squab with Grapes en Cocotte$1.25
Chicken Okra$0.35
Half Squab Chicken
Half Squab Chicken, Maryland$1.10
Chaudfroid of Chicken .75
Russian salad$0.75
Royans, Bordelaise$0.50
Pie, Orleanais$0.75
Half Red Leg Partridge$1.50
Plover$1.25
Spring Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Mince Pie$0.30
Chocolate Custard Pie$0.25
Plum Pudding, Hard and Brandy Sauce$0.30
Venison$1.50
Scotch Grouse$4.00
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Plover$1.25
English Pheasant$3.50
Mallard Duck$3.75
Sorbet Prunelle$0.40
New Green Asparagus$1.25
New Asparagus Tips$0.75
French asparagus$0.85
New Lima Beans$0.40
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.55
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.40
Stuffed Eggplant$0.35
Jerusalem Artichoke$0.30
Stewed Celery$0.40
New Carrots$0.30
Boiled Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Boiled Potatoes (2)$0.15
Baked Potato (1)$0.15
Souffle Potatoes$0.35
Potatoes, Anna$0.25
Boiled Bermuda Potatoes$0.20
French string beans$0.30
New string beans$0.40
French peas$0.30
Spinach$0.30
Stewed tomatoes$0.20
Spaghetti$0.50
Macaroni$0.50
Boiled rice$0.25
White Squash$0.30
Hearts of Palm$0.75
Cauliflower, Hollandaise$0.35
Turnips$0.25
Onions$0.25
Artichoke$0.60
Beets$0.25
Okra$0.40
GREEN PEAS$0.40
Eggplant$0.30
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
Parsnips$0.25
Oysterplant$0.25
Waldorf Salad$0.35
Watercress Salad$0.30
Celery Salad$0.35
Lobster salad$0.75
Chiffonade Salad$0.75
Chicory Salad$0.30
Dandelion Salad$0.40
Endive Salad$0.60
Escarole Salad$0.30
Fetticus and beets salad$0.35
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.40
Monks Beard salad$0.40
Tomato Salad$0.35
Romaine Salad$0.30
Cucumber salad$0.35
Chicken salad$0.65
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Gorgonzola Cheese$0.25
Port Salut Cheese$0.25
Stilton Cheese$0.25
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.25
Canadian Cheese$0.25
Swiss Cream Cheese$0.25
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25
Gruyere Cheese$0.25
Edam Cheese$0.25
Cottage Cheese$0.25
D'Isigny$0.25
Neufchatel cheese$0.25
Liederkranz Cheese$0.25
Cream Cheese$0.25
Casaba Melon$0.50
Grapefruit$0.35
Comice Pear$0.25
Malaga grapes$0.40
Tokay Grapes$0.40
California Orange$0.15
Florida Orange$0.15
Mandarines (2)$0.20
Bananas$0.20
Assorted cakes$0.20
Savarin au Kirsch$0.30
Nuts and Raisins$0.40
Stuffed Figs and Dates$0.30
Nesselrode Pudding$0.50
Biscuit Tortoni$0.40
Meringue glacee$0.40
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Roman Punch$0.40
Baked Alaska$0.75
Capon$4.00
Squab$1.00
Mutton$0.45
Beef per cut$0.60
Christmas Lamb$0.80
Chicken (half)$1.25
Spring Lamb$0.65
Turkey, Chestnut Stuffing$0.75
Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
Philadelphia Pullet (half)$1.50
Gosling (half)$2.00
Guinea Hen (half)$1.00
Capon (half)$2.00
Chicken (half)$1.00
Squab$1.00
Spring Duckling (half)$1.50
Squab Chicken (half)$0.80
Squab Duckling$2.25
Nesselrode Pudding$0.50
Lalla Rookh$0.40
Fancy Ices$0.50
Macedoine of Fruit$0.75
Neapolitan$0.35
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.30
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Coffee Ice Cream$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Apricot Water Ice$0.30
Orange Water Ice$0.30
Lemon water ice$0.30
Raspberry Water Ice$0.30
PINEAPPLE WATER ICE$0.30
French Coffee$0.15
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Bread and Butter Per Person$0.10
Rolls and Butter Per Person$0.10

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Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Onion Soup gratiné$0.25
Croute-au-pot$0.25
Egg de Lesseps$0.30
Codfish, Norwegienne$0.40
Spanish Mackerel, Foyot sauce$0.45
Slice of Mutton, Purée Bretonne$0.50
Steak Minute, Duclere$1.00
Roast Veal with Spinach$0.45
Coquille of Sweetbread, Cream gratine$0.75
Potatoes, Pont Neuf$0.20
French peas$0.30
Oysterplant a la Cream$0.30
Long Island Salad$0.65
Waldorf Salad$0.35
Cream Cheese with Red Currant Jelly$0.45
Liederkranz Cheese$0.25
Stilton Cheese$0.25
Swiss Cream Cheese$0.25
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Casaba Melon$0.50
Peach Tartlet$0.15
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.30
Chocolate Mousse$0.40

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Bluepoint Oysters$0.30
Grapefruit Supreme$0.75
Seatag oysters$0.45
Lynnhaven Oysters$0.40
Cape Cod Oysters$0.40
Cotuit oysters$0.40
Little Neck clams$0.30
Smith's Island Oysters$0.45
Cherry Stone Clams$0.35
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Canape of Caviar$0.60
Celery$0.30
Sweet Pickles$0.25
Sweet Pickled Mangoes$0.20
Radishes$0.25
Olives$0.25
Chutney$0.15
Antipasti$0.50
Carciofini$0.50
Lyon Sausage$0.30
Sardellen$0.50
Canape of Sardines$0.40
Cervelat$0.30
Spring Onions$0.25
Sardine Egglets$0.50
French Sardines$0.40
Anchovies in Mustard$0.30
Anchovy Salad$0.50
Mackerel in Oil$0.50
Fillets of Herring in Oil$0.30
Royans a la Perigord$0.30
"Parisian Luncheon"$0.50
Soft Shell Rock Crabs$0.50
Terrapin, Baltimore$3.50
Buck Shad, Maitre d'Hotel$0.50
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
English Sole$1.25
Fried Frog's Legs$0.75
Frog's Legs Saute$1.50
Trout$0.50
Trout Saute$0.55
Whitefish, Catalane$0.50
Trout, Plombiere$0.60
Fried Perch, Remoulade sauce$0.35
Weakfish, Bercy$0.45
Broiled Eels, Tartar sauce$0.35
Smelts, Figaro sauce$0.40
Squab en Crapeaudine$1.25
Wellesley Farm Milk Pig, Cranberry sauce$0.65
Half Squab Chicken, Cettoise$1.10
Mixed Grill$0.85
Devilled Stuffed Lobster$0.65
Calf's Feet, Marniere$0.45
Breast of Guinea Hen, Mushroom sauce$1.25
New Green Asparagus$1.25
New Lima Beans$0.40
New Asparagus Tips$0.75
Jerusalem Artichoke$0.30
French asparagus$0.85
Stuffed Eggplant$0.35
Stewed Celery$0.40
New Carrots$0.30
Boiled Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Boiled Potatoes (2)$0.15
Baked Potato (1)$0.15
Souffle Potatoes$0.35
Potatoes, Anna$0.25
French string beans$0.30
Boiled Bermuda Potatoes$0.20
New string beans$0.40
French peas$0.30
Stuffed Tomato$0.35
Stewed tomatoes$0.20
Spaghetti$0.50
Macaroni$0.50
Boiled rice$0.25
White Squash$0.30
Hearts of Palm$0.75
Cauliflower, Hollandaise$0.35
Turnips$0.25
Spinach$0.30
Onions$0.25
GREEN PEAS$0.40
Artichoke$0.60
Beets$0.25
Okra$0.40
Eggplant$0.30
Parsnips$0.25
Oysterplant$0.25
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
Cream (soup), Dubarry$0.30
Petite Marmite (soup)$0.60
Green Turtle Soup$0.50
Gumbo, Creole$0.35
Tomato Soup$0.25
Croute-au-pot (soup)$0.25
Julienne (soup)$0.25
Mongol Soup$0.30
Mock turtle soup$0.30
Chicken gumbo$0.35
Puree of Peas (soup)$0.25
Italian Paste (soup)$0.25
Chicken Broth, Bellevue, per cup
Consomme$0.30
Chicken consomme$0.35
Chicken Okra (soup)$0.35
CLAM BROTH$0.00
Tomato Jelly (soup)$0.35
EGG, Nordensjold$0.30
Pressed Corned Beef, Mexicaine$0.45
Virginia Ham$0.50
Crab, Ravigotte$0.65
Potato salad$0.25
Plover$1.25
Finger Sandwich$0.05
Half Red Leg Partridge$1.50
Chaudfroid of Chicken$0.75
Roast capon$4.00
Roast Squab$1.00
Roast Spring Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Roast Mutton$0.45
Roast Beef, per cut$0.60
Roast Chicken (half)$1.25
Roast Christmas Lamb$0.80
Roast Oil City Duck (half)$1.50
Roast Spring Lamb$0.65
Turkey, Chestnut Stuffing$0.75
Gosling (half)$2.00
Spring Duckling (half)$1.50

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