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Delmonicos

Date
1917-11-12
Restaurant
Delmonicos
Physical description
30.5x22cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Filet of striped bass, oystercrabs$90.00
Olives$0.35
BELUGA CAVIAR [own importation, per person]$1.75
Little Neck clams$0.35
BLUE POINTS$0.40
Cherrystone Clams$0.40
Cape Cods$0.40
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Celery$0.35
Supreme of grape fruit, Maraschino$0.75
Anchovies on Toast$0.55
Lyon Sausage$0.50
Stuffed or ripe olives$0.40
Assorted relishes$0.75
Tomato, Surprise$0.60
Lobster Cocktail$0.80
Feuille Suedoise$0.60
crab meat cocktail$0.70
Sardines$0.50
Smoked salmon in oil$0.50
SALTED ALMONDS$0.45
Stuffed boneless smelts, mushrooms$0.80
Fried oystercrabs, sce Tartare$0.90
Fried perch, mustard sauce$0.75
Lobster saute, americaine$1.50
Scallops, Boston style$0.90
Long Island trout, Meuniere$0.90
Plover saute, fine herbs$1.50
Breast of chicken, Portugaise$1.50
Cutlet of sweetbread, Moderne$0.80
Frog's legs, Poulette, oyster-plant$1.25
Canape Allumini$0.80
Chicklet en cocotte, Malage grapes$1.75
Mignon of filet of beef, Stanley$1.75
Tomato with rice soup$0.45
CLAM BROTH$0.40
Chicken broth$0.50
Roast Ribs of Prime Beef au jus$0.90
Cream of lettuce with cucumbers soup$0.45
Saddle of Spring lamb$8.00
Gombo, Creole$0.50
Large chicken for 3 persons$3.25
Bisque of shrimps, Normande$45.00
Smoked salmon in oil$0.50
Brussels sprouts with chestnuts$0.65
Puree of Peas Soup$0.45
Terrapin, Baltimore$2.00
Whole chicken for two persons$2.50
Consomme$0.45
Lamb steak, Domaine$1.25
Green turtle soup, Madeira$0.75
Bermuda boiled potatoes$0.40
Potatoes Gratinees, Delmonicos$0.45
Sweet Potatoes$0.40
New Succotash$0.60
Alligator Pear Salad$0.75
Corn-salad and beets$0.50
Salad Lorenzo$0.60
Compote of fresh pear$0.40
Eggplant, any style$0.50
Potatoes hashed in cream$0.40
Lemon water ice$0.40
Petits fours$0.40
Tomato Salad$0.50
Celery Salad$0.45
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.80
Potatoes sautees$0.40
Artichoke$0.65
Macaroni$0.50
Long Island trout, Meuniere$0.90
Spaghetti$0.50
Assorted bonbons$0.40
Fried Potatoes$0.40
New tomatoes, Buck$0.55
Raspberry Water Ice$0.40
Orange$0.20
Chicklet or Royal squab$1.50
Chicken$1.25 – $2.50
Rum cake$0.40
Golden plover$1.50
Caramel custard$0.40
Chicory Salad$0.45
Coffee Ice Cream$0.40
Hot House Asparagus$1.25
Hazelnut Ice Cream$0.50
Vanilla ice cream$0.40
Grapes$0.50
Loin of lamb$0.90
Swiss cheese$0.40
Sirloin steak per per.$1.50
Cream Gervais cheese$0.25
Cream Gervais with Bar-le-Duc$0.60
Apple$0.20
Pear$0.25
Young Turkey$5.00
Liederkranz Cheese$0.30
Port-du-Salut Cheese$0.40
Pheasant$4.50
Chiffonade Salad$0.55
Escarole Salad$0.45
Heart of lettuce or romaine salad$0.50
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.35
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.50
Mashed potatoes$0.40
Pistachio Ice Cream$0.40
duckling$3.50
Orange Water Ice$0.40
Young carrots, in cream$0.55
Guava jelly$0.30
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.50
Eclair$0.20
Endive Salad$0.60
New string beans$0.65
French lamb chops$1.00
Young lamb steak$1.25
Bar-le-Duc$0.40
Capon$6.00
Spinach$0.55
Lake Delaware Mallard Duck$4.50
New green peas$0.65
Pudding Ministerial of Rice or Semolina$0.40
Guinea chicken$1.50 – $3.00
Honey Dew Melon$0.60
Casaba Melon$0.60
French Pastry$0.20
New Lima Beans$0.65
Rack of young lamb$4.50
Currant Jelly$0.25
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.40

Page 2

Cocktail de homard$0.80
Feuille Suedoise$0.60
Cocktail de chair de crabe$0.70
Canape Allumini$0.80
Beluga Caviar (own importation, per person)$1.75
Little Neck clams$0.35
Cherrystone Clams$0.40
BLUE POINTS$0.40
Cape Cods$0.40
Celeri$0.35
Supreme de poncire, Marasquin$0.75
Olives$0.35
Olives mures ou farcies$0.40
Anchois sur toast$0.55
Saucisson de Lyon$0.50
Sardines$0.50
Tomate en surprise$0.60
Amandes salees$0.45
Saumon fume a l'huile$0.50
Hors d'oeuvres varies$0.75
Potage Tomatoes au riz$0.45
Bouillion de volaille$0.50
Gombo, Creole$0.50
CLAM BROTH$0.40
Scallops, Boston style$0.90
Grenouilles, Poulette, salsifis$1.25
Mignon de filet de boeuf, Stanley$1.75
Perche frite, sauce moutarde$0.75
Bisque de crevettes, Normande$0.45
Crabes d'huitres, frit, Tartare$0.90
Potage Puree de Pois$0.45
Eperlans desosses, farcis, champignons$0.80
Potage Creme de laitue aux concombres$0.45
Pluvier saute, fines herbes$1.50
Poitrine de poulet, Portugaise$1.50
Carre de jeune agneau$4.50
Salade Doucette et betteraves$0.50
Salade Lorenzo$0.60
Compote de poire fraiche$0.40
Pommes de terre, Bermuda bouillie$0.40
Haricots Lima$0.65
Steak d'agneau, Domaine$1.25
Steak de jeune agneau$1.25
Chapon$6.00
Poulet entier (3 personnes)$3.25
Epinards$0.50
Filet de bass rayee, crabes d'Huitres$0.90
Cotelettes d'agneau$1.00
Glace Pistache$0.40
Salade Coeur de laitue ou Romaine$0.50
Glace Noisette$0.50
Salade Poire avocat$0.75
Choux de Bruxelles, Marrons$0.65
Terrapin, Baltimore$2.00
Patisserie Francaise$0.20
Pigeonneau Royal ou possin$1.50
Aubergine, au choix$0.50
Pouding Ministerial, Riz ou Semoule$0.40
Orange$0.20
Creme au caramel$0.40
Tomatoes nouvelles, Buck$0.55
Fromage, Petit Gervais$0.25
Fromage, Petit Gervais au Bar-le-Duc$0.60
Poire$0.25
Poussin en cocotte, raisins de Malaga$1.75
Canneton$3.50
ASPERGES DE SERRE$1.25
Didonneau$5.00
Carrottes, nouvelles, a la creme$0.55
Pommes de terre, puree$0.40
Homard saute, Americaine$1.50
Pomme$0.20
Roast Ribs of Prime Beef au jus$0.90
Salade Escarole$0.45
Pommes de terre, frites$0.40
Entrecote par pers.$1.50
Glace, Fraises$0.50
HARICOTS VERTS$0.65
Pomme de Terres, Sautees$0.40
Pommes de Terre, Douces$0.40
Artichaut$0.65
Glace framboise$0.40
Potage Tortue verte,Madere$0.75
Pommes de Terre, Gratinees, Delmonicos$0.45
Longe d'angneau$0.90
Mallard du Lac Delaware$4.50
Truite du Long Island, Meuniere$0.90
Poulet$1.25 – $2.50
Pintade$1.50 – $3.00
Pommes de Terre, Hachees, a la creame$0.40
Baba du rhum$0.40
Selle d'agneau de Printemps$8.00
Cotelette de ris de veau, Moderne$0.80
Faisan$4.50
Pluviere Dore$1.50
Poulet entier (2 personnes)$2.50
Glace Cafe$0.40
Glace, Citron$0.40
Fromage Roquefort$0.50
Gelee de Groseilles$0.25
SALADE ENDIVE$0.60
Fromage Guyere$0.40
Consomme$0.45
Eclair$0.20
Salade Celeri$0.45
Salade tomates$0.50
Glace Chocloat$0.40
Raisin$0.50
Fromage Port-du-Salut$0.40
Salade Chiffonade$0.55
Bar-le-Duc$0.40
Guava (Individuel)$0.30
Glace Vanille$0.40
Bonbons assortis$0.40
Glace a l'eau Orange$0.40
Petits pois nouveaux$0.65
Succotash nouveaux$0.60
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Macaroni$0.50
Spaghetti$0.50
Fromage Camembert$0.35
Salade Chicoree$0.45
Honey Dew ou Casaba Melon$0.60

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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