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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1917-10-19
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
23x16cm folded; 23x32cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 2

Casaba Melon$0.50
Plums$0.40
HONEY-DEW MELON$0.50
Comice Pear$0.25
Apple$0.15
California Orange$0.20
California Orange Sliced$0.25
Sliced pineapple$0.30
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Niagara Grapes$0.35
Orange Juice$0.20
Orange Juice, large glass$0.35
Sliced Bananas with Cream$0.30
Baked Apple$0.25
Stewed prunes$0.25
Stewed Pear$0.30
Stewed Sickle Pears$0.30
Stewed Peach$0.30
Stewed Plums$0.40
Stewed rhubarb$0.25
Cream, extra$0.10
Pineapple Marmalade$0.25
Individual Home Made Marmalade$0.25
Honey in the Comb$0.25
Orange Blossom Honey$0.25
Pineapple Preserves$0.25
Crab Apple Jelly$0.25
Individual Grape Jelly$0.30
Skinless Figs in Syrup$0.30
Pickled Peach$0.30
Brandied Peach$0.30
Raspberry jam$0.25
Old-Fashioned Buckwheat Cakes$0.30
Southern Waffles$0.30
Wheat Cakes$0.30
Plain toast$0.15
Dipped Toast$0.20
Amsterdam Toast$0.20
Milk toast$0.25
Cinnamon Buns$0.15
English Muffins$0.15
Zwieback$0.15
Butter Crescents$0.15
Cream toast$0.35
Brioches$0.15
Pop-Overs$0.15
Bread and Butter Per Person$0.10
Hawaiian Pineapple Juice$0.20
Hawaiian Pineapple Juice, large glass$0.35
Malaga grapes$0.40
Delaware Grapes$0.35
Concord Grapes$0.35
Grapefruit Marmalade$0.25
Orange marmalade$0.25
Pear Preserves$0.25
Peach Preserves$0.25
Fig Preserves$0.25
Strawberry Preserves$0.25
Quince Preserves$0.25
Currant Jelly$0.25
Individual Guava Jelly$0.30
Brandied Pineapple$0.30
Brandied Pear$0.30
Brandied cherries$0.30
Brandied Figs$0.30
Strawberry jam$0.25
Apricot jam$0.25
Peach Jam$0.25
Rice Cakes$0.30
Corn Cakes$0.30
Rolls and Butter Per Person$0.10
Oatmeal with milk$0.30
oatmeal with cream$0.35
Puffed Rice with Milk$0.30
Puffed Rice with Cream$0.35
Corn Flakes with Milk$0.30
Corn Flakes with Cream$0.35
Grape Nuts with Milk$0.30
Grape Nuts with Cream$0.35
Hominy (Fried)$0.20
Triscuit with Milk$0.30
Triscuit with Cream$0.35
Boiled Rice with Milk$0.30
Boiled Rice with Cream$0.35
Shredded Wheat with Milk$0.30
Shredded Wheat with Cream$0.35
Force with Milk$0.30
Force with Cream$0.35

Page 3

Ham and eggs$0.65
Bacon and eggs$0.60
Poached Eggs on Toast$0.40
Shirred Eggs$0.40
Boiled eggs$0.30
Fried Eggs$0.35
Scrambled Eggs, plain$0.50
Scrambled eggs, fine herbs$0.50
Omelette, plain$0.50
Sea bass$0.60
Halibut$0.55
Smoked Haddie$0.50
Kingfish$0.60
Porgies$0.50
Spanish mackerel$0.55
Fresh Mackerel$0.80
Fresh Salmon$0.55
Fresh Codfish$0.50
Bluefish$0.55
Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Soft Shell Crabs with Tartar sauce$0.65
Whitefish$0.55
Scrodfish, Boston style$0.70
Codfish Cake$0.50
Fried smelts$0.65
Weakfish$0.55
Beefsteak$1.25
Mutton Chop$0.50
Veal Chop$0.50
Broiled Chicken (half)$1.15
Squab$1.25
Extra sirloin$3.75
Lamb Chop$0.50
Sirloin Steak$2.25
Pork Chop$0.50
Tenderloin$1.25
Squab Chicken (half)$0.85
English mutton chop$0.90
Broiled Ham$0.60
Broiled Ham Garniture$0.30
Beech-Nut Bacon$0.55
country sausages$0.50
Broiled Sweetbread$0.80
Chicken Hash (white meat)$0.90
Veal Kidney$0.75
bacon$0.50
Bacon Garniture$0.25
Calf's liver$0.50
Hillsdale Sausages$0.50
Corned Beef Hash$0.60
Chipped Beef in Cream$0.60
Saute Potatoes$0.25
Baked Potato (1)$0.25
Boiled Potatoes (2)$0.25
Potatoes Lyonnaise$0.30
George Washington Coffee$0.25
Postum$0.35
Special Coffee$0.35
Coffee with Milk$0.25
Coffee with Cream$0.35
Instant Postum$0.25
Kumyss$0.35
Buttermilk, pint$0.15
Horlick's Malted Milk$0.25
Briarcliff Milk, pint$0.20
Walker Gordon Milk, pint$0.20
Cocoa with Whipped Cream$0.30
Broma with whipped cream$0.30
Chocolate with whipped cream$0.30
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
English Breakfast Tea with cream$0.35
Oolong tea with cream$0.35
Ceylon tea with cream$0.35
Apollinaris Water$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis Water$0.25 – $0.40

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