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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1917-10-26
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
28x20.5cm folded; 28x41cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 2

Steamed oysters on toast$0.60
Clam Chowder$0.40
Cream of Terrapin Soup$0.45
Crawfish au Kummel Soup$0.60
Striped Bass, Lobster sauce$0.70
Filet of Sole with Medoc$0.60
Crab Meat en Coquille, Gadski$0.65
Calf Head, Colbert$0.65
Minced Sweetbread, Chili con carne$1.50
Plover with Olives$1.50
Half Guinea Hen, Polonaise$1.50
Potatoes Loulou$0.30
Broiled tomato$0.40
String Beans a la Petit$0.60
Liberty Salad$0.50
Fetticus and beets salad$0.35
Sage Cheese$0.30
Camembert$0.30
Canadian Cheese$0.30
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Malaga grapes$0.40
Plum Tart$0.15
Hazelnut Custard Pie$0.25
Coupe Helene$0.60
Strawberry Parfait$0.40

Page 3

Bluepoints$0.30
Cape Cods$0.45
Smiths Island$0.50
Cotuits$0.40
Cherry Stone Clams$0.35
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.65
Lobster Cocktail$0.90
Little Neck clams$0.30
Mallard Duck$4.00
English Pheasant$5.00
Plover$1.25
Red Leg Partridge$3.50
SORBET APOLLINARIS$0.40
Spaghetti$0.50
Macaroni$0.50
Caviar, Special Importation$1.50
Celery$0.30
Royans, Bordelaise$0.60
Radishes$0.30
Olives$0.30
India Relish$0.15
French Sardines$0.60
Antipasti$0.60
Stuffed celery$0.50
Pim-olas$0.35
California Ripe Olives$0.35
Anchovies in Oil$0.60
Chutney$0.15
Petite marmite soup$0.60
Pea Soup$0.35
Chicken broth$0.35
Vermicelli Soup$0.30
Gumbo, Creole$0.40
Julienne Soup$0.35
Chicken Broth, Bellevue per cup$0.35
Tomato Soup$0.35
Tomato Broth$0.35
Chicken okra soup$0.40
Chicken consomme$0.35
CLAM BROTH$0.30
Beef Broth$0.30
Beef consomme$0.30
Chicken okra soup$0.35
Tomato Broth$0.35
Fried Scallops$0.75
Terrapin, Philadelphia$3.50
Fried Frog's Legs$0.70
Fried Frog's Legs with Remoulade sauce$0.85
Fried Smelts Remoulade sauce$0.75
Trout$0.65
Trout -- Saute$0.70
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Fried Soft Shell Crabs with Tartar sauce$0.65
Pompano Colbert sauce$0.70
Planked Half Whitefish$1.50
Weakfish Saute, fines herbs$0.65
Half Duckling, Chantilly sauce$1.75
Coquille of Fish, Bellevue$0.60
String Beans Salad$0.60
Sweetbread, Mirabeau$0.90
Boneless Squab Chaudfroid$1.50
Galantine of Capon$0.85
Chicken Pie Truffle$0.85
Buffet Russe$0.50
Filet of Beef with Tomato Surprise$1.50
Spring Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.85
Crystal Spring Duckling (half)$1.75
Mutton roast$0.60
Beef Roast per cut$0.80
Roast Chicken (half)$1.25
Spring Lamb Roast$0.80
Spring Turkey (half)$2.00
Guinea Hen (half)$1.25
Spring Duckling (half)$1.75
Capon (half)$2.50
Squab Chicken (half)$0.85
Chicken (half)$1.15
Philadelphia Pullet (half)$1.75
Squab$1.25
Poussin$1.25
Brussels Sprouts$0.60
New Green Corn (1)$0.35
New string beans$0.60
Boilet Potatoes$0.25
Stewed tomatoes$0.30
New asparagus$1.35
New Corn Cut from Cob$0.50
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.65
Spinach$0.40
New Lima Beans$0.60
Artichoke, Hollandaise$0.65
New green peas$0.60
Baked Potato (1)$0.25
Cauliflower$0.50
Boiled rice$0.25
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.50
Fetticus and beets salad$0.35
Escarole Salad$0.30
Waldorf Salad$0.35
Watercress$0.30
Celery$0.35
Tomato Salad$0.40
Endive Salad$0.60
Chickory Salad$0.30
Alligator Pear Salad$0.50
Romaine Salad$0.30
Cucumber salad$0.35
Lettuce Salad$0.35
Canadian Cheese$0.30
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.30
Gruyere Cheese$0.30
Port Salut Cheese$0.30
Cottage Cheese$0.30
D'Isigny Cheese$0.30
Neufchatel cheese$0.30
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.30
Cream Cheese$0.30
Casaba Melon$0.50
Sickle Pears$0.35
Comice Pear$0.25
California Orange$0.20
California Orange, Sliced$0.25
HONEY-DEW MELON$0.50
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Malaga grapes$0.40
Niagara Grapes$0.35
Concord Grapes$0.35
Fresh Strawberries$0.75
Grapefruit$0.35
Apple$0.15
Plums$0.40
rhubarb pie$0.25
Rhubarb Pie with Cheese$0.35
Pineapple crust$0.30
Rice Imperatrice$0.30
Cherries Jubilee$0.60
Peach Short Cake$0.60
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
War Cake a la Waldorf$0.15
Assorted cakes$0.25
PASTRY$0.15
Pudding glace, Congress$0.60
Coffee Mousse$0.40
Meringue Glace$0.40
Biscuit Tortoni$0.40
Chestnut Plombiere$0.50
Cafe Parfait$0.40
Roman Punch Ice$0.40
Baked Alaska$1.00
Ices in Souvenir$0.85
lalla Rookh Ice$0.40
Fancy Ices$0.50
Macedoine of Fruit$1.00
Neapolitan$0.40
Tutti frutti$0.40
Peach Ice Cream$0.35
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.35
Vanilla ice cream$0.35
Pistache ice cream$0.35
Coffee Ice Cream$0.35
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.35
Orange Water Ice$0.30
Lemon water ice$0.30
Rasberry Water Ice$0.30
French Coffee$0.15
Turkish Coffee$0.25
Bread and Butter Per Person$0.10
Rolls and Butter Per Person$0.10
Waldorf Astoria Cofee (one pound can)$0.50

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