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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1917-11-26
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
23.5x16.5cm folded; 23.5x33cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 2

Seatag oysters$0.50
Calf Feet Soup, English style$0.40
Consomme, Celestine$0.40
Boule of Smelts, Tartar sauce$0.75
Boiled Halibut, Hollandaise Sauce$0.65
Poached sea bass, Bonnefemme$0.70
Half Pheasant stuffed with Chestnuts$2.75
Sweetbread, Sultane$0.90
Lamb Chop, Cardinalice$0.60
Braised Beef, Neufchatel$0.60
Half Squab Chicken with Corn Fritters$1.10
Potatoes, Waldorf$0.30
Spanish Onions in Butter$0.40
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.40
New Asparagus Tips Polonaisse$1.00
May Salad$0.60
Chicory and Beets Salad$0.35
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.30
Sage Cheese$0.30
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.40
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Honey Dew Melon$0.65
Orange Custard Pie$0.25
Apricot Tart$0.15
Coupe Calve$0.60
Meringue panache$0.45

Page 3

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 Tartar sauce$0.75
Poached Whiting Bercy$0.55
Deviled Whitebait$0.60
Halibut Bearnaise sauce$0.65
Trout$0.65
Trout Saute$0.70
Planked Half Whitefish$1.50
Weakfish Saute, fines herbs$0.60
Boneless Squab saute$1.50
Half Duckling, Apple sauce$1.75
Smelts, Mariniere$0.70
Italian Salad$0.70
Croustade of Shrimps, Mayonnaise$0.50
Tureen of Chicken Livers$0.85
Galantine of Capon$0.85
Half Guinea Hen with Tarragon$1.25
Mallard Duck$4.00
English Pheasant$5.00
Plover$1.25
Red Leg Partridge$3.50
Venison Steak$1.75
Sorbet Helvira$0.40
Brussels Sprouts$0.60
New asparagus$1.35
Parsnips$0.40
Artichoke, Hollandaise$0.65
Stewed Celery Knobs$0.50
New string beans$0.60
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.65
Oysterplant$0.40
Baked Potato (1)$0.25
Boiled potatoes$0.25
Spinach$0.40
Cauliflower$0.50
Stewed tomatoes$0.30
Spaghetti$0.50
Macaroni$0.50
Boiled rice$0.25
rhubarb pie$0.25
Rhubarb Pie with Cheese$0.35
Souffle Rothschild$0.75
Raspberry Bavarois$0.30
Cherries Jubilee$0.60
War Cake a la Waldorf$0.15
Assorted cakes$0.25
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
French Pastry$0.15
Petite marmite$0.60
Pea (soup)$0.35
Julienne (soup)$0.35
Chicken broth$0.35
Vermicelli (soup)$0.30
Gumbo, Creole (soup)$0.40
Chicken Broth, Bellevue per cup$0.35
Tomato (soup)$0.35
Tomato Broth$0.35
Chicken Okra (soup)$0.40
Chicken Consomme (cold)$0.35
Clam Broth (cold)$0.30
Beef Consomme (cold)$0.30
Beef Broth (cold)$0.30
Chicken Okra (cold soup)$0.35
Tomato Broth (cold)$0.35
Bread and Butter$0.10
Rolls and butter$0.10
Orange Water Ice$0.30
Lemon water ice$0.30
Raspberry Water Ice$0.30
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.35
Vanilla ice cream$0.35
Pistache ice cream$0.35
Coffee Ice Cream$0.35
French Coffee$0.15
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.35
Turkish Coffee$0.25
Macedoine of Fruit$1.00
Neapolitan$0.40
Tutti frutti$0.40
Fancy Ices$0.50
Baked Alaska$1.00
Apricot Mousse$0.40
Roman Punch$0.40
Lalla Rookh$0.40
Cafe Parfait$0.40
Chestnut Plombiere$0.50
Ices in Souvenir$0.85
Bicuit Tortoni$0.40
Meringue Glace$0.40
Glace Frascati$0.60
Casaba Melon$0.50
HONEY-DEW MELON$0.65
Tangerines (2)$0.20
Sickel Pears$0.35
Grapefruit$0.35
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Malaga grapes$0.40
Apple$0.15
Comice Pear$0.25
California Orange$0.20
Florida Orange$0.20
Niagra Grapes$0.35
Sliced Bananas with Cream$0.30
Concord Grapes$0.35
Sliced Orange$0.25
Canadian Cheese$0.30
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.30
Gruyere Cheese$0.30
Cottage Cheese$0.30
Port Salut Cheese$0.35
D'Isigny Cheese$0.30
Neufchatel cheese$0.30
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.40
Cream Cheese$0.30
Tomato Salad$0.40
Endive Salad$0.60
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.50
Chicory Salad$0.30
Fetticus and beets salad$0.35
Escarole Salad$0.30
Romaine Salad$0.30
Waldorf Salad$0.35
Cucumber salad$0.35
Watercress Salad$0.30
Lettuce Salad$0.35
Celery Salad$0.35
Poussin$1.25
Squab$1.25
Philadelphia Pullet (half)$1.75
Chicken (half)$1.15
Squab Chicken (half)$0.85
Capon (half)$2.50
Spring Duckling (half)$1.75
Guinea Hen (half)$1.25
Spring Turkey (half)$2.00
Crystal Spring Duckling half$1.75
Chicken (half)$1.25
Beef per cut$0.80
Mutton$0.60
Spring Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.85
Spring Lamb$0.80
Sardines in Mustard sauce$0.40
Filet of Mackerel in Oil$0.60
Chutney$0.15
California Ripe Olives$0.35
Tunny Fish$0.50
Pim-olas$0.35
Stuffed celery$0.50
Antipasti$0.60
French Sardines$0.60
Caviar, Special Importation$1.50
Celery$0.30
Royans, Bordelaise$0.60
Radishes$0.30
Olives$0.30
India Relish$0.15
Cherry Stone Clams$0.35
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.65
Lobster Cocktail$0.90
Little Neck clams$0.30
Bluepoints$0.30
Lynnehavens$0.50
Cape Cods$0.45
Smiths Island$0.50
Seatag$0.50
Robbins Island$0.45
Cotuits$0.40

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