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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1917-11-28
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
28x20.5cm folded; 28x41cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 2

Fresh Fruit Cocktail$0.60
Puree of peas with croutons$0.35
Busega Milanaise$0.40
Egg, Dietrick$0.40
Scrodfish, Boston$0.70
Boiled Halibut, Shrimp Sauce$0.65
Lamb Stew with Vegetables$0.60
Lobster Croquette, cream sauce and Mushrooms$0.60
Corned Beef and Cabbage$0.60
Half Squab Chicken, Cettoise$1.10
Pig's Jowls, Mashed Yellow Turnips$0.50
Potatoes, Allumette$0.30
Beets in Butter$0.35
Fried eggplant$0.35
Celery in Gravy$0.50
Lincoln Salad$0.50
Lettuce and Casaba Melon Salad$0.45
Cottage Cheese with Individual Grape Jelly$0.45
Gruyere Cheese$0.35
Gervais cheese$0.30
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.30
Niagara Grapes$0.35
Comice Pears$0.25
cocoanut pie$0.25
Apricot Cake$0.15
Apricot Water Ice$0.30
Strawberry mousse$0.40

Page 3

Bluepoints, Oysters$0.30
Cape Cods, oysters$0.45
Seatag oysters$0.50
Smiths Island Oysters$0.50
Cotuits, Oysters$0.40
Lynnhavens, Oysters$0.50
Little Necks, Clams$0.30
Cherry Stones, Clams$0.35
Cherry Stones, Clams$0.35
Caviar Special Importation$1.50
Filet of Mackerel in Oil$0.60
Sardines in Mustard sauce$0.40
Canape of Caviar$0.75
Celery$0.30
Sweet Pickles$0.25
Sweet Pickled Mangoes$0.20
Radishes$0.30
Olives$0.30
Chutney$0.75
Tunny Fish$0.50
French Sardines$0.60
Anchovy Salad$0.50
Canape of Sardines$0.50
Antipasti$0.60
Young Mackerel in Oil$0.60
Terrapin Baltimore$3.50
Weakfish saute fine herbes$0.60
Smoked Haddie in Cream$0.60
Fried Whiting$0.45
Fried Whiting with Remoulade sauce$0.60
Fresh Mackerel Maitre d'Hotel$0.80
Tomato Soup$0.35
Chicken broth$0.35
Tomato Broth$0.35
Puree of Peas Soup$0.35
Chicken Broth, Bellevue, per cup$0.35
Petite marmite$0.60
Julienne Soup$0.35
Chicken okra soup$0.40
Gumbo Creole$0.40
Vermicelli$0.30
CLAM BROTH$0.30
Cold Clam Broth$0.30
Cold Beef Broth$0.30
Cold Tomato Broth$0.35
Cold Chicken Broth$0.35
Cold Beef Consomme$0.30
Cold Chicken Okra Soup$0.35
Codfish Tongue Brown Butter$0.65
Deviled Whitebait$0.60
Trout$0.65
Trout Saute$0.70
Fried Frog's Legs$0.70
Fried Frog's Legs with Remoulade sauce$0.85
Broiled Whitefish, Maitre d'Hotel$0.55
Fried Oyster Crabs, Tartar sauce$0.90
Egg with Tarragon$0.40
Stuffed crab, ravigotte$0.65
Half Squab Chicken, Mayonnaise$1.00
Potato salad$0.35
Tureen of Chicken Livers$0.85
Boneless Squab, Bellevue$1.50
Smelts, Mariniere$0.70
Lamb, Mint Jelly$0.80
Beef en Daube$0.60
Roast Crystal Spring Duckling (half)$1.75
Mutton$0.60
Beef per cut$0.80
Spring Lamb$0.80
Chicken (half)$1.25
Spring Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.85
Guine Hen (half)$1.25
Spring Duckling (half)$1.75
*Spring Turkey (half)$2.00
*Capon (half)$2.50
Squab Chicken (half)$0.85
Poussin$1.25
*Philadelphia Pullet (half)$1.75
Chicken (half)$1.15
Squab$1.25
*Red Leg Partridge$3.50
*Venison Steak$1.75
*Mallard Duck$4.00
*English Pheasant$5.00
Plover$1.25
New Asparagus Tips Polonaise$1.00
Boiled Sweet Potatoes$0.30
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.65
*Macaroni$0.50
Oysterplant$0.40
New asparagus$1.35
Brussels Sprouts$0.60
Boiled rice$0.25
Fried eggplant$0.35
Baked Potato$0.25
*Spaghetti$0.50
Parsnips$0.40
Celery Knobs with Gravy$0.50
Boiled potatoes$0.25
Cauliflower$0.50
Spinach$0.40
Stewed tomatoes$0.30
New string beans$0.60

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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