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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1917-11-18
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
28x20.5cm folded; 28x41cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 2

Antipasti$0.60
Onion Gratine Soup$0.40
Bortch à la Russe$0.40
Egg, Meyerbeer$0.40
Fried Smelts, Figaro sauce$0.75
Fresh Mackerel, Fleuretter sauce$0.80
Minced Sweetbread à al King$2.00
Mutton Chop, Bressoise$0.60
Squab en compote$1.50
Hillsdale Sausage, Italian sauce$0.50
Deviled Roast Beef Bone Mashed Potatoes, Robert sauce$0.50
Potatoes sauté in quarters$0.30
Fried eggplant$0.35
Spinach in cream$0.40
Endive and Orange Salad$0.60
Escarole and Cucumber salad$0.35
Gervais with Individual Guava Jelly$0.45
Cream Cheese$0.30
Gruyère$0.30
Roquefort$0.40
Grapefuit$0.35
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Vanilla Custard Pie$0.25
Plum Tartlet$0.15
Philadelphia Ice Cream$0.35
Pineapple Mousse$0.40

Page 3

Oysters: Bluepoints$0.30
Oysters: Cape Cods$0.45
Oysters: Robbins Island$0.45
Oysters: Seatag$0.50
Oysters: Smiths Island$0.50
Oysters: Cotuits$0.40
Oysters: Lynnhavens$0.50
Little Necks clams$0.30
Cherry Stones Clams$0.35
Caviar Special Importation$1.50
Filet of Mackerel in Oil$0.60
Sardines in Mustard sauce$0.40
Canapé of Caviar$0.75
Celery$0.30
Sweet Pickles$0.25
Sweet Pickled Mangoes$0.20
Radishes$0.30
Olives$0.30
Chutney$0.15
Tunny Fish$0.50
French Sardines$0.60
Anchovy Salad$0.50
Canapé of Sardines$0.50
Antipasti$0.60
Young Mackerel in Oil$0.60
Tomato Soup$0.35
Chicken broth$0.35
Tomato Broth$0.35
Purée of Peas$0.35
Chicken Broth, Bellevue$0.35
Petite marmite$0.60
Julienne Soup$0.35
Chicken okra soup$0.40
Gumbo Créole$0.40
Vermicelli Soup$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 Consommé$0.30
Cold Chicken Okra$0.35
TERRAPIN TRENTON$3.50
Fried Whiting$0.45
Frid Whiting with Remoulade sauce$0.85
Smoked Haddie in Cream$0.60
Fresh Mackerel Maitre d'Hotel$0.80
Pompano, Foyot sauce$0.70
Porgies with White Wine$0.55
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
Whitefish, Bernaise sauce$0.65
Fried Oyster Crabs, Tartar sauce$0.90
Egg in Jelly$0.40
Turkey, Cranberry Sauce$0.85
Squab with Watercress$1.25
Stuffed Crab, Printanier$0.65
Beef en Daube$0.60
Head Cheese$0.60
Potato salad$0.35
Virginia Ham$0.65
Finger Sandwich$0.05
Crystal Spring Duckling (half)$1.75
Mutton$0.60
Beef per cut$0.80
Spring Lamb$0.80
Spring Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.85
Chicken (half)$1.25
Guinea Hen (half)$1.25
Capon (half)$2.50
Chicken (half)$1.15
Spring Duckling (half)$1.75
Squab Chicken (half)$0.85
Squab$1.15
Spring Turkey (half)$2.00
Poussin$1.25
Philadelphia Pullet (half)$1.75
Red Leg Partridge$3.50
Mallard Duck$4.00
English Pheasant$5.00
Plover$1.25
Boiled Sweet Potatoes$0.30
New asparagus$1.35
Baked Potato$0.25
Boiled potatoes$0.25
Cauliflower$0.50
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.65
Brussels Sprouts$0.60
Spaghetti$0.50
Spinach$0.40
Macaroni$0.50
Boiled rice$0.25
Parsnips$0.40
Stewed tomatoes$0.30
Oysterplant$0.40
Fried eggplant$0.35
Celery Knobs with Gravy$0.50
New string beans$0.60
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.50
Escarole Salad$0.30
Chicory Salad$0.30
Tomaso Salad$0.40
Romaine Salad$0.30
Cucumber salad$0.35
Lettuce Salad$0.35
Waldorf Salad$0.35
Fetticus and beets salad$0.35
Endive Salad$0.60
Port Salut Cheese$0.35
Canadian Cheese$0.30
Camember Cheese$0.30
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.30
Gruyère Cheese$0.30
Cottage Cheese$0.30
D'Isigny Cheese$0.30
Neufchatel cheese$0.30
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.40
Cream Cheese$0.30
Watercress Salad$0.30
Celery Salad$0.35
HONEY-DUE MELON$0.50
Fresh Strawberries$0.75
Sickel Pears$0.35
Apple$0.15
Slided Bananas with Cream$0.30
Grapefruit$0.35
California Orange$0.20
California Orange, Sliced$0.25
Comice Pear$0.25
Plums$0.40
Casaba Melon$0.50
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Malaga grapes$0.40
Concord Grapes$0.35
Niagara Grapes$0.35
Apple Pie$0.25
Apple Pie with Cheese$0.35
Cold rice pudding$0.25
Pear Tartlet$0.15
War Cake à la Waldorf$0.15
Assorted cakes$0.25
French Pastry$0.15
Baba au rhum$0.25
Stewed rhubarb$0.25
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Ices in Souvenir$0.85
Biscuit Tortoni$0.40
Meringue glacée$0.40
Café Parfait$0.40
Roman Punch$0.40
Baked Alaska$1.00
Sorbet Maraschino$0.40
Chestnut Plombière$0.50
Fancy Ices$0.50
Macédoine of Fruit$1.00
Neapolitan$0.40
Tutti-Frutti$0.40
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
Raspberry Water Ice$0.30
French Coffee$0.15
Turkish Coffee$0.25
Bread and Butter$0.10
Rolls and Butter Per Person$0.10

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