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Delmonicos

Date
1917-11-18
Restaurant
Delmonicos
Physical description
30.5x22cm
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2

Dishes

Page 1

Lobster Cocktail$0.80
crab meat cocktail$0.70
Tomato with rice soup$0.45
Green turtle soup, Madeira$0.75
Gombo, Créole$0.50
Fried oystercrabs, sce Tartare$0.90
Fried kingfish, horseradish sauce$0.75
Stuffed deviled crabs$0.70
Plum Pudding, Hard Sauce$0.55
Terrapin, Baltimore$2.00
Brisotins of lobster à l'Indienne$0.85
Corn-salad and beets, French dressing$0.50
Roast Pheasant$4.50
Roast Golden Plover$1.50
Roast Lake Delaware Mallard Duck$4.50
Brussels sprouts with chestnuts$0.65
Home-made rice pudding$0.40
Endive Salad, French Dressing$0.60
Romaine Salad, French Dressing$0.50
Swiss cheese$0.40
Cream Cheese Gervais with Bar-le-Duc$0.60
Bermuda boiled potatoes$0.40
Canapé Allumini$0.80
Feuille Suédoise$0.60
Beluga Caviar$1.75
Little Neck clams$0.35
BLUE POINTS$0.40
Cherrystone Clams$0.40
Cape Cods$0.40
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
honew dew or cabasa melon$0.60
Olives$0.35
Sardines$0.50
Smoked salmon in oil$0.50
Assorted relishes$0.75
SALTED ALMONDS$0.45
Stuffed or ripe olives$0.40
Celery$0.35
suprême of grape fruit, maraschino$0.75
Anchovies on Toast$0.55
Lyon Sausage$0.50
Tomato, Surprise$0.60
CLAM BROTH$0.40
Chicken broth$0.50
Sorrel soup, stuffed eggs$0.45
Bisque of lobster, peary$0.45
Consommé$0.45
purée of peas soup$0.45
Frog's legs, Poulette, mushrooms$1.25
sea bass sautée, meunière$0.80
Scallops, Boston style$0.90
long island trout, meunière$0.90
brochette of sweetbreads, saint laurent$1.50
cutlet of lamb, anderson$0.90
Mignon of filet of beef, chéron$1.75
Chicklet en cocotte, Malaga grapes$1.75
breast of guinea hen, forestière$1.75
Chicken livers sauté au risotto$0.90
Roast Ribs of Prime Beef au jus$0.90
Loin of lamb$0.90
Whole chicken for two persons$2.50
Saddle of Spring lamb$8.00
Large chicken for 3 persons$3.25
French lamb chops$1.00
Guinea chicken$1.50 – $3.00
Young Turkey$5.00
Rack of young lamb$4.50
Chicken$1.25 – $2.50
Capon$6.00
Chicklet or Royal squab$1.50
Young lamb steak$1.25
duckling$3.50
Sirloin steak per per.$1.50
Hot House Asparagus$1.25
Young carrots, in cream$0.55
New green peas$0.65
New Lima Beans$0.65
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.80
New string beans$0.65
New Succotash$0.60
Artichoke$0.65
Macaroni or Spaghetti$0.50
Spinach$0.55
New tomatoes, Buck$0.55
Eggplant, any style$0.50
Mashed potatoes$0.40
Fried Potatoes$0.40
Sautées potatoes$0.40
Sweet Potatoes$0.40
Hashed potatoes, in cream$0.40
Potatoes gratinées, delmonicos$0.45
TOMATO SALAD, FRENCH DRESSING$0.50
Lorenzo salad, French Dressing$0.60
Watercress salad, French Dressing$0.40
Heart of lettuce salad, French dressing$0.50
Escarole Salad, French Dressing$0.45
Chicory Salad, French Dressing$0.45
Chiffonade Salad, French Dressing$0.55
Alligator pear salad, French dressing$0.75
Celery salad, French Dressing$0.45
Other dressing$0.20
Rum cake$0.45
French Pastry$0.25
Compote of fresh pear$0.40
Eclair$0.25
Caramel custard$0.45
Petits fours$0.40
Assorted bonbons$0.50
Bar-le-Duc$0.40
pudding ministériel, of rice or semolina$0.50
Currant Jelly$0.25
Guava jelly$0.30
Apple tarts with whiped cream$0.50
Marrons glacés$0.60
Mince Pie$0.50
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.40
Coffee Ice Cream$0.40
Vanilla ice cream$0.40
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.50
Pistachio Ice Cream$0.40
Hazelnut Ice Cream$0.50
orange ice water$0.40
Lemon water ice$0.40
Cream Gervais$0.25
Roquefort$0.50
Camembert$0.35
Liederkranz$0.30
Port-du-Salut$0.40
Orange$0.20
Apple$0.20
Pear$0.25
Grapes$0.50

Page 2

Cocktail de homard$0.80
Cocktail de chair de crabe$0.70
Crabes farçis, diables$0.70
Feuille Suédoise$0.60
Canapé Allumini$0.80
Beluga Caviar$1.75
Little Neck clams$0.35
BLUE POINTS$0.40
cherrystoneclams$0.40
Cape Cods$0.40
Honey Dew$0.60
Casaba Melon$0.60
Céleri$0.35
Suprême de poncire, Marasquin$0.75
Olives$0.35
Olives mures$0.40
Olives Farcies$0.40
Anchois sur toast$0.55
Saucisson de Lyon$0.50
Sardines$0.50
Saumon fumé à l'huile$0.50
Tomate en surprise$0.60
Amandes salées$0.45
Hors d'œuvres variés$0.75
Potage de Tomates au riz$0.45
potage tortue verte, madère$0.75
Potage d'oseille aux œufs farçis$0.45
Bouillon de volaille$0.50
Gombo, Créole$0.50
CLAM BROTH$0.40
Potage de purée de pois$0.45
Consommé$0.45
bisque de homard, peary$0.45
grenouilles, poulette aux champignons$1.25
Kingfish frit, sauce raifort$0.75
sea bass sautée, meunière$0.80
Crabes d'huîtres, frit, tartare$0.90
Scallops, Boston style$0.90
Truite du Long Island, Meunière$0.90
Brochette de ris de veau, saint laurent$1.50
Côtelette d'agneau, anderson$0.90
Mignon de filet de bœuf, chéron$1.75
Poussin en cocotte, raisins de Malaga$1.75
poitrine de pintade, forestière$1.75
brisotins de homard à l'indienne$0.85
Foies de poulet sauté au risotto$0.90
Terrapin, Baltimore$2.00
Roast Ribs of Prime Beef au jus$0.90
Entrecôte$1.50
Poulet entier (2 personnes)$2.50
Pluvier dore$1.50
Longe d'agneau$0.90
Selle d'agneau de Printemps$8.00
Poulet entier (3 personnes)$3.25
Canard Mallard du Lac Delaware$4.50
Faisan$4.50
Carré de jeune agneau$4.50
Steak de jeune agneau$1.25
Côtelettes d'agneau$1.00
Pintade$1.50 – $3.00
Poulet$1.25 – $2.50
Canneton$3.50
Dindonneau$5.00
Chapon$6.00
Pigeonneau Royal$1.50
Poussin$1.50
ASPERGES DE SERRE$1.25
carottes, nouvelles, à la crème$0.55
Petits pois nouveaux$0.60
Succotash nouveaux$0.60
Asperges Oyster Bay$0.80
HARICOTS VERTS$0.65
Macaroni$0.50
Spaghetti$0.50
Artichaut$0.65
Haricots Lima$0.65
Epinards$0.55
Choux de Bruxelles, Marrons$0.65
Tomates nouvelles, Buck$0.55
Aubergine, au choix$0.50
Pommes de Terre Purée$0.40
Pommes de terre frites$0.40
Pommes de terre sautées$0.40
Pommes de Terre Douces$0.40
Pomme de terre bermuda bouillie$0.40
pommes de terre hachées, à la crème$0.40
pommes de terre gratinées, delmonicos$0.45
salade de tomates vinaigrette$0.50
salade lorenzo vinaigrette$0.60
salade de céleri vinaigrette$0.45
salade de cresson vinaigrette$0.40
Cœur de Laitue vinaigrette$0.50
salade romaine vinaigrette$0.50
salade escarole vinaigrette$0.45
salade doucette et betteraves vinaigrette$0.50
salade d'endive vinaigrette$0.60
Salade de Chicorée vinaigrette$0.45
salade chiffonade vinaigrette$0.55
salade poire avocat vinaigrette$0.75
Autre assaisonnement$0.20
Baba au rhum$0.45
pâtisserie française$0.25
Petits fours$0.40
compote de poire fraîche$0.40
Crème au caramel$0.45
Bonbons assortis$0.50
Eclair$0.25
Bar-le-Duc$0.40
pouding ministériel, riz$0.50
pouding ministériel, semoule$0.50
Tarte de pommes, crème fouettée$0.50
Marrons glacés$0.60
Gelée de Groseilles$0.25
Mince Pie$0.50
Guava (Individuel)$0.30
Plum Pudding, Hard Sauce$0.55
Home-made rice pudding$0.40
Glace Fraises$0.50
Glace Chocolat$0.40
Glace Café$0.40
Glace Vanille$0.40
Glace Pistache$0.40
Glace Noisette$0.50
Glace a l'eau Framboise$0.40
Glace a l'eau Orange$0.40
Glace a l'eau citron$0.40
Petit Gervais$0.25
Petit Gervais au Bar-le-Duc$0.60
Roquefort$0.50
Gruyère$0.40
Camembert$0.35
Liederkranz$0.30
Port-du-Salut$0.40
Orange$0.20
Pomme$0.20
Poire$0.25
Raisin$0.50
Cocktail Sauce$0.10

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