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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1917-11-20
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
28x20.5cm folded; 28x41cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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Dishes

Page 2

Crab Flake Cocktail$0.65
Essence of Celery [soup] with Quenelles$0.40
Mulligatawny$0.40
Cassolette of Oyster Crabs, Bordelaise$0.65
Filet of Sole with Medcoc$0.60
Sea bass, Meuniere$0.65
Half Lobster, Thermidor$1.25
Half Ducking with Cherries$2.00
Oysters, Bellevue$1.50
Soft Claims, Bateliere$0.65
Cheese Souffle$0.50
Raviolis a l'Italienne$0.50
Plover with Olives$1.50
Half Squab Chicken a l'Ancienne$1.10
Potatoes, Palestine$0.30
Oyster Bay Asparagus, Hollandaise sauce$0.60
Braised Celery in gravy$0.50
Chicory and Beets Salad$0.35
Romaine and Honey Dew Melon Salad$0.50
Cottage Cheese$0.30
D'Isigny Cheese$0.30
Gervais [cheese]$0.30
Casaba Melon$0.50
ZACHER TART$0.15
Strawberry Parfait$0.40
Sliced pinapple$0.30
Cinnamon Custard Pie$0.25
Coupe Beatrice$0.60

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Bluepoint Oysters$0.30
Lynnhaven Oysters$0.50
Cape Cod Oysters$0.45
Smiths Island Oysters$0.50
Seatag oysters$0.50
ROBBINS ISLAND OYSTERS$0.45
Cotuit oysters$0.40
Cherry Stone Clams$0.35
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.65
Lobster Cocktail$0.90
Little Neck clams$0.30
Caviar, Special Importation$1.50
Celery$0.30
Royans, Bordelaise$0.60
Radishes$0.30
Olives$0.30
India Relish$0.15
Tunny Fish$0.50
French Sardines$0.60
Pim-olas$0.35
*Antipasti$0.60
Stuffed celery$0.50
*California Ripe Olives$0.35
Chutney$0.15
Sardines in Mustard sauce$0.40
*Filet of Mackerel in Oil$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
Cold Chicken Consomme$0.35
Cold Clam Broth$0.30
Cold Chicken Okra Soup$0.35
Cold 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, tartar sauce$0.75
Poached Whiting Bercy$0.55
Deviled Whitebait$0.60
Halibut, Bearnaise sauce$0.65
Trout$0.65
Pompano, Colbert sauce$0.70
Trout Saute$0.70
*Planked Half Whitefish$1.50
Weakfish Saute, fines herbs$0.65
Cold Boneless Squab, Bellevue$1.50
Galantine of Capon$0.85
Cold Chicken Pie Truffle$0.85
Smoked Salmon$0.50
Cold Half Duckling, Stradford sauce$1.75
Cold Crab Meat, Norwegian$0.65
Celery Knobs Salad$0.50
Lettuce Leaves, Provencale$0.50
Cold Halibut, Fleury$0.65
Roast Spring Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.85
Roast Crystal Spring Duckling (half)$1.75
Roast Chicken (half)$1.25
*Broiled Spring Turkey (half)$2.00
Broiled Guinea Hen (half)$1.25
Broiled Spring Duckling (half)$1.75
*Broiled Capon (half)$2.50
Broiled Squab Chicken (half)$0.85
*Broiled Philadelphia Pullet (half)$1.75
Broiled Chicken (half)$1.15
Broiled Squab$1.25
Broiled Poussin$1.25
*Mallard Duck$4.00
*English Pheasant$5.00
Plover$1.25
*Red Leg Partridge$3.50
Sorbet Maraschino$0.40
New asparagus$1.35
Brussels Sprouts$0.60
Parsnips$0.40
*Artichoke, Hollandaise$0.65
Stewed Celery Knobs$0.50
New string beans$0.60
Boiled potatoes$0.25
Stewed tomatoes$0.30
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.65
*Spaghetti$0.50
Spinach$0.40
Oysterplant$0.40
*Macaroni$0.50
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 Salad$0.30
Celery Salad$0.35
Tomato Salad$0.40
Endive Salad$0.60
Chicory Salad$0.30
Romaine Salad$0.30
Cucumber salad$0.35
Lettuce Salad$0.35
Imported Canadian Cheese
Imported Port Salut Cheese$0.35
Imported Roquefort Cheese$0.40
Domestic Camembert Cheese
Domestic Gruyere Cheese
Domestic Cottage Cheese
Domestic D'Isigny Cheese
Domestic Neufchatel Cheese
Domestic Cream Cheese$0.40
Casaba Melon$0.50
HONEY-DEW MELON$0.50
Sickel Pears$0.35
Comice Pear$0.25
California Orange$0.20
Sliced California Orange$0.25
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Malaga grapes$0.40
Niagara Grapes$0.35
Concord Grapes$0.35
Apple$0.15
Grapefruit$0.35
Plums$0.40
Sliced Bananas with Cream$0.30
BLUEBERRY PIE$0.25
Blueberry Pie with Cheese$0.35
Apricots with Rice, Colbert$0.30
White Wine Jelly$0.30
Preserved Skinless Figs$0.30
Cherries Jubilee$0.60
War Cake a la Waldorf$0.15
Assorted cakes$0.25
French Pastry$0.15
Pudding glace, Mercedes$0.60
Meringue Glace$0.40
Biscuit Tortoni$0.40
Chestnut Plombiere$0.50
Cafe Parfait$0.40
Roman Punch$0.40
Hazelnut Mousse$0.40
*Baked Alaska$1.00
Ices in Souvenir$0.85
Lalla Rookh$0.40
Fancy Ices$0.50
*Macedoine of Fruit$1.00
Neapolitan ice cream$0.40
TUTTI FRUTTI ICE CREAM$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 Per Person$0.10
Rolls and Butter Per Person$0.10

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