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Hotel Biltmore

Date
1917-11-21
Restaurant
Hotel Biltmore
Physical description
28x18cm folded; 28x36cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 1

The Biltmore

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Filet mignon, Gastronome$1.40
Rack of lamb with peas, French style$0.90
Braised loin of veal, Viennoise$0.70
Breast of guinea hen with muscat grapes$1.60
Virginia ham loaf, Baronne$0.70
Boneless squab under bell, Tosca$1.50
Sweetbread, Panetiere$1.25
Terrapin (any style)$2.00
Saute smelts, Amandine$0.65
Scallops and oyster crabs, Mariniere$0.75
Boiled slice of salmon, Nantua sauce$0.70
Filet of striped bass, Bonne-femme$0.70
Stuffed brook trout, Veronique$0.80
Creamed lobster with paprika and rice$0.80
Crab Meat, Dewey$0.75
Fried Frogs' Legs, Tartar sauce$0.90
Long Island Duckling$3.50
Roast Spring Lamb, Mint Sauce$0.90
Prime ribs of beef$0.90
Roast young turkey, cranberry sauce$1.00
*Sirloin steak$2.50
Broiled Chicken$2.50
Roast chicken$3.00
Squab Chicken$3.00
Guinea chicken$3.00
Squab guinea chicken$2.00
Squab$1.50
Filet Mignon$1.25
Mallard Duck$4.50
Egyptian quail$1.25
Venison
Golden plover$1.25
Baby turkey
Cream Portugaise soup$0.35
Green turtle soup, Amontillado$0.75
Beef or chicken consomme$0.40
Gumbo$0.45
Tomato Soup$0.40
Consomme Julienne$0.40
ONION SOUP gratinee$0.40
Small marmite$0.50
Consomme Bellevue$0.45
Consomme Madrilene$0.40
Russian caviar$1.75
Spanish olives$0.25
Canape of anchovy$0.50
Celery$0.35
California olives$0.25
Soup St. Germain$0.40
Smoked Salmon$0.50
Grape fruit, Supreme$0.75
Melon, Supreme$0.75
Special hors d'oeuvre$0.65
SALTED ALMONDS$0.30
Chow-chow$0.15
Carciofini$0.50
Crab Flake Cocktail$0.60
Little Neck clams$0.30
Robbin Island oysters$0.35
Cocktail Sauce$0.10
Cotuit oysters$0.35
Blue Points oysters$0.30
Smith Island Oysters$0.40
Lobster Cocktail$0.90
Cherrystone Clams$0.30
Cape Cod Oysters$0.35
Lynnhaven Oysters$0.40
Seatag oysters$0.45
Cold Supreme of chicken, Jeannette$0.90
Chicken salad$1.25
Lobster salad$1.25
Crab Meat salad$1.00
Assorted Cold Meat$1.00
Pate of goose-liver$1.50
Cold truffled boned capon$0.85
Cold Smoked beef tongue$0.60
Cold Chicken and Ham Pie$0.80
Cold Virginia Ham$0.65
Hot-house asparagus (to order)$1.00
Artichoke$0.60
Mashed spinach$0.50
New peas$0.60
Egg plant$0.40
String Beans$0.50
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.35
Lima beans$0.60
Squash$0.40
Cauliflower$0.50
Cauliflower au Gratin$0.50
Oyster-plant$0.40
Brussels Sprouts$0.40
Broiled tomato$0.35
Braised celery$0.40
Baked Potato$0.20
Boiled potatoes$0.20
Mashed potatoes$0.20
Potatoes au Gratin$0.30
Potatoes O'Brien$0.30
Saute Potatoes$0.25
Hashed Brown Potatoes$0.25
French fried potatoes$0.25
Souffle Potatoes$0.35
Potatoes Lorette$0.30
Sweet Potatoes, Southern Style$0.35
Alligator Pear Salad$0.75
Biltmore salad$0.60
Cucumber salad$0.40
Endive Salad$0.60
Julia Arthur salad$0.50
Suzette salad$0.50
Fresh Vegetable Salad$0.60
Palm Beach salad$0.50
Demi-deuil salad$0.60
Fruits salad$0.50
Tomato Salad$0.40
Hearts of lettuce salad$0.45
Hearts of Romaine Salad$0.45
Pudding soufflé with figs$0.40
Frozen pear Imperatrice$0.50
Frontignan wine jelly$0.40
Bohemian bavarois$0.40
Cup Cardinal$0.50
Marrons glaces$0.45
Cup Mary Garden$0.50
Custard Pie$0.30
Apple Pie$0.30
French Pastry$0.15
Cup Custard$0.30
Peach Melba$0.60
Meringue glacee$0.45
Phila. ice cream$0.40
Vanilla ice cream$0.40
Coffee parfait$0.40
Tutti-frutti ice cream$0.45
Biscuit Tortoni$0.45
Nesselrode Pudding$0.45
Pistache ice cream$0.40
Neapolitan ice cream$0.40
Lemon Ice$0.30
Gruyere Cheese$0.35
Brie cheese$0.20
Manhattan cream cheese$0.25
Port-du-Salut Cheese$0.30
English Cheddar cheese$0.30
McLarens cheese$0.25
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.30
Cream cheese with Bar-le-Duc$0.50
Stilton Cheese$0.40
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.40
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.25
Honey Dew Melon$0.50
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.40
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.40
Chocolate Parfait$0.40
Raspberry Ice$0.30
Pineapple Ice$0.30
Orange ice$0.30
Grapes$0.35
Casaba Melon$0.45
Pear$0.25
Apple$0.20
Orange$0.20
Demi-tasse$0.15
Special Coffee$0.25
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Apollinaris Water$0.30 – $0.60
Johannis Water$0.30 – $0.60

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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