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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1917-12-12
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
23x17.5cm folded; 23x35cm opened
Currency
Dollars

Pages

  1. Page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 2

Young Mackerel in Oil$0.60
Leg of Beef [soup] with Roots$0.40
[Soup] Maurice$0.40
Scrodfish, Boston$0.70
Codfish, Egg sauce$0.65
Weakfish, Maitre d'Hotel$0.55
Lamb Stew with Vegetables$0.60
Fritadella, Puree of Hubbard Squash$0.50
Corned Beef and Cabbage$0.60
Oysters, Ravigotte$0.65
Ox-tail en Hochepot$0.50
Slice of Mutton with Red Beans$0.65
Tripe a la Mode de Caen$0.65
Potatoes, Fremeuse$0.30
Betts in Butter$0.35
New green peas$0.60
Brussels Sprouts Saute$0.60
Romaine and Pineapple Salad$0.40
Chicory and Beets Salad$0.35
Gervais with Individual Guava Jelly$0.45
Sage [cheese]$0.30
D'Isigny [cheese]$0.30
Cream Cheese$0.30
Florida Orange$0.20
cocoanut pie$0.25
Banana Ice Cream$0.35
Comice Pear$0.25
Pecan Nut Roll$0.15
Chestnut Mousse$0.40

Page 3

Bread or Rolls and Butter Per Person$0.10
French Coffee$0.15
Orange, lemon or raspberry water ice$0.30
Strawberry, Vanilla, Pistache, Coffee or Chocolate Ice Cream$0.35
Tutti-Frutti$0.40
Fancy Ices$0.50
Roman Punch$0.40
Baked Alaska$1.00
Neapolitan$0.40
Macedoine of Fruit$1.00
Sorbet Maraschino$0.40
Biscuit Tortoni$0.40
Meringue glacee$0.40
Chestnut Plombiere$0.50
Cafe Parfait$0.40
Baba au rhum$0.25
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Peach Tartlet$0.15
French Pastry$0.15
Stewed rhubarb$0.25
Farina Pudding$0.25
War Cake a la Waldorf$0.15
Ices in Souvenir$0.85
Assorted cakes$0.25
Deep-dish apple pie$0.30
Newtown Pippin or Spitzenburg Apple$0.15
Concord or Niagara Grapes$0.35
Comice Pear$0.25
Sliced Bananas with Cream$0.30
Tokay or Malaga Grapes$0.40
Grapefruit$0.35
Tangerines (2)$0.20
HONEY-DEW MELON$0.65
California or Florida Orange$0.20
California or Florida Orange Sliced$0.25
Casaba Melon$0.50
Fresh Strawberries$0.75
Egg, Alliance$0.40
Fresh Mackerel, Dieppoise$0.80
Celery Knobs Salad$0.50
Beef a la Mode with Carrots$0.60
Head Cheese$0.60
Chaudfroid, Jeannette$0.85
Halibut, Mousseline sauce$0.65
terrapin Maryland$3.50
Whiting Meuniere$0.50
Codfish Tongue Brown Butter$0.50
Half Planked Roe Shad$2.50
Fish
Deviled Whitebait$0.60
Broiled Buck Shad$0.60
Weakfish saute fine herbes$0.60
Fresh Mackerel Maitre d' Hotel$0.80
Trout$0.65
Trout--Saute$0.70
Fried Oyster Crabs, Tartar sauce$0.90
Tomato$0.35
Chicken broth$0.35
Tomato Broth$0.35
Puree of Peas$0.35
Consomme, Bellevue, per cup$0.35
Petite marmite$0.60
Julienne$0.35
Chicken Okra$0.40
CLAM BROTH$0.30
Gumbo Creole$0.40
Vermicelli$0.30
Chicken Okra$0.35
Roast Crystal Spring Duckling (half)$1.75
Roast Spring Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.85
Roast Mutton$0.60
Roast Beef per cut$0.80
Roast Spring Lamb$0.80
Roast Chicken (half)$1.25
Red Leg Partridge$3.50
Venison Steak$1.75
Mallard Duck$4.00
English Pheasant$5.00
Plover$1.25
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.50
Escarole Salad$0.30
Chicory Salad$0.30
Tomato Salad$0.40
Romaine Salad$0.30
Cucumber salad$0.35
Lettuce Salad$0.35
Endive Salad$0.50
Waldorf Salad$0.35
Fetticus and Beets$0.35
Hot House Asparagus$1.35
Boiled Sweet Potatoes$0.30
Baked Potato$0.25
Boiled potatoes$0.25
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.65
Stewed tomatoes$0.30
Parsnips$0.40
New Lima Beans$0.60
Bermuda potatoes$0.30
Oysterplant$0.40
Boiled rice$0.25
Cauliflower$0.50
Macaroni$0.50
Port Salut Cheese$0.35
Canadian Cheese$0.30
Roquefort$0.40
Camembert$0.35
Cream Cheese$0.30
Neufchatel$0.30
D'Isigny Cheese$0.30
Gruyere$0.35
Broiled Guinea Hen (half)$1.25
Broiled Capon (half)$2.50
Broiled Chicken (half)$1.15
Broiled Squab$1.25
Broiled Philadelphia Pullet (half)$1.75
Broiled Squab Chicken (half)$0.85
Broiled Poussin$1.25
Broiled Spring Duckling (half)$1.75
Broiled Spring Turkey (half)$2.00
Bluepoint Oysters$0.30
Cape Cod Oysters$0.45
Seatag oysters$0.50
Lynnhaven Oysters$0.50
Smiths Island Oysters$0.50
Cotuits Oysters$0.40
Little Neck clams$0.30
Cherry Stone Clams$0.35
Caviar of Special Importation$1.50
Canape of Caviar$0.75
French Sardines$0.60
Canape of Sardines$0.50
Celery$0.30
Filet of Mackerel in Oil$0.60
Sweet Pickles$0.25
Anchovy Salad$0.50
Antipasti$0.60
Sweet Pickled Mangoes$0.20
Sardines in Mustard sauce$0.40
Radishes$0.30
Olives$0.30
Young Mackerel in Oil$0.60

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