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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1917-12-16
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
23x18cm folded; 23x36cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  8. Page 8

Dishes

Page 2

Tunny Fish$0.50
Onion Soup Gratine$0.40
Paysanne soup, Bretonne$0.40
Egg, Opera$0.40
Fresh Mackerel, Mustard sauce$0.80
Fried Whiting, Tartar sauce$0.60
Squab en Crapeaudine$1.50
Tureen of Macaroni, Bontoux$0.65
Minced Chicken with Curry and Rice$0.65
Deviled Roast Beef Bone, Mashed Potatoes$0.50
Breaded Mutton Chop a la Parisienne$0.55
Hillsdale Sausage Gastronomme$0.60
Potatoes, Burton$0.30
Parsnips saute in Butter$0.40
Fried Oysterplant$0.40
New Okra, English style$0.60
Olney Salad$0.50
Fetticus and beets salad$0.35
Cream cheese with Individual Guava Jelly$0.45
Gervais cheese$0.30
Gruyere Cheese$0.35
Port Salut Cheese$0.35
Casaba Melon$0.50
Newton Pippin Apple$0.15
Coffee Custard Pie$0.25
Peach Tartlet$0.15
Philadelphia Ice Cream$0.35
Praline Mousse$0.40

Page 3

*TERRAPIN PHILADELPHIA$3.50
Whiting Meuniere$0.50
Codfish Tongue, Brown Butter$0.50
*Half Planked Roe Shad$2.50
Fried Frogs Legs$0.70
Fried Frogs Legs with Remoulade sauce$0.85
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
Bluepoint Oysters$0.30
Cape Cod Oysters$0.45
Seatag oysters$0.50
Cotuit oysters$0.40
Little Neck clams$0.30 – $0.35
Caviar 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
Sweet Pickeled Mangoes$0.20
Cherry Stone Clams$0.35
Sardines in Mustard sauce$0.40
Radishes$0.30
Olives$0.30
Antipasti$0.60
Young Mackerel in Oil$0.60
Tomato Soup$0.35
Chicken Brott$0.35
Tomato Broth$0.35
Puree of Peas (soup)$0.35
Consomme, Bellevue, per cup$0.35
Petite marmite$0.60
Julienne Soup$0.35
Chicken Okra (soup)$0.40
CLAM BROTH$0.30
Gumbo Creole$0.40
Vermicelli Soup$0.30
Lynnhaven Oysters$0.50
Smith Island Oysters$0.50
Chicken okra soup$0.35
Cold Egg, Baltimore$0.40
Galantine of Capon$0.85
BEET SALAD$0.35
Pickled Pig Feet$0.50
Calf Brains, Vinaigrette$0.50
Half Lobster, Mayonnaise sauce$1.00
Cold Corned Beef Pressed, Mexicaine$0.60
Finger Sandwich$0.05
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
Broiled Guinea Hen (half)$1.25
Broiled Spring Duckling (half)$1.75
Broiled Spring Turkey (half)$2.00
Broiled Capon (half)$2.50
Broiled Squab Chicken (half)$0.85
Broiled Poussin$1.25
Broiled Chicken (half)$1.15
Broiled Squab$1.25
Broiled Philadelphia Pullet (half)$1.75
Red Leg Partridge$3.50
Venison Steak$1.75
Mallard Duck$4.00
English Pheasant$5.00
Plover$1.25
Hot House Asparagus$1.35
Cauliflower$0.50
Macaroni$0.50
Boiled rice$0.25
Boiled Sweet Potatoes$0.30
Bermuda potatoes$0.30
Oysterplant$0.40
New Lima Beans$0.60
Baked Potato$0.25
Boiled potatoes$0.25
Broiled Fresh Mushrooms$0.65
Parsnips$0.40
Stewed tomatoes$0.30
FRESH FRUIT SALAD$0.50
Waldorf Salad$0.35
Escarole Salad$0.30
Chicory Salad$0.30
Tomato Salad$0.40
Fetticus and beets salad$0.35
Romaine Salad$0.30
Cucumber salad$0.35
Lettuce Salad$0.35
Endive Salad$0.50
Port Salut Cheese$0.35
Gruyere Cheese$0.35
Canadian Cheese$0.30
D'Isigny Cheese$0.30
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.40
Neufchatel cheese$0.30
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.35
Cream Cheese$0.30
Tangerines (2)$0.20
California Orange$0.20
Florida Orange$0.20
Florida Orange, Sliced$0.25
California Orange, Sliced$0.25
Casaba Melon$0.50
Fresh Strawberries$0.75
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Malaga grapes$0.40
Sliced Bananas with Cream$0.30
Grapefruit$0.35
Comice Pear$0.25
Concord Grapes$0.35
Niagara Grapes$0.35
Newton Pippin Apple$0.15
Spitzenburg Apple$0.15
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$0.10
Bread and Butter Per Person$0.10
Rolls and Butter Per Person$0.10
Waldorf - Astoria Coffee (one pound can)$0.50
Apple Pie$0.25
Apple Pie with Cheese$0.35
Assorted cakes$0.25
War Cake a la Waldorf$0.15
Ices in Souvenir$0.85
Biscuit Tortoni$0.40
Meringue glacee$0.40
Sorbet Maraschino$0.40
Macedoine of Fruit$1.00
Cold rice pudding$0.25
Stewed rhubarb$0.25
French Pastry$0.15
Pear Tartlet$0.15
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Baba au rhum$0.25
Philadelphia Ice Cream$0.35
Baked Alaska$1.00
Fancy Ices$0.50
Tutti-frutti ice cream$0.40
Cafe Parfait$0.40
Roman Punch$0.40
Chestnut Plombiere$0.50
Neapolitan ice cream$0.40

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Lobster Cocktail$0.90
Paysanne soup, Bretonne$0.40
Onion Soup Gratine$0.40
Oysters en Attereaux$0.65
Halibut, Maximilien sauce$0.65
Filet of Sole Rachel$0.60
Sirloin Steak, Caroli$2.75
Canape Martha$0.65
Squab en Casserole, Bouorgeoise$1.50
Rack of Lamb with Stuffed Tomato$1.10
Breaded Half Squab Chicken witih Corn Fritters$1.10
Potatoes, Waldorf$0.30
Roast Jeeusalem Artichoke$0.50
Stuffed Green Pepper$0.40
Japonica salad$0.50
Lettuce and cucumber salad$0.35
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.40
Edam Cheese$0.35
Neufchatel cheese$0.30
Tangerines (2)$0.20
Nuts and Raisins$0.40
Pumpkin Pie$0.25
Mocka Tart$0.15
Coupe Venus$0.60
Viola Parfait$0.50
Half Guinea Hen with Noodles$1.50

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