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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1914-06-20
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
23.5x16.5cm folded; 23.5x33cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 2

Clams: Little Necks$0.30
Clams: Cherry Stones$0.35
Caviar, Special Importation$1.10
Bismarck Herring$0.25
Mackerel in Oil$0.25
Canapé of Sardines$0.30
Sardellen$0.25
Herring in Wine$0.25
Fillets of Herring in Oil$0.25
Smoked Sardines$0.25
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Chutney$0.15
Antipasti$0.50
Celery$0.30
Sweet Pickled Mangoes$0.20
Royans à la Perigord$0.30
Spiced Cucumber Rings$0.20
Buffet Russe Canapé of Caviar$0.60
Carciofini$0.50
Radishes$0.25
Olives$0.25
Sweet Pickles$0.75
Lyon Sausage$0.30
Cervelat$0.30
Kieler Sprotten$0.25
Sardine Egglets$0.50
Anchovy Salad$0.50
Julienne Soup$0.25
Croûte au pot Soup$0.25
Green Turtle Soup$0.50
Chicken Broth, Bellevue$0.35
Pea Soup$0.25
Mongol$0.30
Gumbo, Créole$3.50
Tomato Soup$0.25
Petite marmite soup$0.60
Essence of Tomato Soup$0.35
Mock Turtle$0.30
Vermicelli Soup$0.25
Chicken okra soup$0.35
Italian Paste Soup$0.25
CLAM BROTH$0.30
English Sole$1.25
Fried Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Trout$0.50
Saute, Meuniere$0.65
Whitebait$0.40
Planked Roe Shad (half)$2.50
Fillet of Sole, Mildred$0.50
Bluefish, Piquante sauce$0.50
Fresh Mackerel, Gooseberry sauce$0.75
Mussels, Marinière$0.85
Sea Bass, Meunière$0.50
Shad Roe, Russian style$0.75
Capon$4.00
Squab$1.00
Spring Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Mutton$0.40
Beef per cut$0.50
Chicken (half)$1.25
Spring Lamb$0.65
Baby Lamb$0.80
Celery Fed Duck (half)$1.50
Gosling (half)$2.00
Poussin$1.25
Guinea Hen (half)$1.00
Capon (half)$2.00
Chicken (half)$1.00
Spring Duckling (half)$1.50
Squab Chicken (half)$0.80
Squab$1.00
Squab Duckling$2.25
Hamburg Chicken$1.25
English Pheasant$3.50
Plover$1.25
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Stuffed tomatoes$0.35
French asparagus$0.75
Baked Potatoes$0.15
Turnips
Potato Soufflé$0.35
Spinach$0.30
Fresh Green Asparagus$0.50
Fresh White Asparagus$0.40
Green Corn$0.75
Fresh Asparagus Tips$0.50
Boiled potatoes$0.15
German Asparagus$0.60
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.40
Stuffed Eggplant
Fresh artichoke$0.60
New Lima Beans$0.40
French peas$0.30
New peas$0.40
Stewed Celery$0.40
New Carrots$0.30
Spaghetti$0.50
Potatoes, Anna$0.50
Stuffed green peppers$0.35
French string beans$0.30
New string beans$0.40
Stewed tomatoes$0.20
White Squash$0.30
Macaroni$0.50
Celery Knobs$0.40
Corn$0.25
Onions$0.25
Beets$0.25
Okra$0.40
Flageolets$0.30
Cauliflower, Hollandaise$0.35
Boiled rice$0.25
Tomato Salad$0.35
Romaine Salad$0.30
Cucumber salad$0.35
Chicken salad$0.65
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Waldorf Salad$0.35
Watercress Salad$0.30
Celery Salad$0.35
Lobster salad$0.75
Chiffonade Salad$0.75
Port du Salut cheese$0.20
Gorgonzola$0.20
Gruyère$0.20
Stilton$0.20
Canadian Cheese$0.20
English Cheese$0.20
Imported Dutch Cheese$0.20
Cream Cheese$0.20
Pont L'Evacque$0.20
Special Swiss Cream Cheese$0.20
Edam$0.20
Cheddar$0.20
AMERICAN CHEESE$0.20
Gervais with Individual Bar-le-duc$0.40
Neufchâtel$0.20
Imported Allgauer$0.20
Roquefort$0.20
Bananas$0.20
Apple$0.15
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Orange$0.15
California Cantaloupe$0.40
Peach "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
White Brandy Cherries on Stems$0.30
Assorted cakes$0.20
Charlotte Russe$0.30
Princess Pear$0.40
Apple Pie$0.25
Eclair$0.10
Cold rice pudding$0.30
Baba au rhum$0.25
Savarin au Kirsch$0.50
Wine Jelly$0.30
Cup Custard$0.35
Caramel custard$0.25
Hazelnut Soufflé$0.60
Bar-le-duc: Red Currant$0.25
Bar-le-duc: White Currant$0.25
Strawberry$0.40
Spiced Cantaloupe$0.30
Spiced Gooseberries$0.30
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Tutti-Frutti Ice$0.40
Meringue glacée$0.40
Café Parfait$0.35
Roman Punch$0.40
Baked Alaska$0.75
Nesselrode Pudding$0.50
Sorbet Crême de Menthe$0.40
Chestnut Plombière$0.50
Fancy Ices$0.50
Macédoine of Fruit$0.75
Neapolitan$0.35
Biscuit Tortoni$0.40
Strawberry ice
Vanilla ice cream$0.30
Pistache ice cream$0.30
Coffee Ice Cream$0.30
Chocolate Ice Cream$0.30
Mixed ice cream$0.35
Apricot Water Ice$0.30
Orange Water Ice$0.30
Lemon water ice$0.30
Raspberry Water Ice$0.30
PINEAPPLE WATER ICE$0.30
French Coffee$0.15
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Bread and Butter$0.10
Rolls and butter$0.10
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Tansan, Japanese Mineral Water$0.25 – $0.40

Page 3

clovisses: little necks$0.30
Cherry Stones$0.35
Caviar, Special Importation$1.10
Celeri$0.30
Buffet Russe
Kieler Sprotten$0.25
Cornichons Doux$0.25
Radis$0.25
Olives$0.25
Antipasti$0.50
Caviar de Beluga$0.90
Mangoes$0.20
Carciofini$0.50
Sardines fumees$0.25
Harengs au vin blanc$0.25
Chutney$0.15
Salade d'anchois$0.50
Canape de Sardines$0.30
Saucisson de Lyon$0.30
Sardellen$0.25
Canape de caviar$0.60
Oeufs de Sardines$0.50
Cervelat$0.30
Filet de Harengs a l'huile$0.25
Hareng Bismarck$0.25
Royans a la Perigord$0.30
Maquereau a l'huile$0.25
Julienne$0.25
Mongole$0.30
Puree de pois$0.25
Tomate$0.25
Fausse Tortue$0.30
Croute au pot$0.25
Petite marmite$0.60
Vermicelles$0.25
Pates d'Italie$0.25
Consomme de volaille a la Bellevue par tasse$0.35
Essence de tomates$0.35
Tortue verte$0.50
Gombo, Creole$0.35
Bouillon de clovisses per tasse$0.30
Volaille a l'okra$0.35
Sole Anglaise$1.25
Crabes Moux Frites$0.50
Truite$0.50
Saute, Meuniere$0.65
Blanchaille$0.40
Demi alose sur planche$2.50
Filet de Sole, Mildred$0.50
Maquereau frais, sauce groseille$0.75
Bass de Mer, Meuniere$0.50
Bluefish, sauce Piquante$0.45
Moules, Mariniere$0.85
Oeuf d'Alose a la Russe$0.75
Dinde, sauce Giblet$0.65
Agneau du printemps$0.65
Agneau de serre$0.80
Pigeonneau$1.00
Poulet (demi)$1.25
Boeuf$0.50
Canard (demi)$1.50
Chapon$4.00
Mouton$0.40
Poulet (demi)$1.00
Oison (demi)$2.00
Canneton (demi)$1.50
Poulet de grains (demi)$0.80
Poussin$1.25
Pintade (demie)$1.00
Chapon (demi)$2.00
Jeune Canneton$2.25
Pigeonneau$1.00
Dindonneau (demi)$1.75
Poularde francaise$3.50
Poulet de Hamburg$1.25
Faisant Anglais$3.50
Pluvier$1.25
Grouse ecossaise$3.00
Perdreau$3.00
Asperges nouvelles verte$0.50
Asperges francaises$0.75
Asperges Allemandes$0.60
Asperges d'Oyster Bay$0.40
Aubergines farcies$0.35
Artichaut frais$0.60
Haricots de Lima nouveaux$0.40
Petits Pois Francais$0.30
Petits pois nouveaux$0.40
Celeri a la creme$0.40
Carottes nouvelles$0.30
Chouxfleurs, Hollandaise$0.35
Spaghetti$0.50
Pointes d'Asperges nouvelles$0.50
Pommes de terre bouillies (2)$0.15
Pommes de terre Anna$0.50
Pommes de terre soufflées$0.35
Pommes de Terre au four$0.15
Piments verts farcis$0.35
Haricots verts français$0.30
Haricots verts nouveaux$0.40
Tomates sautées$0.20
Courge blanche$0.30
Macaroni$0.50
Mais en branche$0.75
Asperges nouvelles blanches$0.40
Céleri raves$0.40
Tomates Farcies$0.35
Navets$0.25
Epinards$0.30
Maïs$0.25
Oignons$0.25
Betteraves$0.25
Gombo$0.40
Flageolets$0.30
Riz Bouilli$0.25
Tomates$0.35
Laitue$0.30
Céléri$0.35
Romaine$0.30
Concombres$0.35
Waldorf$0.35
Volaille$0.65
Cresson$0.30
Chiffonade$0.75
Homard$0.75
Port du Salut$0.20
Gorgonzola$0.20
Gruyére$0.20
Hollnade importé$0.20
Stilton$0.20
Canadien$0.20
Fromage a la Creme$0.20
Americain$0.20
Creme a la Suisse$0.20
Pont l'Evecque$0.20
Cheddar$0.20
Anglais$0.20
Roquefort$0.20
Gervais avec Bar-le-duc$0.40
Edam$0.20
Allgauer importé$0.20
Neufchatel 0.20
Bananes$0.20
Pomme 0.15
Orange$0.15
Peches en tranches$0.40
Cantaloup du Californie$0.40
Cerises Blanches a l'eau de Vie$0.30
Poire princesse$0.40
Confitures de Bar-le-Duc Groseilles rouges ou blanches$0.25
Fraises$0.40
Peche au Poire "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Gateaux Assortis$0.20
Tarte au Pommes$0.25
Charlotte Russe$0.30
Pouding au riz froid$0.30
Eclairs$0.10
Souffle aux noisettes$0.60
Creme Caramel$0.25
Gelee au vin$0.30
Savarin au Kirsch$0.50
Baba au rhum$0.25
Groseilles a Maquereaux ou Cantaloupe epicees$0.30
Creme renversee$0.35
Glaces en Souvenir$0.75
Pouding Nesselrode$0.50
Sorbet Creme de Menthe$0.40
Plombiere aux marrons$0.50
Tutti frutti$0.40
Meringue glacee$0.40
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Punch Romaine$0.40
Pouding Alaska$0.75
Glaces de Fantaisie$0.50
Macedoine de fruits$0.75
Nepolitain$0.35
Biscuit Tortoni$0.40
Glaces de Fraises$0.30
Glaces de Vanille$0.30
Glaces de Pistache$0.30
Glaces de Cafe$0.30
Glaces du Chocolat$0.30
Melangee$0.35
Glaces a l'eau Abricot$0.30
Glaces a l'Eau Orange$0.30
Glaces a l'Eau Citron$0.30
Glaces a l'eau Framboises$0.30
Glaces a l'Eau Ananas$0.30
Demi Tasse$0.15
Cafe Turc$0.20
PAIN ET BEURRE PAR PERSONNE$0.10
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Tansan, Japanese Mineral Water$0.25 – $0.40

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