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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1914-07-01
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
23x14cm folded; 23x28cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  3. Page 3
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  5. Page 5
  6. Page 6
  7. Page 7
  8. Page 8

Dishes

Page 2

Sliced pineapple$0.25
Fresh California Cherries$0.50
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Plums$0.35
Cantaloupe$0.35
Seedless Grapes$0.40
Nectarines$0.35
Bananas$0.20
Orange Juice$0.20
Orange Juice, large glass$0.35
Hawaiian Pineapple Juice$0.20
Hawaiian Pineapple Juice, large glass$0.35
Grapefruit$0.35
Raspberries$0.35
Blackberries$0.35
Blueberries$0.35
California Orange$0.15
Baked Apple$0.25
Stewed prunes$0.25
Stewed Pear$0.30
Apple Sauce$0.25
Cream on stewed fruits (extra)$0.10
Fresh Stewed Peaches$0.40
Stewed Plums$0.35
Preserved Stewed Fruits$0.25
Individual Home Made Marmalade$0.25
Grapefruit Marmalade$0.20
Orange marmalade$0.20
Princess Pear Preserves$0.40
Fruit Melange Preserves$0.25
Orange Blossom Honey$0.25
Satsuma Plums$0.35
Honey in the Comb$0.25
Pineapple Preserves$0.25
Pear Preserves$0.25
Peach Preserves$0.25
Fig Preserves$0.25
Strawberry Preserves$0.25
Quince Preserves$0.25
Crab Apple Jelly$0.25
Grape Jelly$0.25
Skinless Figs in Syrup$0.30
Individual Guava Jelly$0.30
Currant Jelly$0.25
Pickled Peaches$0.30
Brandied Peach$0.30
Brandied Pear$0.30
Brandied cherries$0.30
Brandied Figs$0.30
Blackberry jam$0.20
Raspberry jam$0.20
Strawberry jam$0.20
Damson Jam$0.20
Apricot jam$0.20
Peach Jam$0.20
Plain toast$0.15
Dipped Toast$0.20
Amsterdam Toast$0.20
Milk toast$0.20
Cream toast$0.35
Wheat Cakes$0.25
Buckwheat Cakes$0.25
Rice Cakes$0.25
Corn Cakes$0.25
Crown Buns$0.15
English Muffins$0.15
Zwieback$0.15
Butter Crescents$0.15
Bread or Rolls and Butter Per Person$0.10
CRUMPETS$0.20
Pop-Overs$0.15
Brioches$0.15
Cereals with Milk$0.30
Cereals with cream$0.35
Oatmeal
Puffed rice
Corn Flakes
Grape Nuts
Wheatena
Fried hominy$0.20
Hominy
Triscuit
Baltimore Hominy
Boiled rice
Force Cereal
Indian meal mush
Shredded Wheat
Fried eggs with ham$0.60
Boiled eggs$0.25
Fried eggs with bacon$0.50
Poached Eggs on Toast$0.35
Shirred Eggs$0.30
Shirred Eggs with Brown Butter$0.35
Scrambled eggs, plain (for one)$0.35
Scrambled eggs, plain (for two)$0.45
Scrambled eggs with asparagus tips (for one)$0.45
Scrambled eggs with asparagus tips (for two)$0.65
Scrambled eggs with mushrooms (for one)$0.50
Scrambled eggs with mushrooms (for two)$0.75
Scrambled eggs with smoked beef (for one)$0.45
Scrambled eggs with smoked beef (for two)$0.65
Scrambled eggs with tomatoes (for one)$0.45
Scrambled eggs with tomatoes (for two)$0.65
Omelette, plain (for one)$0.35
Omelette, plain (for two)$0.45
Omelette fine herbs (for one)$0.40
Omelette fine herbs (for two)$0.50
Omelette with Mushrooms (for one)$0.50
Omelette with Mushrooms (for two)$0.90
Omelette with kidneys (for one)$0.50
Omelette with kidneys (for two)$0.70
Omelette with chicken livers (for one)$0.50
Omelette with chicken livers (for two)$0.75
Omelette with tomatoes (for one)$0.45
Omelette with tomatoes (for two)$0.65
Ham Omelette (for one)$0.50
Ham Omelette (for two)$0.65
Virginia Ham Omelette (for one)$0.50
Virginia Ham Omelette (for two)$0.75
Bacon Omelette (for one)$0.50
Bacon Omelette (for two)$0.65
Spanish Omelette (for one)$0.50
Spanish Omelette (for two)$0.65

Page 3

Calf's Liver and Bacon$0.40
Broiled Ham$0.35
Beechnut Bacon$0.30
Fresh Mackerel$0.75
Horlick's Malted Milk$0.25
Chipped Beef in Cream$0.60
Sirloin Steak$1.50
Salt mackerel$0.50
Spanish mackerel$0.35
Finnan Haddie$0.40
Kippered Herring$0.50
Smoked Salmon$0.40
Halibut$0.35
Fresh Salmon$0.40
Trout$0.50
Fillet of Sole$0.40
George Washington Coffee$0.25
Virginia Ham$0.50
Postum$0.35
Special Coffee$0.35
Coffee with Milk$0.25
Coffee with Cream$0.35
Instant Postum$0.25
Kumyss$0.25
Buttermilk, pint$0.15
Briarcliff Milk, pint$0.20
Cocoa with Whipped Cream$0.30
Broma with whipped cream$0.30
Chocolate with whipped cream$0.30
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
English Breakfast Tea with cream$0.35
Oolong tea with cream$0.35
Ceylon tea with cream$0.35
bacon$0.25
Heart's Delight Ham$0.35
Irish Bacon$0.35
Kidneys in brochette$0.40
Fresh Codfish$0.35
Bluefish$0.40
Porgies$0.35
Weakfish$0.35
English Bloater$0.30
Kingfish$0.45
Codfish in Cream$0.50
Whitefish$0.35
Sea bass$0.45
Codfish Cake$0.30
Soft Shell Crabs0$0.50
Scrod$0.60
Double Tenderloin$1.50
Beefsteak$1.00
Tenderloin$0.90
Beefsteak with Bacon$1.20
Beefsteak, Minute$0.90
Mutton Chop$0.40
Sweetbread$0.65
Broiled Chicken (half)$1.00
Lamb Chops (2)$0.80
Lamb Chop (1)$0.45
English mutton chop$0.75
Salisbury Steak$0.90
Pork Chop$0.35
Veal Chop$0.40
Squab Chicken (half)$0.80
Veal Kidney$0.60
Chicken hash$1.00
Corned Beef Hash$0.30
Hillsdale Sausages$0.35
Spare Ribs$35.00
Stewed Kidneys$0.60
Lamb Hash$0.85
country sausages$0.35
Sausage Cake$0.35
pig's feet$0.35
Honey Comb Tripe$0.25
potatoes, paille$0.20
Potatoes, Saute$0.20
Potatoes, hashed browned$0.20
Potatoes, Baked (1)$0.15
Potatoes, Boiled (2)$0.15
Potatoes, lyonnaise$0.20
Potatoes, stewed$0.20
Potatoes, julienne$0.20
Potatoes, Hashed Cream$0.20

Page 6

Sliced pineapple$0.25
Plums$0.35
California Malaga Grapes$0.40
Seedless Grapes$0.40
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Nectarines$0.35
Bananas$0.20
Orange Juice$0.20 – $0.35
Hawaiian Pineapple Juice$0.20 – $0.35
Delaware Grapes$0.40
Raspberries$0.35
Blackberries$0.35
California Orange$0.15
Blueberries$0.35
Baked Apple$0.25
PRUNES$0.25
Pear$0.30
Apple Sauce$0.25
Fresh Stewed Peaches$0.40
Plums$0.35
Plums with Cream$0.45
Preserved Stewed Fruits$0.25
Individual Home Made Marmalade$0.25
Grapefruit Marmalade$0.20
Orange marmalade$0.20
Princess Pear Preserves$0.40
Fruit Melange Preserves$0.25
Orange Blossom Honey$0.25
Satsuma Plums Preserves$0.35
Pineapple Preserves$0.25
Pear Preserves$0.25
Peach Preserves$0.25
Fig Preserves$0.25
Strawberry Preserves$0.25
Quince Preserves
Honey in the Comb$0.25
Crab Apple Jelly$0.25
Grape Jelly$0.25
Skinless Figs in Syrup$0.30
Individual Guava Jelly$0.30
Currant Jelly$0.25
Pickled Peaches$0.30
Brandied Peach Preserves$0.30
Brandied Pear Preserves$0.30
Brandied Cherries Preserves$0.30
Brandied Figs Preserves$0.30
Blackberry jam$0.20
Raspberry jam$0.20
Strawberry jam$0.20
Damson Jam$0.20
Apricot jam$0.20
Peach Jam$0.20
Plain toast$0.15
Dipped$0.20
Amsterdam Toast$0.20
Milk toast$0.20
Cream toast$0.35
Wheat, Buckwheat, Rice or Corn Cakes$0.25
Crown Buns$0.15
English Muffins$0.15
Zwieback$0.15
Butter Crescents$0.15
Bread or Rolls and Butter Per Person$0.10
Brioches$0.15
Pop-Overs$0.15
All Cereals with Milk$0.30
with Cream$0.35
Oatmeal
Puffed rice
Corn Flakes
Grape Nuts
Wheatena
Fried hominy$0.20
Hominy
Triscuit
Baltimore Hominy
Boiled rice
Force
Indian meal mush
Shredded Wheat
Fried with Ham$0.60
Boiled$0.25
Fried with Bacon$0.50
Shirred Eggs$0.30
with Brown Butter$0.35
Poached on toast$0.35
Scrambled, plain (for one)$0.35
(for two)$0.45
Scrambled with Asparagus Tips (for one)$0.45
(for two)$0.65
with Mushrooms (for one)$0.50
for two$0.75
Scrambled with Smoked Beef (for one)$0.45
(for two)$0.65
with Tomatoes (for one)$0.45
(for two)$0.65
Omelette, plain (for one)$0.35
(for two)$0.45
Fine Herbs (for one)$0.40
(for two)$0.50
with Mushrooms (for one)$0.50
(for two)$0.90
Omeletette with Kidneys (for one)$0.50
(for two)$0.70
with Chicken Livers (for one)$0.50
(for two)$0.75
with Tomatoes (for one)$0.45
(for two)$0.65
Ham Omelette (for one)$0.50
(for two)$0.65
Bacon Omelette (for one)$0.50
(for two)$0.65
Spanish Omelette (for one)$0.50
(for two)$0.65
Virginia Ham Omelette (for one)$0.50
(for two)$0.75

Page 7

George Washington Coffee$0.25
Postum$0.35
Special Coffee$0.35
Coffee with Milk$0.25
Coffee with Cream$0.35
Instant Postum$0.25
Kumyss$0.25
Buttermilk, pint$0.15
Horlick's Malted Milk$0.25
Briarcliff Milk, pint$0.20
Cocoa with Whipped Cream$0.30
Broma with whipped cream$0.30
Chocolate with whipped cream$0.30
Extra Special Heavy Cream$0.15
English Breakfast Tea with cream$0.35
Oolong tea with cream$0.35
Ceylon tea with cream$0.35
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Potatoes Paille$0.20
Potato Saute$0.20
Hashed browned potatoes$0.20
Baked Potato$0.15
Boiled Potatoes (2)$0.15
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.20
Stewed potatoes$0.20
Julienne potatoes$0.20
Hashed Cream Potatoes$0.20
Honey Comb Tripe$0.25
Kidneys in brochette$0.40
Stewed kidneys in brochette$0.60
pig's feet$0.35
Sausage Cake$0.35
Spare Ribs$0.35
Hillsdale Sausages$0.35
Corned Beef Hash$0.30
Chipped Beef in Cream$0.60
country sausages$0.35
Lamb Hash$0.85
Calf's Liver and Bacon$0.40
Chicken hash$1.00
Veal Kidney$0.60
Beechnut Bacon$0.30
Irish Bacon$0.35
Heart's Delight Ham$0.35
Broiled Ham$0.35
Virginia Ham$0.50
bacon$0.25
Squab Chicken (half)$0.80
Broiled Chicken (half)$1.00
Veal Chop$0.40
English mutton chop$0.75
Sweetbread$0.65
Mutton Chop$0.40
Lamb Chops$0.45 – $0.80
Pork Chop$0.35
Salisbury Steak$0.90
Beefsteak, Minute$0.90
Beefsteak$1.00
Beefsteak with Bacon$1.20
Sirloin Steak$1.50
Double Tenderloin$1.50
Tenderloin$0.90
Scrod$0.60
Sea bass$0.45
Porgies$0.35
Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Whitefish$0.35
Bluefish$0.40
Fresh Codfish$0.35
Codfish in Cream$0.50
Codfish Cake$0.30
Salt mackerel$0.50
Fresh Mackerel$0.75
Spanish mackerel$0.35
Finnan Haddie$0.40
Kippered Herring$0.50
Smoked Salmon$0.40
Halibut$0.35
Fresh Salmon$0.40
Trout$0.50
Fillet of Sole$0.40
Weakfish$0.35
English Bloater$0.30
Kingfish$0.45

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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