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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1914-08-01
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
23x14cm folded; 23x28cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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  4. Page 4

Dishes

Page 2

Sliced pineapple$0.25
California Malaga Grapes$0.40
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Plums$0.35
Cantaloupe$0.35
Seedless Grapes$0.40
Nectarines$0.35
Bananas$0.20
Orange Juice$0.20 – $0.35
Delaware Grapes$0.40
Raspberries$0.35
California Orange$0.15
Baked Apple$0.25
Stewed prunes$0.25
Stewed Pear$0.30
Apple Sauce$0.25
Fresh Stewed Peaches$0.40
Stewed Plums$0.35
Cream for stewed fruit, extra$0.10
Preserved Stewed Fruits$0.25
Individual Home Made Marmalade$0.25
Grapefruit Marmalade$0.20
Princess Pear$0.40
Fruit Melange$0.25
Orange Blossom Honey$0.25
Satsuma Plums$0.35
Honey in the Comb$0.25
Pineapple Preserves$0.25
Crab Apple 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
Blackberry 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
Crown Buns$0.15
English Muffins$0.15
Zwieback$0.15
Butter Crescents$0.15
Bread and Butter Per Person$0.10
Brioches$0.15
Pop-Overs$0.15
All Cereals with Milk$0.30
all Cereals with Cream$0.35
Fried eggs with ham$0.60
Boiled eggs$0.25
Fried eggs with bacon$0.50
Shirred Eggs$0.30
Shirred Eggs with Brown Butter$0.35
Poached Eggs on Toast$0.35
Scrambled eggs, plain (for 0ne)$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
Hawaiian Pineapple Juice$0.20 – $0.35
Blackberries$0.35
Blueberries$0.35
Orange marmalade$0.20
Pear Preserves$0.25
Peach Preserves$0.25
Fig Preserves$0.25
Strawberry Preserves$0.25
Quince Preserves$0.25
Grape Jelly$0.25
Brandied Pear$0.30
Brandied cherries$0.30
Brandied Figs$0.30
Raspberry jam$0.20
Strawberry jam$0.20
Damson Jam$0.20
Apricot jam$0.20
Peach Jam$0.20
Buckwheat Cakes$0.25
Rice Cakes$0.25
Corn Cakes$0.25
Rolls and Butter Per Person$0.10
Oatmeal
Puffed rice
Corn Flakes
Grape Nuts
Wheatena
Fried hominy$0.20
Hominy
Triscuit
Baltimore Hominy
Boiled rice
Force
Indian meal mush
Shredded Wheat
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
Fine herbs omelette (for one)$0.40
Fine herbs omelette (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 tomatoes (for one)$0.45
Omelette with tomatoes (for two)$0.65
Omelette with chicken livers (for one)$0.50
Omelette with chicken livers (for two)$0.75
Ham Omelette (for one)$0.50
Ham Omelette (for two)$0.65
Bacon Omelette (for one)$0.50
Bacon Omelette (for two)$0.65
Spanish Omelette (for one)$0.50
Spanish Omelette (for two)$0.65
Virginia Ham Omelette (for one)$0.50
Virginia Ham Omelette (for two)$0.75

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Fresh Mackerel$0.75
Spanish mackerel$0.35
Salt mackerel$0.50
Finnan Haddie$0.40
Kippered Herring$0.50
Smoked Salmon$0.40
Trout$0.50
Kingfish$0.45
Codfish Cake$0.30
Soft Shell Crabs$0.50
Fresh Salmon$0.40
Halibut$0.35
Fillet of Sole$0.40
Fresh Codfish$0.35
Bluefish$0.40
Porgies$0.35
Weakfish$0.35
English Bloater$0.30
Codfish in Cream$0.50
Whitefish$0.35
Sea bass$0.45
Scrod$0.60
Double Tenderloin$1.50
Tenderloin$0.90
Sirloin Steak$1.50
Salisbury Steak$0.90
Pork Chop$0.35
Beefsteak$1.00
Beefsteak with Bacon$1.20
Beefsteak, Minute$0.90
Mutton Chop$0.40
Lamb Chops (1)$0.45
Veal Chop$0.40
English mutton chop$0.75
Sweetbread$0.65
Broiled Chicken (half)$1.00
Squab Chicken (half)$0.80
Lamb Chops (2)$0.80
Broiled Ham$0.35
Virginia Ham$0.50
Heart's Delight Ham$0.35
bacon$0.25
Irish Bacon$0.35
Beechnut Bacon$0.30
Calf's Liver and Bacon$0.40
Veal Kidney$0.60
Chicken hash$1.00
Lamb Hash$0.85
Corned Beef Hash$0.30
Chipped Beef in Cream$0.60
country sausages$0.35
Hillsdale Sausages$0.35
Spare Ribs$0.35
Sausage Cake$0.35
pig's feet$0.35
Kidneys in brochette$0.40
Stewed Kidneys$0.60
Honey Comb Tripe$0.25
Paille Potatoes$0.20
Baked Potatoes (1)$0.15
Boiled Potatoes (2)$0.15
Stewed potatoes$0.20
Saute Potatoes$0.20
Lyonnaise Potatoes$0.20
Julienne potatoes$0.20
Hashed browned potatoes$0.20
Hashed Cream Potatoes$0.20
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
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Broiled Ham$0.35

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

16,525 menus · 64,352 scanned pages · 1851–2008 · uncatalogued scans

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