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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1914-08-25
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
22.5x14cm folded; 22.5x28cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 2

Sliced pineapple$0.25
Malaga grapes$0.40
Plums$0.35
Cantaloupe$0.35
Bartlett Pear$0.25
California Malaga Grapes$0.40
Sliced Peaches$0.40
Canadian Melon$0.50
Bananas$0.20
Nectarines$0.35
Hot House Waldorf Melon$0.40
Blackberries$0.35
Orange Juice$0.20
California Orange$0.15
Concord Grapes$0.35
Baked Apple$0.25
Stewed prunes$0.25
Stewed Pear$0.30
Apple Sauce$0.25
Stewed Plums$0.35
Fresh Stewed Peaches$0.40
Preserved Stewed Fruits$0.25
Individual Home Made Marmalade$0.25
Grapefruit Marmalade$0.20
Princess Pear Preserves$0.40
Fruit Melange Preserves$0.25
Honey in the Comb$0.25
Pineapple Preserves$0.25
Pear Preserves$0.25
Peach Preserves$0.25
Fig Preserves$0.25
Satsuma Plums$0.35
Strawberry Preserves$0.25
Quince Preserves$0.25
Orange Blossom Honey$0.25
Individual Guava Jelly$0.30
Brandied Peach$0.30
Blackberry jam$0.20
Raspberry jam$0.20
Strawberry jam$0.20
Damson Jam$0.20
Brandied Pear$0.30
Currant Jelly$0.25
Skinless Figs in Syrup$0.30
Pickled Peaches$0.30
Brandied cherries$0.30
Brandied Figs$0.30
Peach Jam$0.20
Apricot jam$0.20
Plain toast$0.15
Dipped Toast$0.20
Amsterdam Toast$0.20
Milk toast$0.20
Cream toast$0.35
Crown Buns$0.15
English Muffins$0.15
Zwieback$0.15
Wheat Cakes$0.25
Buckwheat Cakes$0.25
Rice Cakes$0.25
Corn Cakes$0.25
Brioches$0.15
Butter Crescents$0.15
Pop-Overs$0.15
Bread and butter, per person$0.10
Oatmeal, with Milk$0.30
Puffed Rice, with milk$0.30
Corn Flakes, with milk$0.30
Grape Nuts, , with milk$0.30
Wheatena, with Milk$0.30
Oatmeal, with Cream$0.35
Puffed Rice, with cream$0.35
Corn Flakes, with cream$0.35
Grape Nuts, with Cream$0.35
Wheatena, with cream$0.35
Baltimore Hominy, with milk$0.30
Baltimore Hominy, with cream$0.35
Shredded Wheat, with Milk$0.30
Shredded Wheat, with cream$0.35
Triscuit, with milk$0.30
Triscuit, with cream$0.35
Fried hominy$0.20
Hominy, with Milk$0.30
Hominy, with Cream$0.35
Boiled Rice, with Milk$0.30
Boiled Rice, with cream$0.35
Force, with milk$0.30
Force, with cream$0.35
Indian Meal Mush, with milk$0.30
Indian meal mush, with cream$0.35
Fried eggs with ham$0.60
Shirred Eggs$0.30
Fried eggs with bacon$0.50
Poached Eggs on Toast$0.35
Boiled eggs$0.25
Scrambled Eggs, plain$0.35 – $0.45
Shirred Eggs with Brown Butter$0.35
Scrambled eggs with asparagus tips$0.45 – $0.65
Scrambled Eggs with mushrooms$0.50 – $0.75
Scrambled Eggs with smoked beef$0.45 – $0.65
Scrambled Eggs with Tomatoes$0.45 – $0.65
Omelette, plain$0.35 – $0.45
Omelette, fine herbs$0.40 – $0.50
Omelette, with mushrooms$0.50 – $0.90
Omelette with kidneys$0.50 – $0.70
Omelette with chicken livers$0.50 – $0.75
Bacon Omelette$0.50 – $0.65
Ham omelette$0.50 – $0.65
Omelette with tomatoes$0.45 – $0.65
Spanish omelette$0.50 – $0.65
Virginia Ham Omelette$0.50 – $0.75
Orange marmalade$0.20
Hawaiin Pineapple Juice$0.20
Crab Apple Jelly$0.25
Grape Jelly$0.25
Delaware Grapes$0.35
Tokay Grapes$0.40
Seedless Grapes$0.40
Blueberries$0.40
Orange Juice, large glass$0.35
Hawaiin Pineapple Juice, large glass$0.35
Rolls and butter, per person$0.10

Page 3

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

Source: NYPL Digital Collections

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

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