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Waldorf Astoria

Date
1914-11-06
Restaurant
Waldorf Astoria
Physical description
23.5x16cm folded; 23.5x32cm open
Currency
Dollars

Pages

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

Dishes

Page 2

Hazelnut Souffle$0.50
Lobster salad$0.75
Roast capon$4.00
Roast Squab$1.00
Trout$0.50
Trout Saute, Meuniere$0.65
Terrapin$3.50
English Sole$1.25
Scallops, Greville$0.40
Green Turtle Soup$0.50
Gumbo, Creole$0.35
Tomato Soup$0.25
Mock turtle soup$0.30
Sweet Pickled Mangoes$0.20
Fresh Mackerel, Mustard sauce$0.75
Fillet of Sole, Orly$0.50
Sea Bass en filet, Normande$0.50
Smelts, Beau Rivage$0.40
Planked Whitefish half$1.00
Wild Rice$0.75
Cottage Cheese with Guava Paste$0.45
Cream Cheese$0.25
English Pheasant$3.50
Plover$1.25
Scotch Grouse$3.00
Red Leg Partridge$3.00
Venison Steak$1.50
New Hot House Asparagus$1.25
New Asparagus Tips$0.60
French artichoke$0.60
Asparagus Tips$0.40
French asparagus$0.85
German Asparagus$0.75
Oyster Bay asparagus$0.40
Stuffed Eggplant$0.35
New Lima Beans$0.40
French peas$0.30
New peas$0.40
Stewed Celery$0.40
New Carrots$0.30
Spaghetti$0.50
Jerusalem Artichoke$0.30
Sweet Potatoes$0.20
Stuffed Tomato$0.35
Turnips$0.25
Spinach$0.30
Corn$0.25
Onions$0.25
Beets$0.25
Okra$0.40
Flageolets$0.40
Cauliflower, Hollandaise$0.35
Boiled rice$0.25
Hearts of Palm$0.75
Macaroni$0.50
White Squash$0.30
Stewed tomatoes$0.20
New string beans$0.40
French string beans$0.30
Stuffed green peppers$0.35
Potatoes, Anna$0.50
French Sardines$0.40
Fillets of Herring in Oil$0.30
Herring in Wine$0.30
Spiced Cucumber Rings$0.20
Anchovy Salad$0.50
Sardine Egglets$0.50
Royans a la Perigord$0.30
Sardellen$0.30
Canape of Sardines$0.40
Cervelat$0.30
Lyon Sausage$0.30
Carciofini$0.50
Antipasti$0.50
Celery$0.30
Sweet Pickles$0.25
Olives$0.25
Radishes$0.25
Canape of Caviar$0.60
Chutney$0.15
Mackerel in Oil$0.50
Bismark Herring$0.30
Beluga Caviar$0.90
Apple$0.15
Comice Pear$0.25
Sliced pineapple$0.40
Orange$0.15
Grapefruit$0.35
Bluepoint Oysters$0.30
Cape Cod Oysters$0.40
Cotuit oysters$0.40
Lynnhaven Oysters$0.40
Smith Island Oysters$0.40
Little Neck clams$0.30
Cherry Stone Clams$0.35
Caviar, Special Importation$1.25
Consomme, Julienne$0.25
Pea Soup$0.25
Mongol Soup$0.30
Vermicelli Soup$0.25
Soup croute au pot$0.25
Petit Marmite$0.60
Chicken okra soup$0.35
Essence of Tomato Soup$0.35
Italian Paste Soup$0.25
Chicken Broth, Bellevue per cup$0.35
Clam Broth per cup$0.30
Fried Oyster Crabs$0.65
Roast Spring Turkey, Giblet sauce$0.65
Roast Mutton$0.45
Roast Beef per cut$0.60
Roast Spring Lamb$0.65
Roast Celery Fed Duck (half)$1.50
Roast Chicken (half)$1.25
Broiled Gosling (half)$2.00
Broiled Poussin$1.25
Broiled Guinea Hen (half)$1.00
Broiled Capon (half)$2.00
Broiled Chicken (half)$1.00
Broiled Squab Duckling$2.25
Broiled Squab$1.00
Broiled Squab Chicken (half)$0.80
Broiled Spring Duckling (half)$1.75
Broiled Spring Turkey (half)$1.75
Broiled American Pullet (half)$1.75
Broiled Hamburg Chicken$1.25
Boiled Potatoes (2)$0.15
Baked Potatoes (1)$0.15
Souffle Potatoes$0.35
Tomato Salad$0.35
Lettuce Salad$0.30
Waldorf Salad$0.35
Romaine Salad$0.30
Watercress Salad$0.30
Celery Salad$0.35
Cucumber salad$0.35
Chicken salad$0.65
Chiffonade Salad$0.75
Allgauer Cheese$0.25
Dutch cheese$0.25
Canadian Cheese$0.25
CAMEMBERT CHEESE$0.25
Edam Cheese$0.25
Gruyere Cheese$0.25
ROQUEFORT CHEESE$0.25
Bread and Butter Per Person$0.10
Rolls and Butter Per Person$0.10
Assorted cakes$0.20
Cold rice pudding$0.30
Wine Jelly$0.30
Bar-le-duc: Red Currant$0.25
Bar-le-duc: White Currant$0.25
Charlotte Russe$0.30
Peach or Pear "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Apple Pie$0.25
Eclair$0.10
Savarin au Kirsch$0.30
Baba au rhum$0.25
Cup Custard$0.25
Strawberry Bar-le-Duc$0.40
Spiced Cantaloupe$0.30
Spiced Gooseberries$0.30
Ices in Souvenir$0.75
Tutti frutti$0.40
Meringue glacee$0.40
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Roman Punch$0.40
Baked Alaska$0.75
Chestnut Plombiere$0.50
Sorbet Creme de Menthe$0.40
Nesselrode Pudding$0.50
Fancy Ices$0.50
Macedoine de Fruit$0.75
Neapolitan$0.35
Biscuit Tortoni$0.40
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM$0.30
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
Raspberry Water Ice$0.30
PINEAPPLE WATER ICE$0.30
Turkish Coffee$0.20
Lemon water ice$0.30
Orange Water Ice$0.30
Apricot Water Ice$0.30
French Coffee$0.15
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Tansan, Japanese Mineral Water$0.25 – $0.40
Special Swiss Cream Cheese$0.25
Neufchatel cheese$0.25
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40

Page 3

Plombiere aux marrons$0.50
Gombo, Creole$0.35
Terrapene$3.50
Huitres: Bluepoints$0.30
HUITRES: CAPE CODS$0.40
Huitres: Cotuits$0.40
HUITRES: SMITH'S ISLAND$0.40
HUITRES: LYNNHAVENS$0.40
clovisses: little necks$0.00
CLOVISSES: CHERRY STONE$0.35
Caviar, Special Importation$1.25
Cafe Turc$0.20
Tansan, Japanese Mineral Water$0.25 – $0.40
Apollinaris$0.15 – $0.40
Johannis$0.25 – $0.40
Demi Tasse$0.15
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
Melangee$0.35
Glaces de Fraises$0.30
Glaces de Vanille$0.30
Glaces de Pistache$0.30
Glaces de Cafe$0.30
Glaces de Chocolate$0.30
Biscuit Tortoni$0.40
Glaces de Fantaisie$0.50
Macedoine de fruits$0.75
Neapolitain$0.35
Pouding Alaska$0.75
Punch Romaine$0.40
Tutti frutti$0.40
Meringue glacee$0.40
Cafe Parfait$0.35
Sorbet Creme de Menthe$0.40
Pouding Nesselrode$0.50
Glaces en Souvenir$0.75
Celeri$0.30
Buffet Russe
Kieler Sprotten$0.30
Cornichons Doux$0.25
Radis$0.25
Olives$0.25
Antipasti$0.50
Caviar de Beluga$0.90
Mangoes$0.20
Carciofini
Sardines francaises$0.40
Harengs au vin blanc$0.30
Chutney$0.15
Salade d'anchois$0.50
Canape de Sardines$0.40
Saucisson de Lyon$0.30
Sardellen$0.30
Canape de caviar$0.60
Oeufs de Sardines$0.50
Cervelat$0.30
Filet de Harengs a l'huile$0.30
Hareng Bismarck$0.30
Royans a la Perigord$0.30
Maquereau a l'huile$0.50
Julienne potage$0.25
Mongole Potage$0.30
Puree de pois$0.25
Potage de Tomate$0.25
Potage au Fausse Tortue$0.30
Croute au pot$0.25
Petite marmite$0.60
Potages aux Vermicelles$0.25
Potage aux Pates d'Italie$0.25
Consomme de volaille a la Bellevue par tasse$0.35
Essence de tomates$0.35
Potage au Tortue verte$0.50
Bouillion de clovisses per tasse$0.30
Volaille a l'okra$0.35
Crabes d'huitres frites$0.65
Truite$0.50
Sole Anglaise$1.25
Saute, Meuniere
Petoncle, Greville$0.40
Maquereau frais, sauce Moutarde$0.75
Eperlans, Beau rivage$0.40
Whitefish sur planche demi$1.00
Filet de sole, Orly$0.50
Bass de mer en filet, Normande$0.50
Dinde, sauce Giblet$0.65
Agneau du printemps$0.65
Pigeonneau$1.00
Baba au rhum$0.25
Steak de Venaison$1.50
Perdreau$3.00
Pamplemousse$0.35
Cottage avec Guava Pate$0.45
Fromage a la Creme$0.25
Pomme$0.15
Poire de Comice$0.25
Orange$0.15
Ananas en tranches$0.40
Eclairs$0.10
Charlotte Russe$0.30
Gelee au vin$0.30
Savarin au Kirsch$0.30
Pouding au riz froid$0.30
Peche "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Poire "au feu d'Enfer"$0.75
Pointes d'Asperges nouvelles$0.60
Topinamburg$0.30
Pointes d'Asperges$0.40
Tomate farcie$0.35
Navets$0.25
Epinards$0.30
Mais$0.25
Oignons$0.25
Betteraves$0.25
Gombo$0.40
Flageolets$0.40
Riz Bouilli$0.25
Riz sauvage$0.50
Creme a la Suisse, fromage$0.25
Poulet (demi)$1.25
Boeuf$0.60
Canard (demi)$1.50
Chapon$4.00
Mouton$0.45
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 Americaine (half)$1.75
Poulet de Hamburg$1.25
ASPERGES DE SERRE$1.25
Artichaut Francais$0.60
Asperges francaises$0.85
Asperges Allemandes$0.75
Asperges d'Oyster Bay$0.40
Faisant Anglais$3.50
Grouse ecossaise$3.00
Aubergines farcies$0.35
Haricots de Lima nouveaux$0.40
Petits Pois Francais$0.30
Pluvier$1.25
Petits pois nouveaux$0.40
Celeri a la creme$0.40
Carottes nouvelles$0.30
Chouxfleurs, Hollandaise$0.35
Spaghetti$0.50
Pommes de terre douce$0.20
Pommes de terre bouillies (2)$0.15
Pommes de terre Anna$0.50
Pommes de terre Soufflees$0.35
Piments verts farcis$0.35
Pommes de terre au four (1)$0.15
Haricots Verts Francais$0.30
Harictos verts nouveaux$0.40
Tomates sautees$0.20
Courge blanche
Macaroni$0.50
Coeur de Palmier$0.75
Tomates salade$0.35
Laitue salade$0.30
Celeri Salade$0.35
Romaine salade$0.30
Concombres salade$0.35
Waldorf Salade$0.35
Volaille Salade$0.65
Cresson Salade$0.30
Chiffonade Salade$0.75
Homard Salade$0.75
Allgauer$0.25
Hollande Fromage$0.25
Canadien Fromage$0.25
Camembert$0.25
Roquefort$0.25
Gruyere$0.25
Edam$0.25
Neufchatel$0.25
Confitures de Bar-le-Duc Groselles rouges$0.25
Confitures de Bar-le-Duc Groselles blanches$0.25
Fraises$0.40
Gateaux Assortis$0.20
Tourteaux pommes$0.25
Souffle aux noisettes$0.50
Creme renversee$0.25
Groseilles a Maquereaux$0.30
Cantaloupe epicees$0.30
PAIN ET BEURRE PAR PERSONNE$0.10

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