SS President Arthur Dinner Menu - 19 October 1923
Front Cover of a Vintage Dinner Menu from Friday, 19 October 1923 on board the SS President Arthur of the United States Lines featured Boiled Beef Tongue à la Florentine, Roast Fresh Ham, Hollandaise, and Isabella Cake for dessert. The menu, published in English and German, included a Concert Program.
COMMANDER: P. G. KRETHOHM
Menu Items
HORS D’OEUVRES
- Canapes of Anchovy Paste
- Queen Olives
- Pearl Onions
- Pinmoney Pickles
SOUP
- Velouté à la Bourdalone
- Consommé with noodles
- Bouillon en Tasse
FISH
- Baked Cod Fish, Creole
- Sole a l’Anglaise
ENTREE
- Boiled Beef Tongue à la Florentine
- Peaches à la Conde
- Poached Eggs à la Diva
- Omelette Czarina
ROAST
- Roast Prime Ribs of Beef au Jus
- Roast Fresh Ham, Hollandaise
- Roast Duckling, Apple Sauce
VEGETABLES
- Spinach in cream
- Hopping John
- Braised Onions
POTATOES
- Roast, Boiled, Baked Sweet
SALAD
- Romaine, French Dressing
COMPOTE OF FRUIT
- Figs
DESSERT
- Isabella Cake
- French Ice Cream
- Pastry
CHEESE
- Roquefort
- American
- Oranges
- Demi-Tasse
Dinner Menu in German
Concert Program
- “Under Parade Flags” March (Blankenburg)
- Overture from “Martha” (Flotow)
- “La Marquise” Waltz (Morena)
- “Down South” American Sketch (Myddleton)
- “Frauenherz” Mazurka (Strauss)
- "The Token” Song (Aletter)
- Selection over "Saison Stars” (Morena)
