SS President Arthur Dinner Menu - 22 October 1923
Front Cover of a Vintage Dinner Menu from Monday, 22 October 1923 on board the SS President Arthur of the United States Lines featured Patties à la Reine, Fried Lamb Tongue Tomato Sauce, and Jelly Rolls for dessert. The menu, published in English and German, included a Concert Program.
COMMANDER: P. G. KRETHOHM
Menu Items
HORS D’OEUVRES
- Canapes Mexicaine
- Pickled Walnuts
- White Onions
- Sweet Pickles
SOUP
- Lentil Soup Francfort Style
- Consommé Royale
- Bouillon en Tasse
FISH
- Boiled Cod Fish, Mustard Sauce
- Fried Eel Tomato Sauce
ENTREE
- Patties à la Reine
- Fried Lamb Tongue Tomato Sauce
- Apple Fritters Vanilla Sauce
- Omelette with Mushrooms
ROAST
- Roast Prime Ribs Yorkshire Pudding
- Roast Leg of Mutton, Currant Jelly
- Roast Long Island Duckling, Apple Sauce
VEGETABLES
- Cauliflower Polonaise
- String Beans
POTATOES
- Baked Sweet, Boiled, Saratoga Chips
SALAD
- Lettuce, French Dressing
COMPOTE OF FRUIT
- Prunes
DESSERT
- Jelly Roll
- French Ice Cream
- Pastry
CHEESE
- Camembert
- Swiss
Peaches - Demi-Tasse
Dinner Menu in German
Concert Program
- "Soldiers in the Park” March (Monckton)
- "Beautiful Galathe” Overture (Suppé)
- "Un premier Bouquet” Waltz (Waldteufe)
- "Aloha Oe” Hawaiian Song (Laake)
- S. "Parade of the Tin Soldiers” (Jessel)
- Fantasia from "Tannhäuser” (Wagner)
- "Foxtrot” (Wüm Wilms)
