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

1. "Soldiers in the Park” March (Monckton)
2. "Beautiful Galathe” Overture (Suppé)
3. "Un premier Bouquet” Waltz (Waldteufe)
4. "Aloha Oe” Hawaiian Song (Laake)
5. S. "Parade of the Tin Soldiers” (Jessel)
6. Fantasia from "Tannhäuser” (Wagner)
7. "Foxtrot” (Wüm Wilms)