SS Scharnhorst Dinner Menu - 29 December 1936

Front Cover, SS Scharnhorst Dinner Menu - 29 December 1936

Front Cover of a Very Rare Vintage Dinner Menu from Tuesday, 29 December 1936 on board the SS Scharnhorst of the North German Lloyd featured Fried Frog's Legs Casanova, Entre Côte garnished with Vegetables, Sauce Colbert, and Ice Cup Venus for dessert. This German Steamship of the Third Reich had a short service life spanning four years. GGA Image ID # 1f671fa983

 

Menu Items

Hors d’Oeuvre

  • Oysters on half Shell or Clondyke (about 5 Minutes)
  • Mousseline of Partridge Périgordine
  • Hearts of Artichokes in Oil
  • Green Olives

 

Soups

  • Potage Dolgoruki   
  • Lobster Soup Divette
  • Velouté Reine Hortense
  • Consommé Double Raphaël
  • Chicken Broth in Cup

 

Fish

  • Broiled Turbot Antiboise
  • Crab Flakes Baltimore

 

Special Dishes Today

  • Fried Frog’s Legs Casanova

 

Entrées

  • Entre Côte garnished with Vegetables, Sauce Colbert
  • Capon Roasted on the Spit with Cauliflower
  • Poached Eggs Valois

 

Cold Dishes

  • Escalope de Veau aux Anchois Michelangelo
  • Escalope of Salmon, Stuffed Tomato

 

Roasts

  • Saddle of Veal au Jus
  • Woodcock with Orange Juice and Greencorn Fritters

 

From the Grill (about 8-10 Minutes)

  • Lamb Chops with New Stringless Beans and French Fried Potatoes
  • Homemade Sausage

 

Salads

  • Lettuce
  • Emma
  • Iceberg
  • Miami

 

Dressings

  • French
  • Gorgonzola
  • St. Regis

 

Vegetables and Pastes

  • Cauliflower with Rusk Butter
  • Stuffed Green Pepper   
  • Fried Egg-plants
  • Creamed Parisian Carrots
  • Steamed Rice

 

Potatoes

  • Boiled
  • Baked
  • French Fried
  • Nut

 

Sweets and Compote

  • Grapes Koenigswinter
  • Crêpes Georgette
  • Hawaiian Pineapple   
  • Compote of Plums
  • Mashed Fresh Apples

 

Ice-Cream

  • Ice Cup Venus
  • Strawberry Parfait
  • Pyramid Cake
  • Vanilla Ice-Cream
  • Wafers
  • Garnished Cheese Plate

 

  • Fruits in Season   
  • Dessert
  • Mocha   
  • Sanka Mocha

 

  • Choice of Tea

 

Suggestion

  • Oysters on half Shell
  • Velouté Reine Hortense
  • Fried Frog’s Legs Casanova
  • Woodcock with Orange Juice and Greencorn Fritters
  • Iceberg Salad
  • French Dressing
  • Ice Cup Venus

 

Menu Selection in German and English, SS Scharnhorst Dinner Menu, 29 December 1936.

Menu Selection in German and English, SS Scharnhorst Dinner Menu, 29 December 1936. GGA Image ID # 1f6726e93a

 

Back Cover

 

Back Cover, SS Scharnhorst Dinner Menu, 29 December 1936.

Back Cover, SS Scharnhorst Dinner Menu, 29 December 1936. GGA Image ID # 1f67803dde

German Text: Titelseite reproduziert nach einer Radierung von Kunstmaler Fritz Kück, Bremen Zusammenstellung und Entwurf der 4. Seite von Graphiker Karl Bloßfeld, Leipzig Offsetdruck der Großbuchdruckerei Paul Schettlers Erben A.-G., Köthen (Anhalt)

English Translation: Title page reproduced from an etching by the painter Fritz Kück, Bremen Compilation and design of the 4th page by the graphic artist Karl Bloßfeld, Leipzig Offset printing by the large book printers Paul Schettlers Erben A.-G., Köthen (Anhalt).

 

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