Featured Menu Item: Asparagus
To serve so many meals a day on a steamship naturally requires an immense number of dishes. These vintage menus featured Asparagus as a line item.
Discover other dishes served and some creative names given to some of the food items. The graphics on many of the menus are pretty extraordinary.
1905-07-04 SS Caledonia Independence Day Dinner Menu
Date: Fourth of July, 1905
Steamship Line: Anchor Steamship Line
Featured Entrée: Mutton Cutlets à la Deplomate
Featured Dessert: Pudding à la Republic
1905-11-25 SS Minneapolis Dinner Menu Card
Date: 25 November 1905
Steamship Line: Atlantic Transport Line
Featured Entrée: Roast Prime Ribs of Beef
Featured Dessert: Empress Pudding
1907-04-26 SS La Lorraine Farwell Dinner Menu
Date: Friday, April 26th 1907
Steamship Line: CGT French Line
Featured Entrée: Vol-au-vent Toulousaine
Other Featured Item: Nougat of Montélimar
1907-06-20 SS Noordam Dinner Menu
Date: Thursday, 20 June 1907
Steamship Line: Holland-America Line
Featured Entrée: Filet of Beef à la Nivernais
Featured Dessert: French Sponge Cake
Includes: Concert Program, English and French Versions of the Menu
1908-07-04 SS Noordland Independence Day Dinner Menu
Date: Fourth of July 1908
Steamship Line: American Line
Featured Entrée: Broiled Chicken. Maryland Style
Other Featured Item: Neapolitan Ice Cream
Includes: Star Spangled Banner Lyrics
1922-08-24 SS Resolute Luncheon Menu
Date: 24 August 1922
Steamship Line: United American Lines
Featured Entrée: Lobster Newbourg
Featured Dessert: Wine Jelly with Fruits
1925-07-02 SS Bremen Daily Menu Card
Date: 2 July 1925
Steamship Line: North German Lloyd
Featured Entrée: Chicken Poulette
Featured Dessert: Pineapple Ice Cream
Includes: Music Concert Program
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