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SS Ile de France Large Format Dinner Menu - 8 October 1949

Front Cover, Large Format Dinner Menu, First Class on the SS Ile de France of the CGT French Line, Saturday, 8 October 1949.

Front Cover of a Vintage Large Format First Class Dinner Menu from Saturday, 8 October 1949 on board the SS Ile de France of the CGT French Line featured Suprême of Sole "Ile-de-France", Normandy Chicken Breast, and Tray of Mignardises (Petits Fours) for dessert. Menu in French. English Transcription by Evelyne Blanc Gjenvick. GGA Image ID # 15ab5dc6a3

Menu Items

  • La Coupe de Fruits Rafraîchis au Porto
  • Le Consommé Madrilène en Tasse
  • Les Paillettes Diablées
  • Le Suprême de Sole "Ile-de-France"
  • Le Blanc de Volaille à la Normande
  • Les Asperges Vertes Tièdes à l'Huile Douce
  • Le Médaillon de Foie Gras à la Gelée au Champagne
  • Les Cœurs de Laitues à la Parisienne
  • Les Poires Glacées Belle-Hélène
  • Le Plateau de Mignardises
  • La Corbeille d'Excellence

Translation

  • Fresh Fruit Cups with Porto liquor
  • Madrilène Consommé
  • Spicy Puffed Pastries
  • Suprême of Sole "Ile-de-France"
  • (Sole fish in creamy shrimp sauce with spinach and parmesan cheese)
  • Normandy Chicken Breast
  • Green Asparagus with Sweet Oil
  • Medallion of Foie Gras with Champagne Jelly
  • Parisian Lettuce Hearts
  • Belle-Hélène Ice Pears
  • Tray of Mignardises (Petits Fours)
  • Assorted Fruit Tray

Menu Selections, Large Format Dinner Menu, First Class on the SS Ile de France of the CGT French Line, Saturday, 8 October 1949.

Menu Selections, Large Format Dinner Menu, First Class on the SS Ile de France of the CGT French Line, Saturday, 8 October 1949. GGA Image ID #

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The GG Archives is the work and passion of two people, Paul Gjenvick, a professional archivist, and Evelyne Gjenvick, a curator. Paul earned a Masters of Archival Studies - a terminal degree from Clayton State University in Georgia, where he studied under renowned archivist Richard Pearce-Moses. Our research into the RMS Laconia and SS Bergensfjord, the ships that brought two members of the Gjønvik family from Norway to the United States in the early 20th century, has helped us design our site for other genealogists. The extent of original materials at the GG Archives can be very beneficial when researching your family's migration from Europe.