SS Ile de France Large Format Dinner Menu - 9 October 1949
Front Cover of a Vintage Large Format First Class Dinner Menu from Sunday, 9 October 1949 on board the SS Ile de France of the CGT French Line featured Filet Mignon of Charolais "Ile-De-France", Supreme of Turbot Trouvillaise, and Bavaroise Rothschild for dessert. GGA Image ID # 15ab8e34de
Menu Items
Hors-d'Œuvre
- Green Olives
- Black Olives
- Celery in Branch
- Charentes Butter
- Terrine of Duck
- Favorite Salad
- Pickled Herrings with White Wine
- Cornets of Ham Strasbourgeoise
- Iced Melon
Soup
- Minestrone Soup
- Celestine Consommé
- Onion Soup with Parmesan
Eggs
- Omelet Forestière
- Shirred Eggs Périgourdine
Fish
- Supreme of Turbot Trouvillaise
- Cold Bass à la Parisienne
Special French Dish
- Filet Mignon of Charolais "Ile-De-France"
Vegetables
- Fresh Celery à la Flamande
- Green Peas à la Française
- Fresh String Beans in Butter
- Rice with Curry
- Baked Potatoes
- Muslin Potatoes
- Dauphine Potatoes
- Mignonnettes Potatoes
Pastes
- Elbow Macaroni Tomato Sauce
Roast
- Young Roast Turkey Cranberry Sauce
From the Grill (10 Minutes)
- Broiled Sirloin Steak Maître d'hôtel
Cold Buffet
- York Ham - Bayonne Ham - Virginia Ham
- Young Turkey Cranberry Sauce
- Aiguillettes of Beef à la mode
- Cold Chicken
- Ox Tongue Escarlate
- Roast Beef with Gherkins
- Veal Mayonnaise
- Lamb Mint Sauce
Salad
- Chiffonade Salad
- Ninon Salad
- Endives Salad
Cheese
- Emmenthal – Camembert – Roquefort - Munster
Entremets
- Success Ice Cream
- Coffee lce Cream
- Bavaroise Rothschild
- Mercedes Pudding
- Sables Normands
- Eclairs Duchesse
- Assiette de Petits Fours
Stewed Fruit
- Stewed Plums
Fruits
- Basket of Fruits of the Season
Wines
- Bourgogne Blanc Supérieur
- Bordeaux Rouge Supérieur
- Bordeaux Blanc Supérieur
Infusions
- French Coffee - American Coffee - Sanka Coffee
- China Tea - Ceylon Tea - Orange Pekoe
- Camomille – Mint - Linden Tea - Vervain
Menu Selections, Large Format Dinner Menu, First Class on the SS Ile de France of the CGT French Line, Sunday, 9 October 1949. GGA Image ID # 15ab9e0c4b
