SS President Arthur Dinner Menu - 27 October 1923

Front Cover of a Vintage Dinner Menu From Saturday, 27 October 1923 on Board the SS President Arthur of the United States Lines Featured Croquettes of Beef Tenderloin, Mushroom Sauce, Baked Bluefish Creole, and Linzer Cake for Dessert. The Menu, Published in English and German, Included a Concert Program. GGA Image ID # 1a32970ef2

Commander: P. G. Krethohm

Menu Items

HORS D’OEUVRES

• Sardines in Oil
• White Onions
• Sweet Pickles
• Queen Olives

SOUP

• Purée of Tomatoes with Rice (Tomato Soup with Rice)
• Consommé Française
• Bouillon en Tasse (Broth in Cup)

FISH

• Baked Bluefish Creole
• Boiled Salmon, Sauce Colbert (Colbert Sauce)

ENTREE

• Croquettes of Beef Tenderloin, Mushroom Sauce
• Boston Pork and Beans (Boston Baked Beans)
• Orange Fritters, Vanilla Sauce
• Omelette aux Rognons (Kidney Omelette)

ROAST

• English Prime Rib of Beef, Yorkshire Pudding
• Roast Lamb, Currant Jelly
• French Roast Capon, Bread Sauce

VEGETABLES

• Carrots in cream (Creamed Carrots)
• Mashed Turnips
• Boiled Rice

POTATOES

• Delmonico Potatoes
• Boiled Potatoes
• Roast Potatoes

SALAD

• Lettuce Salad
• French Dressing

COMPOTE OF FRUIT

• Prune Compote

DESSERT

• Linzer Cake
• Ice Cream
• Pastry

CHEESE

• Camembert Cheese
• Swiss Cheese

OTHER

• Apples
• Demitasse

Menu Items, Dinner Menu From Saturday, 27 October 1923 on Board the SS President Arthur of the United States Lines. GGA Image ID # 1a32b30f20

Dinner Menu in German

Menu Items in German, Dinner Menu From Saturday, 27 October 1923 on Board the SS President Arthur of the United States Lines. GGA Image ID # 1a330cb5e7

Concert Program

1. ‘‘Universal City” March (Arthur)
2. “Poet and Peasant” Overture (Suppé)
3. "Violettes” Waltz (Waldteufel)
4. "Mates Song and Sailors Chorus” (Wagner)
5. "Sympathy” Waltz Song (Frimi)
6. “Gems of Steven Poster” Fantasia (Tobani)
7. “The Sheik” Arabian Foxtrot (Snyder)