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

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

Front Cover of a Vintage Large Format Luncheon Menu from Saturday, 8 October 1949 on board the SS Ile de France of the CGT French Line featured Medallion of Wolf Fish en Fricassée, Lamb Bayaldi, and Olga Pudding for dessert. GGA Image ID # 15acda7f1e

Menu Items

Hors-d'Œuvre

  • Green Olives
  • Black Olives
  • Celery in Branch
  • Insigny Butter
  • Beef Salad
  • Mortadella of Bologne
  • Salmon Mayonnaise
  • Hard Boiled Eggs Mexicaine
  • Portuguese Salad
  • Pickled Fresh Herrings
  • Leeks French Dressing
  • Terrine of Chicken Liver

 

Soup

  • Longchamps Soup
  • Tapioca Consommé

 

Eggs

  • Omelet Bretonne

 

Fish

  • Broiled Salmon Bonnefoy
  • Medallion of Wolf Fish en Fricassée

 

Entrées

  • Lamb Bayaldi
  • Braised Sweet Bread Chevreuse

 

Vegetables

  • Fresh Spinach in Cream
  • Cauliflowers Rissolées
  • Fresh Lima Beans in Butter
  • Rice a l'Indienne
    Baked Potatoes
    A l'Anglaise Potatoes
  • Jacket Potatoes
  • Muslin Potatoes
  • Pont Neuf Potatoes

 

Pastes

  • Spaghetti with Cheese

 

From the Grill (10 Minutes)

  • Broiled Rump Steak Foyot
  • Broiled Mutton Chop a l'Anglaise

 

Cold Buffet

  • York Ham - Bayonne Ham - Virginia Ham
  • Cold Chicken
  • Loin of Veal
  • Ox-Tongue Ecarlate
  • Young Turkey Cranberry Sauce
  • Aiguillette of Beef a la Mode
  • Rack of Pork
  • Roast beef with Gherkins

 

Salad

  • Spanish Salad
  • Yvette Salad
  • Chicory Salad

 

Cheese

  • Ementhal – Camembert – Chevre – Port Salut

 

Entremets

  • Champignons
  • Papillons
  • Fours Cherries
  • Vanilla Ice Cream
  • Strawberry lce Cream
  • Dutch Cream
  • Olga Pudding
  • Baked Apple

 

Stewed Fruit

  • Stewed Apples

 

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

Menu Items, Large Format Luncheon Menu, First on the SS Ile de France of the CGT French Line, Saturday, 8 October 1949. GGA Image ID # 15ad130603

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